Josh Howard, Ph.D.

Josh Howard, Ph.D., leads discussion sections in the Politics of National Memory class. Dr. Howard is currently the assistant historian of the U.S. Senate Historical Office. Prior to working in the Senate, he managed Passel LLC, an applied history consulting company. Dr. Howard holds a Ph.D. in public history from Middle Tennessee State University and specializes in applied history, Appalachia, sport history, and public memory. Previous courses taught include undergraduate and graduate courses in public history, U.S. history, and the history of both U.S. and U.K. sport. His debut book, “Hell's Not Far Off: Bruce Crawford and the Appalachian Left,” was published by West Virginia University Press in 2024, and his other research has been featured in The Journal of Sport History, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, and The American Journal of Legal History.