Research Interests
U.S. Environmental and Social History
Education
- Ph D: History, (2001), Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
Dissertation/Thesis Title: "To Save the Land and People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia"
- MA: History, (1997), Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
Dissertation/Thesis Title: ""Rethinking Municipal Housekeeping: Hull-House Women and Sanitation Reform in Chicago, 1889-1913"
- BA: History, (1994), University of Louisville - Louisville, KY
Dissertation/Thesis Title: "Paths to Reform: Confronting the Garbage Crisis in American Cities, 1865-1915"
Publications
- Montrie, C. () "Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota,"
- Montrie, C. () "‘He Always Had a Thing About Death’: Jack Kerouac, WWII, and the Beat Generation,"
- Montrie, C. () "'A Bigoted, Prejudiced, Hateful Little Area': The Making of an All-White Suburb in the Deep North," Journal of Urban History
- Montrie, C. (2017) "The Myth of Silent Spring: Rethinking the Origins of American Environmentalism ," University of California Press
- Montrie, C. (2011) "A People’s History of Environmentalism in the United States," Continuum
- Montrie, C. (2008) "Making a Living: Work and Environment in the United States ," University of North Carolina Press
- Montrie, C. (2003) "To Save the Land and People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia ," University of North Carolina Press
Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits
- Tough Love: A Meditation on Dominance and Dogs (MSPCA-Angell)
Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Creative Economy Grant (2016), Grant - University of Massachusetts President's Office
Montrie, C.
- Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution (2012), Grant -
Montrie, C. (Co-Principal)
- Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution (2012), Grant -
Montrie, C. (Co-Principal)
- Inventing America: Lowell and The Industrial Revolution (2011), Grant -
Montrie, C. (Co-Principal)
- Inventing America: Lowell and The Industrial Revolution (2011), Grant -
Montrie, C. (Co-Principal)
- Nature of Dogs (now Tough Love), documentary film seed grant (2010), - University Research and Scholarship Council
Montrie, C.
- Creative Economy Grant (2008), Grant - University of Massachusetts President's Office
Montrie, C.
- Creative Economy Grant (2008), Grant - University of Massachusetts President's Office
Montrie, C.
- Preparatory Work for Lower Concord River Documentary Film (2007), - University Research and Scholarship Council Seed Funding Program
Montrie, C.
- Building the Home Movie Archive,î Explorations in Teaching and Learning Grant (2006), -
Montrie, C.
- Scholarly Research Forum Seed Grant (2006), Grant -
Montrie, C.
- Scholar in the City (2005), Grant - Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center, Lowell National Historical Park
Montrie, C.
- Concord River Greenway History Grant (2004), Grant - Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Massachusetts Foundation of the Humanities
Montrie, C.
- Developing a Home Movie Archive, Council on Diversity and Pluralism Seed Grant (2004), Grant -
Montrie, C.
- Social and Environmental History of Great Brook Farm State Park Site, Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Seed Grant (2004), Grant -
Montrie, C.
- Joseph P. Healey Seed Grant (2004), Grant -
Montrie, C.
- Associated Colleges of the South Campus-Community Partnership Grant (2002), Grant -
Montrie, C.