Educational Background

B.A. in History & Philosophy, Davidson College

Christy was born and raised in Dallas, TX. As an undergraduate at Davidson College in North Carolina, Christy double majored in history and philosophy. She focused her senior history thesis on the North Carolina Insane Asylum at Raleigh, and presented research on Abraham Lincoln's son, Willie, at the Carolinas Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference. Christy hopes to focus her studies on the U.S. South, especially social structure and cultural aspects arising in the mid to late nineteenth century. In particular, Christy is interested in investigating treatment of the disabled in the U.S. South. Christy played soccer at Davidson and is an avid college football fan.

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