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Amy M. Porter, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorÂ
Administration Building, Rm. 230
Office: (210) 932-7836
Email: amy.porter@tamusa.tamus.edu

Vita
Dr. Amy Porter’s research focuses on women and inheritance in the Spanish and Mexican southwestern borderlands from 1750 to 1846. Using Spanish wills, Dr. Porter examines women’s economic and social roles in their families and societies. She is currently revising her manuscript on this topic. Dr. Porter holds a Ph.D. in History from Southern Methodist University (2004) and a B.A. from Austin College (1998). She teaches courses on early America, Women, Texas, and the American West. Dr. Porter is the Program Coordinator for History.

William S. Bush, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Administration Building, Rm. 230
Office: (210) 932-6276
Email: william.bush@tamusa.tamus.edu

Vita
Dr. William Bush’s research focuses on the history of children and youth and their often troubled place in American society. His current book project, Who Gets a Childhood?: Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth Century Texas (University of Georgia, 2010), examines the emergence of separate cultural and policy categories for adolescents according to race and class. He has also edited and written a new introduction for a republished book from the 1950s, The Circle of Guilt (University Press of Mississippi, 2007), which analyzes the role of media violence and ethnic discrimination in a notorious teenage murder case in New York City.
Dr. Bush teaches courses on modern U.S. History. He earned his Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin (2004), an M.A. in History from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (1997), and a B.A. in History from the University of New Orleans (1995).

Adjunct Instructors

Edward Westermann, Ph.D.
Email: edward.westermann@tamusa.tamus.edu

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