E-mail: spiersj@bc.edu
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Education
M.A., History, Clemson University (2007)
B.A., History and Secondary Social Sciences, Longwood University (2005)
Academic Profile
My research focuses on late nineteenth and twentieth century urban and suburban history with a particular emphasis on planning history and landscape studies.
Current Projects
“Landscaping the Garden City: Transportation, Utilities, and Parks in Newton, Massachusetts, 1874-1915.” [making final revisions before initial submission for publication consideration]
Publications
“‘Planning with People’: Urban Renewal in Boston’s Washington Park, 1950-1970.” Journal of Planning History. Vol. 8, No. 3 (August 2009): 221-247.
“Virginia’s Urban Corridor” (2000 words) and “Northern Virginia: 20th Century Growth” (3000 words). Forthcoming in Encyclopedia Virginia. Published by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. URL: http://encyclopediavirginia.org.
Review of Ceruzzi, Paul E. Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005. H-DC, H-Net Reviews. November, 2008. URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=23022.