Lisa Perry

621 W Jefferson AV

Jonesboro, AR 72401

870-316-8383

lisaperryphd@gmail.com.

Lisa Perry, NCIS president, holds a PhD in Heritage Studies from Arkansas State University. Her research interests include Appalachian culture and history, African American culture and history, ethnography, and oral history.

Among her publications are:

·                     Memory, Identity, and Paternalism: Creating an Appalachian Camelot, under consideration at University Press of Kentucky.

·                     Images of America: Floyd County, Arcadia Publishing, 2010

·                     Robert Smalls in Great American Lives, African Americans, Salem Press, 2010

·                     James Farmer in Great American Lives, African Americans, Salem Press, 2010

·                     Executive Order 9981 in The United States at War, ABC-CLIO, 2008

In addition to independent research in her areas of specialization, Dr. Perry pursues research for private projects, including family and company histories.