Riley Kathryn Sutherland

Riley Sutherland (she/her) is a public historian with interests in disability studies, archival and museum studies, and United States history. Her current work explores the relationship between disability and the environmental humanities, by focusing on the relationship between public parks and notions of rehabilitation. 

Riley has experience in documentary editing, museum curation, educational programming, and the digital humanities. She completed an archival internship at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, worked as an assistant for the Pinckney Papers Project, curated exhibits for the Clay County (Missouri) Historical Society and Museum, and co-founded the Salus Populi Pension Project.

She entered Harvard’s History Ph.D. Program in Autumn 2023 after earning her B.A. in History and American Studies and M.A. in History at the University of South Carolina.

When she’s not reading or exploring museums, Riley loves to fiddle, hike, or curl up with a great novel.