The Portland State Department of History proudly serves as the editorial home for WASM. This five-year project involves Professor Patricia Schechter (PhD Princeton, 1993) and an editorial team of historians who together put out a fresh issue of WASM twice a year (fall and spring). Erica Hayden, Professor of History at Trevecca University, and Michelle Moravec of Rosemont College serve as book review editor and public history editor, respectively.
The WASM project offers exciting opportunities for graduate students in Portland State's MA Program in History.mailto:wasmeditor@pdx.edu Each year, two students serve as editorial assistants. The Graduate Assistantship covers tuition and provides a monthly stipend for the academic year. GAs engage in a number of exciting editorial tasks to publish each issue. They edit copy, manage permissions, engage in outreach and promotion through social media, identify books for review by WASM, and more.
Graduate Assistants for 2026-27: Lally Pollen & Bri Whitacre
Past Graduate Assistants
Genevieve Davis (2024-2025)
Isabelle Amezcua (2025-2026)
Are you an author interested in publishing with WASM? Check out our submission guidelines.
Any and all questions? Contact the editor at wasmeditor@pdx.edu.
To see examples of WASM projects by PSU students, see the History of the YWCA Of Greater Portland and a History of the Oregon Nurses Association (note: you must be logged into the PSU domain to view the Oregon nurses project).
Follow WASM on Instagram @wasm_psu (logo creator: Isabelle Amezcua)
New MA students interested in applying for a graduate assistantship with WASM should follow the instructions in the program application within the Slate online system through the PSU Graduate School.
Currently enrolled students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies in History, Professor Joe Bohling (jbohling@pdx.edu), for instructions.