Master Lecturer
Contact
100 Bay State Road (YAW) room 318
dfbreen@bu.edu
Office: 617-358-1543
Education
PhD, Duke University (History)
MA, Monash University, Australia (Public History)
Associate Diploma in Conservation of Cultural Materials, University of Canberra, Australia (Paper Conservation)
BA, University of Queensland, Australia (History)
Classes taught
AI and the Environment (WR 120)
Thrive: Connect, Act, Reflect (WR 120)
Biography
Deborah (Deb) Breen has taught in the CAS Writing Program at several different times since 2006. She has a long-standing interest in material culture, representations of history through cultural institutions and digital platforms, and in community-based memory projects. She has also taught American History, Global History, and Digital Humanities classes at other institutions in Massachusetts and North Carolina.
Deb loves to create experiential, collaborative, and reflective learning experiences for students. She also enjoys developing learning experiences that integrate interpretations of place, whether through archival research, connecting to the campus and outdoors, or in local communities.
Deb has also worked in supporting faculty in their teaching in Australia and at Boston University and looks forward to supporting students in their learning journeys at BU.