College of Arts & Sciences
Robert Franklin
Instructor, Department of History
- B.A. in History, University of Hawaii Hilo, 2011
- M.A. in History, Washington State University, 2014
Joined WSU Tri-Cities in 2016
ACADEMIC INTERESTS
Teaching
- Contemporary World
- U.S. History
Research
- 20th century U.S. History (Hanford Nuclear site and the “atomic world” of WWII and the Cold War)
- Archival Science
- Oral History
- Public History
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
Awards
- Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists (2017-2022)
Associations and Service Projects
- B Reactor Museum Association, President
- Kennewick Historic Preservation Council, Commissioner
- Society of American Archivists, Member
- Western History Association, Member
- Oral History Association, Member
PUBLICATIONS
- Nowhere to Remember: Hanford, Richland, and White Bluffs to 1943. https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/nowhere-to-remember/
- Echoes of Exclusion and Resistance: Voices from the Hanford Region. https://wsupress.wsu.edu/product/echoes-of-exclusion-and-resistance/