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Kassandra Koester

Instructor

College of Arts and Sciences

Subjects

History

Degrees Awarded

Master of Arts in History, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Experience

Adjunct Faculty, 2020-2025

Fields of Specialization

The American West, Social history of steamboating on the Upper Missouri River, 1860s-1880s; The Overland Trail

Appointments / Memberships / Associations

Member of the Western History Association (WHA)
Board Member of the Nebraska State Genealogical Association (NSGS)

Research

Biographer of steamboat captains James McGarry and John Christie Barr