

Kassandra Koester
Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
Kassandra Koester
Virtual, Nebraska
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