Jason A. Heppler is a Ph.D. student specializing in the 20th century North American West and Digital History. He earned his B.A. in History at South Dakota State University and his M.A. in History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Heppler is beginning work on his Ph.D. in History with a focus on the history of computing and computers, the history of computer programming, digital history, and humanities computing.  

He currently serves as the Project Manager of the William F. Cody Digital Archive at the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at UNL.

Heppler is the author of two forthcoming book chapters, one on the American Indian Movement (AIM), a radical Indian protest organization of the 1970s, and their impact on South Dakota political culture, and another chapter on the Cherokee Nation's lawsuit against Southern Kansas Railway Company in 1890, in which the Cherokee Nation attempted to legally prevent the construction of railroads through Indian Territory. A digital component to the chapter is in the planning stages.

As a graduate student in Digital History, Heppler engages a variety of new digital methodologies and practices in his scholarly pursuits. He maintains that the advent of digital technologies is changing and challenging the ways historians practice their craft, allowing them to present, collect, and store information in new ways that help give fresh insights to historical questions and serve as a means to reach wider audiences. 

Location

Lincoln, NE

Disciplines

• Digital Humanities
• History
• Computer Sciences
• Architecture and Design
• Education
• Journalism, Media, and Communication
• Law

Affiliation

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Website

http://jasonheppler.org