Carol A. Weisenberger

Professor Emeritus

Carol A. Weisenberger

Professor Emeritus

Education

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1988

Teaching Interests

Professor Weisenberger taught History of the United States, U.S. History Since 1877, U.S. History from 1929 to 1960, History of Iowa, and History and U.S. Public Policy, which was a core course in the Graduate Program in Public Policy. She has taught The Iowa Experience; The Great Depression: A Transforming Experience; From Treaties to Speeches: U.S. Diplomacy Between the Wars, 1919-1941; and The U.S. Home Front During World War II in UNI’s Lifelong University program, and teaches U.S. History from 1929 to 1960 as a Guided Independent Study course through UNI’s Continuing Education.

Research Interests

Dr. Weisenberger’s research focused on policy issues and programs with a current interest in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act as an example of federally-funded health programs. She retired in May 2019 and plans on writing alternative history in the future.