Assistant Professor
Assistant Chairperson
- Office: 304-O Leonard Hall
- Email: ricketts@iup.edu
Education
- PhD, Emory University (1996)
Academic Interests
- 20th-century American History
- Working Class
- African-American Women
Profile
Elizabeth Ricketts' primary work involves the study of radical politics in the Western Pennsylvania coalfields. She is currently working on a book about nineteenth-century work in America, a project that she is co-authoring with Gary Bailey, professor of history emeritus. Ricketts also serves as the assistant chairperson of the department.