James Gardner

James B. Gardner is Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian Institution. He holds a B.A. with honors in history from Rhodes College and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University. Prior to his appointment at NMAH he worked as a consultant with museums and higher education and previously served as Deputy Executive Director of the American Historical Association and as Director of Education and Special Programs for the American Association for State and Local History. His professional activities include service as President of the National Council on Public History, as Chair of the Nominating Board of the Organization of American Historians and the AASLH Nominating Committee, and as chair of the AASLH Committee on Standards and Ethics. He previously served as President of the Society for History in the Federal Government, on the Board of Editors of The Public Historian, and as chair of the NCPH Awards and Membership Committees.