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The Research and Education Working Group

To achieve its education related goals, the Road Ahead has established a Research and Education Working Group.

The current goals of the Research and Education Working Group include:

  • Establish a national Research/Education Working Group to support professional and amateur educators and researchers in their efforts to inspire and renew public understanding of Route 66.

  • Assist educational institutions at all levels in presenting Route 66 research to students, travelers, tourists, and the general public.

  • Support the research and preparation of comprehensive and accurate Route 66 information and its distribution in multiple forms, including: netcasting, broadcasting, print, social media, and curriculum.

  • Establish a Route 66 National Research Center.

Progress being made by the Research and Education Working Group on these goals is reported in the Annual and Quarterly Reports found in the Resources section of this website.

Research and Education Working Group

  • Dr. David Dunaway

    Chair
    University of New Mexico

  • Steve Mandrgoc

    Associate Chair
    Archivist, University of New Mexico

  • John Mitrano

    Central Connecticut State University

  • Thomas Peters

    Dean of Library Services, Missouri State University

  • Emily Priddy

    Educator

  • Sean Evans

    Northern Arizona University

  • Katrina Parks

    Writer, Producer, & Director, Assertion Films

  • Kari Kussmann

    Educator and Curriculum Designer

  • Michael Hirsch

    President of the Board, Society of Commercial Archeology

  • Dr. Gretchen McAllister

    Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University