Stephanie Smallwood
University of Washington · History
Active 2001–2020
About
Stephanie Smallwood is an Associate Professor and the Dio Richardson Endowed Professor in the Department of History at the University of Washington. She holds a joint appointment with the Department of Comparative History of Ideas. Her research focuses on historical topics related to the Atlantic World, slavery, and social history. As a scholar, she has contributed to the understanding of the transatlantic slave trade and its impacts, emphasizing the social and cultural dimensions of history. Her academic background and key contributions are not detailed on the provided page, but her role as a professor and her endowed chair position highlight her prominence in her field. She is actively involved in teaching and research, engaging with students and colleagues to advance knowledge in her areas of expertise.
Research topics
- History
- Geography
- Sociology
- Political science
- Library science
Selected publications
New York University Press eBooks · 2020-11-24
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingNew York University Press eBooks · 2020-12-31
book-chapter1st authorCorresponding2018-10-11
peer-reviewOpen access1st authorCorrespondingManaging the number of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) mortalities to a sustainable level is fundamental to bear conservation.All known grizzly bear deaths are recorded by management agencies but the number of human-caused grizzly bear deaths that are not recorded is generally unknown, causing considerable uncertainty in the total number of mortalities.Here we compare the number of bears killed legally by hunters to the number killed by people for all other reasons, for bears wearing functioning radiocollars and for uncollared bears recorded in the British Columbia government mortality database for the Flathead Valley in southeast BC.Between 1980 and 2016, permitted hunters killed 10 collared bears and 12 (9 known, 3 suspected) were killed by people for other reasons.This ratio differed (p < 0.0001) from the uncollared bears in the government database where 71 were killed by hunters while only 10 were killed for other reasons.We estimate that 88% (95% CI; 67%-96%) of the human-caused mortalities that were not by permitted hunters were unreported.The study area may have low reporting rates because it is >40 km on a gravel road from a Conservation Officer office, so reporting is difficult and there are no human residences so there is little concern of a neighbor contacting an officer.Our results are likely indicative of other places that are road-accessed but far from settlements.We discuss the implications of sampling individuals for collaring and the possible implications of wearing a collar on the animal's fate.
2018-10-11
peer-reviewOpen access1st authorCorrespondingManaging the number of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) mortalities to a sustainable level is fundamental to bear conservation.All known grizzly bear deaths are recorded by management agencies but the number of human-caused grizzly bear deaths that are not recorded is generally unknown, causing considerable uncertainty in the total number of mortalities.Here we compare the number of bears killed legally by hunters to the number killed by people for all other reasons, for bears wearing functioning radiocollars and for uncollared bears recorded in the British Columbia government mortality database for the Flathead Valley in southeast BC.Between 1980 and 2016, permitted hunters killed 10 collared bears and 12 (9 known, 3 suspected) were killed by people for other reasons.This ratio differed (p < 0.0001) from the uncollared bears in the government database where 71 were killed by hunters while only 10 were killed for other reasons.We estimate that 88% (95% CI; 67%-96%) of the human-caused mortalities that were not by permitted hunters were unreported.The study area may have low reporting rates because it is >40 km on a gravel road from a Conservation Officer office, so reporting is difficult and there are no human residences so there is little concern of a neighbor contacting an officer.Our results are likely indicative of other places that are road-accessed but far from settlements.We discuss the implications of sampling individuals for collaring and the possible implications of wearing a collar on the animal's fate.
2018-10-11
peer-reviewOpen access1st authorCorrespondingManaging the number of grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) mortalities to a sustainable level is fundamental to bear conservation.All known grizzly bear deaths are recorded by management agencies but the number of human-caused grizzly bear deaths that are not recorded is generally unknown, causing considerable uncertainty in the total number of mortalities.Here we compare the number of bears killed legally by hunters to the number killed by people for all other reasons, for bears wearing functioning radiocollars and for uncollared bears recorded in the British Columbia government mortality database for the Flathead Valley in southeast BC.Between 1980 and 2016, permitted hunters killed 10 collared bears and 12 (9 known, 3 suspected) were killed by people for other reasons.This ratio differed (p < 0.0001) from the uncollared bears in the government database where 71 were killed by hunters while only 10 were killed for other reasons.We estimate that 88% (95% CI; 67%-96%) of the human-caused mortalities that were not by permitted hunters were unreported.The study area may have low reporting rates because it is >40 km on a gravel road from a Conservation Officer office, so reporting is difficult and there are no human residences so there is little concern of a neighbor contacting an officer.Our results are likely indicative of other places that are road-accessed but far from settlements.We discuss the implications of sampling individuals for collaring and the possible implications of wearing a collar on the animal's fate.
A Place to Play: An Assessment of a Public Library’s Play Centers
Children and Libraries · 2018-12-12 · 1 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingPlay is vital for early learning. It is not ‘recess’ or a ‘timeout’ from learning, rather it IS the way young children learn.” Because play is the foundation of early learning, the Springfield-Greene County (MO) Library District (SGCL) installed Racing to Read Play & Learn Centers with toys and accompanying activities in their children’s departments at all ten branches seven years ago. These centers have been well received, but SGCL staff wanted to determine the value to families in the community and the level of kindergarten readiness provided by the centers. A formal evaluation would help library staff learn how families used the centers, how they could be improved, and opportunities for center growth and development.
Cultural Dynamics · 2017-02-01 · 1 citations
article1st authorCorrespondingThe Living Dead Aboard the Slave Ship at Sea
2017-12-05
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingThe study of slavery has grown strongly in recent years, as scholars working in several disciplines have cultivated broader perspectives on enslavement in a wide variety of contexts and settings. Critical Readings on Global Slavery offers students and researchers a rich collection of previously published works by some of the most preeminent scholars in the field. With contributions covering various regions and time periods, this anthology encourages readers to view slave systems across time and space as both ubiquitous and interconnected, and introduces those who are interested in the study of human bondage to some of the most important and widely cited works in slavery studies.
The Politics of the Archive and History’s Accountability to the Enslaved
History of the Present · 2016-10-01 · 67 citations
article1st authorCorrespondingResearch Article| October 01 2016 The Politics of the Archive and History's Accountability to the Enslaved Stephanie E. Smallwood Stephanie E. Smallwood Stephanie Smallwood is associate professor of history at the University of Washington. Her current book project, Africa in the Atlantic World: A Geopolitical History, investigates the ways geopolitics, slavery, and race structured the early modern Atlantic as an uneven spatial domain. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of the Present (2016) 6 (2): 117–132. https://doi.org/10.5406/historypresent.6.2.0117 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Stephanie E. Smallwood; The Politics of the Archive and History's Accountability to the Enslaved. History of the Present 1 October 2016; 6 (2): 117–132. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/historypresent.6.2.0117 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsHistory of the Present Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2016 University of Illinois Press2016 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Articles You do not currently have access to this content.
Harvard University Press eBooks · 2008-12-15 · 237 citations
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Wayne State University
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University of Washington Tacoma
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New York University
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Stanford University
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Columbia University
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Northwestern University
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Northwest University
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