Staff & Administration
Paul Reeve
Department Chair
(801)581-9231
Julie Ault
Associate Chair
(801)585 - 7405
Elizabeth Clement
Director of Graduate Studies
![Jessica Brumbaugh](/_resources/images/about/jess.jpg)
Jessica Brumbaugh
jessica.brumbaugh@utah.edu
Associate Director
(801) 581-3574
Jessica graduated from the University of Utah in 2009 with a B.S. in Anthropology.
She has worked for the University for the last eight years, and with the History Department
for the past three. In her spare time she is an active fundraiser for the Huntsman
Cancer Foundation, an avid runner, and an enthusiastic baker. She teaches yoga, trains
with the Huntsman Hometown Heroes, and bakes to earn donations that further cancer
research. When she's not doing any of that, she loves nothing more than to hang out
with her husband and two dogs, and watch horror films.
![Amarylis Scott](/_resources/images/advisors/ama.jpeg)
Amarilys Scott
amarilys.scott@utah.edu
Academic Advisor
(801) 581-6121
amarilys.scott@utah.edu
Academic Advisor
(801) 581-6121
Amarilys is a higher education professional with over ten years of teaching and advising
experience in the Social Sciences and Humanities. A native Puerto Rican, she received
her B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico and her M.A. from SUNY Albany. Her main
goal is to help students successfully navigate their educational experiences and feel
empowered in the process. After all, we are the captains of our own ships. Outside of work, Amarilys enjoys the simple things in life: spending
time with her family, cooking and eating, gardening, and relaxing while reading on
her hammock.
![Lex Putnam](/_resources/images/advisors/lex-putnam.jpg)
Graduating from the U in 2024, Lex Putnam has BAs in history and linguistics, and
a BS in gender studies. Now, he is gainfully employed at the U as an undergraduate
advisor for history and philosophy. He is passionate about increasing accessibility
to academia, and helping students find resources to facilitate success even when life
happens. When he’s not working, you can find him engaged in personal research, perusing
19th century dictionaries and grammar books, curled up with a crossword puzzle or rockhounding
in the Utah desert.
![Shavauna Munster](/_resources/images/about/shavauna.jpg)
Shavauna graduated from the University of Utah in 2015 with a B.A. in History and
Creative Writing, and in 2020 with an M.A. in Medieval History. She was the previous
advisor of the Black Student Union, and is passionate about student advocacy, wellness,
and belonging. She works with local history organizations Sema Hadithi and the Utah
Historical Society, and volunteers with Letters Against Isolation writing letters
to isolated seniors. In her free time she can be found looking for the best coffee
in Salt Lake City. expanding her record collection, or reading with her two black
cats.
![Brayden Bracken](/_resources/images/about/brayden.jpg)
Brayden Bracken has been working for the History Department since July 2015 and most
recently as Executive Secretary. When he is not answering phones or unjamming the
printer he is playing video games or music with friends.