Camille is a historian who writes and makes speeches about the connections between culture, history, and politics. Her work is published within TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, and various other publications.
She is working on a book that focuses on how images and intellectual movements shaped and demonstrated concepts of American identity and leadership during the founding of the United States. Her specific medium of analysis is American portraiture.
In addition to the history of America’s founding, Camille conducts extensive research on ancient history, African American history, sports imagery, and fashion history. She has conducted projects with the Nike athletic brand, Neiman Marcus, and other organizations.
She is a contributring author to the forthcoming book, Revolutionary Legacies and Antebellum Afterlives of George Washington. This work is under contract by the University of Virginia Press. Additionally, Camille is a contributing author to the 2023 published book Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture, which was coordinated jointly by the White House Historical Association and the University of Virginia Press.
In 2022, Camille’s work was featured at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Additionally, between 2020-2022, she held two consecutive research fellowships with the world renowned Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library of Delaware. Winterthur famously assisted Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy with her renovation of the White House.
Camille earned a PHD in intellectual and visual history from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Additionally, she earned a master’s degree in history from the University of North Texas and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Baylor University. At Baylor, her arts & culture column for the campus newspaper earned appearances on the national collegiate news wire, then known as Copyboy. This meant her column was recommended to colleges and universities across the nation.
Camille also is an alum of the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
While earning her master’s at the University of North Texas, Camille’s thesis focused on the ways in which England’s landmark slavery case, known as the Somerset Trial, impacted discourses on liberty and governance during the American Revolution. She earned a ranking in the top 10 percent of her class.
At Southern Methodist University, Camille served as Senior Editor of the graduate history department blog called The Future of the Past and as one of the project managers for the Voices of SMU oral history project, a research initiative that assessed the campus experiences of SMU’s alumni. Also, she was a part of the student advisory board of the SMU libraries. In 2018, she was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society, and in 2019, she earned the highest university rating of “distinction” during her PhD candidate qualifying exams.
Between 2022-2024, Camille completed a two-year postdoctoral term at SMU as the inaugural H. Ross Perot Sr. Postdoctoral Fellow. Within this role, she built the technological infrastructure and managed data on an oral history project that illuminates the contributions of H. Ross Perot Sr. to American politics, business, and technology.
Camille is an extroverted introvert who enjoys people, imagery, food, music, nature, theater, poetry, and sports. She loves finding ways to make moments of life feel special and extraordinary for others. She enjoys adventure and humor.
Camille is a scholar who is commited to public engagement. She happily accepts requests for speaking engagements, special projects, and other collaborations at info@joiedevisual.com.
**Camille’s portrait was photographed by Christopher Louis Davis.
