Grace Jastrom is a PhD student in the Department of History at Mississippi State University. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in History from Georgia College and State University, and Master of Arts in History from Mississippi State University. Her current research focuses on European home fronts during the Second World War, especially propaganda, rationing, and mass mobilization.

Education:

B.A. History, Georgia College and State University, 2023.

M.A. History, Mississippi State University, 2026.

Experience:

Graduate Teaching Assistant:

• Modern American History, Fall 2024

• Early American History, Spring 2025

• History of Science, Fall 2026

Graduate Assistant:

• History Resource Center, Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 

Phi Alpha Theta – Gamma Nu Chapter

• Phi Alpha Theta Treasurer 2025

• Phi Alpha Theta Vice-President 2026

Awards:

• George Robson Prize – Best History Graduate Paper for 2025 at Mississippi State University: 

  • "Books to Bullets: How the Ministry of Information Persuaded British Civilians to Salvage Books during WWII, 1939-1942."