Abigail Perkiss is a Professor of History at Kean University, where her research focuses on oral history, historical memory, and the recent past. She holds a joint JD/PhD from Temple University and is the author of several books, including Making Good Neighbors: Civil Rights, Liberalism, and Integration in Postwar Philadelphia and Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey's Forgotten Shore. Perkiss has worked with cultural institutions and interpretive spaces throughout Philadelphia to explore their own past and understand how communities have used history to shape their collective identities.
