Biography

• Ph.D. in History, The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, December, 2005.

Dissertation: “La Idea Salvadora: Immigration and Colonization Politics in Mexico, 1821-1857.”

• M.A. in History, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, June, 1998.

Major Field: European History
Minor Field: Latin American History
Research Project: “Professional Mexicanization: Manuel Gamio and the Politics of Acculturation.”

• B.A. with Distinction, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, May, 1996.

Majors: History, International Studies, Spanish.

Interests

Dr. Burden's investigations examine how immigration figured in Mexican political, social, religious and economic discourse during the nineteenth century. The project provides a broad examination of the intense debate surrounding such topics as border security, national identity, racial identity and religious toleration in the evolution of the Mexican state.