Katie Macica is the Postdoctoral Fellow of Public History at the University of Oregon, where she teaches classes in public history and environmental history and coordinates internships for history students. She holds a PhD in US and Public History from Loyola University Chicago. Her research focuses on the intersection of environmental, urban, and military history, exploring the role of the environment in warfare and the ways in which conflicts have effected environments. Her first book project examines the transformation of the physical and economic landscapes of the Pacific Northwest as a result of World War II.

As a public historian, Katie has curated more than a dozen physical and digital exhibits, written and facilitated walking tours and public programs, and co-authored the National Register of Historical Places nomination for the Sauganash Historic District in Chicago. Katie has worked in a variety of public history institutions, including local history organizations, the National Archives at Seattle, and the Library of Congress.