Welcome! I am historian specializing in labor, social movements, parties, public policy, and cultural politics in the twentieth century United States. My research has been published in the Journal of American History, Labor, and Critical Historical Studies.

My book Making Republicans Liberal: Social Struggle and the Politics of Compromise (University of Pennsylvania Press) is now available.

I work at the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor & Employment.

I can be reached at ksmemo[@]g.ucla.edu

I look forward to hearing from you!