Haley Guepet is the Research Fellow at The National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. She is finalizing her PhD in medieval history at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, focusing on the role of ancient and medieval Danish women and queens in Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum. During her PhD, Haley taught undergraduate courses on Vikings and humans’ relationship with the ocean. Prior to her PhD, she received a Bachelor of Arts in history and English literature from Louisiana State University in 2016. She also received her Juris Doctor in Civil Law from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2019 and is an attorney in Louisiana. Haley is proud to honor her grandfathers Boyd P. Guepet, Sr. and Robert “Top Todd” Todd, Sr. and her great aunt Verna Heinrich who served during World War II.
Haley Guepet
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