She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. An early member of the IU South Bend recycling committee, she teaches African American history, women’ history and HIST T190, the history of environmental movements. In 2002, Dr. Tetzlaff published Cultivating a New South: Abbie Holmes Christensen and the Politics of Race and Gender, 1852-1938, a biography of a woman suffragist and collector of African American folklore, who also promoted urban gardening, the preservation of wild birds, and the humane treatment of domestic animals. As the Historian for the Civil Rights Heritage Center, she is particularly interested in the Environmental Justice Movement and in promoting awareness of African Americans’ rights to enjoy wilderness recreation. Dr. Tetzlaff enjoys walking or bicycling to work and shopping for local produce at the South Bend Farmer’s Market.