Staff & Administration
Eric Hinderaker
Department Chair
Julie Ault
Associate Chair
Elizabeth Clement
Director of Graduate Studies
Shavauna graduated from the University of Utah in 2015 with a B.A. in History and
Creative Writing, and in 2020 with an M.A. in Medieval History. She works with local
history organizations Sema Hadithi and the Utah Historical Society, and received the
Outstanding Achievement Award from UHS in 2024. In her free time she can be found
looking for the best coffee in Salt Lake City. expanding her record collection, or
reading with her cats.
Amarilys Scott
amarilys.scott@utah.edu
Academic Advisor
(801) 581-6121
amarilys.scott@utah.edu
Academic Advisor
(801) 581-6121
Amarilys is a higher education professional with over ten years of teaching and advising
experience in the Social Sciences and Humanities. A native Puerto Rican, she received
her B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico and her M.A. from SUNY Albany. Her main
goal is to help students successfully navigate their educational experiences and feel
empowered in the process. After all, we are the captains of our own ships. Outside of work, Amarilys enjoys the simple things in life: spending
time with her family, cooking and eating, gardening, and relaxing while reading on
her hammock.
Graduating from the U in 2024, Lex Putnam has BAs in history and linguistics, and
a BS in gender studies. Now, he is gainfully employed at the U as an undergraduate
advisor for history and philosophy. He is passionate about increasing accessibility
to academia, and helping students find resources to facilitate success even when life
happens. When he’s not working, you can find him engaged in personal research, perusing
19th century dictionaries and grammar books, curled up with a crossword puzzle or rockhounding
in the Utah desert.
Brayden Bracken has been working for the History Department since July 2015 and most
recently as Executive Secretary. When he is not answering phones or unjamming the
printer he is playing video games or music with friends.
