Juliette Parsons

About Juliette Parsons

Historian specializing in curriculum development and the creation of historically rigorous educational content for digital learning platforms, classrooms, and documentaries. My work focuses on translating complex historical scholarship into clear, engaging materials grounded in archival research and primary sources.My work emphasizes the careful selection, interpretation, and integration of primary sources to ensure historical accuracy and strengthen students’ understanding of historical evidence and argument.I have collaborated with organizations including Scholastic, Nearpod, the Smithsonian Institution, ETS, Study.com, and Subject Technologies to develop educational resources used in thousands of schools nationwide and by more than learners. My work spans curriculum development, historical research, and educational media production.In addition to curriculum work, I direct a digital history initiative focused on curating and restoring historical artworks, manuscripts, and maps from public domain archives. These collections support educators, researchers, and history audiences by making historically significant materials more accessible in digital form.My background combines historical scholarship, teaching, curriculum development, and digital media, with a focus on helping learners engage directly with historical evidence and interpretation.

Experience

1. History Curriculum & Media Consultant

   Subject

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Senior curriculum and media consultant supporting middle and high school history education. Role focuses on sourcing, verifying, and integrating primary source materials and historical media for educational video content, with particular emphasis on copyright compliance, narrative alignment, and historical accuracy. I collaborate with curriculum leads, editors, and production teams to ensure materials meet academic and legal standards and support high-quality instructional design. My work spans U.S. History, World History, and comparative global history topics.

Education

• Yale University

  Bachelor of Arts - B.A., History and Teacher Preparation

  1999 — 2003

• Columbia University

  Master of Arts - M.A., Computing in Education (Instructional Design)

  2016 — 2018

• University of Southern California

  Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D., History

  2008 — 2014