About kent
Dr. Peacock presenting at an event at Northwestern State University of Louisiana - June 2026.
Kent (he/him/his) has been an Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Louisiana Creole Heritage Center at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches, LA since July 2022. He teaches survey courses in US, African American, and Women/Gender/Sexuality history, as well as upper-level seminars on the Reconstruction-Progressive Eras.
He holds a PhD in history from Florida State University (Spring 2020) where he trained in the history of gender and sexuality, particularly in the United States and Latin America.
Before his current position, Kent gained experience in a variety of non-profit, state government, and higher education roles.
Kent was born and spent his pre-college days in the northern suburbs of Detroit, MI. He attended American University in Washington, DC, earning a double BA in American Studies and Sociology and a minor in Music Performance (Piano).
For almost three years after graduation he worked in administrative roles with non-profit organizations, primarily the Family Equality Council, the leading advocacy group for LGBT-headed families.
Kent returned to academia in 2009 to earn a MA in American Studies from George Washington University and worked in its Office of Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships.
He moved to Tallahassee, FL in 2011 and worked as a Living History Interpreter at Mission San Luis, a state-owned museum representing the 17th-century colonial Spanish government center, Franciscan mission, and Apalachee community located at the site.
No matter where Kent lived, he retained his love of the arts, tailgating and watching baseball and football, eating pizza, and reading (particularly “cozy” and historical mysteries).
