Andrew C. Isenberg  Andrew C. Isenberg (born 1964) is the Hall Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas. He is a specialist in environmental history, Native American history, and the history of the North American West and its borderlands. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and educated at St. Olaf College, from which he graduated magna cum laude. He received his Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University. He previously taught at the University of Puget Sound, Brown University, Princeton University, and Temple University. Isenberg has appeared in a number of documentaries, including National Geographic's America Before Columbus  in 2009, American Experience in 2010, and The American West  in 2016. In addition, Isenberg has edited three academic volumes.