Tara Dudley is the author of Building Antebellum New Orleans: Free People of Color and Their Influence (University of Texas Press, 2021) and of a forthcoming biography on John Saunders Chase, 1925-2012. Her research examines the contributions of African American builders and architects to the American built environment, focusing on the antebellum and Reconstruction eras in Austin and Texas. Dr. Dudley is a Lecturer in The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture where she looks forward to commencing the next phase of her career starting in January 2022.
Tara Dudley PhD
