About Professor Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia where she teaches courses on American history.  She graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude and received her Masters and PhD in History from the University of California at Berkeley.

Professor Burns is the author of Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right (Oxford University Press 2009).  The book has been favorably reviewed by numerous publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, the Economist, and the New Yorker.

She has written articles for Harvard Magazine, Foreign Policy, the Christian Science Monitor, and several academic journals.

Ms. Burns is a popular guest on radio and television programs.  Recently, she was interviewed on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, C-Span’s Book TV, NPR’s Weekend America, and Here & Now.

Dr. Burns also enjoys speaking before academic and professional organizations.  She has been a guest lecturer at Harvard, Columbia Business School, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, Rice University, and the Cato Institute (WDC).

In 2010, she was honored as a Distinguished Lecturer by the Organization of American Historians.