Denise Rompilla, PhD
Independent Historical Consultant
Denise Rompilla, PhD is an interdisciplinary scholar, curator, and public historian specializing in women’s history, African American history, and historic preservation. Her work centers on archival research, interpretive scholarship, and the integration of underrepresented histories at historic sites and public institutions.
She currently serves as Project Historian for the African American History and Historic Sites Survey of Morris County and as the Project Historian and Interpretive Specialist for the Revolutionary War–era site 120 East State in Trenton. For the past three years, she has directed The Revolutionary She, a public history initiative funded by the New Jersey Historical Commission and developed with her Honors students at Middlesex College, where she is part of the Honors faculty.
Prior to relocating to New Jersey, Rompilla was Manager of Interpretive Strategy at the Alice Austen House Museum in Staten Island, where she helped lead a major reinterpretation of the site through the lenses of women’s history, immigration history, and LGBTQ+ history.
