Dr. Peggy Macdonald is a public historian and adjunct professor. She has taught at Stetson University, Indian River State College and Southern New Hampshire University. A native Floridian, Dr. Macdonald has written about local and Florida history for FORUM Magazine, Gainesville Magazine, Our Town Magazine, and Senior Times. In 2014, the University Press of Florida published her first book, Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida's Environment. Dr. Macdonald is an alumna of the University of Florida, where she received a Ph.D. in American history.