Adolfho Romero
Participants at a public demonstration holding immigrant solidarity signs

Public scholarship

Ideas should travel beyond the university.

I bring research into public conversation through interviews, writing, programs, and community events. The goal is not simply to be visible—it is to make history and scholarship more accessible, accountable, and useful.

Media & Public Engagement

2024–2023
Miami Herald logo
Smalls II, C. I. (2023). “‘Uncertainty and chaos’: UF faculty discuss DeSantis policies.”
Miami Herald
The Gainesville Sun logo
(2023). “UF Panel Talks About Gainesville Sun’s Jim Crow-Era Coverage.”
The Gainesville Sun
The Gainesville Sun logo
(2023). “Lincoln High Trailblazers Honored.”
The Gainesville Sun
The Independent Florida Alligator logo
(2024). “UFF-UF Holds Virtual Teach-In on Academic Freedom.”
The Independent Florida Alligator Mentions
2022
The Gainesville Sun logo
(2022). “UF Oral History Students Report Annual Trip to Mississippi Delta.”
The Gainesville Sun
WUSF Public Media logo
Stones, S. (2022). “Lynching victims in Alachua County will be remembered through a soil collection ceremony.”
WUSF Public Media Mentions

“This dark time of violence and barbarity led to separation between groups,” said Adolfho Romero, assistant director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.Jan 29, 2022

2025–2022
An Interview with Adolfho Romero Video
YouTube • 2023

“We capture, preserve, and promote living histories of individuals from all walks of life.”SPOHP interview, May 10, 2023

Spotlight on Service: Celebrating Hispanic Veterans through Oral Histories headline
Spotlight on Service: Hispanic Veterans Oral Histories Feature
University of Florida • 2023

As part of a collaborative oral history initiative, I helped document and interpret the lived experiences of Hispanic U.S. veterans through interviews and documentary storytelling, contributing to a permanent archival record in the Library of Congress.Fall 2023

Read article

The Footnote logo
Grey, P. (2025). “An Oral History of a Native Son: The Elaine Massacre and Its Living Memory.”
The Footnote
Creek Corner cover at Poarch Band of Creek Indians History Conference
Creek Corner mention
Interview and feature • Poarch Band of Creek Indians History Conference

Featured in Creek Corner for work on the Venus McGhee Prince Collection with the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. Interviewed during the Poarch Band of Creek Indians History Conference.

View PDF

“Oral history is not about collecting—it’s about connecting.”
— Adolfho Romero, The Footnote
Podcast art for Challenging Racism at UF
“Challenging Racism at University of Florida.”
Podcast Interview

“Script Writer: This episode examines how the University of Florida has challenged racism.”Episode description

2021
Illustration representing community food justice protest
Working Toward Food Justice in Alachua County Feature
The Gainesville Iguana • 2021

Participant in community organizing and protest actions highlighted in this article documenting grassroots efforts for food justice, mutual aid, and labor accountability in Alachua County. My participation is acknowledged in the publication.

View PDF

2021
The Gainesville Iguana logo
Romero, A. (2021, Aug). “History and the People Who Make It: Madelyn Lockhart.”
The Gainesville Iguana
The Gainesville Iguana logo
Romero, A. (2021, Mar). “The Alachua County Tenants Association: Updates.”
The Gainesville Iguana

“Since the early summer of 2020, the Alachua County Labor Coalition started helping tenants by developing the Alachua County Tenants Association.”Mar 2021

The Gainesville Sun logo
Romero, A. (2021, Feb). “Diverse Communities Are Transforming Florida.”
The Gainesville Sun