Camesha Scruggs is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A native Texan, she received a BA and MA in history from Texas Southern University. Her research fields are 20th century US, African American, Public History and Gender and Empire.

Camesha Scruggs gave two lectures as a Scholar-in-Residence 2019.

"Toiling in Texas: African American Female Domestic Servants"

"Learning to Labor: Domestic Service Education in Texas"