Inspired by the legacy and in the spirit of of the great
American oral historian and iconic Chicagoan Studs Terkel, Obrist's interview marathons bring together the perspectives of figures both prominent and uncelebrated, which has become a central part of his practice ever since.
Her graduate and postgraduate work has been supported by fellowships from the Spencer Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and her writings on history, education and society have received national awards from the
American Historical Association, the Organization of
American Historians, the History of Education Society and the
Oral History Association.