Alexis Storch Morrisroe

Alexis S. Morrisroe, M.A. brings two decades of experience in Holocaust, genocide, and human rights education, curriculum, and exhibit design. She was recently named as UC's 2025 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty, where she teaches her class "Designing Holocaust and Genocide Education". This explores how Holocaust and Genocide education continue to evolve over time and place, allowing students to reflect on their own Holocaust learning journeys while exploring recent trends in broader human rights education. 

Alexis also serves on the teaching team for the courses “Holocaust Education Design”, “Magic, Monsters and the Holocaust”, and “Holocaust Memory, Memorial and Museums” at Northwestern University outside Chicago. Alexis consults on various Holocaust and Genocide themed projects as well as serves as a senior facilitator with Echoes & Reflections, a multimedia Holocaust resource collaboration between the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Yad Vashem, and the USC Shoah Foundation where she trains current and pre-service teachers on Holocaust and Genocide pedagogy. Previously, Alexis served as Director of Education with the Holocaust and Humanity Center (HHC) in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she oversaw educational programming. Alexis was the project director for the curated exhibition ‘Unlocking the Gates of Auschwitz’ hosted by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Prior to her work in Cincinnati, Alexis served as Youth Educator with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center (IHMEC), playing a key role in the design of IHMEC’s original youth exhibition, “Make a Difference,” centered around themes of social justice. Alexis began her career interning with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Museum in Pittsburgh.

Alexis has taught in various settings, including in Berlin, Germany. She is a graduate of the Teaching the Holocaust and Antisemitism course at Yad Vashem, a Learner Fellow, an Irena Sendler scholar, and a graduate of the Jewish Non-Profit Leadership Institute. Alexis holds a Master’s degree in European History from Binghamton University and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL). She received her Bachelor’s degree in History and Women’s Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. When not discussing Holocaust education, Alexis enjoys camping and hiking with her family, reading books totally unrelated to genocide and snuggling with her overly affectionate rescue pups, Nala and Lottie.