Dr. Jody Edward Ginn

Dr. Jody Edward Ginn is an 8th generation Texan whose ancestors were Austin colonists who served in Wiley Martin’s company during the Texas Revolution and a former law enforcement investigator/administrator and U.S. Army veteran who has worked as a nonprofit museum executive and multi-media consultant to filmmakers, museums, and educational institutions, and as an adjunct professor of history.

Notably, Dr. Ginn served as a historical consultant for publicity on the blockbuster Netflix Original Film, The Highwaymen—starring Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, and Kim Dickens—and has also served as an expert commentator for online podcasts, and for national and international print media outlets.

Dr. Ginn has authored numerous refereed publications on Texas history topics, including “Texas Rangers in Myth and Memory,” in Texan Identities…(UNT Press, 2016); “American Indians in the Republic of Texas…in Single Star of the West (UNT Press, 2017); and Palmito Ranch: From Civil War Battlefield to National Historic Landmark (Texas A&M Press, 2018). Ginn’s latest book is East Texas Troubles: The Allred Rangers Cleanup of San Augustine (OU Press, 2019). In 2024, Dr. Ginn authored a 3-part series on the 90th Anniversary of the Bloody Legacy of Bonnie and Clyde, for Cowboys & Indians Magazine-Online.