[1] She is the Mary and David Boies Professor of American History at Columbia University.
[3][4] In 2011, Blackmar was recognized by the American Historical Association with its Nancy Lyman Roelker Mentorship Award.
[5] The prize committee noted that "from the evidence submitted in the supporting letters, it was clear that Dr. Blackmar set [a] tone of friendship, openness, and trust from the very beginning of the relationship.
Even when students were being firmly guided and directed, she was able to do it in a way that never felt intrusive to them.
And that ability to approach her advising, based on empathy and openness, laid the foundation not only for effective and enduring mentoring but for lifelong connections."