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Spring 2013 Classes
- HSTK 361 115 History through Film
- HSTK 440 125 Historical Method
- HSTK 543 125 DrRdWld:Cold War through film
Education
| College or University | Degree Earned | Degree Subject Area |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green State University | Ph.D. | History |
| Regent University | M.A. | Public Policy |
| Regent University | M.B.A. | International Business |
| London School of Economics | Fellowship | Public Policy |
| University of Oxford | Fellowship | Public Policy |
| Bowling Green State University | B.S. | Economics and International Business |
Education Related Employment
| Dates | Educational Institution Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 – Present | Texas A&M University – Central Texas | Associate Professor of History |
| 2009 – 2012 | Texas A&M University – Central Texas | Assistant Professor of History |
| 2008 – 2009 | Tarleton State University – Central Texas | Assistant Professor of History |
| 2004 – 2008 | Bowling Green State University | Teaching Assistant |
Related Publications
Books
2012 George W. Bush: Life of Privilege, Leadership in Crisis. New York: Nova History Publications (First Men, America's Presidents Series).
Chapters in Edited Books
2012 "Nixon and Congo," in Daniele De Luca, ed., L'amministrazione Nixon e il continente africano, 1969-1974. (forthcoming)
2012 "Richard M. Nixon," in Mathew Manweller, ed., Chronology of the U.S. Presidency. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012, pp. 1188-1225.
2012 "George W. Bush," in Mathew Manweller, ed., Chronology of the U.S. Presidency. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012, pp. 1402-1444.
2011 "Richard Nixon and Europe," in Melvin Small, ed., Richard M. Nixon: An Historiographical Companion. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2011, pp. 444-459.
2007 "Richard Nixon, His Secret Tapes, and Presidential Power" in Lawrence Velvel, ed., Presidential Power in America (Andover, MA: Doukathsan Press), 2007, pp. 217-243.
Journal Articles
2010 "Superpower Relations, Backchannels, and the Subcontinent", with Richard A. Moss, Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2010), pp. 47-75.
2008 "Presidential Historians and Presidential Recordings", with Richard A. Moss, White House Studies, Volume 8, Issue 2 (2008), pp. 197-202.
Selected Presentations
2011 "Richard Nixon, the Nixon Tapes, and Watergate," American University, October 6.
2011 "Richard Nixon and Europe," Richard Nixon and His World: At the Cutting Edge of Research, Nixon Presidential Library/Miller Center of Public Affairs, July 22.
2010 "LBJ, Nixon, and George W. Bush," Macho Presidents Roundtable, American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch, 103rd Annual Meeting, Santa Clara University, August 13.
2009 "Nixon and Europe," Policy History Colloquium Series, History Department, Bowling Green State University, December 17.
2009 "Richard Nixon, Oxford, and Transatlantic Relations," Washington International Studies Council, University of Oxford, May 25.
2008 "U.S. Defense and Security Policy," Great Decisions Series, Bowling Green, Ohio, March 15.
2007 "A Fresh Look at Policy-Making in the Nixon White House: Tales from the Nixon Tapes," Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting, Chantilly, Virginia, June 22.
2006 "The State of Archival Research in North America and Europe in 2006," History Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, November 15.
2006 "The Nixon Tapes and the Imperial Presidency," Presidential Power in America: The Constitution, the Defense of a Nation and National Ethos, Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, Massachusetts, October 15.
2006 "Richard M. Nixon and the Transatlantic Alliance," Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, June 24.
2006 "Transatlantic Relations during the Nixon Era," National Policy History Conference, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 3.
Date Updated: 6/18/2012
Fall 2012 Classes
- HSTK 424 110 National Histories: Mod China
- HSTK 424 125 Natl Hist: Modern China
- HSTK 500 115 Elements of Historical Inquiry
- HSTK 543 125 Readings: China Since 1949
Summer 2012 Classes
- HIST 431 115 World Since 1919
- HIST 450 115 SpTpcs: Korean War
- HIST 543 115 India Since 1947
- HSTK 360 115 Asian Civilization
Spring 2012 Classes
- HIST 440 125 Historical Method
- HIST 531 115 DR:US Foreign Polcy Since 1945
- HIST 586 110 Pb:Historiography & Hist Meth
- HIST 598 125 Historiography & Hist Method
Fall 2011 Classes
- HIST 450 125 Tpcs:The Revolutionary 1960's
- HIST 450 135 Tpcs:The Revoluntionary 1960's
- HIST 586 125 Prob:Elemts of Historical Inq
- HSTK 499 115 Senior Research Seminar
- HSTK 500 125 Elements of Historical Inquiry
Summer 2011 Classes
- HIST 410-410 Recent US Hist 1914-Present
- HIST 450-110 Tpcs:Persian Gulf Wars
- HIST 450-410 Tpcs: American Presidency
- HIST 543-110 Rdgs:Modern Japan and Korea
Spring 2011 Classes
- HIST 440-321 Historical Method
- HIST 540-321 DR:Europe Since 1945
- HIST 598-125 Historiography & Hist Method
Fall 2010 Classes
- HIST 424-135 National Histories:Modrn China
- HIST 440-125 Historical Method
- HIST 543-125 Dir Rdg:China Since 1949

