I.  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  II.  CLASSROOM TEACHING
III.  HONORS & AWARDS
 IV.  RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
  V.  SERVICE
 

I.  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Academic Preparation

Ph.D.    Louisiana State University, December 1994 

             Major:                 Modern European History, 1500 to the Present 
             Minors:                Modern British History 
                                         Modern Chinese History 

            Dissertation:          "Palmerston, Parliament, and Peking: the Melbourne 
                                          Ministry and the Opium Crisis,1835-1840." 

M.A.    University of Southwestern Louisiana, May 1991 

            Major:                European History 
            Minor:                United States History 

B.A.    University of Southwestern Louisiana, History, May 1989 

B.A.    University of Southwestern Louisiana, Philosophy, May 1989 

Teaching Experience

2005-present     Professor, Tenured, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

2000-2005        Associate Professor, Tenured, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 

1995-2000        Assistant Professor of History, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 

1994-1995        Instructor of History & Instructor of World Religions 
                          The Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana 

1991-1995         Adjunct Instructor of History, University of Southwestern Louisiana 

II.  CLASSROOM TEACHING

Teaching Assignment

My teaching responsibilities normally include four courses (12 hours) per semester.  A semester load will routinely include two American history surveys (HIST 1523, American History Since 1876) and two more of the following courses: 

HIST 2723        Modern World Civilizations (previously HIST 2213) 
PHIL 2113        Honors Introduction to Philosophy 
HIST 3733        England Since 1689 (previously HIST 3443) 
HIST 3753        Russia Since 1861 (previously HIST 3463) 
HIST 4733        Seventeenth Century Europe (previously HIST 4103) 
HIST 4743        Eighteenth Century Europe (previously HIST 4113) 
HIST 4753        Nineteenth Century Europe (previously HIST 3573) 
HIST 4763        Twentieth Century Europe (previously HIST 3583) 
HIST 4793        Advanced Global History (previously HIST 4303) 

III.  HONORS & AWARDS

USL Honors Program Fellowship, Innovative Teaching Experiment with Dr. Amos E. Simpson. 
        We co-taught a History 102 section using techniques developed from my work on the USL 
        Committee for the Development of a Social Studies Education Curriculum, Spring 1992. 

Charles Allen Memorial Award for Academic Excellence, Service to the USL History Department 
        and Participation in Phi Alpha Theta, 1991. 

W. Magruder Drake Senior Award For Excellence in History, USL, 1988-1989. 

1988 Louisiana Omicron Chapter of Phi Kappa Theta Outstanding Scholar. 

IV.  RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Grants & Publications

Britain's China Policy and the Opium Crisis: Balancing Drugs, Violence and National Honour,1833- 
        1840, Ashgate: Aldershot, 2003.

"Honour in Opium?: The British Declaration of War on China, 1839-1840" 
        International History Review, scheduled to appear vol. 21.3 (December 1999).

"Peaceful Intentions: The First British Trade Commission in China, 1833-1835" Historical
        Research: The Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research  73 (February 2000): 33-47. 

Book Review: "Exterminate All the Brutes":  One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and
        the Origins of European Genocide.  By Sven Linquiest.  Translated by Joan Tate (New 
        York: New York Press, 1996).  Review Appeared in Historian (Spring 1997): 685-686. 

Red River Valley Historical Journal

• Subsidy from Midwestern State University, 1999-2000. 
• Subsidy from the Southwestern Historical Association, 1999-2000. 
• Subsidy from the Northeaster Oklahoma State University 1999-2000 
• One Quarter Course Load Reduction, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, Awards Grants for Research which Provides an Understanding of and Reduces Violence, Aggression and Dominance, New York, New York. 

Faculty Research Grant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. 

Travel Grant, Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities. 

"Secondary School Social Studies Methods: A Course Syllabus," USL Committee for the 
        Development of a Social Studies Education Curriculum, November 1990. 

Presentations

“Critical Moments in Christianity,” Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Sherman Texas, Six Week Lecture Series Fall 2003.

“Moving Beyond Chalk: Teaching World History with Computer Generated Slides, Southwestern
Social Science Association (SSSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 27-30 March 2002.

"Opium War?: The Role of Honor in British Foreign Policy," Southern Historical Association, Fort
Worth, 3-6 November 1999.

"A British Journey Revealed Through Photography," Oklahoma Association of Professional Historians, Tulsa, 26-27 February 1999.

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Using Multimedia to Demonstrate Historical Analysis," 
        Oklahoma Academy for Innovative Education: Southwestern Regional Conference, 
        SOSU, 27 March 1998. 

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: An Analysis of an American Secular Myth," School of Arts and 
        Letters Lecture Series, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 20 November 1997. 

"Chartist Newspapers and the First Opium War: Languages of Class and Populism," Southern 
        Conference on British Studies Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 6-8 November 1997. 

"The English Poor Laws through Dugald Stewart's Eyes," Southwestern Social Science
        Association (SSSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 26-29 March 1996. 

"The Emerging New World Order: Neo-Feudalism or Totalitarianism?," School of Arts and Letters, 
        Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 14 February 1996. 

"Dugald Stewart: Educator of Victorian Statesmen," SSSA Annual Meeting, Dallas, 22-25 March 
        1995. 

"Coming to Consensus: The British Cabinet's Decision to Wage War on China, August-November, 
        1839," SSSA, San Antonio, 30 March-2 April 1994.

Interview, "Drug Trafficking in History," Interview, KATC TV Channel 3, Lafayette, LA, 4 
        February 1993. 

"Parliament and Peking: The Melbourne Ministry and Opium War, 1839-1840," SSSA, San 
        Antonio, 27-30 March 1991. 

Professional Development Workshops & Conferences

Faculty Senate Representative, "Technological Standards for Global Learning: An International 
        Conference to Identify Functional Requirements for Distance Learning," Salt Lake City, 
        26-28 April 1998. 
Co-host, "Social Science Research Workshop," SOSU Office of Continuing Education, 24 
        October 1997 and 26 February 1998. 
"Oklahoma Enters the Western Governors University: Opportunities & Issues," Oklahoma City, 
        30 January 1998. 
"Designing Multimedia for Your Students," Oklahoma City Community College, 17 February 1997. 
Jane Kellogg, "Distance Learning Workshop," SOSU, 11 & 25 October 1996. 
Barry Lumsted, "Writing for Publication Workshop," SOSU, 2 April 1996. 

V.  SERVICE

Southeastern Oklahoma State University Committees & Service

Internal Scanning Team, SOSU Presidential Strategic Planning Team, Spring 1998. 
Primary Author, History Program Self-Study, 1997-1998. 
Orientation Instructor, SOSU, Fall 1996, 1997, 1998. 
Faculty Search Committee, Department of Communications and Theater, SOSU, Spring 1998. 
Host for Oklahoma House Speaker Loyd Benson, SOSU Presidential Investiture Ceremony, 8 
        March 1999. 
Faculty Chaperon, "Preparing American Foreign Policy for the 21st Century," University of 
        Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 12 & 15 September 1997. 
Computer & Technology Committee, 1997-- 
Library Liaison for Department of Social Science, 1996-- 
Curriculum Contest Committee, 1995-- 
Arts & Letters Lecture Series Committee, 1996-- 
Honors' day Interviewer, 1997 
Ad Hoc Committee for the CLEP test, 1996 
Mid-Level Assessment Test, Spring 1996 
Advisor for History and Social Studies Education Majors 

State of Oklahoma Committees
 

Social Studies Curriculum Review Committee, Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, 
        1998-- 
Faculty Transfer Curriculum Committee: History, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 
        1995-- 

Oklahoma Association of Professional Historians & Oklahoma Chapters of Phi Alpha
Theta

Directed Student Papers, Annual Conference, Weatherford, OK, 28 February 1998. 

Michael Parker, "Otto von Bismarck: Death of Statesman," Winner of an Outstanding 
        Undergraduate Paper Prize. 
Michael Glover, "The Impact of the MK&T Railroad on Native Americans in the Indian 
        Territory." 

Rhonda Hollan, "Samuel Pypes" 
Michael Glover, "The Origins of Adam Smith's Theories" 
Michael Parker, "The Quaker Struggle: A Critique on the Society of Friends" 

Southwestern Social Science Association

Chair & Discussant, "Politics and Religion in Early Modern Britain," SSSA Annual Meeting, 
        Corpus Christi, 18-21 March 1998. 
Chair & Discussant, "Leadership and Power in Vietnam and Japan," SSSA Annual Meeting, 
        New Orleans, 26-19 March 1997 
Chair & Discussant, "Past and Present in the Far Eastern History," SSSA Annual Meeting, 
        Houston, 20-23 March 1996. 
Chair, "Legacies of Repression in Europe and the Far East," SSSA, Dallas, 22-25 March 1995. 
Interdisciplinary Program Committee, 1993-1995. 

Southwestern Historical Association

Red River Valley Historical Quarterly Revival Committee, 1997-1998. 
Walter Craddock Paper Prize Committee, 1997-- 

Community Service

Cub Master, Boy Scouts of America, Pack 9, Wakefield Elementary, Sherman, Texas, 1998-2005 
Live Interview, "Presidential Impeachment Process," KXII Channel 12, Sherman, TX, 18 July 
        1998. 
Interview, "Presidential Impeachment Process," KXII Channel 12, Sherman, TX, 17 July 1998. 
Tiger Cub Coach, Boy Scouts of America, Pack 9, Wakefield Elementary, Sherman, Texas, 
        1997-1998. 
Edward Byrd Memorial Scholarship Committee, SOSU, 1996-- 
"Do-Dad," Wakefield Elementary, Sherman, TX, 1996-- 
Annual Fair Volunteer, St. Mary's Parish (Sherman, TX), 1996-- 
Curriculum Contest, Social Sciences Coordinator, Spring 1996 & 1998. 
Oklahoma History Day, Paper Judge, 1996-1997 
Oklahoma Citizen Bee, 1996-1997