Cynthia Ross (PhD 2011 in World History), an Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University – Commerce, has been named editor of World History Connected, a free, open access online journal: https://journals.gmu.edu/index.php/whc?fbclid=IwAR1YP_LFs-iP4TPbJOkSCGm_-dWNb2RA_uh8uusfo8xAVBjnHn1ff4qyHvY
Beth Erdy (PhD 2013) has accepted a new position with the National Park Service. Effective September 25 she will be Museum Curator for the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service – see notice here.
May 2023 History graduate Alicia Callahan has been recognized as one of four Portz Scholars by the National Collegiate Honors Council for her Honors thesis, “Soldiers of the Super Sixth,” on the long-term effects of combat and liberating the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald on the soldiers of the Sixth Armored Division in World War II. Alicia’s thesis was nominated by the WSU Honors College for this award. Her thesis advisor was Associate Professor Ray Sun. In recognition of her award, Alicia will receive a stipend and will present her research at the 2023 conference of the NCHC in Chicago this November.
Greg Atkins (PhD 2019), has accepted a NTT assistant professor of history position at Fort Hays State University, where for the past four years he has worked in administration. He is continuing to revise his dissertation for publication.
Jacob Wells (MA 2015; faculty advisor Jesse Spohnholz) has just published an article, “Why Not be Flexible in Assignments?” in Kappan, a journal for K-12 educators. Jacob is the chair of the History Department (and cross-country and track & field coach) for the Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA.
Amy Canfield, PhD 2008, was named to the Idaho State Historical Society board of trustees. Canfield will represent District 2 on the board, replacing Earl Bennett of Genesee. She is a professor of history at Lewis-Clark State College. You can read more here.
Greg Hall (WSU History PhD 1999 – advisor was the late Professor David Coon) recently published Writing Labor’s Emancipation: The Anarchist Life and Times of Jay Fox with the University of Washington Press. Writing Labor’s Emancipation (uw.edu)
Greg is a Professor of History at Western Illinois University. Dr.Greg Hall – Western Illinois University (wiu.edu)
Karl Krotke-Crandall has accepted the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Eastern European History at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.