Courses Taught

Growth of the American Nation to 1865 (Ohio State University, Cedar Valley College, Tarrant County Junior College, West Virginia University, and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis).

Making of Modern America, 1865 to the Present (Ohio State University, Cedar Valley College, Tarrant County Junior College, West Virginia University, and IUPUI)

The Civil War and Reconstruction Era (Yale University, West Virginia University, and IUPUI)

The Gilded Age: United States History, 1877-1898 (West Virginia University and IUPUI)

The American Ethnic Experience (West Virginia University and IUPUI)

History of Work in America (IUPUI)

American Reform Movements (IUPUI)

American Dissent! (IUPUI)

The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (IUPUI)

Presidents, Parties, and Politics in American History (IUPUI)

Readings in United States History 1850-1898 (West Virginia University)

Seminar in United States History 1850-1898 (West Virginia University)

Introduction to Historical Research (West Virginia University)

Practicum in Documentary Editing (West Virginia University)

Comparative Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in United States History (Yale University)

Race, Ethnicity, and Social Reform (Yale University)

Blacks and Nineteenth Century Social Reform (Yale University)

Advanced Studies in United States History: An Introduction to Historical Methodology (University of Texas at Dallas)

Colloquium in U.S. History (IUPUI)

Also advised undergraduate and graduate students in independent tutorials and M.A. theses (Yale University and IUPUI) and M.A. theses and Ph.D. dissertations (West Virginia University and Purdue University)

Projects

The Legacy of Frederick Douglass’s Words (IUPUI Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Institute)

Mapping the Speeches of Frederick Douglass (IUPUI Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Institute)

Historical Consultant. "THE GREAT ARGUMENT; Slavery or Antislavery; a Question of Morality." Teleplay written by William Peters. Produced by Yale University Films. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Consultant. "Prudence Crandall and the Early Struggle for Civil Rights in New England." Teleplay written by Dorothy G. Singer. Produced by the Family Television Research and Consultation Center, Yale University. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Consultant. "Escape From Bondage: The Early Life of Frederick Douglass." Teleplay written by Jeffrey Elwell. Produced by the Stennis Institute, Mississippi State University. Applying for funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Consultant. "’When the Lion Wrote History,’ The Life of Frederick Douglass." Co-produced by ROJA Productions and WETA (Washington, D.C.). Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Broadcast on November 2, 1994.

American Abolitionist Project. Sponsored by the IUPUI School of Liberal Arts. Small Grant for Teaching Using New Technologies Program.