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Troy D. Davis Curriculum Vitae Professor and Chair Department of History Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas 75962 (936) 468-3802 E-mail: [email protected] Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Modern European History, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Emphasis: Irish History. Degree awarded December 1992. Degree required demonstration of competency in five fields through written and oral examinations, plus dissertation. Passed examinations in April 1990. Five fields were: Modern Europe, 1648-1815; Modern Europe, 1815-1919; Modern Europe, 1919-present; United States, 1900-present; and European intellectual history, 1648-present. Dissertation topic: Irish-American diplomacy, 1945-52. Defended dissertation November 24, 1992. One year of graduate study in history at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, October 1986-May 1987. Attended classes on Irish history and politics. Performed independent research relevant to dissertation. Master of Arts in Modern European History, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Degree awarded May 1986. Degree required demonstration of competency in four fields through written and oral examinations, plus masters essay. Four fields were: Modern Europe, 1815-1919; Modern Europe, 1919- present; United States, 1900-present; and Historical Methods. Masters essay topic: The Blueshirt movement in Ireland in the 1930s. Bachelor of Arts in History, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas. Degree awarded summa cum laude, with University and Departmental Honors in May 1984. Teaching Experience: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas: Professor, Department of History, April 2011-present. Teach courses in history. Duties include: selection of texts for courses; lecturing; preparing and grading examinations and papers; and assigning final grades. Courses taught: Surveys of the history of Western Civilization and of American history; upper-level course on the history of Ireland since 1845; upper-level course on the history of Northern Ireland since 1920; upper-level course on the history of global diplomacy since 1945; upper-level course on the history of contemporary Europe since 1945; senior level capstone course in History. Serve as primary academic adviser for approximately fifteen of the department’s undergraduate majors. Associate Professor, Department of History, April 2005-April 2011. Duties the same as those listed above. Assistant Professor, Department of History, January 1999-April 2005. Duties the same as those listed above. In addition, served as the department’s coordinator of teacher certification, preparing students for the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) in History. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas: Paraprofessional Writing Consultant, Writing Center, September-December 1994. Advised visitors to the Center (students, faculty members, and administrators) on ways to develop writing skills, using classroom or professional projects as models. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, August 1992-May 1994. Taught surveys of the history of Western Civilization and of American history. Course load: three sections per semester. Duties included: selection of texts for courses; lecturing; preparing and grading examinations; and assigning final grades. Teaching Fellow, Department of History, August 1989 to May 1990. Taught one section per semester of Western Civilization survey. Duties were essentially the same as those listed above. Teaching Assistant, Department of History, September 1985 to May 1986; and August 1988 to May 1989. Assisted in instruction of history of Western Civilization courses. Duties included: preparing for and conducting small weekly discussion sections to provide students with greater understanding of material presented in lecture; assisting students in preparation of research papers; grading exams, papers, and quizzes; and assigning final grades. Administrative Experience: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas: Chair, Department of History, September 2018-Present (Served in same position previously, September 2006-August 2012). Provide leadership and direction for department of eighteen tenured/tenure-track faculty members, four Lecturers, and several adjunct instructors. Promote unity of purpose and advocate for academic programs, leading to Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history, with the university’s administration. Report to the Dean of SFASU’s College of Liberal and Applied Arts on the department’s activities. Oversee departmental budget and supervise support staff. Interim Chair, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership, July 2017-July 2018. Provided leadership and direction for department of eighteen full-time faculty members and a large number of adjunct instructors while the unit sought a permanent chair. Promoted unity of purpose in a diverse academic unit made up of a roughly equal number of Secondary Education faculty and Educational Leadership faculty and offering four graduate degrees: the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership; the Master of Education in Educational Leadership with Principal Certification; the Master of Education in Secondary Education and Pedagogy; and the Master of Arts in Teaching. In addition to its degree programs, the department offers courses leading to teacher certification for undergraduate students majoring in content areas; an eighteen- hour program leading to principal certification for those already holding a rele- vant masters degree; and a fifteen-hour program leading to superintendent certifi- cation. Reported to the Dean of the SFASU Perkins College of Education on the department’s activities. Oversaw departmental budget and supervised support staff, including personnel associated with a U.S. Department of Education GEAR UP grant. Interim Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, July 2016-June 2017. Provided leadership and direction for department of sixteen full-time fac- ulty members and a large number of adjunct instructors while the unit sought a permanent administrative head. Promoted unity of purpose among disparate disci- plines in a department with four undergraduate programs (Kinesiology— Teaching Track, Early Childhood through Grade 12; Kinesiology—Fitness and Human Performance; Health Science; and Dance) and two graduate programs (Kinesiology and Athletic Training). Worked with Campus Recreation and Athletics Departments to oversee scheduling of multiple facilities, including two gymnasia, a swimming pool, a weight room, and several exercise spaces. Report- ed to the Dean of the SFASU Perkins College of Education on the department’s activities. Oversaw departmental budget and supervised support staff. Director, Academic Assistance and Resource Center, August 1997- December 1998. Oversaw the development and delivery of academic assistance services provided by the Center by means of one-on-one and small group tutoring. Responsible for the hiring, training, and supervision of all the Center’s regular staff. Reported to university administration on the Center’s activities. Promoted the use of the Center’s services to prospective client groups. Assistant Director, Academic Assistance and Resource Center, January 1995- August 1997. Performed administrative duties connected with the Center's peer tutoring service. Oversaw Supplemental Instruction Program, an innovative academic assistance strategy employing undergraduate discussion group leaders. Directed Students with Disabilities Service at the Center. Served as liaison to the university's Disability Advisory Committee. Served as Acting Director of the Center in the Director’s absence. Publications: Book Dublin's American Policy: Irish-American Diplomatic Relations, 1945-1952 (Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1998). Articles and Book Chapters “Professor Timothy Smiddy's Tenure as Irish Free State Minister to the United States,” Irish Studies in International Affairs 26 (2015): 131–35. “Irish Americans and the Treaty: The View from the Irish Free State,” New Hibernia Review 18 (Summer 2014): 84-96. “How the Irish Proved They Were White? Irish America, Race, and the Anglo- Irish War,” in Working Papers in Irish Studies 2010.2 (April 2010): 3-21. “ ‘The Irish Movement in this Country is Now Moribund’: The Anti-Partition Campaign of 1948-1951 in the United States,” in After the Flood: Irish America, 1945-1960, edited by James Silas Rogers and Matthew J. O’Brien (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2009): 38-54. “Eamon de Valera’s Political Education: The American Tour of 1919-20,” in New Hibernia Review 10 (Spring 2006): 65-78. Several historical entries in Everything Irish: The History, Literature, Art, Music, and Places of Ireland, edited by Lelia Ruckenstein and James A. O’Malley (New York: Ballantine Books, 2003). “Anti-partitionism, Irish America and Anglo-American Relations, 1945-51,” in Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-66: From Independence to Internationalism, edited by Michael Kennedy and Joseph M. Skelly (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000): 192- 202. “Diplomacy as Propaganda: The Appointment of T. A. Smiddy as Irish Free State Minister to the United States,” Éire-Ireland 31 (Fall/Winter 1996): 117-29. “The Irish Civil War and the ‘International Proposition’ of 1922-23,” Éire- Ireland 29 (Summer 1994): 92-112. Selected Book Reviews Ty Cashion, The New Frontier: A Contemporary History of Fort Worth and Tarrant County (San Antonio: Historical Publishing Network, 2006)
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