Michael James Halvorson
[email protected] https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/ (206) 327-5992 CURRENT POSITIONS Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 98447 Professor of History, Department of History, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 98447 Innovation Studies Program Chair, Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 98447 EDUCATION Ph. D. History, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2001. Program focus was Early Modern Europe, with supporting fields in Early Medieval, Late Medieval, and Tudor/Stuart England. Dissertation: Theology, Ritual, and Confessionalization: The Making and Meaning of Lutheran Baptism in Reformation Germany, 1520-1618. This 400-page dissertation used Lutheran baptism as a vehicle for assessing the religious, political, and cultural values of German Lutherans during the Protestant Reformation. M.A. History, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1996. Program featured coursework and study in the Late-Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation fields. Language study and reading exams in Medieval Latin and German. B.A. Computer Science, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1985. Program emphasized software development, mathematics, and writing. Minor in History. Core requirements satisfied through interdisciplinary Integrated Studies program (Core II). Leadership Seminar, Pacific Lutheran University, 2010-2011. A year-long (for credit) course for mid-level managers