Dr. Timothy Westcott Curriculum Vitae
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Timothy C. Westcott College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Park University Parkville, Missouri 64152 Office: (816) 584-6364 E-Mail: [email protected] 2003-2008 Assistant Professor of History 2008-Present Associate Professor of History EDUCATION Ph.D. United States History (19th Century); African-American Studies; Religious Studies; and Museum Studies The Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio Dissertation: The Pathways to Manumission: Shattering the Shackles of African- American Enslavement and Racial Intolerance by the Underground Railroad in the Kansas Territory, Chair, Dr. Edward Wingard M.A. United States History The University of Missouri—Kansas City B.A. United States History and Secondary Education Avila University, Kansas City HONORS AND AWARDS 2018-2020 Member, Phi Alpha Theta National Advisory Board 2016-2018 Member, Phi Alpha Theta National Council 2010 Recipient of Patriot Award, Department of Defense, Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve 2010-Present Member, Phi Alpha Theta National Advisory Board 2008-2010 and Member, Phi Alpha Theta National Council 2016-2018 2007-2008 J.L. Zwingle Award for Outstanding Teacher (Awarded by Student Body), Park University 2007 Student Club Advisor of the Month (August 2007), Park University 2007 Tenured, Park University 2006-2007 Excellence in Academic Advising Award, Park University 2005 Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Park University 2003 Appointed, Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2002 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and The Council of Independent Colleges Seminar, The Slavery Debates: Problems in Slavery Studies Today, Columbia University, New York City, New York. 2002 Louisa Davidson Hinde Memorial Award, Park University Community Service Award, Park University 2003, 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Westcott Curriculum Vitae 2: 2020-2021 FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS 2016-2017 Professional Development Grant, Park University 2014-2015 Professional Development Grant, Park University 2013-2014 Professional Development Grant, Park University 2005-2006 Gilder Lehrman Fellowship Program, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York City, New York ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS Southern Historical Association (Life Time Member) Lecompton Historical Society (Life Time Member) Mound City Historical Society (Life Time Member) American Association for State and Local History Association of Midwest Museums Midwest Archives Conference Missouri Association for Museums and Archives Phi Alpha Theta Society of American Archivists The National Council on Public History The Organization of American Historians The State Historical Society of Missouri World War One Historical Association Presbyterian Historical Society International Society for First World War Studies The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era American Alliance of Museums THESES Westcott, T. (2002). The Pathways of Manumission: Shattering the Shackles of African- American Enslavement and Racial Intolerance by the Underground Railroad in the Kansas Territory, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, The Union Institute and University. PUBLICATIONS Westcott, T. (2001). John Brown’s Holy War [Review]. Kansas History, Summer, 144-145. Westcott, T. (1997). William Rockhill Nelson. Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Westcott, T. (1997). The Fulfillment of that Promise of Our Keeping. The Civil War News. WORK IN PROGRESS [General subject areas; not actual titles of works] Fifty Years on the Skirmish Line: Autobiography of Rev. Elisha B. Sherwood (updating as a new edition) Westcott Curriculum Vitae 3: 2020-2021 Biography of George Creel (manuscript) Biography of James Wilson (manuscript) Nisei attending Mid-Western colleges (journal article/web site) The Committee for Public Information and Russian Relations (journal article) The “Free Russia” Campaign: American and Russian Nihilists, 1890-1910 (journal article) Missouri Confederate Legislators in the Confederate Congress 1855 Lexington (MO) Convention Missouri Colonization Society (journal article) PRESENTATIONS Westcott, T. (2020): “Declaring Independence: The Scottish Influence of George Buchanan and James Wilson,” Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference. Westcott, T. (2019): “Corrupting Our Slaves: The Missouri Colonization Society,” Missouri Conference on History. Westcott, T. (2018): “Robert Edward Lee: The Progressive Academician,” Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference. Westcott, T. (2017): “Demography of Death: The 1918 Influenza in Kansas City,” Kansas Association of Historians, Overland Park, Kansas. Westcott, T. (2017): “Demography of Death: The 1918 Influenza in Kansas City,” Missouri Conference on History, Springfield, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2016): “Voices of Patriotism: The Four-Minute Men of Missouri,” Missouri Conference on History, Columbia, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2015): “Fred Harvey: The Man, the Brand, and the American West,” National Archives—Kansas City. Westcott, T. (2015): “Catastrophe or Triumph? The Kansas City Public Health Service Reacts to the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,” Missouri Conference on History, St. Louis, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2014): “Bellicosity Challenged and Detained: The 1855 Lexington Pro-Slavery Convention,” Lecompton Historical Society/Bleeding Kansas Lecture Series, Lecompton, Kansas. Westcott, T. (2014): “Bellicosity Challenged and Detained: The 1855 Lexington Pro-Slavery Convention,” Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Westcott, T. (2014): “The 1855 Pro-Slavery Convention at Lexington, Missouri,” Cass County Historical Society, Harrisonville, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2013): “Bellicosity Challenged and Detained: The 1855 Lexington Pro-Slavery Convention,” Northern Great Plains History Conference, Hudson, Wisconsin. Westcott Curriculum Vitae 4: 2020-2021 Westcott, T. (2013): “The 1855 Pro-Slavery Convention,” Brigadier General John T. Hughes Camp, # 614, Lt. Col. John R. Boyd Chapter, # 236, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Independence, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2013): “The Underground Railroad in Southeast Kansas Territory,” Iola Public Library Speaker Series, Iola, Kansas. Westcott, T. (2013): “The Harvey Girls.” National Archives of Kansas City Panel Discussion on new documentary, Kansas City, MO. Westcott, T. (2013): “Aggression Resisted and Arrested: The 1855 Pro-Slavery Convention,” Missouri Conference on History, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2012): “Legislators of the Twelfth Star,” Mid-America Conference on History, Springfield, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2012): “Robert E. Lee: From General to Academician,” Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 1920, Lenexa, Kansas. Westcott, T. (2012): “General Thomas Ewing’s Infamous Actions Hostile to Civil Liberties: General Order Numbers 10 and 11,” Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference, Orlando, Florida. Westcott, T. (2012): “Robert E. Lee: From General to Academician,” Civil War Round Table of Eastern Missouri. Westcott, T. (2012): “Robert E. Lee: From General to Academician,” Brigadier General John T. Hughes Camp # 614, Lt. Col. John R. Boyd Chapter # 236, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Independence, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2011): “Robert E. Lee: From General to Academician,” National Archives and Records Administration—Great Plains Region Branch, Kansas City, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2011): “American ‘Freedom’ Crusaders Unite with Russian Nihilists, 1890-1920,” Missouri Valley History Conference, Omaha, Nebraska. Westcott, T. (2011): “General Order No. 11,” Oak Grove Historical Society, Oak Grove, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2011): “General Order No. 11,” Civil War Round Table of Eastern Missouri. Westcott, T. (2010): “General Order No. 11,” Brigadier General John T. Hughes Camp # 614, Lt. Col. John R. Boyd Chapter # 236, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Independence, Missouri. Westcott, T. (2010): “The “Free Russia Campaign: American Crusaders Unite with Russian Nihilists, 1890-1920,” Mid-America Conference on History, Little Rock, Arkansas. Westcott, T. (2010): “Planning a Successful Regional Meeting,” Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference, San Diego, California. Westcott Curriculum Vitae 5: 2020-2021 Westcott, T. (2010). “Voices of Patriotism: The Four Minute Men during the Great War,” Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference, San Diego, California. Westcott, T. (2009). “General Order No. 11,” Community Curator program, Kansas City Museum. Westcott, T. (2009). “Voices of Patriotism: The Four Minute Men during the Great War,” Missouri Valley History Conference, Omaha, Nebraska. Westcott, T. (2009). “No More Shall They in Bondage Toil Free: The Western Route of the Underground Railroad,” Black History Month Presentation, Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA. Westcott, T. and Ferguson, Brett (2008). “Forming a Community of Historians Online: Teaching the Great War at Park University,” American Association for History and Computing, American Historical Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Westcott, T. and Ferguson, Brett (2008). “Implementing an Online Community of Historians via Technology” at the Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Westcott, T. (2007). “Implementing an Online Community of Historians as Faculty Members” at the Northern Great Plains History Conference, Duluth, Minnesota. Westcott, T. (2007). “A Case Study of Nisei Students Attending College and the National Response” at the Missouri Valley History Conference, Omaha, Nebraska. Westcott,