January 2019 CURRICULUM VITAE DR. TIMOTHY MAY 706.864.1913
[email protected] Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph. D. History, 1996-2004. Major: Comparative World History (Middle East and Russia) Minor: Central Asia Dissertation topic: The Mechanics of Conquest and Governance: The Rise and Expansion of the Mongol Empire, 1185-1265. Indiana University, M. A. Central Eurasian Studies, 1994-1996. Major: Mongolian Studies Thesis: Chormaqan Noyan, the first Mongol Military Governor in the Middle East. University of Yarmouk, Irbid, Jordan, Arabic Program, Summer, 1995. The College of William and Mary, B. A. History and Anthropology, 1989-1993. Undergraduate History Honors Thesis: Mongols and Crusaders: A Study of the Evolution of Political and Military Relations. Received High Honors, 1993. Undergraduate Anthropology thesis: Chinggis Khan in Mongolian Society, 1993. Research Specialization: Historian of the Mongol Empire with a special interest in comparative history of Central Eurasia and the Middle East. Secondary interests in military history, religious conversion, state building, legitimization of authority, and pastoral-sedentary relations. Academic Experience: July 1, 2014-Current: Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters, University of North Georgia. January, 2013-June, 2014: Department Head, History, Anthropology, & Philosophy, University of North Georgia. January, 2013-Current: Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian History, University of North Georgia. August--December 2012: Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian History, North Georgia College & State University. Promoted August 1, 2012. August, 2009-December, 2012: Department Head, Department of History & Philosophy, North Georgia College & State University. January, 2009-August, 2010: Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of History & Philosophy, North Georgia College & State University.