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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE Kelly Robert DeVries Department of History 5 Wytchwood Ct., #102 Loyola College Baltimore, MD 21209 4501 N. Charles St. (home address) Baltimore, MD 21210-2699 410-617-2661 410-446-0958 (cell – preferred phone) 410-617-2832 (fax) [email protected] EDUCATION 1987 Ph.D. in Medieval Studies, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto. Major field of study: Late Medieval/Renaissance History. Minor fields: Military History, History of Technology, Diplomatics and Paleography Dissertation: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in the Southern Low Countries during the Fourteenth Century: A Historiographical Comparison. Supervisors: Professor Michael R. Powicke and Professor Bert S. Hall 1982 M.A. in Medieval Studies, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto 1980 B.A. in Humanities--Medieval Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Graduated with High Honors as a University Scholar University Scholar's Project: The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2002- Full Professor (with tenure), Loyola University (College in) Maryland, Department of History 1996-2002 Associate Professor (with tenure), Loyola College in Maryland, Department of History 1995-96 Assistant Professor (with tenure), Loyola College in Maryland, Department of History 1 1991-95 Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Loyola College in Maryland, Department of History 1989-91 Assistant Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of History 1988-89 Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Department of History 1987-88 Instructor, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Department of History 1983-87 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto, Department of History and The Institute of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology VISITING PROFESSORSHIP 2011-12 General Mark W. Clark Visiting Professorship of Military History, The Citadel HONORARY HISTORICAL CONSULTANCY 2009- Royal Armouries, United Kingdom BERNARD NACHBAR PRIZE 2008 Loyola College Award for Scholarly or Creative Contributions in the Humanities, Lecture: ABe the Cream! Achieving the Life of the Mind.@ SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS 1998-99 Resident Fellowship at the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998-99 1998-99 Professional Development Fellowship, National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Studies, 1998-99 (used as a visiting scholar at the Royal Armouries, United Kingdom) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1987-88 Senior Fellow, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, University of Toronto 2 OTHER GRANTS AND AWARDS Senior Faculty Sabbatical, Loyola College, July 2006-July 2007 Senior Faculty Sabbatical, Loyola College, July 1998-December 1999 Grant for Travel to International Meetings Abroad, American Council of Learned Societies, 1996 Junior Faculty Sabbatical Fellowship, Loyola College, 1995 Summer Research Grant, Loyola College, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008 Nominated for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Students' Choice Award for Teaching Excellence, 1990 Teaching Award, given by the International Relations Students' Association, University of British Columbia, 1989 Research Award, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, 1988 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto, 1981-82 OTHER TEACHING 2006-11 Norwich University, Masters of Military History Program, AWestern Way of War@ (7 classes) 2010 Norwich University, Masters of Military History Program, redesigning Seminar 2, “Western Way of War” (with Stephen Morillo) 1993, 1995, 1997 Loyola College, "Freshman Year Experience" 1993 Johns Hopkins University, Continuing Education Odyssey Program ADVISING 2011 Carl Brooks, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, as yet untitled project on the Battle of Bosworth, 1485" 3 2011 Paul F. Austin, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “Why Did the Enterprise of England Fail in 1588?” 2011 William Wilkerson, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The Primary Logistics in Ancient Warfare: A Study in the Progression of Greco-Roman Warfare” 2011 Camden McKenna, External Reader, Bates College Honors Thesis, “Harald Hardrada” 2010-11 James Henkel, History Honors Thesis, Loyola College in Maryland, “Medieval Spain, El Cid, and the First Crusade: An Examination of Mercenaries in the Medieval Period” 2010 Eddie Cheshire, External Reader, PhD Thesis, Departments of History and Engineering, Reading University, “Non-Metallic Armour” 2010 Dennis Knapp, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The Common Soldier on the First Crusade” 2010 Whitney Zahler, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “Archery at the Battle of Crécy, 1346" 2010 Jason Macleod, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The First Crusade: The Missing Link in the Western Way of War?” 2009 Stuart W. Willis, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “A Elephants in Ancient Warfare” 2008 Zachary Arnold, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The Battle of Fulford Gate, 1066" 2008 Bryan C. Ross, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War” 2007 Jeremiah Blocker, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon as a Military Organization” 2007 Jason Schaaf, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “King John as Medieval Warlord” 2007 Jeffrey Spiegelman, Masters of Military History Capstone Paper, Norwich University, “The Destruction of the Flower of France: The Actual Effectiveness of the English Longbow at Agincourt” 4 2005 John Hosler, PhD Dissertation, University of Delaware, Henry II=s Military Career (as External Reader). 2004-05 Joshua Prescott, History Honors Thesis, Loyola College in Maryland, ALand and Inheritance in the Orkneyinga Saga” 1999-2000 Tobias Capwell, PhD Preliminary Paper, University of Leeds Centre for Medieval Studies: “The Italian and German Styles of Armour in the Fifteenth Century” 1996-97 Richard Crowe, History Honors Thesis, Loyola College in Maryland, “The Conqueror: An Examination of William the Conqueror's Rise to Power and the Norman Conquest of England” 1996-97 Laurence W. Marvin, PhD Thesis, University of Illinois: Warfare and the Composition of Armies in France, 1100-1218: An Emphasis on the Common Soldier 1995-96 Anne Wynne, History Honors Thesis, Loyola College in Maryland, “The Power Behind the Thrones of France and England: Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Reigns of Four Kings” 1994-95 Brennan McCarthy, History Honors Thesis, Loyola College in Maryland, “The Naval Crusade: The Knights of Saint John vs. The Ottoman Turks” 1993 William Scott Cochrane III, College-funded Summer Research Project, Loyola College in Maryland, “Romance in the Old Norse Sagas: Development, Structure, and Style as an Influence of the Twelfth Century Renaissance” 1992-93 Joshua A. Mooney, History Honor's Thesis, Loyola College in Maryland, “Duke Richard of York's Claim to the English Throne” 1992 Midshipman First Class R. Chad Muse, United States Naval Academy History Department Honors Thesis, “Land Wealth and Power in the Anglo-Norman Settlement,” written for Professor R.P. Abels (as External Reader) PUBLICATIONS Monographs: Medieval Military Technology. 2nd edition. (Co-authored with Robert Douglas Smith). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011 (in press). 5 Rhodes Besieged: Stone, Cannon, and Men, 1480-1522. (Co-authored with Robert Douglas Smith). Stroud: The History Press, 2011 (in press). Medieval Weapons: An Illustrated History of their Impact. (co-authored with Robert Douglas Smith). Weapons and Warfare. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007, 333 pp. The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477. (Co-authored with Robert Douglas Smith). Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2005, 377 pp. Joan of Arc: A Military Leader. Stroud: Sutton Publishing,1999 (pbk. 2003; second printing, London: The History Press 2011), 242 pp. The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press,1999 (pbk. 2003), 322 pp. Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1996 (pbk. 1998), 216 pp. Medieval Military Technology. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1992 (pbk. 1992), 340 pp. The World’s Battlefield: Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean from Troy to Iraq. To be published by Yale University Press. Bibliographies [as a group these volumes were awarded the J.F. Verbruggen Prize (best book in medieval military history) by De Re Militari in 2007]: A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology Update 2003-2006. History of Warfare, 46. Leiden: Brill, 2008, 481 pp. A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology Update 2004. History of Warfare, 26. Leiden: Brill, 2005, 325 pp. A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology. History of Warfare, 8. Leiden: Brill, 2002, 1109 pp. -- A Choice Academic Title of the Year, 2002. A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology Update 2007-2010. To be published by Leiden: Brill. Collection of Articles: Guns and Men in Medieval Europe, 1200-1500: Studies in Military History and Technology. Aldershot: Variorum, 2002. 6 Other Books: Battles that Changed Warfare: 1457 BC B AD 1991. (Co-authored with Martin Dougherty, Christer Jorgensen, Chris Mann
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