10/30/2008
TEACHING AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate Courses: IS 1100 (Freshman Seminar); History 1300 (Western Civilization I); History 1301 (Western Civilization II); English 2301 (Integrated Honors); History 2301 (United States II); History 2301 Paired (joint classes with English 1302); History 3344 (Christianity); History 3345 (Birth of Europe); History 3346 (Age of Chivalry); History 3348 (Crusades); History 3399 (Directed Reading); History 4347 (Medieval Church); History 4370 (Great Cities); History 4397 (Directed Research); History 4398 (Senior Seminar). Honors 3301 (Honors Seminar in Humanities).
Graduate Courses: History 5308 (Historical Studies of Religion); History 5341 (Topics in Medieval History: specialized courses on hagiography, medieval Italy, medieval warfare, ecclesiastical reform, and "renaissances"); History 5366 (Religious Studies: specialized course on the medieval Church); History 6000 (Masters Thesis); History 6305 (Seminar in European History); History 7000 (Research); and History 8000 (Dissertation). Non-credit medieval Latin reading group.
Dissertations Directed:
Patrick Henry Maille,
“The
Place of Magic in Christian Conversion from the First to the Fourth Century: A
Study in Popular Religion.” Dissertation: TTU, 2005.
Donal Scott Buchanan,
“Questing
for Order: Medieval British Institutions and the Victorian Intellectual
Press.”
Dissertation: TTU. 2007.
Master's Theses Directed:
Jason Price, "The Generalship of Alexius I Comnenus."
Thesis: TTU, 2005.
Robert J. Jensen, "Philip Melanchthon's View of Salvation in
Relation to That of Bernard of Clairvaux ." Thesis: TTU,
2000.
Leif Errol Pierson, "Evidence for Viking Disruption from
Early Norman Histories and Commemorations of Saints."
Thesis: TTU, 1999.
Patrick Henry Maille, "Early Christianity and the
Family." Thesis: TTU, 1998.
Kenneth A. Malcolm,
"Death's Reflection of Life: A Study of Italian
Hagiographical Representations of Death in the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries." Thesis: TTU,
1991.
Non-Thesis Masters Degrees Directed:
Mathew McGraw (2006);
Beverly English (2004);
Lisa Fields (2002);
Thomas H. Payton (1998); Cynthia Rosser
(1994).
Committee Member for Successfully Completed Doctoral
Students:
Michael Lynn Houck(2004); Tiffany M. Haggard Fink(2003);
William S. Clayson (2002); Memet Yetisgen (2000); R. Blake
Dunnavent (1998); Dan B. Wimberly (1995); Dennis Williams (1992);
Susan Jean Dickey (1993); Richard Devaux (1990); David W.
Marshall (1989).
Committee Member for Successfully Completed Masters
Students:
Corey Ashcroft (non-thesis, 2007); Tiffany Ziegler (2005);
Kelly McGinty (Interdisciplinary MA, 2004);
David Aranda (Interdisciplinary MA, 2001); Michael Lynn Houck
(1998); Memet Yetisgen (1996); Jeffrey Lance Vanzant (1993), Mary
Margaret Haraden (1993); R. Blake Dunnavent (1992); Megan Lora
Hickerson (1991); David Lee Null (1991); Dennis Williams (1989),
Janet Marie Millson Fortner (1987); Anna L. Morales (1985).
Current Active Doctoral Committees:
Judd Burton (Chair); Travis Childs; Mohamed El-Moctar (Chair);
David McDaniel (Chair); Kenneth Mott; Shadia Mahmoud (Chair).
Current Active Masters Committees:
Jonathan Edgeller (Chair); James Green (Chair); Travis Jacquess (Chair);
Ryan Strong.
Teaching Awards:
Professing Excellence Award, Success Center, Texas Tech Residence
Life (2002).
Zeta Iota Chapter (TTU) of Phi Alpha Theta, Outstanding
Individual Faculty Member (1999).
Founding Member, TTU Teaching Academy (1997-).
TTU President's Excellence in Teaching Award (1995).
TTU Moms' and Dads' Association Spencer A. Wells Outstanding
Faculty Member Award (1988).