David S. Bennett
Education
Ph.D. Student in History, Michigan State University, Graduate School (entered Fall 2012)
§ Studying American History (major) with Dr. Michael Stamm and Dr. Kirsten Fermaglich
§ Studying African-American History (minor) with Dr. Pero G. Dagbovie
§ Studying History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (minor) with Dr. Helen Veit
M.A. in History, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Graduate School (May 2010)
§ Studied American History (major) with Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser and Dr. Michael S. Martin
§ Studied European History (minor) with Dr. Jordan Kellman and Dr. Chester Rzadkiewicz
B.A. in Philosophy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, College of Liberal Arts (May 2005)
§ Studied History with Professor Bradley Pollock and Dr. Carl Richard
§ Studied Philosophy with Dr. David Barry and Dr. Keith Korcz
§ Earned minors in Humanities and Religious Studies, with extensive additional coursework in history
Master’s Thesis
“Birth of a Virtual Battleground: Television and the Desegregation Crises of 1957 and 1960,” University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Graduate School (2010)
§ University-Wide Nominee for the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) 2010 Master’s Thesis Award in Social Sciences
§ Department of History and Geography Nominee for CSGS 2010 Master’s Thesis Award in Social Sciences
Academic Experience
Research Assistant, Michigan State University, 2013-present
§ Vietnam Archive Project, funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities
Instructor, Michigan State University, History Department, 2013
§ History 203: US History Since 1876 (Summer 2013)
Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, History Department, 2012-present
§ Integrated Studies in the Arts and Humanities 201: US and the World (Spring 2013)
§ Integrated Social Studies 203: Time Space and Change in Latin America (Fall 2012)
Adjunct Professor, Lake Superior State University, History Department 2012
§ French 370: The Francophone World I (Summer 2012)
§ History 331: American Intellectual and Cultural History I (Spring 2012)
Adjunct Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, History Department 2010-2011
§ History 222: The United States Since 1887 (Spring 2011)
§ History 221: The United States to 1887 (Fall 2010)
Adjunct Instructor, South Louisiana Community College, History Department 2010-2011
§ History 2020: United States History II (Spring 2011)
§ History 2010: United States History I (Fall 2010)
Teaching Assistant, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, History Department, 2009-2010
§ History 102: World Civilizations II (Spring 2010)
§ History 222: The United States Since 1887 (Fall 2009)
§ History 101: World Civilizations I (Spring 2009)
Research Projects
Technological Borderlands (www.davidsbennett.com): Funded by the Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellowship to build a database of television stations within the United States, and a video blog about researching the moving image. (2013-present)
Vietnam Archive Project (projects.matrix.msu.edu/vietnam): Funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities to digitize records covering MSU’s involvement in South Vietnam in the early 1960s. (2013-present)
Pointe-au-Chien Tribe Application for Federal Recognition: Volunteered for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe to research the footprint of tribal activity within the Pointe-au-Chien area to be used in their application for Federal tribal recognition. (2009)
Honors, Awards, and Affiliations
Hugh F. Rankin Prize, Louisiana Historical Association, 2013
Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellowship, 2013-present
Tuition Scholarship, Michigan State University, History Department, 2012 – present
Member, Epsilon Xi Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2009-present
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Nominee for the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) Master’s Thesis Award in Social Sciences, 2010
Runner-Up, University-Wide Phi Beta Kappa Neiheisel Award, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2010
Honoree, Honors Convocation, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Graduate School, 2010
Teaching Assistantship, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, History Department, 2009-2010
Amos E. Simpson Award for Best Graduate Research Paper, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, History Department, “Crisis in Georgia: Ethnic Civil War or Cold War Scenario,” 2009
Research Assistantship, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Honors Program, 2008
Professional Activities
Accepted for Publication, “The Televised Revolution: Progressive Television Coverage of the 1960 New Orleans School Desegregation Crisis.” Louisiana History, TBA.
Presenter, Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, “Television and the 1960 New Orleans Desegregation Crisis.” March 2013
Editor-in-Chief, Clio’s Quill, Epsilon Xi Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2009-2010
Member, Graduate Dean Advisory Committee, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2009-2010
Presenter, American Society for Ethnohistory Conference on Bridging the Gulf: Connecting the Ethnohistories of the Americas, “The Inherent Difficulties with the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe's Federal Recognition Process," October 2009
Presenter, Paul Lucas Conference in History at Indiana University on Making Memory, Making History: Ideas and Identities Beyond Borders, “Samachablo or South Ossetia: Identity in Conflict,” March 2009
Editor, Clio’s Quill, Epsilon Xi Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2008-2009
Graduate Assistant, Honors College, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2008
Tutor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Writing Center, 2002-2005
References
Available on request.
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