ALEXANDER VIRGIL MARRIOTT
Office: Department of History,
Clark University,
950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610
508-793-7288
amarriott@clarku.edu
Residence: 7624 Advantage Ct.,
Las Vegas, NV 89129
702-466-3914
alexandermarriott@hotmail.com
EDUCATION:
In Progress (Fall 2005 – Present)
Ph.D. in History, Department of History, Clark University, Worcester, MA
ABD – 15 May 2008
Concentrations: American History from 1763-1861; Political and Intellectual History
Dissertation in Progress: “It has long been a grave question:” The Republican War Dilemma in American History, 1776-1861
Advisor: Dr. Drew R. McCoy
Completed
B.A. in History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 2004 (cum laude)
History Major Concentrations: Early American and Intellectual History
History Minor Concentrations: European and Asian History
Minor in Economics
LANGUAGES:
- Fluent in English
- Proficient in French translation
- Some Latin
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Classes I Have Taught in the Past
Clark University (2009), 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610
COPACE (College of Professional and Continuing Education)
Contact: Roberta Pileggi, 508-793-7408
History 1690, Great Presidents in American History (Summer 2009)
History 1810, The French Revolution & the Age of Napoleon, 1789-1815 (Fall 2009)
Atlantic Union College (2008-2009), 338 Main Street, South Lancaster, MA 01561
Contact: Dr. Ruth Prakasam, 978-368-2126
History 113, United States History, Pre-1492 to 1877 (Fall 2008)
History 489, Senior Research Seminar (Fall 2008 & Spring 2009)
Special Seminars
George Washington University’s Institute for Constitutional History
“Lincoln’s Constitution” with Dr. Akhil Amar and Dr. James Oakes
New York Historical Society, September-October 2009
Teaching Assistantships
Dr. Drew R. McCoy
Clark University, History Honors Forum (Fall 2008 & Spring 2009)
Clark University, US History through the Novel (Spring 2008)
Clark University, Survey US History to 1865 (Fall 2007)
508-793-7288
dmccoy@clark.edu
Dr. Philip Sampanaro
Clark University, Civil Rights since 1945 (Spring 2007)
956-882-7447
philip.sampanaro@utb.edu
Dr. Nina Kushner
Clark University, Our European Roots to 1550 (Fall 2006)
508-421-3797
nkushner@clarku.edu
Conference Organization
Sixth Annual Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference, 2 April 2008
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Contact: Dr. Nancy Budwig, Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Clark University, 508-793-7676
Society of Historians of the Early American Republic Annual Conference, July 2007
The American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA.
Contact: Caroline F. Sloat, The American Antiquarian Society, 508-471-2130
Graduate Student Council, Clark University, August 2005-May 2008
Co-President, August 2007-May 2008
History Department Representative, August 2005-May 2007
Public School Substitute Teacher, March – June, 2005
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV
Middle and High School, Social Studies
CONFERENCES AND TALKS
Eighth Annual Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference, Clark University, 7 April 2010
“‘Showdown of 1850:’ Reevaluating Zachary Taylor's Presidency”
“Talkback” with audience after performance of “The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek,” 18 February 2010, The Little Center, Clark University
Seventh Annual Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference, Clark University, 1 April 2009
“Comfortable and Incurious Men: Contours of American Popular Reactions to Darwin, 1860-1893”
Second Annual British Scholars Conference, University of Texas – Austin, 19-21 February 2009
“Decline Halted: The Glorious Revolution and the Rebirth of ‘Purity’ in New England”
History Department Colloquium, Clark University – 3 December 2008
“Experience is the oracle of truth:” War as a Problem in Republican Thought, 1776-1817
Sixth Annual Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference, Clark University, 2 April 2008
“Republicanism at War: Worcester, MA and the War of 1812”
First Annual British Scholars Conference, University of Texas – Austin, 2-3 November 2007
“‘And what will become of Wellington?’ The Iron Duke and the American Republic”
Fifth Annual Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference, Clark University, 4 April 2007
“‘And what will become of Wellington?’ The Iron Duke and the American Republic”
“The ‘Delicate Interest:’ U.S. Diplomatic Relations with Haiti, 1798-1848”
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Exploring the very real problem war posed for republican thinkers and politicians in the United States from the creation of the republic up through the Civil War.
PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION
“‘And what will become of Wellington?’ The Iron Duke and the American Republic” – The Journal of the Early Republic
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Society of Historians of the Early American Republic
The Historical Society
The New England Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
American Historical Association
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Full graduate tuition scholarship, Clark University, Fall 2005 – Present
Nevada Millennium Scholarship, Fall 2001 – Fall 2004
Dean’s Honor List, UNLV, Fall 2001 – Fall 2004
CATO University Scholarship – Fall 2000
REFERENCES:
For references on my most recent scholarship:
Dr. Drew R. McCoy, Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History (Advisor)
Department of History, Clark University
508-793-7288
dmccoy@clarku.edu
Dr. Janette Greenwood, Graduate Studies Director, Professor
Department of History, Clark University
508-793-7286
jgreenwood@clarku.edu
Dr. Wim Klooster, Professor
Department of History, Clark University
413-323-6300
wklooster@clarku.edu
Dr. Amy Richter, Professor and Co-Chair of Women’s Studies
Department of History (Chair), Clark University
508-793-7216
arichter@clarku.edu
