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Dr. Lawrence Gundersen
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
EDUCATION:
The University of Memphis, TN, Ph.D., history, 2004; advisor, Charles Crawford
Western Carolina Univ., NC, 21 of 36 hours toward M.P.A., 1990-91
The University of West Alabama (Livingston Univ.), M.A.T., history concentration, 1989
The University of West Alabama, B.S., history major and political science minor, 1988
Appalachian State Univ., NC, 1984-85
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Instructor (US Urban History), The Univ. of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 2010
Prof. of History and Political Science (tenured), Jackson State C.C., Jackson, TN, 1995-
Instructor of History and Political Science, Shelby State C.C., Memphis, TN, 1992-95
Instructor of History, State Technical Institute at Memphis, TN, 1993, adjunct faculty
Instructor of History and Political Science, Brevard College, Brevard, NC, 1990-92
Instructor of History, Shaw University, Asheville Campus, Asheville, NC, 1989
NON-TEACHING PROFESSIONAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Consultant, Environmental Historian, Thajwas Glacier Expedition, Kashmir, India, 2009
Consultant, Environmental Historian, Kolahoi Glacier Expedition, Kashmir, India, 2008
Consultant, Virtual Immersion Project, History, Univ. of Tennessee, Martin, TN, 2006-07
Real Estate Developer, Hendersonville, NC, 1999-2007
Vice-President of Marketing, Dixie Textile, Hendersonville, NC, 1989-2006
Fitness Instructor/Dir., Livingston-Tombigbee Reg. Med. Ctr., Livingston, AL, 1986-87
Electrician’s Asst., Fitz Electric & Hoots Electric, Hendersonville, NC, 1983-85
Fitness Instructor/Director, General Electric Employees Assoc., Flat Rock, NC, 1982-83
Sheet Metal Worker, B&S Sheet Metal Works Inc., Hendersonville, NC, 1982
Sergeant, E-5, U.S. Army, MOS 05CA4K/05CP/05C2P/31V2P, Ft. Bragg, NC, 1978-82
Fish Bait Packer, Squidco Manufacturing Co., National City, CA, 1977-78
PUBLICATIONS:
Article, "The Truth Behind Climategate," in TerraGreen Magazine, Vol.2 Issue 12, published by The Energy and Resources Institute Press, India, March 2010.
Article, “The Jackson Cotillion Club: Young Women, Community, and Reform,” in Tennessee Women: Their Lives, Their Times, Vol. 2, published by Univ. of Georgia Press, due in 2011.
Article, “West Tennessee, Cotton Cultivation, and the Environment, 1820-1860,” in Situating Environmental History, ed. by Ranjan Chakrabarti, Manohar Press, India, 2007.
Book Review, Home in the Wilderness (2003), by Effie Meek Maiden, West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, 2004.
Dissertation, “Elite Young Women, Community, and Reform: A History of the Jackson Cotillion Club, 1935-1965,” 2004.
Article, “West Tennessee and the Cotton Frontier, 1818-1840,” West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, 1998.
College Study Guide, Welcome to American History Until 1877, 1998.
College Study Guide, Welcome to American History Since 1877, 1998.
College Study Guide, Welcome to World Civilizations I, 1998.
College Study Guide, Welcome to World Civilizations II, 1998.
COURSES TAUGHT:
American Government, State and Local Government, Tennessee History, US History to 1877, US History since 1877, Western Civilization to 1500, Western Civilization since 1500, World Civilizations to 1500, World Civilizations since 1500, and US Urban History
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES:
Presenter, “A History of Hydroelectric Power in the United States: Benefits and Pitfalls,” 2009, International Workshop on Jammu and Kashmir Energy Challenges, Univ. of Kashmir, India.
Guest Lecturer, “Writing and Developing the Environmental History of Kashmir Since Partition,” 2008, Univ. of Kashmir, India.
Frontier Lecture, “A Comparative Study of Historic Indian and American Agricultural Catastrophes: Traditional Cotton Cultivation, Modern Intensive Agri-Business, and the Environment,” 2008, Univ. of Calicut, India.
Presenter, “Will Genetically Modified Crops Feed the World?” 2008 International Seminar - History of the Environment of South Asia, Jadavpur Univ., India.
Guest Lecturer, “The Anti-Federalist Arguments for a More Numerous House of Representative and the Evolution of an Oligarchy in the U.S. House,” 2007, Indian Institute for Historical Studies, Kolkata, India.
Presenter, “The Association of South Asian Environmental Historians,” 2006, International Seminar on History of Waters in South Asia: Climate, Ecology, Deforestation, Agriculture and the Management of Nature, Jadavpur Univ., India.
Presenter, “West Tennessee, Cotton Cultivation, and the Environment: 1820-1860,” 2005, International Seminar on Situating the History of Environment: The Territory of Historians, Jadavpur Univ.
Presenter, “Enhancing Teaching and Learning in the College History Classroom: Capturing and Embedding Real-Time Video in PowerPoint to Stimulate Student Understanding and Comprehension Without Violating Copyright,” 2004, Tennessee Conference of Historians, Univ. of Memphis, TN.
Presenter, “Building Effective Instructional Websites With Security And Vision” 1999, League for Innovations in Community Colleges Conference, Chicago, Il.
Presenter, “West Tennessee Cotton Production 1820-60,” 1997, Tennessee Conference of Historians, Univ. of Tennessee, Martin, TN.
EDITORIAL WORK/REVIEW PANELS:
Edited Book with Syed Iqbal Hasnain, The Environment of Kashmir, published by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), Delhi, India, due in 2010.
Professional Review, of Conflicts and Connections: A Concise World History, brief ed., section Two, “The Transformation of Civilizations, 200-1200.” by Edward H. Judge and John W. Langdon, 2003.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Virtus Training (Certified), 2009
Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering (Alpinist), 2008
Innovations Award in Distance Education (online ed), Tennessee Board of Regents, 1999
Kappa Delta Pi, National Honor Society in Education, 1995
Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in the Social Sciences, 1991
Dean’s List (4x 1985-88), NCAA Football, Div. II, Gulf South Conference (1986-87)
National Dean’s List (1985)
- Honorable Discharge (1982), School of the Americas (1982), Arctic Warfare School (1982), 18th Airborne Corp Color Guard (1981-2), Good Conduct Medal (1981), Air Movement Operations School (1980), Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (1980), John F. Kennedy Institute for Military Assistance, Special Forces Warfare School (1979), Basic Airborne Course (1979), US Army Communications School (1978)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:
Jackson State Community College-AAUP, Founding Secretary, 2009
United States-India Basic Education Foundation, Co-Founder and Treasurer, 2008-
Assoc. of South Asian Environmental Historians, Co-Founder and Treasurer, 2006-08
West Tennessee Historical Society, Vice-President and Web Manager, 1998-
West Tennessee Historical Society, Executive Board, 1996-98
Cotton Museum of the South, Executive Board, 1996-2000
Southern Historical Association, Member, 1995-
Tennessee Political Science Association, 1994-96
American Indian Council of Tennessee, Advisor, 1993-95
National Association of Scholars, Member, 1992-95
PROFESSIONAL TRIPS:
12-28 May 2009, International Workshop on Jammu and Kashmir Energy Challenges, Univ. of Kashmir, India, Sponsored by Vice Chancellor R. Punjabi and Dept. of Geology; Thajwas Glacier Expedition, Sponsored by Univ. of Kashmir, Dept. of Geology, Jammu and Kashmir, India
20 July-5 Aug 2008, Kolahoi Glacier Expedition, Sponsored by The Energy and Resources Institute, Haryana; Univ. of Kashmir, Sponsored by the Dept. of Geology, Jammu and Kashmir, India
10-19 March 2008, Frontier Lecturer, Univ. of Calicut, Sponsored by the Dept. of Languages and Philosophy, Kerala; Jadavpur Univ., Sponsored by the Dept. of History, West Bengal, India
9-18 March 2007, Jadavpur Univ., Sponsored by the Dept. of History, the Association of South Asian Environmental Historians, the Indian Institute for Historical Studies, and the University Grants Commission, West Bengal, India
8-17 March 2006, Jadavpur Univ., Sponsored by the Dept. of History and University Grants Commission, West Bengal, India
3-15 March 2005, Jadavpur Univ., Sponsored by the Dept of History and University Grants Commission, West Bengal, India
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Middle School Soccer Coach, 7 years and 12 seasons exp., 2009 West Tennessee Regional Middle School Soccer Conference (girls) Championship, 2009 West Tennessee Regional South Division (girls) Championship, and 2009 Jackson-Madison County District (girls) Championship Teams, 2010 Jackson-Madison County District (boys) Championship team
Sponsor, College Service Learning and West Tennessee Historic Preservation, 8 years exp., sites located with Green Frog Village, Bells, Tennessee, with Big Black Creek Historical Society, Denmark, Tennessee, and with Civil War Preservation Trust, Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Association, Parker’s Crossroads, Tennessee