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2019 Phi Alpha Theta Conference Presentations
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Keynote Presentation
Presenter | Dr. Thomas Cauvin | Assistant Professor at Colorado State University and President of the International Federation for Public History
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U.S. Diplomatic Response to Native and Foreign Powers Panel
Faculty Commentator | Margaret Vaverek, Librarian, 窪蹋勛圖, and Jason Rivas, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | John Rogers, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Issac Xaiver Auld, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Comparative Analysis of the United States, France, and Spains Use of Neutrality in 1776 and 1793
- Christopher Bragdon, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Effects of Cherokee Nationalism and American Public Opinion on Early U.S. Diplomacy
- Kendall Jo Allen, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Education as a Diplomatic Tool in Negotiations with Native People
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Transformations in Architecture Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Peter Dedek, Associate Professor, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Kyla Campbell, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Kyle Walker, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Spanish Colonial Revival Architectures Role in the Preservation Movement in San Antonio
- Mary Kahle, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Architecture of Moral Treatment for the Mentally Ill in Nineteenth Century U.S.
- Nikolas Koetting, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | A Comparative Analysis of the Architecture of Charleston and New Orleans
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Decolonization and the British Empire Panel
Faculty Commentators | Dr. Nancy Berlage, Director of Public History, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Francisco Rodriguez Arroyo, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Rayanna Hoeft, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | A Collections Purpose: Connecting Material Culture to Museum Visitor Experience
- Messia Gondorchin, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Misunderstood Monuments of a Forgotten War: Commemoration of the Second Boer War throughout England
- Desmond Workhoven, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Barton Brothers: Privateers and Founders of the Scottish Navy
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Thomas Jefferson and National Leaders Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Shannon Duffy, Senior Lecturer, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | John Rogers, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Christian M. Prado, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Nature and Nurture: How Human Tendency and Exterior Influence Affected Early Diplomatic Policy
- Samantha S. Cayse, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | North African Pirates and American International Affairs: Evolution of Jeffersons Diplomacy with the Barbary States
- Asher C. Rogers, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Jeffersons America in the Age of European Colonialism: Western Territories & the Louisiana Purchase
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Gender and Womens Identity Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Jessica Pliley, Associate Professor, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Messia Gondorchin, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Jennifer Blackwell, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Two for the Price of One: The First Ladies and American Diplomacy Beyond the Confines of the Womens Sphere
- Lauren Kahre-Campbell, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Gendered Patterns of Inheritance in Early Modern England
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Foreign Policy and War Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Ellen Tillman, Associate Professor, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Desmond Workhoven, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Evan Moore, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Continental Armys Role in Violence at the Battle of King Mountain
- Andrew Freeman, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | From Tampico to Niagara Falls: How a Perceived Insult Led to Invasion, Occupation, and Mediation
- Robert J. Anzenberger, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Herbert Hoover: Finlands Guardian Angel
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The Continuous Role of Slavery in Revolutions and Diplomacy Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, Director of African American Studies Program, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Messia Gondorchin, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Ana Sofia Hernandez, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Impact of the Haitian Revolution on Early American Diplomacy Towards Slavery
- Reagan Deona Sekander, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Annexation of Texas and the Issues that Slowed the Process
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Perspectives in Modern History Panel
Faculty Commentators | Mr. Dan K. Utley, Lecturer, 窪蹋勛圖 and Dr. Jeff Helgeson, Associate Professor, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Desmond Workhoven, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Suzanne Schatz, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Fire Burns On: Texas A&M Bonfire, Women, and Tradition
- Ethen Pena, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Yellow Stained Tears: The Effects of Historical Trauma on the American Indian Movement
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The Chains of Early American Diplomacy Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Sara Damiano, Assistant Professor, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | John Rogers, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Tobi Omo-Osagie, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Racial Barriers to American Diplomacy
- William Joseph Keenan, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | By Way of the St. Lawrence: The Bond of Slavery in Canada and The United States
- Alex J. Humphries, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Faith of the Confederacy Rests on Cotton
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The Beginnings and Impact of the Monroe Doctrine
Faculty Commentators | Dr. Thomas Alter, Assistant Professor, 窪蹋勛圖, and Rayanna Hoeft, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | John Rogers, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Hannah Thompson, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: How Early American Presidents Paved the Way for the Monroe Doctrine
- Sarie Aguirre, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Advancement of American Imperialism through The Monroe Doctrine
- Illeane Marquez, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Monroe Doctrine: A Policy of Non-Interference for European Powers for Peace and Safety
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American Imperialism Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Joshua Paddison, Lecturer, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Messia Gondorchin, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Noa Vasquez, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Conquest and Growth: The Two Ages of Filibustering
- Carlos Fidalgo, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Texas Quagmire: How Failed Diplomacy Sparked the Mexican American War
- Jacob Dowdell, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | The Tempering of US Imperialism: The Cost of an Island Empire
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Military and Government Architecture Panel
Faculty Commentator | Dr. Peter Dedek, Associate Professor, 窪蹋勛圖
Student Moderator | Desmond Workhoven, Undergraduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖- Kyla Campbell, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | From Barracks to Balfour: The Evolution of Base Housing on American Military Bases.
- Evan Smith, Graduate Student, 窪蹋勛圖 | Washington D.C.: A Unique Creation of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
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Image Gallery