
		Oklahoma Baptist University
	Travis Nettleton, Biblical Languages
		Friday, May 9, 2008

Carol Humphrey Professor of History	OBU Box 61201 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804
carol.humphrey@okbu.edu	Owens Hall 312 405.878.2221

Dr. Carol Humphrey’s interest in history is apparent in her lively discussions on the press’ role during war time. She has received numerous awards for her papers through the American Journalism Historians Association and American Journalism Historians Association. She also has served as a manuscript reviewer for various journals and the University of Delaware Press. She is the author numerous published articles as well as five books on topics such as the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and the role of New England Newspapers during the American Revolution. Dr. Humphrey is the historian for the Shawnee chapter of Habitat for Humanity. She is also an active member of Fist Baptist Church in Shawnee where she is a member of the sanctuary choir and works as a church clerk. During the Christmas season, you may find her volunteering as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army.

Educational Background:
B.A., University of North Carolina, Wilmington
M.A., Wake Forest University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dissertation: “‘This Popular Engine’: An Institutional Study of New England Newspapers, 1775-1789”

Professor Humphrey's Course Webpages

Courses Taught:

Fall and Spring Semesters:
HIST 1013: United States History to 1877
HIST 1023: United States History from 1877
HIST 2013: European Civilization: History
HIST 4223: Civil War and Reconstruction: U.S. 1848-1877
HIST 4243: A Global Power: U.S. 1932-Present
HIST 4203: Colonial and Early National U.S. History
HIST 4263: American Women's History
US 204: Contemporary World: History

January and Summer Semesters:
HIST 1013: United States History to 1877
HIST 1023: United States History from 1877
POLI 1223: American National Government
HIST 4253: History of the American Westward Movement
HIST 4213: The Young Republic, 1800-1848
HIST 4273: History of United States Journalism
HIST 4233: Response to Industrialism: U.S. 1877-1932

Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:
The War of 1812. US Wars and the Media in Primary Documents series. Co-authored with David Copeland. Greenwood Press, forthcoming 2005.

The Revolutionary War. US Wars and the Media in Primary Documents series. Greenwood Press, 2004.

Debating Historical Issues in the Media of the Time: The Revolutionary Era. Greenwood Press, 2003.

The Press of the Young Republic, 1783-1833. Vol. 2, The History of American Journalism, edited by William David Sloan and James D. Startt. Greenwood Press, 1996.