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Professor Robert McDonald Schools Attended and Degree Earned: Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998 M.St., Oxford University, 1997 M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994 B.A., University of Virginia, 1992 Disciplines: American history Specialties: Colonial America Revoloutionary America Early National America Research Interests: Politics and Public Culture 1776-1826 Thomas Jefferson Courses Taught: HI 103R: Remedial History of the U.S. to 1877 HI 153: Advanced History of the U.S. to 1877 HI 104: History of the U.S. since 1877 HI 390: History of Early National America HI 394: History of Revolutionary America HI 498: Senior Colloquium HI 499: Senior Thesis Extracurricular Activities: PME2 Team member for Company F1. Fourth Class Sponsorship Program USMA Scholarships Mentor Selected Publications: “The Hamiltonian Invention of Thomas Jefferson,” in The Many Faces of Alexander Hamilton: The Life and Legacy of America's Most Elusive Founding Father, ed. Douglas Ambrose and Robert W. T. Martin (New York: New York University Press, 2006), 54-76. Editor, Thomas Jefferson's Military Academy: Founding West Point (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 2004). “Was There a Religious Revolution of 1800?,” in The Election of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic, ed. Peter S. Onuf, Jan Lewis, and James Horn (Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 2002): 173-98. “The Madisonian Legacy: A Jeffersonian Perspective,” in James Madison and the Future of Limited Government, ed. John Samples (Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute, 2002): 59-70. “Early National Politics and Power, 1801-1824,” in A Companion to Nineteenth-Century America, ed. William L. Barney (Oxford, England and Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2001): 5-18. (With Christine E. Coalwell) The Jefferson Scrapbooks’ Story of Politics, Death, & Friendship, Monticello “Keepsake” (Charlottesville, Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 2000). “Thomas Jefferson’s Changing Reputation as Author of the Declaration of Independence: The First Fifty Years,” Journal of the Early Republic, 19 (Summer 1999): 169-95. “Thomas Jefferson and Historical Self-Construction: The Earth Belongs to the Living?,” The Historian, 61 (Winter 1999): 289-310. “Race, Sex, & Reputation: Thomas Jefferson and the Sally Hemings Story,” Southern Cultures, 4 (Summer 1998): 46-63. “Partisan Views of Jefferson's Pact for a Pacific Mediterranean,” Consortium on Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1850: Selected Papers 1996, 26 (1996): 167-73
Captain (P) Robert Mihara Schools Attended and Degree Earned: B.S., United States Military Academy, 1999 M.A., Texas A&M University, 2007 Disciplines: Military History American History (20th Century) Specialties: Philippine War and Occupation Philippine Constabulary Research Interests: Indigenous Security Forces Irregular Warfare Courses Taught: HI 301: History of the Military Art to 1903 HI 302: History of the Military Art since 1877 HI 381: History of Unconventional Warfare Branch: Air Defense Artillery Extracurricular Activities: Cadet Sponsorship Program OCF Small Group Leader PME2 Facilitator Duty Assignments: Bradley-Stinger Platoon Leader, 5-5 ADA, 2d Infantry Div., Camp Hovey, Republic of Korea Avenger Platoon Leader, 4-5 ADA, 1st Cavalry Div., Fort Hood, Texas Aide-de-Camp to the ADC(M), 1st Cavalry Div., Fort Hood Texas Battalion S-1, 1-44 ADA, 4th Infantry Div., Fort Hood, Texas (OIF1) Linebacker-Avenger Battery Commander, A/1-44 ADA, 4th Infantry Div., Fort Hood, Texas Armored Reconnaissance Troop Commander, A/8-10 CAV, 4th Infantry Div., Fort Hood, Texas
Captain John Mini Schools Attended and Degree Earned: B. S., United States Military Academy, 1999 M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007 Disciplines: American History Military History Global History Specialties: American History (20th Century) American Civil-Military Relations American Cold War Foreign Policy Research Interests: American Civil-Military Relations Carter Administration Courses Taught: HI 397, Cold War America HI 103, History of the United States to 1877 HI 154, History of the United States since 1877 Branch: Public Affairs Extracurricular Activities: Cadet Sponsorship Program Duty Assignments: Tank Platoon Leader, Tank Company XO; 1-35 AR; Baumholder, Germany and Kosovo 19D OSUT Cavalry Troop Commander; 5-15 CAV; Fort Knox, KY
Colonel Matthew Moten Schools Attended and Degree Earned: United States Military Academy--B.S. 1982. Rice University--M.A. in History, 1991. Rice University-- PhD. in History, 1996 Disciplines: Military History 19th Century American History British History U.S. Southern History Courses Taught: HI 302: History of the Military Art: 1900 to Present HI 351: Advanced History of the Military Art: Early Modern Era to 1900. HI 385: War and Its Theorists LD 720: The American Military Experience and the United States Military Academy Branch: Professor, USMA Extracurricular Activities: Department Softball Team Little League Baseball coach Company Adversary Team Chief, E-4, PMEE Team Chief Current Duties: Deputy Head, Department of History Professor of Officership. Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee, Middle States Commission on Higher-Education Self-Study Duty Assignments: Platoon Leader, Troop XO, Squadron Adjutant, 3d Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Germany Assistant Brigade S-3, Tank Company Commander, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas Assistant Professor, USMA, West Point, New York Training Advisor, US Embassy Kuwait Battalion XO and Director, TRADOC PCC, Fort Jackson South Carolina Legislative Strategist, Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison, Pentagon Speech writer to the Chief of Staff, Army, OCSA, Pentagon Legislative Advisor to the Chief of Staff, OCSA, Pentagon Associate Professor, USMA, West Point, New York Deputy Commander, Dragon Brigade XVIII Airborne Corps, Iraq Deputy Head, Department of History