Associate
Professor
Ph.D.,
University of Southern California, 1978
Teaching Philosophy
My assumption is that students who take courses on the study of
cities are there because, for some reason, they need to understand
the complexities of city-building. Therefore, it is my duty to
make available to them the insights and understandings that should
lead to knowledge and, perhaps even, wisdom regarding urban settings
and their diverse populations. Along the way, the tools of the
historian in terms of verbal and written analyses of the documentation
and historical details are refined in each individual whether
the class is for undergraduate or graduate students.
Research Interests
My curiosities are quite eclectic; therefore, after having examined
a national movement and, then, the evolution of an urban neighborhood,
I currently have two projects underway with the history of Marquette
University from 1881 to 1990 having primacy at the moment. This
investigation involves not only the internal processes of the
institution but its place within the development of greater Milwaukee
as well. The second project, which earlier had my attention, was
a collective biography of the mayors of Los Angeles. In general,
the means by which cities are built in terms of structures, neighborhoods,
social agencies, and racial/ethnic clusters are especially intriguing.
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching Fields
Office
Location & Contact
Office
Hours
Fall
2007
Teaching
Schedule
Fall
2007
PUBS 200, - M 5:10-7:20
HIST 320, Seminar in United States History: American Urban
History - Th 4:00-6:00
