Brandy Thomas Wells
Assistant Professor, Augusta College
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I recently earned my Ph.D. in history at The Ohio State University. As a teaching assistant and an instructor for more than five years, I have gained invaluable teaching experience most especially in U.S. survey courses. These courses have deepened my commitment to enriching students’ education by encouraging them to participate more fully in the shaping of their educational experiences.

From the very first day of our meeting together, I encourage students to see our course as a safe, collaborative space to not only learn about, but to debate and discuss complexities that have always been a part of American society and history. My aim is to foster students’ belief about the value of the diversity of human experiences and to challenge academia to be more inclusive, transformative, and responsive to broader societal changes. Thus, I served as an eager contributor to The American Yawp, a free and online American history textbook (americanyawp.com).

This same conviction is reflected in my scholarship. My book manuscript is a study of the international endeavors of African American women and their organizations from the Progressive era through the early Cold War period. This project helps to correct doubts about this population’s interest in and potential to exercise influence in the global arena.

I recently earned my Ph.D. in history at The Ohio State University. As a teaching assistant and an instructor for more than five years, I have gained invaluable teaching experience most especially in U.S. survey courses. These courses have deepened my commitment to enriching students’ education by encouraging them to participate more fully in the shaping of their educational experiences.

From the very first day of our meeting together, I encourage students to see our course as a safe, collaborative space to not only learn about, but to debate and discuss complexities that have always been a part of American society and history. My aim is to foster students’ belief about the value of the diversity of human experiences and to challenge academia to be more inclusive, transformative, and responsive to broader societal changes. Thus, I served as an eager contributor to The American Yawp, a free and online American history textbook (americanyawp.com).

This same conviction is reflected in my scholarship. My book manuscript is a study of the international endeavors of African American women and their organizations from the Progressive era through the early Cold War period. This project helps to correct doubts about this population’s interest in and potential to exercise influence in the global arena.