Curriculum Vitae Brian G. Casserly E-mail: bcasserl at u dot washington dot edu Education: University of Washington, Seattle Ph.D., History, 2007 Dissertation: Securing the Sound: The Evolution of Civilian-Military Relations in the Puget Sound Region, 1891-1984 Committee: John M. Findlay (Chair), James N. Gregory, Gail Lee Dubrow Fields: American West, Twentieth-Century United States, U.S. Foreign Relations, Public History University of Washington M.A., History, 2001 University of Washington B.A., History, 1998 University of Limerick, Ireland B.A., Business, 1989 Teaching Experience: Adjunct instructor, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA, 2004 Present. Classes: -History of the U.S. to 1877 -History of the U.S. since 1865 (traditional classroom and online formats) -History of the U.S. since the 1890s -U.S. Environmental History -History of the Pacific Northwest Adjunct instructor, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA, 2009 Present. Classes taught: -History of the U.S. to 1815 (traditional classroom and online formats) -History of the 19 th Century U.S. -History of the U.S. since the 1890s -History of Civilization: Contemporary World (traditional classroom and online formats) Adjunct instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2004 Present. Classes: -Transnational Connections: A Global History of U.S. Immigration -U.S. Military History -History of U.S. Foreign Relations since 1900 -The United States and Vietnam -History of the African American Civil Rights Movement -The Rise of Global Cities and the Challenges of Economic and Environmental Change -Survey History of the U.S. -History of the U.S. since 1865 -History of the U.S. since 1940 -History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest (traditional classroom and online formats) -A Region Shaped by War: World War II and the American West, undergraduate research seminar -The Crisis of War: World War II and American Cities, undergraduate research seminar -The Mobilized Metropolis: Relations between the Military, Defense Industries and American Cities, 1890-1990, undergraduate research seminar
Brian G. Casserly 2 Adjunct instructor, Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA, 2009 2011. Classes: -Pacific Northwest History (traditional classroom and online formats) -History of the U.S. to 1815 Adjunct instructor, Everett Community College, Everett, WA, Spring 2009. Classes: -History of the United States since 1920 Adjunct instructor, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA, Fall 2006. Classes: -History of the United States since 1877 Teaching Assistant, Department of History, University of Washington, 2001 2004 Reader/Grader, Department of History, University of Washington, 2000. Other Employment: Consultant historian, Center for Innovation, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA, 2012. I am involved in researching and framing the themes and approaches to be used in the museum s new center that focuses on the role played by innovation in the history of the Pacific Northwest. Liaison to High School Teachers, UW in the High School History Program, University of Washington Educational Outreach, Seattle, WA, 2010 Present. Consultant historian, Teaching American History grant application, Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal, University of Washington Bothell, 2011. Contract researcher, National Park Service, Seattle, WA, 2006. I researched and coauthored the statement of historic significance for the nomination of the B Reactor at the Department of Energy s Hanford, Washington site as a National Historic Landmark. Research and Editorial Assistant, Professor Gail Dubrow, Department of Urban Planning and Development, University of Washington, 2001 2004. I provided research, writing, and editorial assistance on various reports and manuscripts related to Asian American, immigration, and labor history under contract for the National Park Service and local government agencies. Research Assistant and Mangels Fellow, Museum of History and Industry Seattle, WA, 2000 2001. I conducted research into exhibits related to the labor, migration and demographic history of the Seattle area. My responsibilities included searching for artifacts and researching and writing a narrative framework for new exhibits. Peer-Reviewed Publications: Puget Sound s Security Codependency and Western Cold War Histories, 1950 1984, Pacific Historical Review 80 (May 2011): 268-293. Confronting the U.S. Navy at Bangor, 1973-1982, Pacific Northwest Quarterly 95 (Summer 2004): 130-139. Book Reviews: Review of Earl Pomeroy, The American Far West in the 20 th Century (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008), in Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 100 (Spring 2009).
Brian G. Casserly 3 Review of Carlos A. Schwantes and James P. Ronda, The West the Railroads Made (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2008), in Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 100 (Winter 2008/2009). Review of Robert E. Ficken, Washington State: The Inaugural Decade, 1889-1899 (Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 2007), in Pacific Northwest Quarterly 99 (Spring 2008). Review of George Venn, Soldier to Advocate: C.E.S. Wood s 1877 Legacy (La Grande, OR: Wordcraft of Oregon, 2006), in Pacific Northwest Quarterly 98 (Winter 2006/2007). Review of Mike Vouri, Outpost of Empire: The Royal Marines and the Joint Occupation of San Juan Island (Seattle: Northwest Interpretive Association, 2004), in Pacific Northwest Quarterly 97 (Winter 2005/2006). Presentations on Pedagogy: Promoting and Assessing Information Literacy in the U.S. History Survey, Presentation (with Ann Ewel), Community College Workshop, Organization of American Historians annual meeting, Seattle, March 2009. Participant in panel on Promoting History and Liberal Learning in Community Colleges, American Association of Colleges and Universities annual meeting, Seattle, January 2009. Participant in panel on student assessment at the Community Colleges Humanities Association Conference, San Antonio, 2007. Presentations on Research: Among people of their own race : Military and Local Government Collusion in Segregating African Americans in the Puget Sound Region, 1942-1945. American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch Conference, Seattle, August 2011. I Don t Care About the Lost Payroll : Concerns about Quality of Life and Challenges to the Civilian-Military Partnership in Puget Sound. American Historical Association Conference, Boston, 2011. Alternative Visions of Security: Environmental Opposition to the Military Presence in the Puget Sound Region, 1968-84. American Society for Environmental History Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2010. Shaking Seattle to its Foundations : The Federal Government, City Officials and Venereal Disease during World War II. Western History Association Conference, Denver, 2009. Global Connections and Dependencies: Puget Sound, the Federal Government and National Security in War and Peace. Pacific Northwest History Conference, Corvallis, Oregon, 2008. The Cold War and the Evolving Civilian-Military Relationship in the Puget Sound Region, 1950-1990. Western History Association Conference, Oklahoma City, 2007. Missiles or Picnics in Pugetopolis?: Conflicting Visions of Seattle's Fort Lawton in the 1960s. American Society for Environmental History Conference, St. Paul, 2006. Yes, but : Seattle s Qualified Response to the U.S. Navy s Homeport Plan of 1983-84. Pacific Northwest History Conference, Boise, 2005 Controversy over the U.S. Navy s Trident Submarine Base at Bangor, 1973-1982. Pacific Northwest History Conference, Seattle, 2002.
Brian G. Casserly 4 Public Talks/Other Presentations: A Modern Marvel: The First Lake Washington Bridge and Eastside Suburbanization. Presentation for the Eastside Heritage Center, Bellevue, WA, May 2011. Lecturer for the annual Teachers Institute on Pacific Northwest History, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, 2001 2009. Moderator for panel titled War and Diplomacy in the Pacific Northwest at the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild s conference on the Civil War in the Pacific Northwest, March 2008. The Evolution of the Security Consensus: Civilian-Military Relations in the Puget Sound Region, 1891-1984. Lecture for the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, Seattle, November 2007. Appeared on The War: Stories from the Northwest: WWII, documentary produced by KCTS TV (Seattle PBS affiliate), September 2007. The Impact of World War II on the Puget Sound Area. Interview with Steve Krueger on KPLU (NPR affiliate), 2005. Partners on the Sound: Navy-Civilian Relations in the Puget Sound Region since 1891. Distinguished Speaker Series, Naval Undersea Warfare Museum, Keyport, WA, 2005. Service: Member, Board of Trustees, Eastside Heritage Center, Bellevue, Washington, 2010 present. Member, Program Committee for the annual Pacific Northwest History Conference, sponsored by the Washington State Historical Society, 2012 Peer Reviewer, Pacific Historical Review, 2011. Peer Reviewer, Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 2010. Member, committee on faculty development funds, Social Sciences Division, Bellevue College, 2009 and 2010. Member, review panel for proposals for Landmarks of American History workshops program, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., 2008. Member, committee on information and technological literacy, North Seattle Community College, 2007 2008. Member, oversight committee for on-campus tutoring centers, North Seattle Community College, 2007 2008. Consultant historian for The War: Stories from the Northwest: WWII, documentary produced by KCTS TV (Seattle PBS affiliate), 2007. Judge for History Day competition, North Puget Sound Region, 2006. Mentor to new graduate students, Department of History, University of Washington, 2003 and 2004. Member of the organizing committee for the annual conference of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, 2003. Volunteer Researcher, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, 1998.
Brian G. Casserly 5 Fellowships and Awards: Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington (Seattle Chapter) Fellowship in Pacific Northwest History, 2006. J.C. Smith Fellowship Department of History, University of Washington, 2006. Andy Studebaker Fund for Graduate Support Department of History, University of Washington, 2005. Rear Admiral John D. Hayes Pre-Doctoral Fellowship United States Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, 2004 2005. Rondeau Laverne Evans Dissertation Fellowship Department of History, University of Washington, 2004 2005. Elizabeth Kerr Macfarlane Endowed Scholarship College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, 2004 2005. John and Mary Ann Mangels Endowed Fellowship in Public History Department of History, University of Washington, 2000 2001. J.C. Smith Fellowship Department of History, University of Washington, 1999 2000 President s List University of Limerick, Ireland, 1988 1989. Workshops: National Endowment for the Humanities, Landmarks of American History Workshop, Currents of History: The Columbia River and the Making of the West, Portland State University, 2005. Technical Skills: I am familiar with Microsoft Office, learning management systems such as Angel, WebCT and Blackboard, website development software such as Frontpage, and Camtasia and Tegrity screen capture software. Professional Affiliations: Organization of American Historians American Historical Association References: Available on request