Wherever your professional career leads you post-FSU, I hope you, too, have these moments of surprise, giddiness, excitement, and enthusiasm. I had long since forgotten the excitement of delving into a new project. ![]() It has been great to feel enthused about research again. Over a year ago, I started my current research project on the history of infertility in the Third Reich. The best response was from my brother: “You’re on Amazon!” What?! Yeah, seriously, I had never thought to look for my book on Amazon, but it’s there. I took a picture of my book and texted it to my friends and family. Surprise turned to giddiness and excitement. So, I was quite surprised when I opened the box and saw my book. There was a package on my doorstep, and I thought nothing of it I was expecting an order from Amazon, not my publisher. I still vividly remember the day when I got the advanced copy of my book ( Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS). ![]() Also, as the only faculty member who teaches modern European history, I can teach virtually any class I want.Īlthough Behrend is not an R-1 campus, I did have to revise my dissertation and publish a book for tenure. ![]() Being part of Penn State is great because of the access to all of the resources of a large university, but working at a smaller four-year campus is advantageous because I get the opportunity to know my students, both majors and non-majors, really well. I am a tenured associate professor, and I am currently the department chair as well as an assistant director of the honors programs. ![]() Those current colleagues are at Penn State Behrend, which is in Erie, Pennsylvania. Until I got that job, I never knew how many family friends had a connection to OU, and since my time there, I have learned that several of my current colleagues also have ties to OU. Athens, Ohio is a quintessential small town with a big college, and I had a wonderful first professional year there. Well, the first year out, I was a visiting assistant professor at Ohio University. Wow, it is still a bit of a shock to think about it. This past spring, it hit me – I finished my dissertation 10 years ago.
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