Lee Bruce Kress

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

E-mail: kress@rowan.edu

Office: 856-256-4500, ext. 3987

 

                                                                                                RESUME                

 

SPECIALIZATION:

                1.  United States history, especially military, diplomatic, and 20th century

                2.  Latin American history, especially Mexico and Argentina

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

                B.A.:  The Johns Hopkins University, 1963 liberal arts.

                M.A.:  Columbia University, 1967, history.

                Certificate in Latin American Studies: Columbia University, 1967.

                Ph.D.: Columbia University, 1972, history.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Associate Professor of History, adviser, First Year Seminar, former Coordinator of Phi Alpha Theta and     

 International Studies, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. 1973-present.

                Assistant Professor of History, University College, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 1970-1973

                Instructor in History and Government, Baltimore College of Commerce, 1969-1971.

                Adjunct instructor, Rutgers University, Camden, 1984-99.

                Adjunct Associate Professor for PACE Program, Old Dominion University, 1975-1978.

                Adjunct Instructor in History, Northern Virginia Community College, 1973.

                Adjunct Instructor in History and Government, Community College of Baltimore, 1972-1974.

                Special experience in as a consultant in interdisciplinary programs, first year college experience,

                distance learning programs, and Fulbright Foundation Awards.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

                “Mexican American Immigration,” Balch Institute Bulletin, 1998.

"Camden, New Jersey in World War II", Camden County Historical Society Bulletin, 1991.

                "Franklin Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1914-1920", FDR Library Newsletter, Spr,1986.

"The Construction of the Battleship New Jersey."  Newsletter, Battleship NJ  Hist. Museum Soc, Apr 83.

"A Comparison of Argentine Politics in the Ochenta and Today", Middle Atlantic Conference for Latin

 American Studies Journal, 1982.

International Terrorism in the Contemporary World, ed. with others, Greenwood Press, 1978.

                "Argentine Liberalism and the Church", The Americas, 1974.

                "Centralism and Federalism in Latin America", Journal of International and Comparative Studies,   1973.

                "Political Fact Sheet for the Nations of Latin America", Congressional Research Service, 1972.

                Various newspaper articles and book reviews in professional journals and papers at professional meetings.

                Current Research: Home Front in World War II.

 

AWARDS:

                                N.D.F.L Fellowship (alternate award), 1968,1969,1970.

                                Research Grant, Columbia University, 1970-1971.

                                Research Grant, New Jersey Committee for the Humanities, 1975.

                                Glassboro State College Research Grant, 1977,1978,1979-80, 1984-85, 1988-89.

                                Grant, State of New Jersey A-328, 1982-83., 1987-88, 1992-93, 2000-01                      

                                Grant, State of New Jersey, "Internationalization of the College Curriculum", 1987-88.

                                Fulbright Foundation Certificate of Merit and Appreciation, 1999

                                Rowan University Teaching Wall of Fame, 1998, 2000