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About Jill K. Gill

Dr. Jill Gill joined the faculty of the Department of History at Boise State University in 2000. She has a B.A. in American Studies and English from Whitworth College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in American Civilization, with a specialization in socio-political and religious history, from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gill specializes in 20th century American social, political, racial and religious history, with a research focus on the 1960s.

Positions

2007 - Present Graduate Coordinator, Boise State University ‐ Department of History
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2005 - Present Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of History
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2005 - 2006 Assistant Chair, Boise State University ‐ Department of History
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2005 Associate Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of History
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2000 - 2005 Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of History
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • 2013 - Charles Gates Award for Best Article in the <em>Pacific Northwest Quarterly</em> 2011-2012 for “Idaho’s ‘Aryan’ Education: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Racial Politics”, Washington State Historical Society
  • 2012-2013 - Arts and Humanities Research Fellowship - Boise State University
  • 2006 - “Women Making History” Recognition, Boise State Women’s Center
  • 2006 - First Runner Up for Foundation Award for Teaching, Boise State University
  • 2003 - Louisville Institute Summer Stipend, Research Award $8000

Courses

  • United States History to 1877
  • United States History 1865 to Present
  • America in the 1960s
  • The Vietnam War
  • American Civil Rights Movements
  • The History of Multicultural America
  • American Religious History
  • Sexual Identities and American Society
  • Global Human Rights
  • Race, Ethnicity, and Rights

Education

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1996 Ph.D. - American Civilization (Specializations: Socio-Political, Racial, and Religious History), University of Pennsylvania
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1988 M.A. - American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania
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1986 B.A. - American Studies and English, Summa cum laude, Whitworth College
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Contact Information

E-mail: jgill@boisestate.edu

Articles (9)

Includes peer-reviewed and online contributions

Books (1)

Contributions to Books (6)

Includes book chapters and encyclopedia enteries

Dissertation (1)

Book Reviews (3)

Podcasts (2)

Presentations (2)

Includes guest lectures and university presentations

Other (1)