Interim Chair, Professor of History and History Education
Dr. McGovern joined the History and Philosophy Department at Kennesaw State University in August 2007 after teaching at Quincy University in Illinois. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri in 2003. He teaches courses in American and Irish history and is program coordinator for History Education. His research field is Irish-American Nationalism, and he has written John Mitchel: Irish Nationalist, Southern Secessionist with the University of Tennessee Press (2009) and co-authored The Fenians: Irish Rebellion in the North Atlantic World, 1858-1876 (2013). He also contributed a chapter on Irish immigration in The Making of Modern Immigration: An Encyclopedia of People and Ideas. He has written and published numerous articles and book reviews on Irish and Irish-American history. Currently, Dr. McGovern is working on a manuscript on Young Ireland in North America.
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About Bryan McGovern
Dr. McGovern joined the History and Philosophy Department at Kennesaw State University in August 2007 after teaching at Quincy University in Illinois. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri in 2003. He teaches courses in American and Irish history and is program coordinator for History Education. His research field is Irish-American Nationalism, and he has written John Mitchel: Irish Nationalist, Southern Secessionist with the University of Tennessee Press (2009) and co-authored The Fenians: Irish Rebellion in the North Atlantic World, 1858-1876 (2013). He also contributed a chapter on Irish immigration in The Making of Modern Immigration: An Encyclopedia of People and Ideas. He has written and published numerous articles and book reviews on Irish and Irish-American history. Currently, Dr. McGovern is working on a manuscript on Young Ireland in North America.
| Present | Associate Professor of History, Kennesaw State University ‐ Department of History and Philosophy | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2013 - Present | Workload Committee, BCOE Faculty | 2013 - Present | Committee to Revise, History Curriculum | 2013 - Present | Coordinator, History Education Program | 2013 - Present | Curriculum Committee, History Masters Degree | 2012 - Present | Department Faculty Committee, Kennesaw State University | 2012 - Present | Chair, Strategic Planning Committee | 2011 - 2013 | Executive Committee, American Conference for Irish Studies | 2011 - 2013 | President, American Conference for Irish Studies, Southern Region | 2008 - 2013 | Chair, History Education Academic Standing and Admissions Committee | 2011 - 2012 | Tenure and Promotion Committee, Kennesaw State University | 2009 - 2010 | Chair, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee |
Honors and Awards
- Teaching American History Grant, 2010-2013
- Adventure of the American Mind, Library of Congress, 2006
- Quincy University Faculty, Development, and Welfare Grant, 2006
- CATT Grant for Social Studies Secondary Methods Course, 2005
- Title III Community of Practice Grant, 2004-2005
- University of Missouri Teaching Fellowship, 2001- 2003
- Norman M. Trenholme Research Grant, 2001
- Professional Presentation Travel Fellowship, 2000
Courses
- Study Abroad in Ireland
- American History since 1890 (HIST 2112)
- American History to 1890 (HIST 2111)
- Student Teaching Supervisor (HIED 4475)
- Research Methods (HIST 2271)
- Senior Seminar (HIST 4499)
- Senior Seminar (HIST 4499)
- History of Modern Ireland (HIST 3355)
- Age of Jackson (HIST 4415)
- TOSS Supervision (HIED 4414)
- History Education Teaching Methods (HIED 4413)
| 2003 | Ph.D, University of Missouri ‐ History | |
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| 1997 | M.A, University of Cincinnati ‐ History | |
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Contact Information
Phone: 470-578-2296
Email: bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
Office Location: SO 4122
Office Hours:
office hours TBD