September 1994 - Present | Professor of History, Chair of Food Studies, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific | |
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2005 - 2015 | Faculty Member, Boston University ‐ Graduate Program in Gastronomy | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2015 - Present | Board of Trustees Member, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cooking | 2013 - Present | Judge, James Beard Awards | 2005 - Present | ASFS Fellow, Association for the Study of Food and Society | 2005 - 2015 | Board Member, Association for the Study of Food and Society | 2008 - 2010 | Food History Chair, International Association of Culinary Professionals |
Honors and Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa – Inducted 1986
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society – Inducted Spring 2003
- Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Pacific Chapter, 2007
- International Association of Culinary Professionals 2008 Jane Grigson Award for Beans: A History
- Cordon d’Or Award in Culinary History/Literature for Beans: A History
- Faye and Alex G. Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award – College of the Pacific, 2009
- Horning Visiting Scholar, Oregon State University, 2011
- Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Three World Cuisines: Italian, Mexican, Chinese - Best Foreign Cuisine Book in the World, 2013
- Eminent Professor, William Angliss Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Courses
- PACS 002 Pacific Seminar II "What is Good Food?"
- HIST 010 Western Civilization I
- HIST 011 Western Civilization II
- HIST 060 A History of Medicine
- HIST 061 A Global History of Food
- HIST 100 Renaissance and Reformation
- HIST 101 Tudor and Stuart England
- HIST 102 The Spanish Empire
1993 | Ph.D., Columbia University | |
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1987 | M.A., Yale University | |
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1986 | B.A., George Washington University | |
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Contact Information
Wendell Phillips Center 240
Phone: 209.946.2922
Email:
Books and Book Chapters (85)
Books and contributions to books written by Dr. Ken Albala.