Shalon van Tine
Program: Ph.D. candidate
Field of Study: American History (fields: U.S. cultural & intellectual history, U.S. social & political history, film history)
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Mattson
Earned degrees: B.A. in Philosophy from Arizona State University; M.A. in Humanities from California State University; M.A. in World History from Norwich University
Research interests: I currently teach U.S. history, world history, history of science and technology, women’s history, and African American studies with University of Maryland, and I teach humanities courses for incarcerated students through California State University’s prison program. My current research focuses on late 20th-century politics, social movements, and cultural developments that influenced Generation X.
Recent Accomplishments
Awards & Funding
- Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Maryland Global Campus, August 2024 Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Maryland Global Campus, August 2023
- Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, Ohio University, July 2023
- Klinder Dissertation Fellowship, Ohio University, August 2023
Publications
- Book Chapter: “Red Noses and Squirting Roses.” In Warren Zevon and Philosophy: Beyond Reptile Wisdom. Edited by John E. MacKinnon. Chicago: Carus Books, 2023.
Conferences
- Conference Talk: “Techno-Optimism and Techno-Cynicism in the 1990s.” Presented at the Society for U.S. Intellectual History Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 2023.
Media
- Podcast Guest: “Excavating the Films of Ingmar Bergman.” Varn Vlog, July 2023.