Kelly Woestman
Kelly A. Woestman
Areas of Specialization
- 20th Century US
- Local
- Oral
- US Diplomatic
Education
- Ph.D., University of North Texas, Texas, U.S.A., 1993
American History – Diplomatic History, Local History, Oral History, Borderlands, Teacher Education - M.A., Pittsburg State University, Kansas, U.S.A., 1986
History - B.S.Ed., Pittsburg State University, Kansas, U.S.A.
Political Science with Collateral Areas in American and World History
Courses Taught
- Modern America, 1912-1941
- Modern America, 1941-1968
- Modern America Since 1968
- US As A Superpower
- Techniques for Teaching Middle and Secondary Social Studies
Areas of Interest
Research Interests
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL), including incorporating technology, has been a focus of my research most of my career. Currently, Dr. Woestman is doing more work on the Common Core [http://www.corestandards.org/]. Dr. Woestman is also a student of the U.S. Presidency having written her dissertation on Harry S Truman and the creation of the post-presidency.
Service Interests
The Archivist of the United States appointed Dr. Woestman to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Electronic Records Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration [https://www.archives.gov/era/acera]. Dr. Woestman was elected to several offices in the international organization, H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online [http://www.h-net.org] and has been active in other regional and national historical and educational organizations.
Dr. Kelly Woestman
University Professor of History/Local, Oral, and Diplomatic History; 20th Century USA
University Professor of History/Local, Oral, and Diplomatic History; 20th Century USA
Phone: (620) 235-4316
Office: 403 Russ Hall