Christopher C. Burkett
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Brief
vitae
Instructor of Political Science
and History,
Ashland University
Instructor, Master of
American History and Government Program, Ashland University
Associate Director, Master of American History and Government Graduate Program, Ashland University
Co-Instructor, Congressional Academy for American History and Civics, Washington, D.C.
Co-Instructor, Presidential
Academy for American History and Civics, Washington, D.C.
Faculty Appointments
AU Faculty Senate (2007-09 term)
AU College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee (2007-09 term)
AU College of Arts and Sciences Governance Review Committee (2006-08 and 2008-10 terms)
Faculty Advisor to Ashland University Student Senate (Fall 2006-present)
Department Assessment Coordinator (Spring 2007-present)
Awards and Nominations
Selected as Outstanding Male Faculty of the Year (2008 Leadership and
Service Awards)
Nominated for the Dr. Don Rhinehart Honor and Integrity Award (2008 Leadership and Service Awards)
Works Authored
Online lesson plans for high school History, Government and Civics teachers, as part of the
National Endowment for the Humanities’ EDSITEment program:
o Unit title: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
§ Lesson 1: The Road to the Constitutional Convention
§ Lesson 2: The Question of Representation at the 1787 Convention
§ Lesson 3: Creating the Office of the Presidency
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Lesson title:
“Retouching the Canvas”: The Creation of the Bill of Rights
o
Lesson title: The
“Inconsistency Not to Be Excused”: Slavery and the American
Founding
o Unit title: “Forming a More Perfect Union”: The Federalist and Anti-federalist
Debates on the Proposed Constitution
§ Lesson: “A Complete Consolidation”: The Anti-federalist Argument against the Extended Republic
§ Lesson: “Extending the Sphere”: The Federalist Defense of the Proposed Constitution
A chapter titled “The American Founding and
Conservative Foreign Policy Today,” in the book Modern
America and the Legacy of the Founding, edited by Ronald J. Pestritto and Thomas G. West
(Lexington Books, September 2006).
Book review of Freedom Reclaimed: Rediscovering the American Vision, by John E. Schwarz
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005), in Political Science Quarterly (Winter 2005-2006)
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Politics, University of Dallas, Institute of Philosophic Studies (January 2006)
o Dissertation: To Secure These Rights: National Security, Foreign Policy, and the Principles
of the American Founding
o Awards and Fellowships:
- Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Fellowship (2002-2004)
- Earhart Foundation Fellowship (2004-2005)
- Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Fellowship (2005-2006)
M.A. Politics, University of Dallas (December 2004)
B.A. with double major, History and Fine Art, 1996, Ashland University
- Class of 1996-97 Valedictorian, summa cum laude
- Political Science/History Academic Honors Senior Award (1996-97)
- Outstanding History Senior Award (1995-96)
- Outstanding History Senior Award (1996-97)
- Academic Hall of Fame, School of Arts and Humanities (1996-97)
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