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Katherine Bates

Hometown:

Burlington, CT

Previous Education:

Bachelors in Anthropology, minor in East Asian Studies, Central 2023

Academic and Research Interests:

East and Southeast Asian History/Culture, Queer History/Culture, Immigration, Transnational History/Culture, Internet History/Culture

Career Interests:

Museum Education

Contact Email:

batesk@my.ccsu.edu

Dave Carter

Hometown:

Groton

Previous Education:

History/Educational Studies

Personal Interests:

Outdoor adventures, sports and generalized nerd interests

Academic and Research Interests:

Maritime American History & Medieval European

Career Interest:

Museum Education

Contact email:

d.carter1@my.ccsu.edu

Denise Davies

Hometown:

New London

Previous Education:

BA Anthropology and Asian Studies

Personal Interest:

Nature, hiking, reading, traveling and learning about different cultures

Academic & Research Interests:

I am not decided, but probably similar to career interests

Career Interests:

Archives, museums, library, natural history and Japan

Contact:

d.davies@my.ccsu.edu

Jay Guberman

Hometown:

Bridgeport, CT

Previous Education:

Sacred Heart University, BA History

Yale University Graduate School, Dept Near East Languages & Lits (special studies)

New York University GSAS, MA Middle East Studies (Arabic Language & Islamic Studies)

Personal Interests:

Travel, family time, cycling, genealogy among other activities

Academic and Research Interests:

Ancient Numismatics of the Middle East and Asia, the impact of disease on human history and human response, cross cultural communications and cross pollination throughout history, interest in the James Burke approach to history as reflected in his old PBS series “Connections”.

Thesis or Capstone Title:

Draft title “Chinese American Relations as reflected in transnational adoption in the late 20th and early 21st centuries”

Career Interests:

As an older student nearing retirement, I am considering a number of options which includes teaching or tutoring part-time, as my second act. This might also include restarting my freelance writing pursuits which I had to give up years ago for lack of time to meet deadlines due to work responsibilities which will not be an issue at some point in the near future.

Contact Email:

Gubermanj@my.ccsu.edu

Jack Halpin

Hometown:

Glastonbury, CT

Previous Education:

Babson College - Bachelors of Science in Business Administration; Concentration in Historical and Political Studies

Academic & Research Interests:

Nationalism, Intellectual History, Political History, Foreign Relations

Thesis or Capstone Title:

The National(ist) Consensus: The U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment and European Nationalism, 1922-1941

Career Interests:

Energy Policy, Regulatory and Governmental Affairs

Email Address:

jack.halpin@my.ccsu.edu

Virginia (Ginger) Jewell

Hometown:

Manchester, CT

Previous Education:

BA Secondary Education Social Studies; Masters - Educational Computing; EdS Educational Leadership; Ed.D Applications of Technology to Education

Personal Interests:

Golf and travel

Academic and Research Interests:

Eastern Religions

Thesis or Capstone Title:

Undecided

Career Interests:

Museum work

Contact Email:

jewellv@my.ccsu.edu

Kyra Laiuppa

Hometown:

Bloomfield, CT

Previous Education:

Secondary Education and History B.A.S at Salve Regina University

Personal Interests:

Arts & Crafts (jewelry, sewing and painting), spa days/self-care and tea parties

Academics & Research Interests:

Irish/Irish American history. Aerospace and preserving individual histories

Career Interests:

Museum Educator/CEO

Email Contact:

laiuppaka@my.ccsu.edu

Nick McCarthy

Hometown:

Stratford, CT

Previous Education:

Fairfield University

Personal Interests:

Chess (casually) and running

Academic & Research Interests:

Colonial/Revolutionary America

Career Interests:

Museum/Archival

Contact Email:

n.mccarthy@my.ccsu.edu

Leah Sullivan Meyer

Hometown:

Middletown, CT

Previous Education:

BA College of the Holy Cross

Personal Interests:

Outdoor activities- hiking, kayaking and theater going

Academic & Research Interests:

Social & Economic history, New England history and West Indies trade

Contact Email:

Leah.meyer@my.ccsu.edu

Lukasz Pliszka

Hometown-

Newington, CT

Previous Education:

BA in Secondary Education, History ‘2021; Master of Arts in History (in progress)

Personal Interests:

Video games, hiking/biking, landscaping, BBQ/grilling and a Star Wars fan

Academic and Research Interests:

Transatlantic Trade System, Colonial North America + Latin and South America, Post Revolution Europe, World War I & II, Cold War

Thesis or Capstone Title:

In progress: “Connecticut: The Supplier of the Slave System”

Career Interests:

High School Social Studies teacher; Associate Professor- Community College

Contact Email:

Lukasz.pliszka@my.ccsu.edu

Brayton Price

Hometown:

Virginia Beach, VA

Previous Education:

Portland Community College and Portland State University

Personal Interests:

Dog walking, reading science fiction, looking out for new hobbies

Academic and Research Interests:

History of childhood and youth culture

Thesis or Capstone Title:

Experiment in Play: The Historical Context of Hartford Playgrounds

Career Interests:

Museum educator and historical researcher

Contact Email:

braytonprice@my.ccsy.edu

Andrew Sistrand

Hometown:

Bethany, CT

Married to Mickie 50 years!

Previous Education:

BA in Creative Writing, Charter Oak State College; attended School of Visual Arts, NYC, studied illustration; attended Norwalk State Technical College, studied Architectural Engineering Technology; studied woodworking and metalworking with master craftsmen.

Academic and Research Interests:

Early trades and industries, local histories, American religious history and local Art history

Thesis or Capstone Title:

My capstone project is a GPS automobile tour that follows the route of the old Straits Turnpike Road, which was a toll road operated by a private company from 1797-1854, running from New Haven to Litchfield. The tour will be narrated and each talking point will be triggered when the automobile enters the GPS geofencing zone. Each talking point will describe a geographical and/or local history point of interest, with the aim of constructing a picture of what life was like during that time period, when so much was happening- the growth of industry, westward migration, religious revivals, and lively politics. The tour will be named something like “The Life and Times of Straits Turnpike.”

Career Interests:

My career will be as an independent public historian. I enjoy putting together newsletters and Power Point presentations and writing local history articles.

Contact Email:

Andrew.sistrand@my.ccsu.edu

Website:

Bethanyconnecticuthistory.com

Patricia Wallace

Hometown:

Born in Washington D.C., lives in New Haven, CT

Previous Education:

B.A., Albertus Magnus College, M.S.S.W., Columbia University

Personal Interests:

Family and neighborhood history

Academic and Research Interests:

Parks, social justice, community and woman in the U.S.

Career Interests:

Neighborhood history; park history and woman’s history

Contact Email:

P.Wallace@my.ccsu.edu

Charles Wiltsie

Hometown:

Middletown, CT

Previous Education:

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Personal Interests:

Travel/family

Academic & Research Interests:

Researching “Common People” in North America and migration patterns on the Eastern (Atlantic) colonial seaboard from Prince Edward Island to Mississippi from 1635-1835.

Thesis or Capstone Title:

Dutch migration to New Netherland

Career Interests:

Discovering unindexed primary documents related to genealogy

Contact Email:

c.wiltsie@my.ccsu.edu

Neal DiBlase

Hometown:

Milford,CT

Previous Education:

Bachelor of Science in History for Secondary Education, CCSU '25

Personal Interests:

Journaling, hiking, old technology & music

Academic & Research Interests:

Information & communication technologies

Thesis or Capstone Title:

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Career Interests:

Anything that gives me an opportunity to learn and support my community!

Contact Email:

n.diblase@my.ccsu.edu

Rich Bovey

Hometown:

Killingworth, CT

Previous Education:

BA History CCSU

Personal Interests:

Fishing, hiking, cooking

Academic & Research Interests:

World History, Atlantic History, Physical Anthropology, and Archaeology

Thesis or Capstone Title:

/history/current-grad-students/XXX

Career Interests:

I would like to find a position at a cultural or historical site somewhere in Southern Connecticut.

Contact Email:

rbovey@my.ccsu.edu

Kevin Flood

Hometown:

West Hartford, CT

Previous Education:

B.A., Communication Arts, University of Hartford

Personal Interests:

Volunteering

Academic & Research Interests:

20th Century history, Irish and Irish American history, civics

Thesis or Capstone Title:

/history/current-grad-students/XXX

Career Interests:

Writing books

Contact Email:

Kflood@my.ccsu.edu

David Majeski

Hometown:

Chesire, CT

Previous Education:

University of Connecticut

Personal Interests:

History and Travel

Academic & Research Interests:

World War II and Irish History

Thesis or Capstone Title:

/history/current-grad-students/XXX

Career Interests:

Undetermined

Contact Email:

d.majeski@my.ccsu.edu

Patrick Daly

Hometown:

Cambridge, Ma and currently lives in West Hartford, CT.

Previous Education:

B.A. In history from Providence College in 1966. After a four-year stint in the US Marine Corps, received a J.D from Boston College Law School. Followed by a 37-year career as a labor/employment lawyer, retired in 2010.

Personal Interests:

Life-long interest in reading, especially history.

Academic & Research Interests:

Pursuing a MA at CCSU for personal reasons.

Thesis or Capstone Title:

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Career Interests:

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Contact Email:

daly2012@my.ccsu.edu

Nathan Botting

Hometown:

East Haddam, CT

Previous Education:

Associate’s in history at Middlesex Community College, Bachelor's at Eastern Connecticut State University, currently enrolled at Southern Columbia University for a Bachelors in Fire Administration.

Personal Interests:

Carpentry, the outdoors, sports.

Academic & Research Interests:

Interested in World War I and II

Thesis or Capstone Title:

/history/current-grad-students/XXX

Career Interests:

Currently a volunteer and career firefighter, would like to become a professor and teach at a university.

Contact Email:

n.botting@my.ccsu.edu