Dr Rebecca Stone
Associate Professor of US History
23/24 - Director of Student Experience (History and Politics)
Contact Details
Office: FAB 3.11
Office Hours (24/25): Wednesday, 10am-11am; Friday, 11am-12pm.
Research
My research focuses on the US presidency, with special attention to the intersection of personality and power. I focus on domestic policy including higher education policy in the mid-century US, with special attention paid to minority experiences. I also specialise in Cold War policies and consider how Cold War Foreign Policy impacts domestic policy and the lives of ordinary Americans. I am currently writing a book on US President Harry S. Truman's interest in and influence over the formation of education policy. I also research higher education pedagogies. In particular, I am researching the value of digiped tools and how the sector can better embed digital pedagogies into learning and teaching. I am the founder and co-lead of the Digital Pedagogy LibraryLink opens in a new window.
Academic Profile
2022 - Present: Associate Professor of US History, University of Warwick
2019 - 2022: Assistant Professor and Faculty Director of Student Experience, University of Warwick
2017 - 2019: Senior Teaching Fellow (Global Sustainable Development), University of Warwick
2015 - 2017: Teaching Fellow in US History, University of Warwick
2014 - 2015: Teaching Fellow in North American History, University of Birmingham
2010 - 2014: PhD American Studies, University of Birmingham
2009 - 2010: MPhil American Studies, University of Birmingham
2004 - 2008: BA(Hons) American Studies, University of Hull.
Teaching
- Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and Mid-Century America (HI2K7)
- History of the United States (HI111)
- Making of the Modern World (HI153)
-
How Did We Get to Where We Are Today? A Political History of the Contemporary World (HI2K1-30)
- Whiteness: An American History (HI3J9)
- Themes and Approaches to the Historical Study of Gender and Sexuality (HI996)
Online Content
Appearance on Midlands TodayLink opens in a new window discussing women Presidents and the shocking result of the 2016 US Election.
BBC One, 9th November 2016.
