Austin E. Loignon
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
601 S. NEDDERMAN DRIVE
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76019
Education
Ph.D. in Transatlantic History. University of Texas at Arlington—2019
Dissertation: Cornflakes, God, and Circumcision: John Harvey Kellogg and Transatlantic Health Reform
Committee: Thomas Adam (chair), Kathryne E. Beebe, Steven G. Reinhardt.
Comprehensive Exam Passed May 2016. Exam Fields: Intercultural Transfer, Relics and Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe, Honor and Violence in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe.
German Language Program. Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen—St. Peter am Hart, Austria. 2011
B.A. History. Southwestern Adventist University—Keene, TX. 2011
Teaching
Taught
HIST 1312—Survey of American History 1865 to Present.
Expertise
Contributing Scholar: German Heritage Corridor of Missouri (German Heritage Corridor Project). Initiated through The Missouri Humanities Council. Funded by the State of Missouri and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Presentations
“Bringing Light to the World: John Harvey Kellogg and Transatlantic Light Therapy.” The 17thAnnual Conference of the Transatlantic Studies Association, Dahlonega, Georgia. July 9-11, 2018.
“The National Body: John Harvey Kellogg and the American Nation as a Body.” The 13th Annual Graduate History Symposium at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 11-12, 2017.
“Eating God: The Medieval Eucharist and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg’s Pure Food.” The 58th Annual Missouri Conference on History at Columbia, Missouri. March 9-11, 2016.
“Pure Food, Pure Body: Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Food, Sex, and the Saints.” Medieval Graduate Symposium at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. March 3-4, 2016.
Publications
“Bringing Light to the World: John Harvey Kellogg and Transatlantic Light Therapy.” Journal of Transatlantic Studies, (forthcoming).
“Decades Across the Sea: An Assessment of the Movements and Workshops of Transatlantic History in the Past Two Decades.” The Yearbook of Transnational History, 2018.
Appointments
Assistant Editor. The Yearbook of Transnational History (Inaugural volume, 2018)—2016-on going
Lecturer. University of Texas at Arlington—Summer 2016
Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistant. University of Texas at Arlington—2013-2019
Writing Instructor. “Write Spot” Writing Center, Southwestern Adventist University—2009-2012
Awards
Doctoral Fellowship: University of Texas at Arlington—2013-2019
Presidential Scholarship: Southwestern Adventist University—2007-2011
Languages
German—Intermediate
Latin—Basic/Reading
Spanish—Basic/Reading
Italian—Basic/Reading
Service
Academic:
Assistant Editor. The Yearbook of Transnational History (Inaugural volume, 2018)—2016-on going
Planning Committee for The 17th Annual International Graduate Student Conference on Transatlantic History. University of Texas at Arlington, 2016.
Graduate Student Representative on the Executive Graduate Committee for the History Department. University of Texas at Arlington, 2014.
Academic References
Thomas Adam (Committee Chair/Supervising Professor)
Professor of Transatlantic History, University of Texas at Arlington
Website: www.tadamtransnationalhistory.com
Kathryne E. Beebe
Assistant Professor of Medieval History, University of Texas at Arlington
Website: https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/kathryne-beebe
Steven G. Reinhardt
Associate Professor of History, University of Texas at Arlington
Website: https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/steven-reinhardt
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