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Derek Larson
Contact Information:
Office: New Science 118
Phone: (320) 363-3247
dlarson@csbsju.edu
Place of Birth:
Federal Republic of Germany; raised in Oregon
Educational Information:
- Ph.D. - Indiana University, 2001
- MA - History, Indiana University, 1995
- MA - Religion, Yale University Divinity School, 1993
- BA - History and Religious Studies, Lewis and Clark College, 1990
Academic Interests:
- 20th c. US, Environmental History
- American West
- popular culture
- interdisciplinary environmental studies (I hold a joint appointment in both History and Env. Studies, which I chair)
Courses Taught:
- HIST 152: American Experience
- HIST 357: United States From World War I to 1960
- HIST 360: U.S. Environmental History
- HIST 399: Senior Thesis
Story:
I came to CSB/SJU in 1998 while finishing my dissertation because they were searching for someone to teach 20th century US environmental history, which is my primary interest. I became chair of Environmental Studies in 2001 and have divided my time between the two departments since then. Prior to CSB/SJU I taught at Indiana University and Butler University. Before I started teaching I worked in archives (municipal and academic) and was a partner in a historic preservation consulting firm.
Hobbies:
kids, travel, books, playing music, fishing, woodworking, cooking
Publications:
Monthly columnist for the St. Cloud Times; recently guest edited a conservation themed issue of Journal of the West.