Orion Alexander Teal

Orion Alexander Teal Department of History and Geography Missouri Western State University Popplewell Hall 115E, St. Joseph, MO Phone: (919) 323-5724 E-Mail: orion.teal@gmail.com Education Ph.D., History, 2012 Dissertation: Building a Better World: Youth, Radicalism, and the Politics of Space in New York City, 1945-1965 Fields of Specialization: Modern United States History; Urban History; Race in the Americas M.A., History, 2007 MA Thesis Chapters: Building for a Better World : Camp Wo-Chi-Ca as Leftist Social Space, 1945-1950 ; Taking Custody of the Movement: Anticommunism, Civil Rights, and the Battle over the Ingram Boys B.A., History Reed College, 2004 Thesis: One more S in the USA : Soviet Internationalism and American Communists, 1919-1945 Teaching and Professional Experience Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, MO Department of History and Geography Fall 2014-Present Assistant Professor Designed curriculum, exams, and assignments; developed and delivered lectures; and assessed work of 130-150 students per semester in the following courses: o HIS 140: US History to 1865 One section per semester, Fall 2014-Spring 2016 o HIS 150: US History Since 1865 Two sections per semester, Fall 2014-Spring 2016. Three sections per semester, Fall 2016, including one section administered online through Moodle Learning Management System o HIS 330: Recent American History Citizen and State (Fall 2014) Rise of the Modern Consumer (Fall 2015) Social Movements and Society (Fall 2016) o HIS 370: Latin American History (Spring 2016) o HIS 398: African American History Since 1865 (Spring 2015) o HIS 450: Independent Study in History Oral History Practicum (Spring 2015) Museum Studies Internship (Spring, Summer, and Fall 2016) Public History Internship (Fall 2016) Advised 15 history majors per semester on course of study, graduate school, and careers Developed internship program with local museums and city departments

Department of History Fall 2011-Spring 2014 Visiting Assistant Professor / Instructor Developed assignments, delivered lectures, and assessed work of 30-80 students per semester in the following courses: o HIST 103-01: Family and Society in the Modern United States (Fall 2010) o HIST 110D / Public Policy 116D: Intro to Law and Governance (Fall 2013) o HIST 177S: Meanings of Freedom in America (Spring 2014) o HIST 179S: Capitalism and its Critics (Fall 2013; Spring 2013) o HIST 190S / International Studies 190S: Transnational Social Movements (Fall 2012) o HIST 341: Origins of Corporate America: US History, 1877-1914 (Spring 2014) o HIST 342: Origins of Modern America: US History, 1914-1941 (Fall 2012) o HIST 378 / Public Policy 203: The 1960s: History and Policy (Spring 2013) William Peace University Raleigh, NC Department of Liberal Studies Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Adjunct Instructor Designed exams and assignments; developed and delivered lectures; and, assessed work of 25-40 students per semester in the following courses: o HIST 201: US History to 1877 (Fall 2011) o HIST 202: US History since 1877 (Spring 2012) o HIST 399: World History 1945-present (Spring 2012) Rubenstein Special Collections Library Fall 2010-Summer 2011 Reference Intern Provided online and in-person reference to dozens of patrons per week Learned archival best practices and maintained circulation databases Center for Documentary Studies Spring 2010 Visiting Assistant Professor / Instructor Designed oral history practicum and assignments; developed and delivered lectures on oral history theory and practice; assessed work of 12 students in: o DOCS 110S / HIST 128S: Introduction to Oral History (Spring 2010) Department of History Spring 2006-Fall 2008 Teaching Assistant Led discussion sections, guest lectured, and assessed assignments for 25-40 students per semester in the following courses: o HIST 130: American Dreams / American Realities (Spring 2006) o HIST 113 / Public Policy 113: The 1960s: History and Policy (Fall 2008) o HIST 111: Modern America, US History Since 1940 (Fall 2008) o HIST 158/ECON 122: American Business History (Fall 2007) 2

Writing Program Fall 2007 Tutor Led over 100 meetings with undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines Provided written and oral assessment for diverse student writing, from course assignments and reports to grant applications and cover letters Developed writing guides for history and critical thinking Department of Athletics Fall 2005-Fall 2007 Student Athlete Tutor Worked one-on-one and in small groups to assure student athletes success in history courses by providing supplemental instruction, leading skill-building exercises, and workshopping papers Scholarship Publications Teal, Orion. The Moral Economy of Radical Interracial Summer Camping, in Michael Ezra, ed., The Economic Civil Rights Movement: African Americans and the Struggle for Economic Power. New York: Routledge Publishing, 2013. Teal, Orion. Anticommunism ; Angelo Herndon ; William L. Patterson ; National Negro Congress ; Progressive Party of 1948 ; Soviet Union in Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896-2005: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. In progress Teal, Orion. Taking Custody of the Movement: Civil Rights, Social Welfare, and the Battle over the Ingram Boys. (Article submitted for review May 1, 2016; Revising for resubmission) Teal, Orion. Between Two Worlds: Youth, Radicalism, and the Politics of Space in Cold War New York. (Manuscript) Teal, Orion. The-Not-So-Silent-Generation : City College s Smith Act Speaker Ban Protests and the Origins of the New Left. (Article) Book Reviews Teal, Orion. Review of Catherine Fosl s Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, Vol. 14 (April, 2006). 3

Conference Presentations Searching for a Progressive Jewish Identity after the Demise of the JPFO American Jewish Studies, San Diego, California, December 18-20, 2016. Navigating Political and Racial Otherness at Downtown Community School, 1944-1968. History of Education Society Annual Meeting. Providence, Rhode Island, November 3-6, 2016. Finding Academic Freedom on Cold War Campuses during the post-wwii Red Scare. Mid- America American Studies Association Meeting. University of Kansas, March 4-5, 2016. Children, Inequality, and Radicalism in Cold War America. Labor and Working-Class History Association / Working Class Studies Association Annual Meeting. Georgetown University, May 28-31, 2015. Staging Dissent: Children s Performances of Radical Identities in Cold War New York. American Studies Association Annual Meeting, November 6-9, 2014. Performing Civil Rights at Camp Kinderland During the Cold War. Blacks, Jews, and Social Justice in America, Brandeis University Department of American Studies, June 10-12, 2014. Youth, Generational Divides, and the Geography of the New York Left, 1945-1965. Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting. April 10-13, 2014. Ain t Gonna Study War No More : Children s Anti-war Visual and Material Culture During the Early Cold War. Society for the History of Childhood and Youth, Columbia University, June 25, 2011. Childhood Experiences of Political Repression. Lived Experience of the State,, April 25, 2011. Living Democracy: Youth, Race, and Radical Summer Camping in New York, 1945-1965." Center for the United States and the Cold War, Tamiment Library, New York University. March 11, 2010. Little Worlds Lost: Radical Summer Camps and the Politics of Space in New York City, 1945-1960. Labor and Working-Class History Association. Roosevelt University, May 29, 2009. Taking Custody of the Movement: Civil Rights, Anticommunism, and the Battle for the Ingram Boys. Civil Rights Century: The NAACP at 100, Johns Hopkins University, February 7, 2009. Invited Talks Suppose They Were Yours : Ethnic Pluralism, Black Freedom, and the Battle over the Ingram Boys. Providence College Department of American Studies, November 3, 2016. 4

Presidential Greatness: A Missouri Western Roundtable on the 2016 Election. October 26, 2016. Gender Inequality Workshop. Women s History Month Presentation, Missouri Western State University. March 21, 2016. Before Selma: A Long View of African American Voting Rights. Black History Month Presentation, Missouri Western State University. February 3, 2015. To Build a Living Democracy : Race, Radicalism, and Summer Camps in the Postwar United States. Peace College Faculty Focus. February 29, 2012. Grants, Fellowships, and Awards Faculty Development Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Missouri Western University, Fall 2014-Fall 2016 (Three separate awards totaling $2700) Reference Services Internship, Rubenstein Library,, Fall 2010-Spring 2011 (Tuition, fees, and stipend of $21,000) Finalist, Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 2010-2011 Travel Grant, Center for the United States and the Cold War, New York University, Fall 2009 ($2000) Summer Research Fellowship, Graduate School, Summer 2008; Summer 2006 ($1500) Richard Watson Fellowship, Department of History,, Spring 2008 (Tuition, fees, and stipend of $8000) Service Department Service Internship Coordinator, Spring 2016-present Supervise student internships Develop internship program documentation, assessment, and best practices Build relationships with area museums, city departments, and heritage organizations Chair Recruitment Committee, Spring 2015-present Develop promotional materials to raise profile of the departments of History & Geography and Philosophy & Religion on campus and in the community to assist recruitment 5

Teacher Education Committee, Fall 2015-present Maintain and improve the quality of the History with Teacher Certification program in conjunction with the Department of Education Assist students in preparing for examinations and student teaching Monitor and adjust program assessment criteria for accreditation Western Excellence Awards Committee, Fall 2014-present Select and award scholarships for students based on merit Syllabi / Peer Review Committee, Fall 2014- Spring 2015 Establish procedures for peer review of teaching University Service Faculty Senate Salary Committee, 2016-present Develop policy for cost-of-living raises for full and part-time faculty Faculty Advisor Minorities in Power, Missouri Western State University, Spring 2015-Fall 2016 Advise student organization devoted to empowering students of color through campus and community service Professional Service Section Leader AP US History, Educational Testing Service, May 31 - June 7, 2016 Supervise 10-12 remote scorers per session Provide training and guidance for applying scoring rubrics consistently Chair Labor in the Heartland. Mid-America American Studies Association Meeting. University of Kansas, March 4-5, 2016 Chair and Comment Industry and the Environment. Mid-America Conference on History, McKendree University, September 11, 2015 Scorer AP US History Online Pilot, Educational Testing Service, August 12-14, 2016 Scored over 700 short answer responses to assist ETS in piloting a new online platform Reader - AP US History, Educational Testing Service, Louisville, KY, June 1-7, 2015 Score several thousand short answer responses on AP exams Reader - AP US History, Educational Testing Service, Louisville, KY, June 4-9, 2012 Score hundreds of essay responses on AP exams Chair and Comment Controlling Public, Urban Space. Taking Up Space: An Interdisciplinary Conference., January 29, 2010 6

Graduate Faculty Committee, Spring 2009 and Spring 2010 Participated in monthly meetings to revise the graduate program Served as liaison between the history faculty and Graduate Student Association President History Graduate Student Association. Spring 2010 Facilitated meetings of 60-member student advocacy organization. Co-convener Triangle Labor and Civil Rights Working Group, May 2007-2010 Planned and facilitated monthly meetings on diverse topics to forge relationships between scholars and local activists sponsored by the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) Chair New Approaches to Race and Ethnicity. Bridging Divides: A Workshop on Works-in- Progress,, March 2, 2007 Chair and Comment Politics, Education, and Culture in the Cold War. North Carolina History Undergraduate Thesis Writers Conference,, April 8, 2006 Chair Mapping the Transnational. Method and Meaning: A Workshop in Historical Approach and Interpretation,, March 31, 2006 Community Service Secretary Burch Avenue Neighborhood Association, 2007-2014 Kept records and minutes of all board and membership meetings for 200+ member organization Memberships Organization of American Historians Labor and Working Class History Association History of Education Society Association for Jewish Studies Society for the History of Childhood and Youth Technical Skills Proficient user of Microsoft business software, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint Working knowledge of Learning Management Systems Blackboard, Sakai, and Moodle Familiarity with data visualization tools, including Voyant, Timeline JS, and open mapping software Versed in web-based publishing platforms, such as WordPress Familiarity with video and audio recording devices and software Reading knowledge of Spanish 7

References Sarah Deutsch, Ph.D. Professor of History 326 Carr Building 27708 (919) 684-2602 sarah.deutsch@duke.edu James Okapal, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy Chair, Departments of History and Geography, and Philosophy and Religion Missouri Western State University Popplewell Hall 114B Saint Joseph, MO 64507 (816) 271-4155 jokapal@missouriwestern.edu David Kratz Mathies, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Missouri Western State University Popplewell Hall 115D Saint Joseph, MO 64507 (816) 271-4579 dmathies@missouriwestern.edu 8