Dr. Nicolas Hoffmann

Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

  • Began August 2013, December 2016
    • Passed Oral and Written Exams May 2016
  • Major Field: 19th and 20th Century United States History
    • Focus: Medical History
  • Minor Field: Southern History
  • Minor Field: British Imperial History
  • Dissertation: Dysentery and Defeat: Reassessing the Person in the Civil War
    • Completed: 2018, defended 2019.

Masters of Arts in Teaching, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

  • Graduated 2011
  • Concentration: Secondary Social Studies Education

Masters of Arts, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

  • Graduated 2010
  • Concentration: United States History
  • Non–Thesis Option:
    • Comprehensive Written Exam Topics: United States Cultural History and Early United States History
    • Graduate Committee: Ian Fletcher, Charles Steffen, Wendy Venet

Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, OH

  • Graduated 2007
  • Major: European History
    • Senior Thesis: Churchill and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
    • Thesis Advisor: David Fahey
  • Minor: European Area Studies (accomplished while studying at the Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center in Differdange, Luxembourg)
  • Minor: Political Science
  • Thematic Sequence: Film Studies
  • Thematic Sequence: Computer Science

Honors and Awards

  • Georgia State University Dissertation Grant (2017)
  • Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Teacher (2012)

Teacher Certifications, Georgia State Teacher Certification

  • POLITICAL SCIENCE (6-12) [FLD756]                  
    • Date Earned:  12/16/2010
    • Expiration Date: 06/30/2020
    • Level: 5
  • HISTORY (6-12) [FLD755]
    • Date Earned:  12/16/2010
    • Expiration Date: 06/30/2020
    • Level: 5

Employment

Marist School, Atlanta, GA

  • 2018-Present
    • Social Studies Educator
      • Teaches AP World (2018-2020), AP US History (2020-Present), Honors American Experiment (2019-Present), Podcasting and Critical Thinking (2019-Present), Social Studies Seminar: American Civil War (2022-Present).
    • Podcasting Club Mentor (2019-Present)
    • Emmaus Retreat Mentor (2020-2022)
    • Marist Parents Club Mini Grant Winner (2018-19)
    • Podcasting
      • Marist Podcast Experiment (2019-Present)
      • Tales from the Social Studies Department (2022-Present)
      • Required Reading (2020-Present)
        • Charted in 10 nations in 2021, including top 200 in United States and top 750 Globally

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

  • 2015-2018
  • Part-Time Instructor of United States History
    • Teaches courses of United States History, Post-1877 (History 2112), United States History, Colonialism to Reconstruction (History 2111), Online History 2112 (QM Certified)

Dudeletter Podcasting

  • 2014-Present
  • Consultant Podcaster
    • Upcoming Projects
    • Previous Clients
      • GAH On Air: Podcast of Georgia Association of Historians
      • GSMA Mobile World Congress Orientation Podcasts (12/2015, 1/2016, 12/2016, 1/2107)
    • On-Going Projects
      • Doomed to Repeat (Fall 2016-2018): Co-Hosting with Dr. Alex Cummings (Georgia State University and Tropics of Meta)
      • Myopia Movies (2014-Present) Top 50 in US in 2021
    • Marist Podcasting Experiment (2018-Present)
    • Former Projects
      • Mission Briefing (2016-2018)
    • Guest/Panelist
      • Prof. Buzzkill
      • Earth Station One
      • Geekly Oddcast

The Weber School, Sandy Springs, GA

  • 2014-2015
  • Social Studies Educator
    • Taught AP Psychology, AP United States History, and Economics
    • Investment (Economics) Club Sponsor

Oak Mountain Academy, Carrollton, GA

  • 2008 –2014
  • Upper School Lead Teacher (2011 – 2014)
    • Wrote Curriculum Map during reaccreditation process for SAIS.
    • Coordinated all club schedules for meeting and organization
    • Operated Technology Committee
    • Met regularly with Deans and Headmaster as administrator
    • Redesigned Social Studies Curriculum
    • Selected Governor’s Honors Representatives
  • Social Studies Educator
    • Taught Ancient Civilizations (four years), Modern Civilizations (four years), United States History (five years), AP United States History (five years), Economics (six years), Government (three years), Psychology (one year), American Post War Cultural Studies (one year), and World History (two years)
  • Clubs and Extracurricular
    • Student Government Sponsor 2009 – 10, 2012 – Present
    • Fencing Club Sponsor and Coach 2010–Present
    • Spring Break Travel Abroad Sponsor, Coordinator, and Chaperone
      • April 2011 – Paris and Rome (22 travelers)
      • April 2013 – Berlin and Prague (14 travelers)
      • April 2014 – London and Paris (5 travelers)

Academic and Professional Experience

Conferences

  • Embracing and Developing Digital Humanities, Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting and Conference. Mercer University, Macon, GA. Roundtable Panelist. (2018)
  • Women, Reform, and War: How the Civil War put Women in Charge, Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting and Conference. Georgia Highlands College, Rome, GA. Presenter. (2016)
  • Bandages Over Bullets: The Civil War’s Medical Side, Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting and Conference. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Presenter. (2014)
  • Midnights in Mascara: Rocky Horror and Niche Culture, New Voices Conference: Origins, Identity, and Authenticity. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Presenter. (2014)
  • Dysentery and Defeat: A Tragic Medical History of the Civil War, Atlanta Graduate Student Conference in U.S. History, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Presenter. (2013)
  • Systemic Risk: Teaching Economics in Unstable Times, Georgia Independent School Association Annual Conference, Woodward Academy, Atlanta, GA. Presenter.(2013)
  • Disease Detectives, Georgia Independent School Association Annual Conference, Atlanta International School, Atlanta, GA. Presenter. (2012)
  • Inside the War Room: Teaching with War Games in Government Classroom, Georgia Independent School Association Annual Conference, Holy Spirit Prep School, Atlanta, GA. Presenter. (2010)
  • Teaching with War: Current Events in High School Government, Georgia Independent School Association Annual Conference, Presenter, Darlington School, Rome, GA. (2009)

Talks and Guest Lectures

  • Guest Lecture: Podcasting and the Digital Humanities. Theory and Practice of Digital History (HIST 8885 – CRN 16720) Invited by Dr. Alex Sayf Cummings (Mar 2017)
  • Commencement Address for 2016 Graduation Exercises. Oak Mountain Academy, Carrollton, Georgia. (May 2016)
  • Guest Lecture: Podcasting and the Digital Humanities. Theory and Practice of Digital History (HIST 8885 – CRN 16720) Invited by Dr. Alex Sayf Cummings (Mar 2016)
  • Bandages Over Bullets: The Civil War’s Medical Side, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Kennesaw Chapter. (Jan 2010)
  • One Sided: How Nutrition and Mosquitoes Lost the South The War, Daughters of Confederate Veterans, Kennesaw Chapter. (Jan 2010)
  • Sectionalism and the Creation of a Confederate State. Daughters of Confederate Veterans, Kennesaw Chapter. (Sep 2009)
  • Robert E. Lee, Paternal General. Daughters of Confederate Veterans, Kennesaw Chapter. (Jan 2009)
  • Athens’ Three Barreled Cannon. Daughters of Confederate Veterans, Kennesaw Chapter. (Oct 2008)

Papers and Submissions

  • “Introducing Doomed to Repeat, the Podcast with a Toothache in Its Heel.” Tropics of Meta: Historiography for the Masses. http://www.tropicsofmeta.com/. (Mar 2, 2017)
  • “Review of Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South.” The Georgia Historical Quarterly. Fall 2016 Edition.
  • “The Women’s Rights Movement in Antebellum America.” The American YAWP: A Free and Online, Collaboratively Built American History Textbook. (Published online http://www.americanyawp.com/text/10-religion-and-reform/).
  • “Dog Days Classics: Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Tropics of Meta: Historiography for the Masses. http://www.tropicsofmeta.com/ (Sep 26, 2013)
  • “Dysentery and Defeat: A Tragic Medical History of the Civil War.” Seminar in 19th Century American History. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (2009)

Podcasting and Digital Humanities Projects

  • “Doomed to Repeat: A Podcast with a Toothache in its Heel.” An ongoing history podcast. A Tropics of Meta and Dudeletter Production https://soundcloud.com/doomedtorepeat. (First Season Completed September 2017)
  • “GAH On Air.” A Podcast for the Georgia Association of Historians. A collaboration between the Georgia Association of Historian and Dudeletter Podcasting. http://www.gahistorians.org/ (Feb 2016).
  • “GSMA Mobile World Congress Orientation Tours Podcast.” A podcasting production for GSMA’s annual Congress in Barcelona. A Dudeletter Production, available through their application. (December 2015-January 2016, December 2016-January 2017)
  •  “Myopia: Defend Your Childhood.” A Nostalgia and Movies Podcast.  A production of Dudeletter Podcasting and a member of the ESO Network. http://myopia.dudeletter.com/ (Started July 2014)

Projects (On Going)

  • Hoffmann on History (2013-Present):  A blog that addresses good uses of history in podcasts and other digital humanities. http://www.hoffmannonhistory.com/

Languages

  • French (Reading and Conversational)
  • Spanish (Reading)

 Affiliations

  • American Historical Association
  • Society of Civil War Historians
  • The Georgia Association of Historians
  • Association of American Medical Historians
  • National Eagle Scout Association