Robert J. Turpin, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae / 4

Robert J. Turpin, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

2010 Fairview Road Department of History

Campbellsville, KY 42718 University of Kentucky

Phone: (502) 594 2032 Lexington, KY 40502

Email: Phone: (859) 257- 6861

EDUCATION

2013 Ph.D., History, University of Kentucky

Dissertation: “Our Best Bet is the Boy”: A Cultural History of Bicycle Marketing and Consumption in the United States, 1890-1960

2009 M.A., History, University of Kentucky

2002 B.A., History, May 2002 University of Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2014 University of Kentucky, Part-Time Instructor

2013 Campbellsville University, Adjunct Instructor

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Kentucky

Sport & Society in the Modern World (Summer 2013, Summer 2014)

U.S. History 1877-Present (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2013)

U.S History through 1876 (Spring 2012, Spring 2013)

Campbellsville University

U.S. History 1877-Present (Fall 2013)

PUBLICATIONS

2014 “Bicycles and Juvenile Masculinity during World War I” manuscript under review for an upcoming special journal issue of Women’s Studies Quarterly on “The Child”

2014 “Our Best Bet is the Boy: Bicycle Advertising Campaigns after World War I” in Bicycle History: Proceedings of the 22nd International Cycling History Conference: Paris, France May 2011. San Francisco, CA Poole, Van der Plas; Chris Lloyd [distributor], Forthcoming.

2014 “Designing Transformation: The Bicycle as a Child’s Toy, 1925-1940” in the International Journal of Sport & Society, Forthcoming.

2012 Encyclopedia Entry: “Cycling, USA & Canada” in Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice; ABC Clio, 2012.

2011 Book Review: Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan. Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, The Olympic Boycott, and The Cold War. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Journal of Sport History 38, no. 2 (Summer 2011).

AWARDS, GRANTS, and FELLOWSHIPS

2013 Sport & Society Graduate Scholar Award

2013 University of Kentucky Graduate School Research Assistantship

2011 George C. Herring Research Fellowship – University of Kentucky

2011 University of Kentucky Graduate School Research Assistantship

2010 Roberta J. Park Graduate Student Assistantship – North American Society for Sport History

2008 Outstanding Graduate Essay Prize – 18th Annual Bluegrass Symposium

2004 IOLTA Fellowship – Kentucky Bar Association

2003 Brandeis School of Law Leadership Scholarship

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Papers Presented

2013 “Designing Transformation: The Bicycle as a Child’s Toy, 1925-1940” presented at the 4th International Conference of Sport & Society. Chicago, IL.

2011 "Our Best Bet is the Boy: Bicycle Advertising Campaigns after World War I" presented at the 22nd Annual International Cycling History Conference. Paris, France.

2011 “Storming The Peloton: A Social History of Black Cyclists in the U.S.” presented at the 35th Annual National Council for Black Studies. Cincinnati, OH.

2010 "Our Best Bet is the Boy: Bicycle Advertising Campaigns after World War I" presented at the 38th Annual Convention of the North American Society for Sport History. Orlando, FL.

2009 “Unsteady Wheelmen: Cycling and Manhood in the Progressive Era” presented at the Ohio Valley History Conference. Richmond, KY.

2008 “Pudding in a Cloud: Why the Sport of Cycling is White” presented at the 18th Annual Bluegrass Symposium. Lexington, KY.

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

2014 H-Net (H-Sport) – Editor of “Theses and Dissertations in Progress List”

2014 International Journal of Sport & Society – Associate Editor

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

2014 Campbellsville Independent Schools 21st Century Grant for Healthy Living

2014 Campbellsville Trail Town Coalition

2013 Bicycle Friendly Campbellsville

2013 University of Kentucky Cycling Team

COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH

U.S. History

African-American History

Sport & Society

World Civilization

European History

American Government

American Legal History

Gender and Women in the U.S., Africa, Latin American, and Europe

Introduction to Political Science

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Historical Association

Sport & Society Knowledge Community

H-Sport

Bicicultures

North American Society for Sport History

National Council for Black Studies

Brandeis Equal Justice Society

Phi Alpha Theta

Mortar Board

REFERENCES

Dr. Tracy Campbell (dissertation advisor)

University of Kentucky

Department of History

1769 Patterson Office Tower

Lexington, KY 40506

(859) 257-7811

For a letter of recommendation, email:

Dr. Karen Petrone

University of Kentucky

Department of History

1715 Patterson Office Tower

Lexington, KY 40506

(859) 257-4345

For a letter or recommendation, email:

Dr. Amy Taylor (teaching)

University of Kentucky

Department of History

1703 Patterson Office Tower

Lexington, KY 40506

(859) 257-1515

For a letter of recommendation, email: