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: