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Brooks D. Simpson is an ASU Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University, where he is a member of the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts faculty. A member of the honors faculty at Barrett, The Honors College, during the spring 2017 semester he served as associate dean (interim) at Barrett's Downtown campus. As a historian of the United States, Professor Simpson studies American political and military history as well as the American presidency, specializing in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Education:
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1989
- M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1982
- B.A. History and International Relations, University of Virginia 1979
Research Interests:
As a historian of the United States, Dr. Simpson studies American political and military history as well as the American presidency, specializing in the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Publications:
- Brooks D. Simpson, ed. Reconstruction: Voices from America's First Great Struggle for Racial Equality (2018)
- Brooks D. Simpson, ed. The Civil War: The Third Year Told By Those Who Lived It (2013).
- Albert Castel with Brooks D. Simpson. Victors in Blue (2011).
- Brooks D. Simpson, The Civil War in the East, 1861-1865 (2011).
- Brooks D. Simpson, Stephen W. Sears, and Aaron Sheehan-Dean. The Civil War: The First Year Told By Those Who Lived It (2011).
- Brooks D. Simpson, The Reconstruction Presidents (1998, 2009).
- David W. Blight and Brooks D. Simpson. Union and Emancipation: Essays on Politics and Race in the Civil War Era (1997, 2009).
- Simpson, Brooks D, Grimsley, Mark. The Collapse of the Confederacy. (2001).
- Simpson, Brooks D. Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865. (2000).
Research Activity:
- Batalden,Stephen K*, Lalo,Alexei, Simpson,Brooks D. 2011 Youth Leadership Program with Azerbaijan. AMER. COUN. FOR INTERNAT'L ED(9/6/2011 - 3/31/2014).
- Stowe,Noel James*, Simpson,Brooks D. PREPARING FUTURE FACULTY PROGRAM IN HISTORY WITH THE AHA. AMER HISTORICAL ASSN(6/1/2000 - 12/1/2002).
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 406 | American Revolution/1763-1789 |
| HST 495 | Methods of Historical Inquiry |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 792 | Research |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 408 | Civil War & Reconstruction |
| HST 792 | Research |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 495 | Methods of Historical Inquiry |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 306 | Studies in US History |
| HST 792 | Research |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 792 | Research |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 495 | Methods of Historical Inquiry |
| HST 792 | Research |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HST 495 | Methods of Historical Inquiry |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
| HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HST 792 | Research |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HST 315 | Political History of the U. S. |
| HON 370 | History of Ideas |
| HST 799 | Dissertation |
Presentations:
- Simpson, Brooks D. "The Rise of Ulysses. S. Grant". Liberty University Civil War Conference (Sep 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. The US Army and the Road to Emancipation. Sacred Trust Presentations @ Gettysburg NMP (Jul 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. The Rise of Ulysses S. Grant, 1862. 2012 Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College (Jun 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. Civil War Blogging. 2012 Civil War Institute (Jun 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. Mark Grimsley's The Hard Hand of War. 2012 Civil War Institute (Jun 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D., and Grimsley, Mark. Antietam Battlefield Tour. 2012 Civil War Institute (Jun 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. Lincoln, Grant, Congress, and the Lieutenant General Act. United States Capitol Historical Society (May 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. The Civil War and Its Aftermath. United States Capitol Historical Society (May 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. Civil War Generalship. Society of Military Historians Annual Meeting (May 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. The Road to Emancipation. Tulsa CC Series on the American Civil War (Apr 2012).
- Simpson, Brooks D. Barack Obama: Promise and Reality. Barack Obama and American Democracy Conference, Tufts Univ (Mar 2012).
- Brooks D. Simpson. The Fruits of Victory: Ulysses S. Grant and the Legacy of the Civil War. Great Lakes History Conference (Oct 2011).
- Brooks D. Simpson. Origins of the Department of Justice. OAH Convention (Apr 2011).
- Simpson, Brooks D. "Union War Planning in 1861". US Capitol Historical Society (May 2010).
- Simpson, Brooks D. "Nationalism in the Civil War Era". Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting (Nov 2009).
- Simpson, Brooks D. "Lincoln, Congress, and the Management of Military Affairs". US Capitol Historical Society (May 2009).
- Simpson, Brooks D. "Lincoln and His Contemporaries". Lincoln Bicentennial: ALPLM (Feb 2009).
- Simpson, Brooks D. "Lincoln and the Civil War". Lincoln Bicentennial: ALPLM (Feb 2009).
- Simpson, Brooks. NEW APPROACHES TO CIVIL WAR MILITARY HISTORY. Southern Historical Association (Nov 2006).
- Simpson, Brooks. Abraham Lincoln: Flawed Warlord. The Art of Command in the Civil War Conference (Oct 2005).
- Simpson, Brooks. Homefront and Battlefront in the Civil War. Grand Valley State University/Great Lakes History Conference (Oct 2005).
- Simpson, Brooks. The Grant/Lincoln Relationship. The Art of Command in the Civil War (Oct 2005).
- Simpson, Brooks. Ulysses S. Grant. The Ohio Eight: Ohio in Presidential Politics (Oct 2004).
- Simpson, Brooks. Ulysses S. Grant and the 1864 Overland Campaign. Central Virginia Battlefield Trust (May 2004).
- Simpson, Brooks. Declaration of Independence Presentation/Naturalization Ceremony
- Simpson, Brooks. Home Front and Battle Front. Massachusetts School of Law Civil War Symposium
- Simpson, Brooks. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Simpson, Brooks. The Politics of Command. Massachusetts School of Law Civil War Symposium
- Simpson, Brooks. The Road to Gettysburg. Blue and Gray Education Society
- Simpson, Brooks. PFF and Graduate Training. American Historical Association
- Simpson, Brooks. The Education of Historians in the 21st Century. American Historical Association Meeting
- Simpson, Brooks. George B. McClellan. History America Tours, United States Military Academy
- Simpson, Brooks. Searching for Ulysses. Illinois History Symposium
- Simpson, Brooks. Explaining Victory. Southern Historical Association
- Simpson, Brooks. Grant at Shiloh. Civil War Institute
- Simpson, Brooks. Working to Define the Meaning of Victory: U. S. Grant and the Memory of the Civil War. Southern Historical Association
- Simpson, Brooks. Combating Catastrophe: Ulysses S. Grant from Cold Harbor to the Crater. Deep Delta Civil War Symposium
- Simpson, Brooks. Grant and the Wilderness Campaign. Mosby heritage Association
- Simpson, Brooks. How Did Freedom Come?: A Reappraisal of the Emancipation Debate. Abraham Lincoln Symposium
- Simpson, Brooks. The American Sphinx?. Conference on Presidential Rhetoric, Bush Presidential Library
- Simpson, Brooks. The Midwest and the Civil War. Massachusetts School of Law Civil War Symposium
- Simpson, Brooks. Ulysses S. Grant and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction. Texas A&M Conference of Nineteenth Century Presidential Rhetoric
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