Christian Strother has over 3 years of experience teaching history courses in the UK and US. He holds a PhD in African history from the University of Cambridge and MA from the University of Manchester. His research focuses on malaria and public health in French West Africa between 1890-1940. He is currently an adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University teaching online history courses.

1. Christian Strother
Address:1794 Woodpine Ln Tel:(513) 888-5648
Cincinnati,Ohio45255 E-Mail:strotherc@xavier.edu
Profile: Africanistwith three yearsof experience inteaching100 level andupperlevelhistorycoursesin
boththe UnitedKingdomandthe UnitedStatesandworkingwithdiverse studentpopulations.
Education:
2008-2013 Universityof Cambridge,Cambridge,Cambridgeshire,UK
(PhD)
Dissertation:“MalariaandPublicHealthinFrenchWestAfrica,1890-1940”
2006-2007 Universityof Manchester,Manchester,GreaterManchester,UK
MA- Colonial andPostcolonial HistoryDistinguished
Modules:MigrationinModernHistory;The StrangerinModern Society;Postcolonial Theory;Madness,
the Prison,andSocietyinAfricanHistory
Dissertation:“CertainCustomsWhichare Contrarytoour Principalsof HumanityandNatural Justice:
The Divergence inInternational Image andColonial PolicyinCombatingthe Salve Trade inthe
Cameroons,ca.1920-1940”
2004-2005 College of Charleston,Charleston,SC, USA
BA- HistoryGPA: 3.745
Modules:French101, 102, and 202; World History103 and 104; Historyof Modern China;Colonialism
and Modernity(Northampton,spring2005); Historyof Modern SouthAsia,1500-Present
2002-2003 GreenvilleTechnical College,Greenville,SC,USA
AA- UniversityTransferHonorsGPA-3.54
Modules:History111: Non-WesternHistory,Political Science 103,Sociology101, Psychology101, and
Psychology220: Abnormal Psychology
1997-2001 HillcrestHigh School,Simpsonville,SC,USA
HighSchool Diploma,GPA:3.75
APExams: AmericanHistory,(5),EnglishLiteratureandComposition1(4),EnglishLiterature and
Composition2(4),Environmental Science,(4)
Work History:

2. 2015-PresentSouthernNewHampshire University
AdjunctProfessor
 Teach 8 weekonline coursesforthe College of ContinuingEducation
 Provide feedbackforstudentsonall assignments.
 Maintaincourse discussionboards
 Liaise withadvisorstoensure studentsuccess.
CoursesTaught:History340: Making History
Eligible Courses:History117: WorldHistoryI, History118: World HistoryII,and History302: World
Cultures
2012-2015: XavierUniversity,Cincinnati,Ohio
AdjunctProfessor
 Teach twosectionsinAfricanHistoryduringthe Spring2012, Fall 2012, andSpring2013
Semesters
 Designcourse curriculumforcoursesinAfricanHistoryfrom1400 and AfricanHistoryPost1400
 Assessstudentpapersandliaise withacademicadvisorsif applicable.
CoursesTaught:History123 AfricanHistoryto1500, History124 AfricanHistoryto1500, History451
France and West Africa,1870-1940
2010-2011: Universityof Cambridge,Cambridgeshire,UnitedKingdomUndergraduate Supervisor
 Provide one-on-one teachingsessionstoprepare studentsforthe Historical TriposinAfrican
History
 Submittothe student’sDirectorsof Studiesreportsonthe progressof the studentsandofferan
assessmentof the student’sabilities,strengthsandweaknesses,andestimatethe likelyresults
of the examinationbasedontheirworkduringthe supervisions
CoursesTaught:Paper25 AfricanHistoryFrom 1800
Skills:
Language: I have taken coursesinFrenchthrough the intermediate level andIhave completedresearch
projectsusingworksinFrenchinboth myUndergraduate andPostgraduate training.Iam a capable
researcherinthe language andam continuingworkonimprovingmyabilitytowrite andcommunicate
inthe language throughinformal trainingatthe Cambridge UniversityLanguage Centre.
Technology:I have beentrainedthroughcoursesinhighschool andmiddle school inthe use of
MicrosoftOffice,includingPowerPoint,Excel,Word, andAccess.Ihave alsoreceivedtraininginthe use
of EndNote,Blackboard,andInstructure.

3. Funding:The Wellcome TrustMedical HumanitiesResearchGrant(£1500) 2009-2011, The Societyfor
the Studyof FrenchHistoryResearchGrant 2009 (£750), The Hannay ResearchGrant 2009 and 2010
(£150), UAC of NigeriaTravel Grant2010 (£350), The SmutsMemorial CommonwealthTravel Fund2010
(£250)
Publications:“‘A Danger WhichMore or Less ThreatensUsAll’:Yellow Feverandthe Politicsof Disease
Control inSenegal,1890-1920,” Journalof Colonialismand ColonialHistory,15, 2, (2014).
“WagingWar on Mosquitoes:ScientificResearchandthe Formationof MosquitoBrigadesinFrench
WestAfrica1899-1920,” Journalof the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, (Forthcoming)