Samantha Christine Mayhew Online Associate Faculty – History

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6343 Bermuda Way Whitsett, North Carolina 27377Email: samantha.mayhew@faculy.ashford.eduCell: 336-580-9842

Professional Objective Seeking an additional adjunct history teaching position; preferably onlineExperienced online instructor for World Civilizations I and II courses and upper level undergraduate course on the Second World War

Teaching and Historical Expertise Teaching Capabilities: Ancient, Early, and Late Modern European and World History Graduate School Concentration: The World Wars and Holocaust StudiesInstructional Approaches to the Historical Narrative: Political, Social, Economic and Intellectual

Education M.A.: 05/12. University of North Carolina Wilmington. European History. Thesis: “Little

Soldiers: The Great War’s Impact on Youth in Great Britain and Germany, 1900-1933.” GPA: 3.95.

B.A.: 05/10. University of North Carolina Wilmington. History.

Teaching Experience 08/15-Present. Adjunct Online, Regular, and Hybrid Faculty – History and Freshmen Seminar. Alamance Community College.04/13-Present. Adjunct Online Associate Faculty – History. Ashford University.04/11-05/12. Graduate Teaching Assistant –History. University of North Carolina Wilmington.

CLASSES TAUGHT & ASSITANTSHIP ASSIGNMENTS08/15. Word Civilization I (HST 111). Instructor Hybrid Course. ACC08/15. Europe in the 20th Century (HST 306). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.06/15. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.03/15. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.12/14. World War II (HST 331). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.09/14. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.05/14. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.02/14. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.12/13. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.09/13. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.07/13. World Civilizations II (HST 104). Instructor Online Course. Ashford.

Samantha Christine Mayhew Online Associate Faculty – History

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Spring Semester 2012. Introduction to Global History since 1848 (HST 104). TA Traditional ClassroomFall Semester 2011. Western Civilization II (HST 102). TA Traditional ClassroomSpring Semester 2011.Western Civilization I (HST 101). TA Traditional Classroom

Presentations 04/11. Guest Lecturer, Cape Fear Community College, “Nazi Germany and the Holocaust”04/11. Phi Alpha Theta Conference. Francis Marion. “Little Soldiers: The Great War’s Impact on Youth in Great Britain and Germany.”

Academic Accomplishments 05/12: Successfully completed Graduate Program in two years with a 3.95 GPA05/12. Successfully defended master’s thesis12/11: Past Comprehensive Exam on First Attempt09/11: Passed German Language Exam

Thesis Title: “Little Soldiers: The Great War’s Impact on Youth in Great Britain and Germany, 1900-1933”This topic was unique as it lacks an adequate historiography, and primary sources are difficult to find. Consisted of English and German sourcesThesis Advisor/Graduate Mentor: Dr. Mark Spaulding, Professor of German History, PhD Harvard UniversityThesis Committee: Dr. Paul Townend, UNCW History Department Chair, Professor; Dr. Michael Seidman, Professor; Dr. Mark Spaulding, Thesis Chair, Professor.

International Experience 03/14: Traveled with Dr. Larry Usilton on group trip to Italy03/12: Traveled with Dr. Larry Usilton on group trip to Germany, Switzerland, and France03/11: Traveled with Dr. Larry Usilton on group trip to Scotland06/10-08/10: Participated in an intensive language course at the Hochschule Bremen in Bremen, Germany