Erin Halloran, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in History, specializing in Medieval and Early Modern British and European History with an emphasis on Medical History.
I'm Erin Halloran, I earned my Ph.D. and Masters in History at Louisiana State University and my B.A. at the University of Minnesota Morris. I am the Rector for the LSU Humanities and Social Sciences Residental College. I teach several introductory HSS classes in addition to history courses.
Education:
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Doctor of Philosophy: May 2019
Major Field:
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Early Modern Britain with Dr. Victor Stater
Minor Fields:
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Renaissance Studies with Dr. Christina Kooi
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Medieval Middle Eastern Studies with Dr. Reza Pirbhai
Dissertation:
"Between Regulation and Repression, Tradition and Innovation: How the Royal College of Physicians of London negotiated its place in the Early Modern Medical Field."
Committee: Dr. Victor Stater (chair), Dr. Meredith Veldman, and Dr. Maribel Dietz.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
M.A. History, May 2011
“The Influence of Humanism on English Social Structures Through the Actions of Thomas Linacre and John Colet”
Committee: Dr. Victor Stater (chair), Dr. Suzanne Marchand, Dr. Christina Kooi
University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
B.A. Major: History. Minor: Political Science. May 2005
Publications:
"Between Regulation and Repression, Tradition and Innovation: How the Royal College of Physicians of London negotiated its place in the Early Modern Medical Field." PhD. Diss., Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University, 2019.
Available online here.
“Visual Perceptions of Authority: Did Clothes Really Make the Man in the Sixteenth-Century Medical Marketplace?” Clio’s Quill, Vol. 20 (Summer 2018): 17-42.
Available online here.
“The Influence of Humanism on English Social Structures Through the Actions of Thomas Linacre and John Colet.” Masters Thesis., Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University, 2011.
Available online here.
Areas of Interest:
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Medieval Europe
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Early Modern Europe
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British History
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Irish History
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Crusades
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Renaissance
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History of Western Medicine, Ancient to Early Modern
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English Medical Marketplace
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History of the Middle East, Ancient to Medieval
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History of Science, Ideas, and Technology
Teaching Experience:
“History of Western Civilization to 1500” (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2023).
“HSS 1000: Introduction to Research” (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021).
“HSS 1001: HSS Career Pathways” (Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023).
Instructor for an LSU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course: “England 1300-1500: War, Famine, and Plague, Oh My!” (Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2021).
Instructor for an LSU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course: “Medieval Ireland” (Fall 2020, Spring 2020).
Instructor an LSU undergraduate course on LSU in Ireland 2018: “Medieval Irish and English History” (Summer 2018).
Instructor an LSU undergraduate course on LSU in Ireland 2018: “Early Modern Irish and British History” (Summer 2018).
Instructor for an LSU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course: “The Misunderstood Crusades”
(Spring 2016, Summer 2016).
“History of Western Civilization to 1500” (Summer 2015).
Instructor of an LSU undergraduate Reading Seminar: “England 1300-1500: Plague and War, Famine and Death” (Fall 2014).
Professional Positions Held:
Rector of the Humanities and Social Science Residential College. Louisiana State University. Fall 2020 – present.
Instructor in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Louisiana State University. Fall 2019 – present.
Associate Rector of the Humanities and Social Science Residential College. Louisiana State University. Fall 2019 – Spring 2020.
Sample lectures recorded for HIST 1001
