April Holm is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi. She is a historian of the nineteenth century United States.
Research Interests
April Holm is a historian of the nineteenth century United States with an interest in border states, sectionalism, Christianity, the politics of slavery and emancipation, and civilian-military interactions during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Her work concerns the intersection of the moral and religious with the political. Her first book, A Kingdom Divided: Evangelicals, Loyalty, and Sectionalism in the Civil War Era was published by Louisiana State University Press. Currently, she is researching a project on civilians and military power in the occupied border region.
Biography
Susan Hannah Allen (Ph.D., Emory University) is a professor of Political Science at the University of Mississippi. Her research interests include air power, economic sanctions, and international organizations. She recently published Bargaining and the UN Security Council: Setting the Global Agenda with Oxford University Press and she has published a multiple journals including International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Journal of Global Security Studies.
Courses Taught
- POL 103 Introduction to International Relations
- POL 336 Politics of International Development
- POL 338 US Foreign Policy
- POL 339 International Conflict
- POL 363 War in World Politics
Education
M.A. Political Science, Emory University (2003)
Ph.D. Political Science, Emory University (2004)