John Sharpless
Professor

eMail: jbsharpl@wisc.edu
Phone: (608)263-1816
Office: 4110 Mosse Humanities
Mailbox: 4017 Mosse Humanities

Curriculum Vitae: View PDF

Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00 - 12:00, Thursdays 10:00 - 12:00

Education: PhD: University of Michigan; MA: University of Michigan; BA: University of Minnesota

Bio Sketch:

My specializations are Social, statistical methods, comparative demography, and exploration.

My Research and Teaching Interests: Modern American history; demography and public policy. Current Research: Population problems and American foreign policy.

Selected Publications:

• City Growth in the United States, England and Wales, 1820-1860 (Arno Press, New York: 1977)
  

Courses Taught:

Lecture Courses:

• History 101 - American History to Civil War Era
• History 102 - American History Civil War-present
• History 135 - Comparative World History
• History 290 - Introduction to the Study of American History—Lab Approach
• History 398 - The US Since 1945
• History 525 - World & The West from 1492
• History 626 - American Social History 1860-present

Undergraduate Seminars:

• History 600 - Advanced Seminar in History - Topics: "Inscribing the New World"; "Topics in Wisconsin History"; "Political Scandals in Historical Perspective"; "Exploration and First Contact"
• History 680-690 - Honors Thesis Colloquium

Graduate Courses:

• History 795 - Quantitative Methods for Historical Research
• History 901 - Studies in American History
• History 952 - Seminar in Comparative History