Department Chair
Professor of American Studies and History

Education

Ph.D  American Studies
University of Maryland

MA  American Studies
University of Maryland

BA  History/English
Waynesburg College 
                                                                                                             

Courses 

American Experience
Culture and Gender
Varieties of Religious Experience
Experiences of Race
Southwestern Cultures
United States History I & II
Revolutionary America
The Great Depression
Frontier in United States History
United States Environmental History 
 

Research Interests

Regional literature
Rural history                                                 
                             

Contact Information

(401) 254-3171
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rpotter@rwu.edu