Christine Charney Cook - Wayne State University



Christine Charney Cook

Curriculum Vitae

2258 Courtney Circle Court

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

(734) 769-7468

christine.cook2@wayne.edu

Education:

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. PhD, History. PhD Candidate. Major Fields: US History 1877-Present; World History. Minor Field: Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Comprehensive exams and oral defense completed December, 2019.

Advisor: Liette Gidlow, Ph.D. Dissertation: The Feminine Military Mystique: The Women’s Army Corps in the Era of Civil Rights and Equal Rights

MA, Women’s and Gender Studies, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 2016

Creative Final Project: The Book on War and Peace. Advisor: Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Ph.D.

Masters of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 2008

Masters Thesis: “The Impact of Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) on Manpower Issues.” Advisor: Joseph Andreatti, Commander, U.S. Navy.

BA, English Literature, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 1986

Senior Thesis: “The Anima and the Animus in Hemingway and Cather.” Advisor: Emory Elliott, Ph.D.

Relevant Professional Experience:

Military Career:

US Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 2008-2016

• Course Author and Instructor, “Impact of the Interagency,” 2011-2016. Online elective

• Seminar Instructor, US Army War College Department of Distance Education, 2011-2016

Online/Low-Residency Masters Degree program

• Course Development for the Effective Writing Course, Department of Distance Education, 2010

• Course Director, First Resident Course, US Army War College Department of Distance Education, 2009-2010

• Research Professor, US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 2008-2009

Michigan Army National Guard, Lansing, Michigan 1989-2008

• General Staff Intelligence Officer (G-2), 46th Military Police Command (Division Level), 2007-2008

• Chief of Staff, 272nd Regional Support Group (Brigade Level), 2006-2007

• Staff Operations Officer (S-3), 46th/63rd Brigade Troop Command, 2005-2006

• Battalion Commander, 163rd Personnel Service Battalion, 2003-2005. Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2004, 2005

• Staff Personnel Officer (S-1), 46th Brigade Troop Command, 2001-2003

• Battalion Executive Officer, 163rd Personnel Services Battalion, 1997-2001

• Company Commander, 263rd Personnel Services Company, 1995-1997

Writing/Communications and Administrative Experience:

Freelance Writer, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Journalism, fiction writing, and poetry 1991-Present

• - Sports articles (2012-2015); Ann Arbor News--Business/art articles (1992-1998); “Discover Ann Arbor”--City guide copy editor (1993-2005); Central Pennsylvania Business Journal--Business articles (1988-1989); Carlisle Sentinel--Theater reviews (1987-1989).

WTPA-FM Radio, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Assistant Production Manager 1988-1989

Palmer School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Registrar/Director of Education. 1987-1988

Research Interests:

History of women and gender in the military; cultural military history; world history; literature as historical primary source; creative writing

Teaching Experience:

Wayne State University History Department:

Courses Designed and Taught:

• HIS 2605/GSW 2600 Women and Gender in the Modern World Winter 2020 Fall 2019

Spring/Summer 2019

(online version)

Winter 2018, Winter 2019

Teaching Assistant/Discussion Leader

• HIS2605/GSW2600 History of Gender, Sexuality and Women in the Modern World Fall 2018

• HIS1300 Europe and the World, 1500-1945 Fall 2016, Fall 2017

• HIS1000 Ancient World to 1500 Winter 2017

US Army War College Department of Distance Education

Courses Designed and Taught

• Impact of the Interagency on Military Operations--Co-course author (Online) 2011-2016

• Effective Writing Course for Distance Ed. Graduate Students—Curriculum Development 2010

• First Resident Course--Primary Course Author 2009-2010

Seminar Instructor/Discussion Leader

• First Residence Course 2011-2016

• Contemporary Military Issues (Online) 2011-2016

• DoD Processes (Online) 2011-2016

• Operational Design (Online) 2011-2016

• Campaigning (Online) 2011-2016

• Second Resident Course 2010-2016

Conference Presentations

Panel Discussion on the Status of Women and Feminism, Wayne State Committee of the

Status of Women luncheon for Women’s History Month, March 2020

“’Your Little Madam Snip’: The Impact of the Askin Women’s Domestic Arts on the Askin

Business and Trade Practices,” Economic and Business History Conference, Economic

And Business History Society May 2019

“’Your Little Madam Snip’: The Impact of the Askin Women’s Domestic Arts on the Askin

Business and Trade Practices,” Borderlands Conference, University of Windsor March 2019

“WACs on Film: The Impact of Gender Expectations on the Portrayal of Military Women in

Film from 1950-1980,” WSU Pop Culture Conference, Wayne State University March 2019

“Makers of Detroit: Indigenous, Slave, and Women’s Contributions to Early Industry in

Detroit,” Borderlands Conference, Wayne State University March 2018

“Separate but Unequal: How Gender Expectations Limited the Role of the

Women’s Army Corps,” Wayne State University Graduate Symposium March 2018

“The Feminist Military Mystique: The Passage of the Women’s Armed Services

Integration Act,” Loyola Graduate History Conference, Chicago. November 2017

“Political Equality is Rotten in the State of Kuwait,” Citizenship Conference

Wayne State University April 2016

“Reading from Graduate Work-in-Progress, The Book on War and Peace,”

Women’s and Gender Studies Conference, Eastern Michigan University December 2015

“Politics and the Role of Women in Kuwait,” Graduate Research Conference

Eastern Michigan University November 2015

“PTSD: A Senior Leader Perspective,” US Army War College First Resident Course June 2010 Panel organizer, panelist

Conferences:

“Strategy of Technology,” National Strategy Conference 2009, Strategic Studies Institute April 20-24, 2009 Designed and facilitated with Dr. Tony Echevarria

Publications:

Non-fiction:

““’Your Little Madam Snip’: The Impact of the Askin Women’s Domestic Arts on the Askin

Business and Trade Practices,” Borderland Crossings E-journal (University of Windsor, 2020)

We Answered the Call: Memories of Medal of Honor Recipient Charles Kettles and Other Michigan

Vietnam Veterans, Editor and Contributor (Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2019).

Redeployment of the Jedi: Reintegration for the Military Senior Leader. Military Personal Experience Monograph (Carlisle: Strategic Studies Institute, 2009).

Living on Tattooine (aka Kuwait). Military memoir (Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2005).

Novels:

Prophet Without Honor (Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2018).

Guests of the Gunmen (Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2013).

Murder Most Motherly (Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2011).

Bad Wisdom (Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2007).

Morte A Deli.(Ann Arbor: Porch Swing Press, 2003).

Teaching Awards:

Garrett T. Heberlein Endowed Award for Excellence in Teaching for Graduate Students 2020

History Department Nominee for the Garrett T. Heberlein Endowed Award for Excellence in 2020

Teaching for Graduate Students 2019

Army Legion of Merit: for army career, specifically as professor at US Army War College 2016

Army Commendation Medal: for First Resident Course Director and Course Author 2010

Awards:

Dr. Gerald Dreslinski Award for writing in early American and Colonial History 2019

Kruman-Lion Endowed History Graduate Student Award 2019

American History Association Council Annual Meeting Travel Grant 2019

Alfred H. Kelly Memorial Research Award 2018

Dr. Joseph Drouillard and Elizabeth Lesperance History Award 2018

Otis-Reider Research Scholarship 2017

Professional Organizations and Service:

Wayne State University History Graduate Students Association (HGSA), Secretary 2019-Current

Graduate Committee Student Liaison, History Department, Wayne State University 2018-Current

Wayne State University History Graduate Students Association (HGSA), President 2017-2019

American History Association Member 2016-Current

Curriculum Committee, Dept of Women’s and Gender Studies, Eastern Michigan University 2015-2016

Military Officers Association of America 2009-Current

US Army War College Alumni Association 2008-Current

TRIOTA (Women’s and Gender Studies Academic Honor Society) 2014-Current

Media Representative, Pioneer Rowing Club (PRC) 2012-2016

Board of Directors, Veterans’ Radio 2011-Current

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