Robert P. Watson Explained

Robert P. Watson (born 1962)[1] is an American political scientist and a historian of US politics, and the author of many books on US political and military history. He is Distinguished Professor of American History and Avron Fogelman Research Professor at Lynn University.[2]

Education and career

Watson has a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech, a master's degree from the University of West Florida, and a Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University.[2]

Watson held a position at Northern Arizona University before moving to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in 1997 as an assistant professor of political science.[3] By 2006, as an associate professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University, he was named the university's 2006 Distinguished Teacher of the Year.[4] He joined Lynn University in 2007.[2]

Books

Watson is the author of books including:

His edited volumes include:

Notes and References

  1. Birth date from Library of Congress, credited to data sheet from The President's Wives
  2. Web site: Robert Watson. Campus directory. Lynn University. 2024-05-18.
  3. June 1997 . 10.1017/s1049096500043420 . 2 . PS: Political Science & Politics . 222–223 . People in political science . 30.
  4. Web site: 2006 Distinguished Teacher of the Year. Office of the provost. Florida Atlantic University. 2006.
  5. Reviews of The Presidents' Wives:
  6. Review of Affairs of State:Bryn Upton, The Historian,
  7. Reviews of America's First Crisis:
  8. Reviews of The Nazi Titanic:
  9. Reviews of The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn:
  10. Reviews of George Washington’s Final Battle:
    • Carl Abbott, The Journal of American History,
    • Bob Arnebeck, Washington History,
    • Molly Nebiolo, Journal of the Early Republic,
  11. Reviews of America's First Plague:
  12. Review of American First Ladies:Carla Wilson Buss, Reference & User Services Quarterly,
  13. Reviews of The Presidential Companion:
    • Paul T. Armitstead, The Journal of Southern History,,
    • Edith Gelles, The North Carolina Historical Review,
    • Martha Solomon Watson, Rhetoric and Public Affairs,
    • Betty Houchin Winfield, The Journal of American History,,
  14. Reviews of Anticipating Madam President:
    • Debra L. Dodson, Signs,,
    • Barbara Morris, Presidential Studies Quarterly,
    • Judith Nies, "Ms. President", The Women's Review of Books,,
  15. Reviews of America's War on Terror:
    • Åshild Kolås, Journal of Peace Research,
    • Daniel Masters, Journal of Strategic Security,
  16. Review of Counting Votes:Mark Whitman, The Journal of Southern History,,
  17. Review of George McGovern:Jon K. Lauck, Great Plains Quarterly,
  18. Review of Debating The War On Terrorism:Rudolf T. Zarzar, International Journal on World Peace,
  19. Review of Lincoln's Enduring Legacy:Matthew Pinsker, Louisiana History,