Michael S. Casey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of HumanitiesOffice Phone: 641-784-5347
Email: caseym@graceland.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. (Humanities), Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, 1998
- Specialization: The American Military “Experience”
- Supporting Field: Philosophy of Technology
- Dissertation: “America's Technological Sailor: A Retrospective on a Century of ‘Progress’ in the United States Navy”
- M.M.A.S. (Military History), Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1990
- M.Ed. (Counseling), Providence College, Providence, RI, 1985
- B.A. (History), Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, CT, 1978
- 1998-Present, Graceland University, Associate Professor (Humanities Division)
- 1994-1998, Naval War College, Faculty (NSC Strategy & Policy Department)
- 1978-1998, U.S. Navy, Commander (Surface Warfare Officer)
- Listed in Directory of American Scholars, 2001
- Honorable mention, U.S. Army’s Arter-Darby Military History Prize, 1990
- Military History Subspecialty Code, 1990
- "Master Training Specialist" Designation for Classroom Excellence, 1985
- Education and Training Subspecialty Code, 1984
- Scholar-Athlete Award, National Football Foundation, 1974
- “Oveta Culp Hobby: Director of the Wartime Women’s Army Corps” in The Human Tradition in America Between the Wars, 1920-1945, Donald W. Whisenhunt, ed., (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 2002).
- “Allied Intervention in the Holocaust” in History in Dispute: The Holocaust, Tandy McConnell, ed. (Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003) America's Technological Sailor: A Retrospective on a Century of "Progress" in the United States Navy. (Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1998). Rebel Privateers - The Winners of American Independence. (Fort Leavenworth, KS: Army Command & Staff College, 1990).
- “Pumping Iron” in Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2003.
- “The Battle of China” in Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2003.
- “The Sailor’s Life during the Mexican War: A Brief Annotated Bibliography,” in Mexican War Journal, August 2002.
- “Christopher Newport,” in Encyclopedia of American History: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Facts on File, 2002.
- “United States Ends Power over Panama Canal,” in Great Events: 1900-2001, Revised Edition, Salem Press, 2002.
- “U.S. Missiles Hit Suspected Terrorist Bases in Afghanistan and Sudan” in Great Events: 1900-2001, Revised Edition, Salem Press, 2002.
- “Native American Peoples: The Fox” in The Louisiana Purchase: A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Native American Peoples: The Sauk” in The Louisiana Purchase: A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Apache Wars” in Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Cambrai” in Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Philip Kearny” in Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Irvin McDowell” in Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson” in Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Geronimo [‘Goyathlay’]” in Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia, ABC- CLIO, 2002.
- “British Navy” in Historical Dictionary of the Napoleonic Era, M.E. Sharpe, 2002.
- “Admiral Joseph ‘Jocko’ Clark” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral William ‘Bull’ Halsey” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral Ernest King” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral William Leahy” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral Marc Mitscher” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral Chester Nimitz” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “Admiral Raymond Spruance” in Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
- “John Barry” in Encyclopedia of U. S. Military History, Facts on File, 2001.
- “Stephen B. Luce” in Encyclopedia of U. S. Military History, Facts on File, 2001.
- “William T. Sampson” in Encyclopedia of U. S. Military History, Facts on File, 2001.
- “Thomas Truxtun” in Encyclopedia of U. S. Military History, Facts on File, 2001.
- “Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden” in Encyclopedia of World Naval History, ABC- CLIO, 2001.
- “Edward Bransfield” in Encyclopedia of World Naval History, ABC-CLIO, 2001.
- “Edward Fegen” in Encyclopedia of World Naval History, ABC-CLIO, 2001.
- “Abbas the Great” in Magill’s Guide to Military History, Salem Press, 2001.
- “The Parthians” in Magill’s Guide to Military History, Salem Press, 2001.
- “The Siege of Famagusta” in Magill’s Guide to Military History, Salem Press, 2001.
- “Is War in Your Future: U.S. Policy on Iraq;” Worldwide Forum, Lamoni IA, October 2002.
- “Christ and Culture: Three Models of Inculturation--Richard Niebuhr, Eugene Hillman and Paul Tillich;” International Conference on Christianity and Native Cultures, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, September 2002.
- “What You Need to Know about the War on Terrorism;” Rotary Club of Des Moines, Holiday Inn Downtown, May 2002.
- “Deserters and ‘Wanna-Be’ Veterans” (original poetry reading, in collaboration with Alexandria E. Casey); Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, Toronto ON, March 2002.
- “Vietnam From Here and There” (original poetry reading, in collaboration with Alexandria E. Casey); Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, Toronto ON, March 2002.
- “Almost Like Being There: Exploring War Through Literature;” Center for the Study of the Korean War/National Archives Third Annual War and Literature Conference - Memoirs, Independence MO, February 2002. Panel Moderator, Center for the Study of the Korean War/National Archives Third Annual War and Literature Conference - Memoirs, Independence MO, February 2002.
- “How Should We Respond to Terrorism?” Temple Forum, Community of Christ World Church, Independence MO, October 2001.
- “Competing Realities: Stephen Douglas as 'Bit' Player in Films about Abraham Lincoln;” Conference on Illinois History, Springfield IL, October 2001.
- “Attack on America: The Military Response;” Worldwide Forum, Lamoni IA, September 2001.
- “Judge Douglas as 'Bit' Player: Stephen Douglas as Portrayed in Films about Abraham Lincoln;” Steven A. Douglas National Symposium, Decatur IL, April 2001.
- “Admirals Leahy and Fletcher: The Iowa Years;” Iowa Historical Society Annual History Forum, Des Moines IA, April 2001.
- “The Men Behind the Guns;” Center for the Study of the Korean War/National Archives Second Annual War and Literature Conference - War Poetry: Soldiers, Veterans, Protestors, Noncombatants, Independence MO, February 2001. Panel Moderator, Center for the Study of the Korean War/National Archives Second Annual War and Literature Conference, Independence MO, February 2001.
- “Lincoln on Film: Portraits of an American Generation;” Film History League National Conference, Los Angeles CA, November 2000.
- “Stop Teaching our Kids to Kill;” master-of-ceremonies/presenter; Lamoni IA; March 2000.
- “Military Reflections on Kosovo;” Worldwide Forum, Lamoni IA, April 1999.
- “Conflict in Kosovo;” Graceland University “Brown Bag Seminar” Lamoni IA, October 1998.
- PBR Diary, in “War, Literature, and the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities,” 2003.
- B.M.O.C. Wannabe, in “Vietnam War Generation Journal,” 2002.
- Gloater Soliloquy, in “Vietnam War Generation Journal,” 2002.
- Swim Call, in “Vietnam War Generation Journal,” 2002.
- Tomahawk Chop, in “Vietnam War Generation Journal,” 2002.
- Dink-Speak, in “Vietnam War Generation Journal,” 2002.
- Faculty member of Graceland University (1998-Present) Teaching includes Ethics, Literature, Philosophy, the Humanities, World & American history Courses Taught: Ethics, The Ethics of Technology, History of Western Philosophy, Introduction to Literature, War through Literature, Understanding War, Vietnam in Literature and Film, Science Fiction and Philosophy, World Civilizations I/II, Civil War and Reconstruction, Advanced Topics in History: World War I, Advanced Topics in History: World War II, Vietnam War, Faith in a Secular Age Developed and taught ten Internet courses Service on: Liberal Studies Committee, General Education Committee
- Faculty member of Naval Staff College (1994-1998) Educated and advised hundreds of international officers from 68 nations Taught core courses and electives on diplomatic and military history, international relations, and American culture Taught study skills and composition (ESL); managed Research Program Taught speech and public speaking (ESL); managed Country Presentation Program Moderated seminars on regional current events, military-media relations, and ethics. Subject matter expert on counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics operations Nominated as "Foreign Area Officer" specialist on Middle East, Africa, and South Asia
- Instructor, Surface Warfare Officers School (Basic Course) (1983-1986) Taught post-graduate human resource management, leadership, speech, and ethics to approximately 2000 newly commissioned junior officers Awarded "Master Training Specialist" for excellence in teaching Selected “Top Instructor” three times in three years
- American Studies (Philosophy, Literature, & History)
- Military & Naval History
- Cinema Studies
- Popular Culture Association
- American Historical Association
- American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
- Film and History League
- Society of Ancient Military Historians
- Western Front Association
- Political Film Society
