Stephen Stein Email & Phone Number

Stephen K. Stein earned his doctorate in military history from The Ohio State University in 1999. An Associate Professor at the University of Memphis, he founded and directs online history program, which is the largest online program at the University of Memphis. He is also an adjunct professor for the U.S. Naval War College (College of Distance Education) for which he teaches courses in military strategy. A specialist in naval history and the history of technology, he has written on topics ranging from ancient battles to the iPod. His first book, From Torpedoes to Aviation: Washington Irving Chambers and Technological Innovation in the New Navy, 1877-1913 (University of Alabama Press, 2007), explores how the U.S. Navy approached technology in these years, which culminated in the development of naval aviation. His article “The Greely Relief Expedition and the New Navy,” International Journal of Naval History 5 (December 2006) won the Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller Prize in Naval History. He wrote chapters for Douglas V. Smith's One Hundred Years of Navy Air Power (2010) and James Bradford's A Companion to American Military History (2010). His latest article is "Lessons Learned Building the Online History Program at the University of Memphis," History Teacher 47 (May 2014), 373-386.Specialties: Military and diplomatic history, history of technology, twentieth century U.S. history, online education

Listed skills include History, Higher Education, Distance Learning, Teaching, and 15 others.

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  The Ohio State University