Education Indiana University, Ph.D. 1982, MA 1978, BA 1968. Courses Taught American Constitutional History The American Presidency The Age of Jackson The United States, 1815-1861 U.S. History to 1877 U.S. History since 1877 Capstone Seminar for History Majors Areas of Focus U.S. Constitutional History, The American Presidency, American 1815-1861. My current research and writing project is a diplomatic history of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1845.