David Kinkela
Assistant Professor
New York University, Ph.D., 2005
E314 Thompson Hall
Office Phone: 716/673-3876
E-mail: david.kinkela@fredonia.edu
Research Interests: My current research focuses on the history of U.S. environmental politics in a global age. While my work concentrates on the politics of domestic pesticide regulation, it also deals with the impact of pesticide use on a global scale. I am currently revising a paper on the politics of chemical pesticide use in Mexico as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's agricultural development program during the 1940's and 1950's. I am also working on a book manuscript titled, The Dilemmas of Regulation: DDT and American Environmentalism in the Global Context, 1943-1982.
Teaching Interests: My teaching interests explore many of the same themes as my research. I am interested in exploring the connections and relationships between U.S. history and the world. I often teach the survey course, "U.S. History since 1877" with a global focus. I also teach the "American Century" course that explores the intersection between foreign politics, culture and power. I teach environmental history as well, offering courses on global and U.S. environmental history. Other courses I have developed or offered in the past include "The History of New York," "History of American Cities," "Post-1945 U.S. History," "Doing History" and the "History Honors Seminar."