Dr. Ryan Gaston
Assistant Professor of History
Top Claw Recipient
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Biography
Dr. Ryan Gaston is a cultural historian specializing in early modern Europe. His areas of specialization include the Spanish empire and the history of family. Gaston presently teaches both halves of the World History and Western Civilization courses, as well as courses in the Atlantic World and Early Modern Europe. His present research explores the relationship between early modern fatherhood and politics in the formation of imperial reform policy during the reigns of the Spanish monarchs, Philip III (1598-1621) and Philip IV (1621-1665).
Education
- Doctorate – modern European history – University of Kansas
- Master’s – European history – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Bachelor’s – Spanish education – University of Evansville
Academic Interests
- Cultural and intellectual history
- Early modern Spain
- The history of family
- The Atlantic World
Distinctions
- Fulbright Research Fellowship