Joseph P. Ward

• University of California, Davis
• Wayne State University
• University of Mississippi
• Utah State University

Joseph P. Ward
Dean Joe Ward presents at the 2016 Light on A Hill event for CHaSS.
Spouse	Sue Grayzel
Academic background
Alma mater	Stanford University (MA, PhD)

Joseph P. Ward is an American historian and author who is currently dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University.

Biography

Joseph Ward grew up in Southern New England, seeing massive upheaval from the loss of manufacturing jobs, a change he later credited for his interest in history. ^[1] Ward earned his Bachelor of Arts in history at University of Chicago and received a masters and a doctorate in history from Stanford University. ^{[2] [3]} In 2017 he was made ^[4] the head of the search committee for Utah State's next provost, a position previously held by current president Noelle E. Cockett. That search eventually led to hiring of Frank Galey. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

• Visiting Instructor, Department of History, University of California, Davis, April–June 1992. ^{[2] [7] [8]}
• Assistant Professor, Department of History, Wayne State University, August 1992 – July 1998. ^{[2] [7] [8]}
• Professor, Chair, Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, University of Mississippi, January 1997 – July 2016. ^{[2] [7] [8]}
• Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Utah State University, July 2016-2025 ^{[2] [7] [8]}
• Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Utah State University, since July 2025

Works

• Muriel C. McClendon; Joseph P. Ward; Michael MacDonald (1999). Protestant Identities: Religion, Society, and Self-Fashioning in Post-Reformation England. Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-0-8047-3611-4.
• Robert O. Bucholz; Joseph P. Ward (July 2012). London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-89652-8.
• Ward, Joseph P. (March 2013). Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy: Londoners and Provincial Reform in Early Modern England. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   978-1-137-06551-3.
• Ward, Joseph P. (1997). Metropolitan Communities: Trade Guilds, Identity, and Change in Early Modern London. Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-0-8047-2917-8.

Awards

• Donald R. Cole Excellence in Promoting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education Award - 2006 University of Mississippi ^[9]

Personal life

Ward is married to Sue Grayzel, ^{[10] [11]} another American academic historian. ^[12]

References

1. "'Variety in your diet': New USU dean talks vision for humanities". Hjnews.com. September 21, 2016.
2. University, Utah State (June 24, 2016). "New Dean for USU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences". Utah State Today. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
3. "London: A Social and Cultural History 1550–1750". Department of History. July 17, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
4. "Not over yet: Wyoming dean added as provost candidate". Usustatesman.com. February 15, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
5. "Dr. Frank Galey named as USU's new Provost". Cachevalleydaily.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
6. "Frank Galey announced as USU's provost". Usustatesman.com. April 17, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
7. University, Utah State. "Contact Info | CHaSS". Chass.usu.edu. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
8. University, Utah State. "Joe Ward". History.usu.edu. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
9. "Awards and Recognitions". Gradschool.olemiss.edu. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
10. Susan R. Grayzel (January 9, 2012). At Home and Under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz (PDF). Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-87494-6.
11. Read Women's Identities at War by Susan R. Grayzel | Books . Retrieved October 27, 2021.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
12. "College of Liberal Arts | Grayzel named director of UM Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies – College of Liberal Arts". Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.