STEPHEN GRANT MEYER, Ph.D.
3414 Pinehurst Road, Statesville, NC 28625 (704) 883-7814
smeyer0513@aol.com
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama, December 1996
Master of Arts, The University of Toronto, May 1990
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Toronto, May 1988
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
College and University Level
Early British Literature, Mitchell Community College, Fall 2003, Instructor
American Civilization to 1800, The University of Alabama, 1991-1993, Instructor
Twentieth-Century American Civilization, The University of Alabama, Summer 1992, Instructor
Western Civilization to 1648, The University of Alabama, Fall 1990, teaching assistant
American History Survey, 1608-the present, University of Toronto, 1988-1990, teaching assistant
“History and Headlines,” Introductory Historiography, University of Toronto, 1989-1990, t.a.
High School Level
Chair, Social Studies Department, North Iredell H.S., Olin, North Carolina, 2004-2009
U.S. History, North Iredell H.S., Olin, North Carolina, 2004-2009
Advanced Placement U.S. History, North Iredell H.S., Olin, North Carolina, 2004-2009
Advanced Placement U.S. Government, North Iredell H.S., Olin, North Carolina, 2008-2009
U.S. History, Statesville H.S., Statesville, North Carolina, 2002 to 2004
U.S. Government and U.S. History, T.C. Williams H.S., Alexandria, Virginia, 2000 to 2002
International Baccalaureate
Chair, Humanities, Northview I.B. School, Statesville, North Carolina, currently
PUBLICATIONS:
Books,
As Long as They Don't Move Next Door: Segregation and Racial Conflict in American
Neighborhoods, (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000, paperback edition 2001)
Articles and Essays,
“Open Housing,” in Steven A. Reich, ed., Encyclopedia of the Great Black Migration,
(Greenwood Press, 2006).
“The South and Black Cinema: An Exploration,” Southern Historian (Spring 1992), Winner of
the 1992 Kenneth R. Wesson Award for best article
Book Reviews,
Alien Neighbors, Foreign Friends: Asian Americans, Housing, and the Transformation of Urban
California by Charlotte Brooks, in American Historical Review, (October 2010)
White Ethnic New York: Jews, Catholics, and the Shaping of Postwar Politics by Joshua M. Zeitz, in
American Historical Review (May 2008)
Bound for Freedom: Black Los Angeles in Jim Crow America by Douglas Flamming, in The
American Historical Review (October 2006)
Behind the Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980 by Kenneth R. Durr,
in The American Historical Review (October 2004)
“Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights” Michigan, 1948-1968 by Sidney Fine, in The American
Historical Review (December 2001)
From Selma to Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo by Mary Stanton, in Florida Historical
Quarterly (Fall 1999)
Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936-1961 by Mark V.
Tushnet, in Florida Historical Quarterly (Spring 1997)
Blockbusting in Baltimore: The Edmondson Village Story by W. Edward Orser, in Southern
Historian (Spring 1995)
Like a Holy Crusade by Nicolaus Mills, in Florida Historical Quarterly (Winter 1994)
Bull Connor by William A. Nunnelley, in The Journal of Southwest Georgia History (Fall 1993)
The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America by Nicholas
Lemann, in Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy (Summer 1993)
Until Justice Rolls Down: The Birmingham Church Bombing Case by Frank Sikora, in Southern
Historian (Spring 1993)
African-Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins Through the American Revolution
by Donald R. Wright, in Southern Historian (Spring 1991)
Miscellaneous Publications
“O.P.M.H. Celebrates Registry Placement,” Alexandria Gazette-Packet, July 19, 2001
“Program Notes for the General Society Sons of the Revolution, “Recreation of Memorial
(Funeral) Service on the Bicentennial of the Death of General George Washington,” Old
Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, Virginia, December 29, 1999
RESEARCH AND CONSULTING:
United States History Resources and Test Item Review, American Board of Certification for
Teacher Excellence (ABCTE), Washington, D.C., 2007
Consultant, U.S. History Internet resources, ABCTE, 2007
Article Referee, Journal of Southern History, 2007
Article Referee, Journal of Urban History, 2006
Chair, Iredell-Statesville Schools High School U.S. History Curriculum Revision Committee,
2006
Southwest Alliance Honors Curriculum Development Committee, 2006
Consultant and Editor for Senator William H. Frist for Tennessee Senators,1911-2001: Portraits of
Leadership in a Century of Change, 1999
Research Assistant for Dan T. Carter for The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the
New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics, 1994
Consultant for Charles Guggenheim, A Time for Justice (Academy Award, Best Documentary
Film, 1995), for Southern Poverty Law Center, 1993
Senior Associate Editor, Southern Historian, 1993-1995
Book Review Editor, Southern Historian, 1992
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS:
“Beyond Race,” Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Cultural Fair, Statesville, January 18, 2003
“Afterthoughts,” Center Stage Production of A Raisin in the Sun, Baltimore, Maryland,
December 9, 2001
“Using the Internet in the Classroom: The General Election Project,” Technology for Learning
Symposium, Arlington, Virginia, June 28, 2001
“Black Is Many Colors: The Complication of the African-American Image in Film, 1945-1990,”
North East Popular Culture Association Conference, Boston, November 7, 1998
“Doing the Master's Business in Alabama: Residential Segregation in Birmingham and the First
Dynamite Hill Bombings, 1947-1954,” Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting,
Orlando, November 11, 1993
“Moving Into the 21st Century: The European Union and NAFTA,” Rotary International Student
Center, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1995
RADIO INTERVIEWS:
“Living Room with Chris Welch,” KPFA-FM, Pacifica Radio, San Francisco, California, June 28, 2001
“Public Affairs,” Pomona, Calif., January 21, 2001
“The Tom Pope Show,” Poweronix Radio Network, Washington D.C., August 30, 2000
“Inside Detroit,” WCHB-AM, Detroit, Mich., September 27, 2000; May 24, 2000
“The Joe Arnold Show,” WHAS-AM, Louisville, Kentucky, June 25, 2000
“The Ralph Stedman Show,” KPAM-AM, Portland, Ore., June 20, 2000
“The Ira Fistel Show,” Talk America Radio Network, Los Angeles, Calif., June 19, 2000
“Mancow’s Morning Madhouse,” Free Speech Radio, Chicago, Ill., June 15, 2000
“Speaking of Politics,” WHGB-AM, Harrisonburg, Virginia, June 13, 2000
“South Florida Speaks Out,” WSRS-AM, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, June 13, 2000
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Who’s Who in American Education, 2006
The University of Alabama Graduate Council Research Fellowship, 1993-1994, 1994-1995
Bankhead Fellowship, History Department, The University of Alabama, 1992-1993
Rotary International Award for Outstanding Foreign Student, Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa, 1992
Albert Burton Moore Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Study of American History,
History Department, The University of Alabama, 1992
Colonial Dames of America Award for Excellence in the Study of Early American History,
Tuscaloosa Chapter of the Colonial Dames of America, 1991
Province of Ontario, Ministry of Education, Ontario Scholar, 1981
ADDITIONAL PERTINENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Alexandria City Public Schools, Substitute Teacher, November 1999-June 2000
--including seven weeks, short-term AP English
Staff Historian, Johnson, Tyler and Pervis, P.C., Washington, D.C., 1997-2000
Staff Historian, Dechert, Price and Rhodes, Washington, D.C., 1995-1997
Historical Interpreter and Tour Guide, Temple & Temple Tours, 1992, 1994
Historical Interpreter and Tour Guide, Keating Educational Tours, 1983-1990
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL SERVICE AND ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS:
American Historical Association, currently
Choir, First Presbyterian Church of Statesville, currently
Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Statesville, 2008-2010
Chair, History and Archives Committee, Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, VA, 2000-2002
Coach, Chess Team, Northview I.B. School, currently
Chair, Partnerships and Scholarships Committee, North Iredell H.S., 2005-2008
Leadership Committee, North Iredell H.S., 2005-2008
Coach, Quiz Bowl team, North Iredell H.S., 2005-2007
Academically and Intellectually Gifted Committee, North Iredell H.S., 2004
Leadership Committee, Statesville H.S., 2003-2005
Coach, It’s Academic team, T.C. Williams H.S., 2001-2002
Faculty Adviser, Delta Sigma Phi, University of Alabama, 1992-1994
PASTIMES:
Reading, cooking, golf, racquetball, movies