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David Coleman

Executive Director, EKU Honors Program & Professor of History

Education

  • Ph.D. in History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • M.A. in History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • B.A. magna cum laude, Emory University

Research & Academic Interests

  • Early modern European history
  • Spanish history

Publications

  • David Coleman, Creating Christian Granada: Society and Religious Culture in an Old-World Frontier City, 1492–1600. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003.
  • Simon R. Doubleday and David Coleman, eds. In the Light of Medieval Spain: Islam, The West and the Relevance of History. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
  • More than 25 additional articles & book reviews in Spanish history

Awards & Accolades

  • Fellow, National Collegiate Honors Council (2023)
  • Honorary EKU Foundation Professor (2024)