Michael D.

Bergman
Email: mdberg01@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Studies May 2010

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Master of Arts May 2008

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
Military and Naval History
Concentrations: 19th Century America, American Civil War, Military/Naval

Seminar Paper: Into the Tornado. Unpublished paper comparing the experiences
of two Michigan regiments from 1862 to 1865

Bachelor of Arts December 2005

Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
History

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Faculty Department of History

Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
August 2008 to Present
• Taught one section of US history, Fall 2008.
• Relied upon technology, including Blackboard, to communicate, debate, and
conduct academic business.
• Taught one section of US history, Spring 2009

Graduate Research Assistant Institute of Social Science Research

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
January 2007 to Present
• Supervisedresearchers conducting telephone interviews.
• Assisted in creating, developing, implementing, and conducting research studies.

Athletic Tutor
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
May 2007 to September 2007
• Tutored athletes in history per NCAA regulations.

Substitute Teacher
Ottawa Area Intermediate School District Holland, MI
December 2004 to May 2006
• Taught various course on the high school level.
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• Created, developed, and implemented a hands-on program to teach students about

the Civil War.

RESEARCH INTEREST

• The 6th Michigan Infantry and their service as Infantry and as Heavy Artillery.
• Develop an understanding of soldierly communication between the two theaters
of the American Civil War. Specifically how/if men from the same state(s)
communicated with each other.
• Develop a deeper understanding of home front reaction to military success and
failure, especially in the face of severe casualties.

RESEARCH SKILLS

• Understanding of the operations and procedures of computer-aided survey

research and the intricacies of human subject research.

OTHER SKILLS/HOBBIES

• Member of The Society for Military History

• Microsoft Office, Internet, Internet Classes
• Understanding of CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing Software)
and other tools of survey research
• Extensive Theater and Civil War Reenacting experience