Curriculum Vitae for Christine Marie Petto
EDUCATION:
1989 - Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, History.
1996 Doctorate granted May 1996 in Early Modern European History; inside minor in Medieval History; outside minor in History of Science. Dissertation Title, Mapping the Body Politic in Early Modern France. Committee: Helen Nader, Richard S. Westfall, James Riley, and Richard Sorrenson.
1986 - M.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, History and Philosophy of Science.
1989 Concentration in History of Astronomy and Navigation.
1985 - The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
1986 Continuing studies in Ancient Greek and Philosophy.
1984- College Year in Athens, Athens, Greece.
1985 Post-baccalaureate year abroad studying Ancient History and Archaeology.
1982 - B.A. Boston University, Boston, MA, Astronomy.
1984 Minor in Archaeology. magna cum laude
1979 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.
1982 Undergraduate study in Aeronautical Engineering.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2007 – Professor, Southern CT State University, History Department
Teaching Western Civilization to 1550; Early Modern History Courses covering England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany; History of Science; Historical Methodology.
2002 - Associate Professor, Southern CT State University, History Department.
2007 Taught Western Civilization to 1550; Early Modern History Courses covering England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany; History of Science; Historical Methodology.
1998 – Assistant Professor, Southern CT State University, History Department.
2002 Taught Western Civilization to 1550; Early Modern History Courses covering England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany; History of Science; Historical Methodology.
1997 - Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, History Department.
1998 Taught Western Civilization to 1648; History of Science; Graduate Teaching Pedagogy course; History of the Renaissance; History of the European Enlightenment.
1996 - Visiting Assistant Professor, Wabash College, History Department.
1997 Taught World History I & II; Early Modern European History to 1815; Cultures & Traditions I & II; History of Science; Interdisciplinary Senior Capstone course; Senior Colloquium.
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1995 Instructor, Indiana University, Department of Extended Studies.
Correspondence courses: Western Civilization I & II.
1995 Visiting Lecturer, College of Arts & Sciences, Indiana University.
Taught an original, experimental course: Mapping Through the Ages
1993 - Associate Instructor, History Department, Indiana University.
1996 Discussion sections in American History I & II; Grader, American Social History; Grader, Irish History.
1991 - Discipline-Specific Tutor, Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University.
1996 Tutoring for students in courses in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences.
1988 - Associate Instructor, Student Academic Center, Indiana University.
1992 Study skills courses for American History I & II and Finite Mathematics; Workshops on Study Skills; Advised ‘at risk’ students.
1990 - Research Assistant, Richard S. Westfall, History of Science, Indiana University.
Researched French members of the scientific community, fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, all primary and most secondary sources in French; constructed bibliographical sketches for each member, including list of best secondary sources on each.
1986 - Associate Instructor, Mathematics Department, Indiana University.
1988 Taught Basic Algebra and Pre-Calculus; Private tutoring.
PAPERS PRESENTED/CONFERENCES:
2008 Fourth Annual IASESP Conference, April 25-27, Towson, MD
“The Early Modern Post-Chaise Companion: Touring the Cities of London and Paris”
2008 Beinecke History of the Book Series (invited), February 27, New Haven, CT
“The Lion and the Lily: Power and Cartography in Early Modern England and France”
2007 Third Annual IASESP Conference, April 27-29, Pittsburg, PA
“A View of the Early Modern Cities of London and Paris”
2006 92nd Annual Conference of the Nat’l Communication Assoc., Nov. 16-19, San Antonia, TX
“Symbols of Acquisition in Map Cartouches”
2006 Second Annual IASESP Conference, April 28-30, Towson MD
“Whose Global Vision?: Introducing the World—Brought to You by European Mapmakers”
2006 European Social Science History Conference, March 22-25, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“For the Service of my Husband: Widow mapmakers of Early Modern Europe”
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2005 CSU Faculty Research Conference, Oct. 20, New Britain, CT
“Images of Possession in Early Modern Cartography”
2005 International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place [IASESP, formerly Geophilia Society], April 29-May 1, Towson MD
“Symbols of Acquisition in Map Cartouches”
2005 101st Annual Meeting of the Assoc. of American Geographers, Apr. 5-8, Denver, CO
“‘For the Service of their Husbands’: The Widow Mapmakers of Early Modern Europe”
2004 Geophilia Society Conference, April 30-May 2, Towson, MD
“Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville, Early Modern Geography’s Philosophe”
2004 100th Annual Meeting of the Assoc. of American Geographers, Mar.14-19, Philadelphia, PA
“Geographies of the Book: Patronage and Commerce”
2003 History of Science Society Annual Meeting, November 20-23, Boston, MA
“Selling Science: The Promotion of Geographical Works in Early Modern France”
2003 CSU Faculty Research Conference – In Medias Res, November 1, New Haven, CT
“Mapping for and of the Middle in Early Modern Europe”
2003 Western Society for French History, October 29-31, Newport Beach, CA
“The Widow Mapmakers of Early Modern France”
2003 NEHA Conference, April 26, Waltham, MA
“Patronage, Promotion, and the Geographical Process”
2003 CSU Academic Computing Conference, April 12, New Haven, CT
“From Overheads to Powerpoint and WebCT”
2003 CSU Academic Computing Conference, April 12, New Haven, CT
“Class Applications I,” chair
2002 NACIS, October 9-12, Columbus, OH
“Patron-Client Dance: The Career of Jacques Nicolas Bellin”
2002 CSU Faculty Research Conference, April 6, New Haven, CT
“So You Wanna Sell That Map?”
2002 98th Annual Meeting of the Assoc. of American Geographers, Mar. 19-23, Los Angeles, CA
“A Taste for Maps: Map Promotion in Early Modern Europe.”
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2001 Fifth National Writing Across the Curriculum Conference (WAC), May 31-June 2, Bloomington, IN
“It was Easier When I was a Tutor: Teaching Writing in History Classes.”
2001 NEHA Conference, April 21, Newport, RI
“Privilege, Printing, and Patronage in French Map Making.”
2000 Western Society for French History, November 7-9, Los Angeles, CA
“La France et le Monde: Distant Cultures,” chair
2000 SCSU - R/SAC Conference, October 10, New Haven, CT
“Hydrographic Mapping and the Patron-Client Dance.”
1999 CSU Faculty Research Conference, October 16, Willimantic, CT
“Mapping Rhetoric in Early Modern France.”
1999 SCSU-AAUP Presentation, April 30, New Haven, CT
“Powerpoint Wizardry: Engagement not Excess.”
1999 CSU Academic Computing Conference, April 10, New Haven, CT
“Technology in the Classroom: Powerpoint Wizardry.”
1998 Western Society for French History, November 4 - November 8, Boston MA
“Printing and Privilege in Early Modern French Cartography.”
1998 American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch Meeting, August 7-9, San Diego, CA
“Maps, Words & Images in Medieval European and Early Modern Japan,” Commentator.
1997 History Department Noon Colloquium, September 17, Tucson, AZ
“The Rhetoric of Maps.”
1997 Teaching and Learning Committee Meeting, April 25, Crawfordsville, IN
“More PowerPoint, Please: Keeping the ‘Wizard’ and Getting Rid of the ‘Look’.”
1996 History of Science Society Annual Meeting, November 7-10, Atlanta, GA
“The Rhetoric of Scientific Authority in Early Modern French Cartography.”
1996 Western Society for French History, October 31 - November 2 Charlotte, NC
“Mapping Motives in Early Modern France.”
1996 Meeting of the Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies, Sept. 26-29 Pittsburgh, PA
“Images of Power: Mapping Motifs and Motives in Early Modern France.”
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1995 Indiana University History Graduate Student Conference, March 25 Bloomington, IN
“Printing and Privilege in the Sphere of French Cartography.”
1994 Indiana University History Graduate Student Conference, Mar. 25-27 Bloomington, IN
“Power, Politics, and Patronage in French Cartography, 1667-1789.”
1993 XVth International Conference on the History of Cartography, June 21-25 Chicago, IL
“Statecraft and Cartography: A System of Patronage in 17th- and 18th-century France.”
1991 CRA: College Reading Association, October 30-November 3 Crystal City, VA
“Helping Students Learn: Linkages with Courses in American History and Finite Mathematics.”
PUBLICATIONS & WORKS IN PROGRESS:
When France was King of Cartography: The Patronage and Production of Maps in Early Modern France (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007)
“From l’etat c’est moi to l’etat c’est l’etat: Mapping in Early Modern France,” Cartographica 40, no. 3(2006): 53-78.
Map Promotion in Early Modern Europe: The Newberry Library Slide Set Number 32, from The Popular Cartography and Society, NEH Summer Institute (Chicago, 2002) [also see webpage format, < http://www.newberry.org/hse/> 30 September 2002].
“It was Easier when I was a Tutor,” ERIC Database, April 2002.
“Cartography and Power in Early Modern France: The Rhetoric of Scientific Authority,” Bookman’s Weekly, June 2, 1997
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“Kartographie als Staatsaufgabe - die Föderung französischer Kartographen im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert,” Cartographica Helvetica, no. 12, July 1995.
Geography, Science and National Identity: Scotland since 1520 by Charles W.J. Withers, Book Review for Journal of Early Science, Medicine, and Technology, Summer 2004.
“‘For the Service of their Husbands’: The Widow Mapmakers of Early Modern Europe” (wip)
The Lion and the Lily: Power and Cartography in Early Modern England and France (wip)
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS:
2004, 1999, CSU Summer Research Grant (Paris)
2007, 2003, 2002, 2000, CSU Summer Research Grant (London)
2001, NEH Summer Institute (The Newberry Library, Popular Cartography)
1995, 1991, 1988, The Newberry Library Renaissance Studies Consortium Grant from IU
1993, Three-month Fellowship at the Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry.
1992, Grant-in-Aid of Research from Indiana University for dissertation research in Paris, France.
PROFESSIONAL and ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:
History of Science Society
Western Society for French History
International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
(alphabetically)
Academic Advising, Department of History, 2000-2004
AAUP Executive Board, 2001-2002
BA Handbook Ad Hoc Committee (Departmental), 2006-2007
Banner Steering Board (Implementation of Banner), 2001-2002, 2003-2004
Committee W, 1998-2002
Co-chair Task Force on Women in Science, 1998-2000
Webmaster, 2000-2002
Co-chair, 2001-2002
Department Curriculum Committee (History), 2006-2007
Department Evaluation Committee (History), 2002-2003
Design Committee, 2005-present
Educational Technology Advisory Committee, 1999-2007
Enrollment Management Committee, Fall 2002, Fall 2003
Faculty Academic Strategic Plan (FASP), 2005-2008; co-chair, 2006-07
Infrastructures Subcommittee, 2005-2006
Faculty Senate, 1998-2004
Technology, 1998-2004
Member, 1998-2000; 2002-2004
Chair, 2000-2002
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Grade Appeal Board (Departmental), 2006-2007
Graduate Committee (Departmental), 2006-present
Instructional Accreditation Committee (NEASC), 2000
IOTA, 2000- (inactive)
Plagiarism Ad Hoc Committee (Departmental), Spring 2006
Promotion and Tenure, 2003-present
RSAC, 2007-present
Sabbatical Leave Committee, 2005-2008
Student Support Services Subcommittee, 2006
Ad Hoc Committee for Writing Board Director, 2004
L-Contest Committee & Judge, 2004, 2006
WWW Committee (Web Page Policy Committee), 1999
Western Civilization I
Early Modern France
England from Romans to Cromwell
Spain and Portugal
Historical Methods & Materials (Sophomore)
European History through Film
Renaissance and Reformation
Seventeenth-Century Europe
Eighteenth-Century Europe
French Revolution and Napoleon, UG
Evolution of Science
Senior Seminar
Deconstructing History, ad hoc GR
History Behind the Text, ad hoc GR
French Revolution, GR