Dr. Jeff Stone
Adjunct Instructor in History
Phone
573.875.7746
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. History & Philosophy of Education and Higher Education Administration, University of Kansas, 2002.
- M.A. History, Fort Hays State University, 1990
- B.A. American Studies, Sterling College, 1988
Professional Associations
- History of Education Society
- The Sloan Consortium
- Society of Philosophy and History of Education
Selected Publications
- Stone, Jeff C. Slavery, Southern Culture, and Education in Little Dixie, Missouri, 1820-1860. New York: Routledge (March 2006).
- Stone, Jeff C. “The Learning of Liberty: Slavery and the Role of Christian Education in Little Dixie, Missouri, 1820 to 1860,” in the Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, Vol. 55 September 2005.
Presentations
- “Educational Implications from the life of Henry Clay Bruce: Slave, Ex-Slave, and the New Man” presented to the Midwest Scholars Conference, Indianapolis, IN, February, 2008.
- “The Farm as an Educator: The Master-Slave Relationship in Antebellum Missouri” presented to the Midwest Scholars Conference, Indianapolis, IN, February 23, 2007.
- “The Learning of Liberty: Slavery and the Role of Christian Education in Little Dixie, Missouri, 1820 to 1860” presented to the Society of Philosophy and History of Education, Oklahoma City, OK, September 25, 2004.
- “Choices and Significance: Questions our Christian Youth Face in Historical Perspective,” presented to the Grain Valley Christian Church, Grain Valley, MO, March 7, 2004.
- “Slavery and Traditions in Central Missouri, 1820-1860” presented to the Grain Valley Historical Society, Grain Valley, MO, September 24, 2003.
Topics of Expertise
- History of Slavery in America
- Colonial and Revolutionary America
- History and Philosophy of Education
- History of the American West
