John Olszowka

John Olszowka (born October 14, 1965) is a professor of history and academic administrator. He currently serves as Dean of the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.[1]

Background

Olszowka was born on October 14, 1965, in North Tonawanda, New York to Robert and Christine (Gorski) Olszowka. He attended OLC-Ascension Grade School and later North Tonawanda High School. Following high school, Olszowka enrolled in SUNY-Buffalo where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1988. Afterwards, Olszowka went to the State University of New York College at Buffalo. There he was introduced to labor history, by historian James McDonnell. After earning a masters degree, Olszowka attended Binghamton University where he earned his doctoral degree in history. At Binghamton, Olszowka studied with historians Thomas Dublin, Brendan McConville, and Richard Dalfiume.[2]

Career

Olszowka began his teaching career at the University of Maine at Farmington in 2001. Four years later, in 2005, he joined the faculty at Mercyhurst University. Prior to Farmington, Olszowka also held positions at SUNY-Geneseo and Lycoming College. In addition he he held a research fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution.[3]

In 2015, Olszowka was named Chair of the Thomas B. Hagen Department of History at Mercyhurst. Then in 2019, the university selected him to serve as Associate Provost of Graduate Programming and Strategic Initiatives. In May 2021, Olszowka was tabbed to serve as Interim Dean of the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences. In October the university removed the interim tag, with Olszowka serving the roles of Dean of Ridge College and Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Programming.[4]

Scholarship

Olszowka's area of speciality is American social and labor history, with an emphasis on the interwar period, 1919-1945. A major focus of his research has centered on labor relations in the aircraft industry.[5]

Publications
  • America in the 1930s (Syracuse University, 2014)[6]
  • "The Niagara Frontier Defense League's Patriotic War on Labor: The Case of Curtiss Aeroplance, 1917-1918" (Labor History, 2012)[7]
  • "The UAW and the Struggle to Organize the Aircraft Industry, 1937-1942" (Labor History, 2008)[8]

References
  1. "Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences". Mercyhurst University. Mercyhurst University. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. Johnson, Derek. "Running into the Fog". Interview with John Olszowka. iHeart Podcast. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. "Erie Times News". June 7, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. "Olszowka Named Associate Provost of Graduate Programming". Mercyhurst University. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "Erie Times News". June 7, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. America in the 1930s. Syracuse University. 2014. ISBN 9780815633785.
  7. Olszowka, John (2012). "The Niagara Frontier Defense League's Patriotic War on Labor". Labor History. 53 (4): 451-469. doi:10.1080/0023656X.2012.731768. S2CID 154502738. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. Olszowka, John (2008). "The UAW and the Struggle to Organize the Aircraft Industry, 1937-1942". Labor History. 49 (3): 297-317. doi:10.1080/00236560802155977. S2CID 154288732.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.