- Degrees
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Ph.D., Early Modern European History, University of Cincinnati (2021)
M.A., Early Modern European History, University of Georgia (2014)
B.A., History, Bryan College (2011)
- Service
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I am the faculty director of the First Year Experience Course
I serve as our department’s representative in the Ohio River Valley Innovation Library and Learning Enrichment (ORVILLE) initiative which aims to discover, digitize and disseminate historic resources relating to innovation in the Ohio Riv-er Valley basin/watershed.
- Teaching Philosophy
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Regular Courses Taught:
World Civilization I: Empires and Conquest
World Civilization II: Conflict, Alterity, and National Identity
Topics in European History: Waging and Witnessing War
Topics in European History: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Disease, Disasters and Dying in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- Publications
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Evan B. Johnson, “Seeking Peace, Finding War: Supplication and Negotiation in Electoral Brandenburg during the Thirty Years’ War,” in Rethinking Europe: War and Peace in the Early Modern German Lands, ed. Gerhild Scholz Williams, Sigrun Haude and Christian Schneider, Chloe vol. 48 (Brill, 2019): 90-102.
Evan B. Johnson, “Book Review: The Merchant Republics: Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg, 1648-1790, by Mary Lindemann,” in Focus on German Studies, 22, n. 1 (2015), 104-05.
“Contesting the City: “Friendly” Soldiers in Neustadt Brandenburg During the Thirty Years’ War,” Frühe Neuzeit Interdisziplinär. Tuscon, Arizona, 2023.
“Shared Sorrows, Divergent Decisions: Two Cities and The Thirty Years War,” Ger-man Studies Association Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana, 2021.
“Seeking Peace, Finding War: Supplication and Negotiation in a Brandenburg Town During the Thirty Years War,” Frühe Neuzeit Interdisziplinär. St. Louis, Missouri, 2018.
- Additional Information
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Thomas More’s emphasis on developing the whole student, helping them reach their full potential, and facilitating an active engagement with their community and the world is exciting to be a part of. As a graduate of a similarly focused liberal arts institution, I immediately resonated with the core mission and academic energy of the University.
I am a Tennessee native and life-long lover of books and history. I majored in history with the goal of becoming a history professor, so it is a thrill to be able to share the fascinating and complex world of human history with students at Thomas More. I moved to northern Kentucky in 2014 to begin my doctoral work at the University of Cincinnati (completed 2022). I have long been drawn to the history of war and socie-ty: how conflicts impact communities, how they respond, and where peace can be found. My research is focused on how urban communities navigated the destabilized and dangerous world of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) in the Holy Roman Em-pire. Many of my classes consider the impact of conflicts as well. In my teaching I place a heavy emphasis on reading and discussion. Students are encouraged develop their own historical voice as they develop critical thinking skills that will have tremen-dous value in whatever profession they pursue after school. I have received numerous grants and fellowships, including research grants from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) and the Central European History Society. I have taught global and European history courses for the University of Cincinnati, Xavier Universi-ty, and the University of Dayton before joining the faculty at TMU. My wife and I have two daughters (ages 3 and 1) and love bringing them to campus to say hi to the students, faculty, and staff.
- Employee Roles
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Departments Positions Titles History & Legal Studies Faculty Assistant Professor