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Brendan McCarthy

Faculty Member

Brendan McCarthy

Biography

I have been teaching ancient history at UVU since 2018 after receiving my Ph. D. I specialize in teaching online and using digital tools in the classroom.

Education

Ph D, The Ohio State University, 2018

Major: Ancient History

MA, The Ohio State University, 2013

Major: Ancient History

BA, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 2011

Major: History

Teaching

HIST 482R

Public History Internship, Spring 2024

HIST 3130

Roman History, Spring 2024

HIST 4310

Violence and War in the Ancient World WE, Spring 2024

HIST 1500

World History to 1500 SS, Spring 2024

HIST 1500

World History to 1500 SS, Spring 2024

Presentations

McCarthy, Brendan , AI Ideas for CHSS, "Beat the Bot_ Using AI to Practice Source Usage", CHSS Teaching Committee. (April 10, 2024)
McCarthy, Brendan , 2024 Honors Faculty Summit, "Scaffolding Final Projects Workshop", UVU Honors Program, UVU. (March 25, 2024)
McCarthy, Brendan , Snow College Convocation, "Winning an Election in Ancient Rome_ Competition in the Roman Republic", Snow College Department of Humanities, Eccles Center, Ephraim, UT. (February 29, 2024)
McCarthy, Brendan , UVU's AI Strategy, Tools, and Use Cases, "Beat the Bot_ Using AI to Practice Source Usage", UVU AI Task Force. (January 24, 2024)
McCarthy, Brendan , CAMWS Annual Meeting 2023, "Social Network Analysis as a Form of Source Criticism in Plutarch", Classical Association of the Middle, West, and South, Provo, UT. (March 30, 2023)
McCarthy, Brendan , Roots of Knowledge Speaker Series, "Better Off Dead? King Tutankhamen's Life and Legacy", Fulton Library, Roots of Knowledge. (November, 2022)

Scholarly/Creative Works

McCarthy, Brendan , (2024) "Traumatic Brain Injury in Roman War" . Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press. https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7035-1
McCarthy, Brendan , "Reputation Brokers_ Existimatio and Popular Participation in Roman Politics" . The Classical Journal.
McCarthy, Brendan , Yona, Sergio , "Brendan McCarthy review of Sampson, Gareth C. Rome, Blood, and Power_ Reform, Murder, and Popular Politics in the Late Republic 70-27 BC" . Classical Journal.
McCarthy, Brendan , Fronda, Michael , (2020) "Brendan McCarthy reviewing Rosillo-Lopez, Christina (ed.) Communicating Public Opinion in the Roman Republic" (vol. 10). Northfield, MN: Ancient History Bulletin. https://ancienthistorybulletin.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AHBOnlineReviews2020.07.McCartheyOnRosillo-Lopez.pdf
McCarthy, Brendan , Yona, Sergio , (2019) "2019.04.07 McCarthy on Chin" . Classical Jounal.

Awards

Honors Faculty Fellow

Utah Valley University Honors Program - January, 2023

Fellowship to lead teaching and service-related special projects in the honors program.