History, BA

Faculty

• Dr. Craig Gallagher

  Assistant Professor, History
  Office: Spaulding 109
  Email: cgallagher1@nec.edu
  Professional Website: craig-gallagher.com

  Recent Awards and Press

  Recent Press

  • “‘Them that are Dispersed Abroad’: the Covenanters and their Legacy in North America, 1650–1776” in The Scottish Historical Review, December 2020
  • “Country, Crown and Kirk: Scottish Anti-popery in the British Atlantic World, 1550–1715” in Against Popery: Britain, Empire, and Anti-Catholicism, University of Virginia Press, 2020

   

  Recent Awards

  • W. M. Keck Foundation Research Fellowship, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
  • New England Regional Fellowship, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
  • John D. Rockefeller Library Research Grant, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, VA

   

  Educational Background
  PhD in History, Boston College
  MA in Transnational History, Central Michigan University
  BA (Hons) in History, University of Strathclyde

  Research Interests

  • American history
  • British history
  • Native American history
  • History of capitalism
  • History of religion
  • Academic labor Issues

   

  Bio
  Craig Gallagher came to NEC after teaching in the Global History program at Boston College (BC). Having earned an honors distinction as an undergraduate in his native Scotland, Craig first moved to the United States in 2009, where he discovered his love for the history of Early America, including the colonial, revolutionary, and early Republic eras. As a PhD student at BC, he further developed his research interests in the histories of capitalism and religion, and combined them in his dissertation (and now book-in-progress) on the role that Scottish religious refugees in the late 1600s played in reforming the imperial institutions of the British Empire in the decades prior to the American Revolution. Craig has developed this project thanks to research fellowships from some of the most prestigious archives in the world, and recently published a cutting-edge article, drawn from his book manuscript, in The Scottish Historical Review, the leading journal in the field of Scottish history.

  Craig’s wide-ranging research interests allow him to offer classes to NEC students on a multitude of topics, including early and modern American history; British history; Native American and African American history; and the histories of capitalism, religion, and slavery.

  In addition to his research and teaching background, Craig was also previously a content editor for Adam Matthew Digital as part of their project to digitize primary sources related to the American colonial era to make them available online to students and faculty alike. He is also currently an examiner for the AP US History exam, a member of the board of incorporators for the Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury, NH, and with his wife, a long-term volunteer puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. If you see a man working with a trainee guide dog on campus, that is probably Craig.

• Dr. Kyrie Kowalik

  Lecturer, Political Science
  Office: Spaulding House
  Phone: 603.428.2591
  Email: kkowalik@nec.edu

  Recent Press

  • Co-author of “Receptive or Restrictive: A Comparative Analysis of Local Refugee News Coverage in the United States” in the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 2021
  • Co-author of “The Global Refugee Crisis” in Peace Review, 2017
  • Author of “Defining Refugees in Terms of Justice” in Peace Review, 2017

   

  Educational Background
  PhD in Global Studies; University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  MA in Political Science, University of New Hampshire
  BA in International Studies and Spanish, Allegheny College

  Research Interests
  My research analyzes immigration trends, crime rates, media coverage of immigrant groups, and immigration policy.

  Bio
  Kyrie Kowalik came to NEC in the fall of 2019. She began as an adjunct professor and has transitioned into a full-time role teaching Political Science. Before coming to NEC, Kyrie acted as an adjunct professor for the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where she also acted as the Emerging Scholars Program Coordinator. In this role, she worked to guide students through year-long research projects with faculty mentors. She also had the opportunity to act as the International Studies Association program chair assistant for the 2019 annual conference, where she assisted in organizing a conference program of over 3,000 attendees. Her research has been published in Peace Review and the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. She has also presented her research at numerous conferences, including the annual conferences for the International Studies Association, the American Political Science Association, and the New England Political Science Association. Before beginning her career in academia, Kyrie acted as the Grants Analyst for FIRST, a K–12 STEM nonprofit in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she distributed grants to participating teams. She also spent some time working for Habitat for Humanity, Nonprofit Vote, and the International OCD Foundation. On occasion, she also acted as a ballot inspector for the City of Manchester. When she is not teaching at NEC, Kyrie spends her time teaching dance at Miss Kelsey’s Dance Studio, where she has taught since 2014. She also enjoys spending time with her family and beloved chocolate lab, Brady, or taking virtual dance classes through Broadway Dance Center.