Curriculum Vita
Education
2014-2020 Doctor of Philosophy in History—University of Arkansas
2007-2011 Master of Arts in History—University of Central Florida
2003-2007 Bachelor of Arts in History—University of Central Florida
Employment
Aug. 2019—Present Adjunct Instructor, Northwest Arkansas Community College
August 2020—Present Adjunct Instructor, University of Arkansas
Aug. 2018—May 2020 Lecturer, University of Arkansas
Aug.—Dec. 2017 Adjunct Instructor, University of the Ozarks
Aug. 2014—May 2017 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arkansas
August 2011—August 2014 Curriculum Developer and Research Analyst, Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida
Nov. 2008—July 2011 Research Associate for the Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida.
Dissertation
Totten, Eric Paul. “A Suspected Democratic Regiment: The Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers in the American Civil War.” Ph.D Dissertation, University of Arkansas, August 2020.
Thesis
Totten, Eric Paul. “The Ancient City Occupied: St. Augustine As A Test Case For Stephen Ash’s Civil War Occupation Model.” Master’s Thesis, University of Central Florida, August 2011.
Selected Conference Presentations
Totten, Eric Paul. “‘I Wonder How Many of the Augustinians of the Olden Time Will Ever Come Back:’ Union Occupation, Refugees, and Demographic Change in St. Augustine’s Community, 1862-1865.” 2012 Gulf Coast History & Humanities Conference, October 18-20, 2012, Pensacola, Florida.
Totten, Eric Paul. “I Wonder How Many of the Augustinians of the Olden Time Will Ever Come Back:” Union Occupation, Refugees, and Demographic Change in St. Augustine’s Community, 1862-1865. 2012 Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting May 24-26 2012, Tampa, Florida.
Totten, Eric Paul. “St. Augustine Occupied: Military and Communal Relations in the Ancient City” Submitted to the 2009 Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting, May 20-23, 2009, Pensacola, Florida.
Totten, Eric Paul. “‘Pine Deserts’ and ‘Desolate Cities’: How Occupation Models Help Us Understand Eastern Florida’s Civil War Experience.” 2008 University of Central Florida History Department Graduate Student Conference April 14-16, 2008.
Reviews
Totten, Eric Paul. “Review” Georgia’s Civil War: Conflict on the Home Front. By David Williams. The Journal of Military History, Vol. 82, No. 4, October 2018, pg. 1287-1288.
Totten, Eric Paul. “Review” Occupied Vicksburg. By Bradley Clampitt. The Journal of Military History, Vol. 81, No. 4, October 2017, pg. 1174-1175.
Totten, Eric Paul. “Review” The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864. By Bruce M. Venter, The Journal of Military History, Vol. 81, No. 1, January 2017, pg. 236-37.
Totten, Eric Paul. “City Biographies, Memory Construction, and Trends of Interdisciplinary Methodology in Civil War Scholarship” New Bedford's Civil War. By Earl F. Mulderink III. H-NET Book Review (H-CivWar), June, 2014.
Totten, Eric Paul. “The Roots of Confederate Defeat: The Home Front, Military Occupation, and the Hard War and Loss of Morale Theses” War’s Desolating Scourge: The Union’s Occupation of North Alabama. By Joseph W. Danielson. H-NET Book Review (H-CivWar), April, 2013.
Totten, Eric Paul. “Between Popular and Academic History: The Problem of Local Studies” Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War History of Northern Loudoun County, Virginia. By Taylor M. Chamberlin and John M. Souders. H-NET Book Review (H-CivWar), January, 2012.
Totten, Eric Paul. “Review” Thunder on the River: The Civil War in Northeast Florida. By Daniel L. Schafer in The Southern Historian, Vol. 32, Spring 2011, pg. 91.
Totten, Eric Paul. “Review” No Peace for the Wicked: Northern Protestant Soldiers and the American Civil War by David Rolfs in The Southern Historian, Vol. 31. Spring 2010, Pg. 110.
Totten. Eric Paul. “Remembering Fallen Heroes is Not Just For Memorial Day” Men of Granite: New Hampshire Soldiers during the Civil War. By Duane E. Shaffer. H-NET Book Review (H-CivWar), December, 2010.
Totten, Eric Paul. “Review” of War’s Relentless Hand: Twelve Tales of Civil War Soldiers by Mark Dunkelman in The Florida Historical Quarterly Spring 2009 Vol. 87, No. 4. Pg. 570-572.
Miscellaneous Publications
RAPTER Team. (2013). The Orange County Incident Command Reference Textbook. Institute of Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL.
Tarr, R. W. with Totten, E. P. (2012). “The State of Simulation: Technology, Usage, & Users in the 21st Century.” Law Officer Magazine Vol. 8, Issue 5, May 2012, pg. 74-75.
Tarr, R. W., Gammoh, D., Martin, J., Totten, E. P., & Booher, E. (2012). “Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators, Touchscreen Mp3 Player, and Cell Phone Induced Distraction.” Transportation Research Board Conference. Tampa, FL., March 17, 2012.
Tarr, R. W. & RAPTER Team. (2011). “The Impact of Distracted Driving on Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.” Institute of Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL.
Tarr, R. W. & RAPTER Team. (2010). “Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Study Improving Training Through Technology Phase II Final Report.” Institute of Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL.
Tarr, R. W. & RAPTER Team. (2010) “OCFRD Command School Improvement Project Phase II Final Report.” Institute of Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL.
Tarr, R. W. & RAPTER Team. (2010). “OCFRD Command School Project Phase I Final Report.” Institute of Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL.
Teaching Experience
HIST 3063 Military History: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus, Spring 2020.
HIST 3603 Colonial and Revolutionary America 1600-1789: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus, Fall 2019.
HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus, Fall 2015, Summer 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020.
HIST 2013 History of the American People 1877-Present: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020.
HIST 2013 History of the American People Since 1877: Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville Campus, Spring 2020
HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877: Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville Campus, Summer 2020 (online), Fall 2020.
HIST 1043 World Civilizations since 1500. Northwest Arkansas Community College, Springdale Campus, Fall 2019.
HIST 2013 World Civilizations to 1500: University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR. Fall 2017.
EUH 2000 Western Civilization I: Guest Lecture for Adjunct Professor Lindsey Mcnellis, University of Central Florida Main Campus, November 17, 2011.
Languages
English
German
Professional Membership
Phi Alpha Theta
The Florida Historical Society
The New Hampshire Historical Society
The Society of Civil War Historians
The St. Augustine Historical Society
The Southern Historical Association
Research Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
2020 Jesse Taylor Jr. Endowed Scholarship, University of Arkansas
2019 James J. Hudson Research Fellowship, University of Arkansas
2018 Willard B. Gatewood Graduate Fellowship, University of Arkansas
2018 James Hudson Research Award, University of Arkansas
2018 Arkansas Society of Mayflower Descendants Award
2016 Jesse Taylor Jr. Scholarship, University of Arkansas
2016-2017 Part-Time Graduate Assistantship, University of Arkansas
2015 Jesse Taylor Jr. Scholarship, University of Arkansas
2015-2016 Part-Time Graduate Assistantship, University of Arkansas
2014-2015 Part-Time Graduate Assistantship, University of Arkansas
2009 Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Central Florida
2008 Graduate Teaching Assistant Certificate, University of Central Florida
2006 Dean’s List, University of Central Florida
Service
2019-2020 Arkansas Adult Learning Alliance, Pope County, AR
2015-2016 Graduate Student Congressmen
2015-2016 Graduate Student Congress Social Chair
2015-2016 Historical Organization of Graduate Students Secretary