Detailed Information for Leland Turner
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Dr. Leland Turner
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History » Assistant Professor
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Contact Informationleland.turner@mwsu.eduMy Websites |
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Interests
The Frontier and American West, Texas and the Southwest, Ranching and Agriculture, United States, and Australia |
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Course Information
| Semester | Course # | Section | Course Name | Location | Days / Times | |
| Details | Spring 2013 | HIST | 1133 | Survey of United States History until 1865 | ||
| Details | Fall | 3003 | 101 | History of Texas | ||
| Details | 1233 | History of the United States since 1865 |
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Education Background
| Institution | Degree | Graduation Date |
| Texas Tech University | Ph.D. History | |
| Texas Tech University | M.A. History | |
| University of Tulsa | B.A. Communication |
Employment Background
| Institution | Position | Start Date / | End Date |
| Angelo State University | Visiting Instructor of History | 2006-Aug | 2007-May |
| Australian National University | Fulbright Fellow | 2007-Jul | 2007-Dec |
| Texas Tech University | Visiting Assistant Professor of History | 2008-Aug | 2009-Dec |
| University of Queensland (Australia) | Fulbright Fellow | 2008-Jan | 2008-Jul |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Assistant Professor of History and Geography | 2010-Jan | 2012-Jul |
| Midwestern State University | Assistant Professor of History | 2012-Aug |
Research and Publications
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Outback by Southwest: King Ranch Cattle in the Australian Grasslands, (under consideration) The University of Oklahoma Press
"The West Texas Plains," in Carlson, Paul H. and Tom Crum, eds. The Giant Side of Texas: A History of West Texas, (forthcoming) The University of Oklahoma Press
“Grassland Frontiers: Pastoral Settlement in the Semi Arid Lands of the Australian Outback and American Southwest,” Forum of the Assn. of Arid Lands Studies 21 (2005): 50-56
“The Livestock Lobby: Murdo Mackenzie, Railroad Reform, Cattlemen’s Associations, and Progressive Legislation,” Panhandle-Plains Historical Review 77 (2004): 14-34
“A New Business Plan for the Matador: Murdo Mackenzie, Modern Management, and the Operational Transformation of the Matador Land and Cattle Company, 1891-1897,” Panhandle-Plains Historical Review 79 (2006-2007): 3-20
“A Most Influential Cattleman: Murdo Mackenzie and the Business of Ranching,” West Texas Historical Association Year Book 80 (2004): 18-32 |