Shawn Driscoll is an Adjunct Faculty in the History Department and a student in the Global Studies department.

Shawn Driscoll

Global Studies Ph.D. Candidate, Adjunct Instructor

College
Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Department
Global Studies, History, Political Science
Office
Dugan, Room 106L

Expertise

Vietnam War, Cold War history, American Presidency, Popular Culture

Research Interests

My research interests focus on the Vietnam Conflict and the antiwar movement born from the conflict. Specifically, my dissertation work will focus on the history of the United States Servicemen's Fund and its role in the antiwar movement of the 1960's and 1970's, with a further focus on global examples of GI led and funded resistance to war and conscription. Other interests include the political and cultural history in influence of Richard Nixon and the use of popular culture in secondary and higher education.

Education

  • Ph.D.: Global Studies Candidate, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, anticipated May 2025
    • DissertationFunding The Fight: A History Of The United States Serviceman’s Fund
  • M.A.: History, Worcester State University, 2017
  • B.A: History/Minor in Political Science, Worcester State University, 2013

Selected Publications

  • Prime Time Vet: Evolution of the Vietnam Veteran on Television, PopMeC Research Blog, 2022 
  • We Are But Your Children: An Oral History of the Nightclub ManRay, 2022 (Quidnet Press) 
  • The Grip-The 1918 Pandemic and a City Under Siege, 2020 (Dutcher and Ellsworth) 
  • Hollywood Heroines: The Most Influential Women in Film History, Contributing Author, 2018 (ABC-Clio) 
  • They Ventured Far: In the Cause of Liberty-The Names of Worcester’s Memorial Auditorium, Contributing Author, 2017