CURRICULUM VITAE
ROLANDO AVILA , LECTURER I
DEPARTMENT OF HISTOR Y
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY
1201 W. UNIVERSITY D RIVE  EDINBURG, TEXAS  78539-2999
(956) 665 -8783  [email protected]
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
 1994
University of Texas-Pan American, Bachelor of Arts
 Major: History
 Minor: English
 1999
University of Texas-Pan American, Master of Arts
 Major: History
 Minor: English
 2013
University of Texas-Pan American, Doctor of Education
 Major: Educational Leadership
 Specialization: Higher Education
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
 Texas Public Schools:
o Middle School, Social Studies Teacher (1 year)
o High School, Social Studies Teacher (14 years)
o High School, Standardized Testing Strategist (2 years)
 Higher Education:
o South Texas College, U.S. History Adjunct (4 years)
o University of Texas-Pan American, U.S. History Adjunct (13 years)
o University of Texas-Pan American, U.S. History Lecturer (3 years)
o University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, U.S. History Lecturer (1 year)
CLASSES TAUGHT
 Texas Public Schools:
o American History (8th grade)
o World Geography (9th grade)
o World History (10th grade)
o American History (11th grade)
o U.S. Government (12th grade)
o Economics (12th grade)
 Higher Education:
o U.S. History I
o U.S. History II
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Public school teacher state certification mentoring
Campus & district public school curriculum writing projects
University online teaching
TEXAS TEACHING CERTIFICATES HELD
 History, Secondary (6-12 grade), Life
 Social Studies Composite, Secondary (6-12 grade), Life
THESIS & DISSERTATION
 Avila, Rolando, (1999). “Abraham Lincoln: Strategist of Union Victory” MA
thesis, University of Texas—Pan American.
 Avila, Rolando, (2013). “Miguel A. Nevarez: A Life History of Educational
Leadership” EdD diss., University of Texas—Pan American.
AWARD & NOMINATION
 South Palm Gardens High School Campus Teacher of the Year Award (2002)
 UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholar Nomination (2013)
FLUENT LANGUAGES
 English
 Spanish
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
American Colonial Era
Avila, Rolando. (2006). “Benjamin Franklin,” “Daniel Boone,” “Diplomacy (Foreign
Affairs),” “Sugar Act,” “Thomas Jefferson,” and “Trade,” In Colonial America:
An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History, Edited by
James Ciment. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
Avila, Rolando. (2014). “Benjamin Franklin,” In Colonial Settlement to 1783. Edited by
Jeffrey H. Hacker, New York: M.E. Sharpe. (Reprinted by Routledge in 2015).
Avila, Rolando. (2015). “Columbian Exchange” In Ideas and Movements that Shaped
America, Edited by Michael S. Green and Scott L. Stabler. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO.
American Revolutionary Era
Avila, Rolando. (2006). “Clinton-Cornwallis Dispute” and “Ireland,” In Encyclopedia of
the American Revolutionary War: A Political, Social, and Military History,
Edited by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and Richard A. Ryerson. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2007). “American Revolution,” In Encyclopedia of Emancipation and
Abolition in the Transatlantic World, Edited by Junius Rodriguez. Armonk, New
York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
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American Antebellum Era
Avila, Rolando. (2003). “Aaron Burr” and “Mexican-American War,” In Conspiracy
Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, Edited by Peter Knight. Santa
Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2006). “James K. Polk,” In Encyclopedia of African American History,
1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass, Edited
by Paul Finkelman. New York: Oxford University Press.
Avila, Rolando. (2007). “Martin Van Buren,” In Encyclopedia of Emancipation and
Abolition in the Transatlantic World, Edited by Junius Rodriguez. Armonk, New
York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Avila, Rolando and Pedro Santoni. (2012). “Historiography of the Mexican-American
War,” In Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War: A Political, Social, and
Military History, Edited by Spencer C. Tucker. Santa Barbara, California: ABCCLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2012). “John Tyler” and “William Lloyd Garrison,” In Encyclopedia of
the Mexican-American War: A Political, Social, and Military History, Edited by
Spencer C. Tucker. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2013). “James K. Polk,” In Encyclopedia of Politics of the American
West, Edited by Steven L. Danver. Los Angeles, California: Sage/CQ Press.
American Civil War Era
Avila, Rolando. (2000). “Attempt to Burn New York,” In Encyclopedia of American
Civil War, Edited by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO. (Reprinted by W.W. Norton in 2003).
Avila, Rolando. (2005). “American Civil War,” In France and the Americas: Culture,
Politics, and History, Edited by Bill Marshall. Santa Barbara, California: ABCCLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2005). “Confederate States of America,” In Britain and the Americas:
Culture, Politics, and History, Edited by Will Kaufman and Heidi Slettedahl
MacPherson. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando and Paul Finkelman. (2006). “Confederate States of America,” In
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial
Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass, Edited by Paul Finkelman. New York:
Oxford University Press.
Avila, Rolando (2007). “Andrew Johnson” and “John Brown,” In Encyclopedia of
Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World, Edited by Junius
Rodriguez. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “African Americans, Union Army,” In American Civil War: The
Essential Reference Guide. Edited by James R. Arnold and Roberta Wiener. Santa
Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “Bureau of Military Information,” In Spies, Wiretaps, and Secret
Operations: An Encyclopedia of American Espionage, Edited by Glen P. Hastedt
and Steven W. Guerreir. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “Civil War,” “Conscription,” “Copperheads,” “New York Draft
Riots,” and “Racism,” In Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellion in
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American History: An Encyclopedia, Edited by Steven L. Danver. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “Lincoln Maneuvered the South into Firing the First Shot at Fort
Sumter,” In Popular Controversies in World History, Edited by Steven L. Danver.
Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “William Lloyd Garrison,” In Encyclopedia of Media and
Propaganda in Wartime America. Edited by Martin J. Manning and Clarence R.
Wyatt. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2013). “African American Soldiers, U.S.,” “Dred Scott Case,” “First
Shot of the War,” “Freedmen’s Bureau,” “William Lloyd Garrison,” and
“William Henry Herndon,” In American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia
and Document Collection, Edited by Spencer C. Tucker. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando and David Coffey. (2013). “Armies of the Confederate States,
Overview,” In American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document
Collection, Edited by Spencer C. Tucker. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando and Spencer C. Tucker (2013). “Cotton Diplomacy” In American Civil
War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, Edited by Spencer
C. Tucker. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2015). “William Lloyd Garrison,” In American Civil War: A State-byState Encyclopedia. Edited by Spencer C. Tucker. Santa Barbara, California:
ABC-CLIO.
American Rise of Big Business and Organized Labor
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “Haymarket Riot,” In Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and
Rebellion in American History: An Encyclopedia, Edited by Steven L. Danver.
Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood.
American West
Avila, Rolando. (2013). “Education,” “Frederick Jackson Turner” and “Geronimo,” In
Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West, Edited by Steven L. Danver. Los
Angeles, California: Sage/CQ Press.
World War II Era
Avila, Rolando. (2006). “Anne Frank,” In Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia
from Antiquity to the Present, Edited by Bernard Cook: Santa Barbara, California:
ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “Franklin D. Roosevelt had Knowledge of an Impending
Japanese Attack and Used Pearl Harbor as an Excuse to Spur American Entry into
World War II,” In Popular Controversies in World History, Edited by Steven L.
Danver. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
American Post World War II Era
Avila, Rolando. (2003). “Robert F. Kennedy Assassination,” In Conspiracy Theories in
American History: An Encyclopedia, Edited by Peter Knight. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO.
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Avila, Rolando. (2006). “American G.I. Forum,” “Brown Berets,” and “North American
Free Trade Agreement,” In Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social,
Political, Cultural, and Economic History, Edited by James Ciment. Armonk,
New York: Sharpe, Inc.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “James Watt,” In Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in
the United States, Edited by Steven L. Danver. Los Angeles, California: Sage/CQ
Press.
Avila, Rolando. (2011). “Ronald Reagan,” In Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and
Rebellion in American History: An Encyclopedia, Edited by Steven L. Danver.
Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood.
Avila, Rolando. (2013). “Brown v. Board of Education,” “Cesar Chavez,” “George W.
Bush,” and “National Rifle Association,” In Encyclopedia of Politics of the
American West, Edited by Steven L. Danver. Los Angeles, California: Sage/CQ
Press.
Ideas, Issues, and Movements in American and World History
Avila, Rolando. (2005). “Ireland,” “Philosophy and Philosophers,” “Quakerism and
Quakers,” and “Utopianism,” In Britain and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and
History, Edited by Will Kaufman and Heidi Slettedahl MacPherson. Santa
Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2006). Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist” and “Jean Antoine Chaptal,” In
Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A Political,
Social, and Military History, Edited by Gregory Fremont-Barnes. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO.
Avila, Rolando. (2006). “Space Exploration” and “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” In
Social Issues in America, Edited by James Ciment. Armonk, New York: M.E.
Sharpe, Inc..
Avila, Rolando. (2012). “Emiliano Zapata,” In Native Peoples of the World: An
Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues, Edited by Steven L.
Danver. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe.
Avila, Rolando. (2014). “Nuclear Power,” In Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in
World History, Edited by Kenneth E. Hendrickson, III. New York: Rowman &
Littlefield.
Avila, Rolando. (2015). “Disease Eradication,” “Foreign Alliances,” “Gun Control
Movement,” “Modern Medicine,” “Pro-Choice Movement,” “Violent Protest,”
“War on Terror,” and “Youth Movement,” In Ideas and Movements that Shaped
America, Edited by Michael S. Green and Scott L. Stabler. Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO.
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