{"id":18127,"date":"2021-04-03T22:57:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T02:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=18127"},"modified":"2021-04-13T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:18:57","slug":"alumnus-earns-honor-for-best-graduate-student-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/alumni-featured\/2021\/alumnus-earns-honor-for-best-graduate-student-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus earns honor for best graduate student paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Tusculum alumnus who earned bachelor\u2019s degrees in history and English from Tusculum in 2015 is now distinguishing himself in graduate school.<\/h3>\n

\"\"Ryan Barker, who is seeking a doctorate in history from Purdue University, was recently named the inaugural winner of the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science’s Robert Nesbit Award for Best Graduate Student Paper. According to the Purdue History Department, Barker delivered his prize-winning paper, \u201cTerra Australis Jam Cognita: Matthew Flinders and Exploration\u2019s Constructed Environment,\u201d at SAHMS’s annual conference.<\/p>\n

Barker also wrote a review for this month\u2019s Journal for the Southern Association of the History of Medicine and Science about the book \u201cMerchants of Medicines: The Commerce and Coercion of Health in Britain\u2019s Long Eighteenth Century\u201d by Zachary Dorner. You can read the review\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During his time at Tusculum, Barker was a recipient of the Bruce G. Batts Award: History Honor Key: and an English, creative writing concentration, Honor Key. He was also a member of honors societies and the Student Government Association. In addition, he wrote and edited news release pertaining to the Tusculum Review, the university\u2019s\u00a0in-house international literary journal. He interned at the Office of Institutional Advancement and Museums of Tusculum.<\/p>\n

We congratulate Barker on his achievements and wish him well as he completes his work on his doctorate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Tusculum alumnus who earned bachelor\u2019s degrees in history and English from Tusculum in 2015 is now distinguishing himself in graduate school.<\/h3>\n

\"\"Ryan Barker, who is seeking a doctorate in history from Purdue University, was recently named the inaugural winner of the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science’s Robert Nesbit Award for Best Graduate Student Paper. According to the Purdue History Department, Barker delivered his prize-winning paper, \u201cTerra Australis Jam Cognita: Matthew Flinders and Exploration\u2019s Constructed Environment,\u201d at SAHMS’s annual conference.<\/p>\n

Barker also wrote a review for this month\u2019s Journal for the Southern Association of the History of Medicine and Science about the book \u201cMerchants of Medicines: The Commerce and Coercion of Health in Britain\u2019s Long Eighteenth Century\u201d by Zachary Dorner. You can read the review\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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