Robert Weise, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
- Ph.D. University of Virginia Charlottesville
- M.A. University of Virginia Charlottesville
- B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research & Academic Interests
Publications
- Weise, R. S. (2001). Grasping at Independence: Debt, Male Authority, and Mineral Rights in Appalachian Kentucky, 1850-1915. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.
- Weise, R. S. (2015), and Thomas Kiffmeyer, eds. “Building A History of Twentieth-Century Kentucky.” Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 113 (2-3).
- Ongoing, in-process presentation of research: Coalfields Landscapes: Appalachian Kentucky, ca. 1920-1970 Omeka Platform.
- Weise, R. S. (2015). Socially Relevant History: Appalachian Kentucky in the 20th Century. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 113(2-3).
- Weise, R. S. (2009). A New Deal in the Cold War: Carl D. Perkins, Coal, and the Political Economy of Poverty in Eastern Kentucky, 1948-1964. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 107(3).
- Weise, R. S. (2006). The Broad Form Deed. University of Tennessee Press.
Associations, Affiliations & Work History
- Appalachian Studies Association, Program co-chair, 2011 conference
- Catholic Committee of Appalachia, Member, Board of Directors
- Kentucky Historical Society, Editorial Board
- National Register of Historic Places, State Review Board
Awards & Accolades
- Collins Award Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Frankfort, KY. (November 2010)
