Dr. Richard Gardiner

Assistant Professor,
Teacher Education

Office: Jordan Hall 345

Phone: 706-568-2125
Email: gardiner_richard@columbusstate.edu

Education: Montgomery College, University of Maryland, Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Marquette University,

Specialty Area: History

Brief Bio: Dr. Gardiner became a member of the faculty at Columbus State University in 2009. He is the program director for History Education. He teaches methods courses, educational diversity, and educational foundations courses. In fall of 2011 he will be teaching a Freshman Learning Community. Dr. Gardiner holds a public high school teaching license in the State of Wisconsin. Since first teaching at Montgomery High School in New Jersey, Dr. Gardiner taught for nine more years at the middle and high school levels. He taught social studies for five years at the University Lake School in Hartland, Wisconsin, where he was chairman of the social studies department. Dr. Gardiner is also administering a grant from the Caroline Lawson Ivey Foundation dedicated to promoting the cultural approach to history. Additionally, he has oversight over the production of podcasts for local schools funded by a grant from the Department of Defense. Dr. Gardiner earned an Associates degree with honors in Secondary Education from Montgomery College. He earned a Bachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Philosophy and History at the University of Maryland (College Park). He then earned state teaching credentials at Princeton University. He completed a Master's Degree at Princeton Theological Seminary. He earned a Ph.D. in History at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He also engaged in Ph.D. coursework at Penn State. Since that time he has completed post-doctoral education coursework at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, St. Mary's University and Columbus State University.