Erik Noren portrait

Education

Ph.D., History (Early America, Early Modern Europe, and World History), Wayne State University (Mich.)

M.A., History, Central Michigan University (Mich.)

B.A., History, Cornerstone University (Mich.)

Professional Background

Humanities Center Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, Wayne State University (Mich.)

Adjunct Faculty in History, Bethel College (Ind.)

Adjunct Faculty in History, St. Clair County Community College (Mich.)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wayne State University (Mich.)

Humanities Center Clinical Researcher, Wayne State University (Mich.)

SAT Essay Scoring Rater/Reader, Educational Testing Service

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Central Michigan University (Mich.)

Certifications

Certificate in World History, Wayne State University (Mich.)

Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning, St. Clair Community College (Mich.)

Recognitions & Awards

Humanities Center Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2022-23, Wayne State University (Mich.)

Dr. Gerald Dreslinski Research Award, 2019, Wayne State University History Dept. (Mich.)

Dr. Geral Dreslinski Award, 2018, Wayne State University History Dept. (Mich.)

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2017-2020, Wayne State University (Mich.)

Graduate Professional Scholarship, 2016-17, Wayne State University (Mich.)

Master’s Fellowship, 2014, Central Michigan University (Mich.)

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2013-14, Central Michigan University (Mich.)

Humanities Award, 2013, Cornerstone University (Mich.)

Tabor Courses Taught

  • U.S. History I
  • Historiography and Historical Methods

Publications

Noren, 2023, “Elite Creole Culture: Planter Identity Formation in Antigua, 1750-1840,” ProQuest, Dissertation

Noren, 2019, “Stops and Sites,” Public Humanities Working Group of Wayne State University (Mich.), Digital Humanities Project

Noren, 2018, “Book Review of Wendy Warren’s New England Bound,” Essays in Economic and Business History, Economic and Business History Society, Book Review

Noren, 2017, “Oroonoko Explored,” Digital Humanities Project

Conference Papers

Noren, March 2023, “The Slavery Debate and Antigua’s Public Policy Response,” Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Noren, March 2022, “White Creole Identity in the Lesser Antilles,” Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Noren, March 2020, “Antigua’s Role in the Eighteenth Century,” Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Noren, May 2019, “Caribbean Plantation Essentials: Comparing Montserrat and Nevis Import Records with Archaeological Findings,” Economic Business & History Society

Noren, March 2019, “Examining Anglo-Kalinago Relations through Myth: The Legend of Ding-a-Ding Nook and the Tale of Indian Warner,” Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Noren, March 2018, “Politico-Economic Considerations of the British Caribbean following Seven Years’ War,” Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Noren, March 2017, “British Coffeehouse Conversation in the Early Enlightenment,” Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Noren, May 2017, “The Causes of the First Anglo-Dutch War,” Economic and Business History Society

Noren, May 2015, “The History of the Wealthy Theatre,” Economic and Business History Society

Service

Vice Chair of the History Division, 2018-2023, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters

Invited Commentator, March 2019, The International Graduate Historical Studies Conference

Vice President of Education, 2017-2020, Historical Graduate Student Association of Wayne State University