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Raymond Mitchell
Instructor
Social Sciences
General Classroom Building 140
Education
Ph.D., History, Texas A&M University
M.A., History, Sam Houston State University
J.D., University of Houston Law School
B.A., Political Science, University of Missouri
Biography
Raymond Mitchell's primary research interest lies in the humanity, or more often the inhumanity, in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century United States history; more precisely the ways in which we have treated those less fortunate in society, and why we, both individually and collectively, made the choices to do so. He focuses not only on our behavior in relation to immigration, gender, race, and sexuality – and their intertwining with nativism and xenophobia - but also our response to opposing civilizations during times of war. His secondary interest lies in the impact of war on society, culture, and the environment (and vice-versa), primarily from the period of the American Civil War to World War II.
Dr. Mitchell's dissertation examined the personal experiences, perceptions, and reactions of Civil War prisoners of war to their environment, as well as the impact of comradery, group identity, and unit cohesion on rates of survival. This project also explored the post-war experiences of POWs, and their PTSD as a result of trauma related to incarceration.