Jennifer L. Speelman
Associate Professor
| 425B Capers Hall |
 843-953-5045 |
| jennie.speelman@citadel.edu |
Jennifer L. Speelman specializes in U.S. military and maritime history. She earned a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Education from the Pennsylvania State University and a M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Temple University. Her research inquires into the civil-military relationship between shore establishments and naval institutions in the twentieth century. She is currently preparing her first manuscript, “When the Sea was a Hard School: A History of U.S. Maritime Education” for publication and has begun a project on the history of the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Dr. Speelman was the 2001-2002 Robert G. Stone Fellowship in Maritime History with the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport. While at Williams-Mystic, she taught an undergraduate course focusing on America’s relationship with the sea, supplementing classroom lectures with trips to the Pacific Coast, Cape Cod, Cuba, and Nantucket.
At the Citadel, Dr. Speelman teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in world civilization, modern warfare, social studies methods, and naval and maritime history. She is Academic Advisor for Tango Company and the History Department’s Internship Coordinator placing students in public history sites such as Charles Towne Landing, the Medal of Honor Museum, and the Army Heritage and Education Center. Dr. Speelman has lectured at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, SUNY Maritime Academy, the Mystic Seaport, and the California Maritime Academy. She is an active member of the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) and is a trustee for the Society for Military History.