Jordan Lieser

Jordan Lieser, PhD, is a Full Time Faculty member and Associate Professor of History at the School of Liberal Arts and Education, Dominican University of California. His academic profile combines rigorous scientific methodology with creative historical analysis, focusing on U.S. history through an international lens.

• Alumnus of California Polytechnic State University (BA, MA in History)
• PhD in History from West Virginia University
• Visiting Research Fellow at Stanford University's Bill Lane Center

As Dominican Postbaccalaureate Assistant Director, he leads humanitarian missions in Mexico and the Southwest Borderlands while conducting archival research in both U.S. and Mexican institutions.

His research examines:

• Intersections of U.S.-Mexico diplomatic relations with cultural, economic, and racial dynamics
• Transnational analysis of historical events like the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
• Domestic political movements including Ronald Reagan's 1966 Gubernatorial campaign

Recognized with the Innovative Faculty Fellowship (2017-2018), Lieser's work bridges quantitative analysis with narrative storytelling traditions from his theatrical background.

Contact: jordan.lieser@dominican.edu