Mark Doyle

Dr. Mark Doyle is a Professor in the Department of History at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). He specializes in Modern Britain and Ireland, the British Empire, mass violence, urban history, and popular music's societal impact. Doyle earned his PhD from Boston University after attending Tulane University and Trinity College, Dublin. His research explores topics like communal violence in colonial contexts and multiracial histories. He has received awards including the Stansky Book Prize and MTSU’s Outstanding Teacher Award.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree, Tulane University
• PhD, Boston University

Research Interests: His work delves into the intersection of colonial governance and violence, urban identities in Victorian Belfast, and Ireland's multiracial past. Recent projects include a database on African-descended migrants in Ireland and an analysis of the Fisk Jubilee Singers' visits to Ireland.

Awards:

• Stansky Book Prize (2017)
• MTSU Outstanding Teacher Award (2014-15)
• National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute (2013)

Advising & Grants: His grants include a Penn Humanities Forum Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. He mentors students in modern European and British imperial history.

Labs/Teams: Current projects include collaborative research on Irish multiracial history and urban studies in colonial contexts.