Andrew Shankman

Andrew Shankman is Professor of History at Rutgers University–Camden, within the School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University (1997) and specializes in early modern England, colonial British North America, the American Revolution, and the early American Republic. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in these areas.

Education:

• Ph.D., Princeton University, 1997
• M.A., Princeton University, 1994
• B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1992

Shankman's research centers on the political and intellectual foundations of the early United States. His work explores the tensions between egalitarian ideals and capitalist development in revolutionary and early national America. He has made significant contributions to the historiography of the Founding Fathers and the ideological struggles of the early republic, particularly through regional studies such as in Jeffersonian Pennsylvania.

His editorial and leadership roles reflect his standing in the field. He is President-Elect of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic and served as former editor of the Journal of the Early Republic. He has authored Original Intents: Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and the American Founding and Crucible of American Democracy, and edited major collections including Rethinking America: From Empire to Republic and Anglicizing America.

Scientific Awards and Leadership:

• President-Elect, Society for Historians of the Early American Republic
• Former Editor, Journal of the Early Republic

Shankman has advised numerous students and contributed to graduate and undergraduate education in history. While specific grants are not listed, his editorial and presidential roles suggest active research support and professional recognition. He has published over 20 essays in the field of early American history and continues to shape scholarly discourse on the revolutionary era and early republic.

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