Brian M. Puaca

Brian M. Puaca is a Professor in the Department of History at Christopher Newport University, where he also serves as Faculty Senate President. His academic credentials include a PhD in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA in Modern European History from the same institution, and a BA in History and Germanic Studies from Indiana University.

Puaca specializes in Modern German history with research concentrations in:

• Education reform and democratization processes in postwar Germany
• Collective memory and trauma studies
• Political socialization through media and textbooks
• Cultural history of comics in American society
• Cold War educational policies and institutional transformations

His publications consistently explore themes of historical memory, democratic education, and societal reconstruction in divided postwar Germany.

Notable scientific honors include:

• Class of 2013 Faculty Development Award (CNU, 2018)
• New Scholar's Book Award (American Educational Research Association, 2011)
• DAAD Cornell University Summer Seminar fellowship (2008)
• Fulbright German Studies Seminar participant (2007)
• Claude A. Eggertsen Prize (History of Education Society, 2006)