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Jon T. Coleman is the Andrew V. Tackes College Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, with office space in 458 Decio Faculty Hall (Notre Dame, IN 46556). He contributes to the History and Philosophy of Science program and maintains active research in American historical studies.
His scholarly work integrates environmental, social, and cultural frameworks across colonial to contemporary America. Specializing in Environmental History, he examines human-nature interactions through lenses like wilderness narratives, frontier conflicts, and mobility patterns prior to industrialization. Current research includes an environmental history of pre-combustion-engine movement in America, supported by his 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship.
Professor Coleman’s publications reveal consistent focus on ecological themes within American identity formation, particularly through case studies of wolves, wilderness survival, and wetland ecosystems. His monograph Nature Shock: Getting Lost in America (2020) extends this analysis to psychological dimensions of human-nature encounters.
Scientific recognition includes:
- W. Turrentine Jackson Award (Western History Association)
- John H. Dunning Prize (American Historical Association)
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2013)
- ACLS Fellowship (2020)
His educational trajectory—from Boulder, Colorado upbringing through University of Colorado BA/MA degrees to Yale University PhD (2003)—informs his interdisciplinary approach. Ongoing projects like The Mighty Kankakee: History Against the Current examine drained Midwestern wetlands, demonstrating sustained commitment to regional environmental narratives.
