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Joseph P. Ward serves as Professor of History and Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University, a position he assumed in 2016 after previously chairing the History Department at the University of Mississippi.
His academic credentials include:
- PhD in History from Stanford University (1992)
- MA in History from Stanford University (1989)
- BA in History from the University of Chicago (1987)
Ward specializes in sixteenth and seventeenth-century English society and culture, with research emphasizing social networks, philanthropy, and urban development in early modern London. His scholarly output includes eight authored or edited books such as Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy: Londoners and Provincial Reform in Early Modern England and the co-authored London: A Social and Cultural History 1550-1750, reflecting his expertise in historical sociology and metropolitan studies. His work bridges institutional history with cultural anthropology approaches to pre-industrial societies.
