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Research 

A Chico State alumnus, Professor Thomson’s academic interests include the Medieval Middle East and Islam, the socio-cultural history of the U.S., military history, and culinary history. He has produced a history of the Chico State campus in the 1960s and 1970s, a period of continuous unrest and activism at this previously sleepy-rural campus. His published works to date include articles on the struggle for social justice by Butte County’s African American community and the local history of the Ku Klux Klan, and book reviews for the journal Food, Culture and Society. Beside his teaching responsibilities, he is director of the History Writing Cooperative, a program he founded with his friend and History colleague, Jerrad Benedict. Outside of the academy, Professor Thomson enjoys training in a variety of martial arts, gaming, spending time with his pets, and traveling with his awesome wife, Lisa. 

Courses offered:

HIST 101 World History to 1400

HIST 130 United States History