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Teaching 

Schwaller began work as an Assistant Professor of 20th century United States history in the fall of 2022 for the department of history. Before this, he worked as a lecturer in the Departments of American Studies, Liberal Studies, Ethnic Studies, and History at California State University, Fullerton, and the Department of History at Chico State.  Schwaller has a Ph.D. in History and an M.A. in American Studies. His teaching specialties include modern United States history, California history, Mexican American history, and the history of race and ethnicity in the U.S. During the 2020-2021 academic year he served on the Ad Hoc Ethnic Studies Committee at Chico State, a group that worked to determine which courses will count for the AB 1460 Ethnic studies requirement. 

Research 

Dr. Schwaller’s interdisciplinary research interests include various topics in California history and contemporary issues in California, race and ethnic relations in the United States, social movements, the post-World War II U.S, public history, and American popular culture. Some of Schwaller’s research and publications fall under the umbrella of public scholarship. 

Freelance Writer/Reporting 

Schwaller is an award-winning freelance writer recognized by the California News Publisher’s Association. He writes for A News Café, an independent news, and journalism agency based in Redding, California, about the law enforcement community, far-right extremism in rural and far northern California, and other topics. His A News Café webpage is available here. 

Book Chapters 

Schwaller, S. (2024). The Visual World of Trumpism and Rural MAGA Warriors in Northern California. In Grant Hamming and Natalie Phillips (Eds.), Interrogating the Visual Culture of Trumpism. (pp. 142-148). Milton Park, England. Routledge. 

Schwaller, S. (2023). Escaping Cold War Conformity: Polynesian Drink and Fashion in the Post World War II American West. In David Inglis and Hang Kei Ho (Ed.), Drinks in Vogue: exploring the Changing Worlds of Fashions and Beverages. Milton Park, England: Routledge.  Schwaller, S. (2023). Decolonize the Streets! Junípero Serra Monuments and Statues in a Changing California. In Juilee Decker (Ed.), Fallen Monuments, Contested Memorials, and Dislodged Pasts: Embodied Narratives and Remembrance of Things Cast. Milton Park, England: Routledge.  Schwaller, S. (2020). The Music of Sunshine and Noir California: From California Dreamin’ to Straight Outta Compton. In David Whitt (Ed.), Popular Music in the Classroom: Essays for Instructors. (pp. 38-52). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing.  Schwaller, S. (2017). A Careful Embrace: Race, Gender, and the Consumption of Hawai’i and the South Pacific in Midcentury Los Angeles Tiki Restaurants and Cocktail Lounges. In Catherine Choy and Judy Tzu-Chun Wu (Eds.), Gendering the Trans-Pacific World: Diaspora, Empire, and Race. (pp.366-388). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishing.  

Journal Articles 

Schwaller, S. (2017). Greetings from Bakersfield: Law Enforcement Corruption, White Supremacy, and Latinx Lives in California’s Deep Red South. In Boom California. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.  

Encyclopedia Entries  

Schwaller, S. (2019) “Junípero Serra and the Franciscan Missions,” “Chinese Coolies in the California Gold Rush,” “Chicano Movement,” “Dust Bowl,” and “Mexican Migrant Workers.” In Russell Lawson (Ed.), Race and Ethnicity in the United States: From PreContact to the Present – Volume 1, 2, & 3. (pp. 171-173, 42-44, 71-73, 143-146, & 55-59). Santa Barbara, California: ABC CLIO Publishing. 

Media Appearances 

Schwaller, S. (2023). Appearance in docuseries entitled “Killing County.” Executive Producer: Colin Kaepernick, Produced by ABC News; Aired on Hulu. 

Courses offered:

HIST 130 United States History

HIST 333 California History for Primary School Teachers

HIST 499 Special Problems

HIST 699T Master's Thesis