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Michael Goodnough, Ph.D.

Center for Faculty Support, School of Arts, Education and Humanities

Director, The Center for Faculty Support and Teaching Innovation

Associate Professor of History

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Degrees & Certificates

Ph.D., in Cultural and Intellectual History, Kent State University
M.A., Kent State University
B.A., History, Bowling Green State University

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Dr. Michael Daniel Goodnough is Associate Professor of History in the School of Arts, Education, and Humanities. He started at Tiffin University as a part-time instructor in 2017 before joining full-time as Instructor of History in the fall of 2018. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Goodnough received his B.A. from Bowling Green State University in 2011 and completed his M.A. (2013) and Ph.D. (2019) in cultural and intellectual history from Kent State University.

Professor Goodnough’s teaching interests are wide-ranging. At TU, he teaches the majority of the history courses. He specializes in teaching U.S. history from colonization to globalization, World History, and sub-Saharan African history. Dr. Goodnough uses the lens of cultural history to teach how culture can provide insight into a plethora of historical themes. While at TU, he also worked to develop the new Digital Storytelling track within the Digital Media Major major, which merges the field of history with the University’s mission of linking knowledge to professional practice. He also serves as the program chair for the Digital Media program.