Rebecca Kaplan

(She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor

History

  • Assistant Professor
    History
  • 405-744-5679 (Work)
  • 101 Social Sciences and Humanities, Stillwater, OK, 74078

TEACHING SUMMARY

History of science, technology, and medicine
Environmental history
Medical humanities
Food studies
Science communication

One Health

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    From the period of Reconstruction to the present. Examines important political, economic, social, and cultural developments, such as the Compromise of 1877, lynching, Jim Crow, economic imperialism, the Progressive Era, U.S. participation in the world wars, the Great Depression, the New Deal consensus, redlining/suburbanization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movements, the Reagan Revolution, and the 'culture wars.' May be taken independently of HIST 1483. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    From the period of Reconstruction to the present. Examines important political, economic, social, and cultural developments, such as the Compromise of 1877, lynching, Jim Crow, economic imperialism, the Progressive Era, U.S. participation in the world wars, the Great Depression, the New Deal consensus, redlining/suburbanization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movements, the Reagan Revolution, and the 'culture wars.' May be taken independently of HIST 1483. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    From the period of Reconstruction to the present. Examines important political, economic, social, and cultural developments, such as the Compromise of 1877, lynching, Jim Crow, economic imperialism, the Progressive Era, U.S. participation in the world wars, the Great Depression, the New Deal consensus, redlining/suburbanization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movements, the Reagan Revolution, and the 'culture wars.' May be taken independently of HIST 1483. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Disease (H)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A global history of diseases across time. Emphasis on infectious diseases and pandemics and their social, cultural, and political effects. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 3893.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    From the period of Reconstruction to the present. Examines important political, economic, social, and cultural developments, such as the Compromise of 1877, lynching, Jim Crow, economic imperialism, the Progressive Era, U.S. participation in the world wars, the Great Depression, the New Deal consensus, redlining/suburbanization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movements, the Reagan Revolution, and the 'culture wars.' May be taken independently of HIST 1483. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Science (H)
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    This course offers an introduction to the history of science from the ancient world to the present. It will not focus exclusively on discoveries and their discoverers. Instead, it will stress questions such as: What is science, how has it been practiced, and by whom? Does culture play a role in scientific development? What is the relationship of gender, race, class, sexual identity, and science? May not be used for degree credit with HIST 3073.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    From the period of Reconstruction to the present. Examines important political, economic, social, and cultural developments, such as the Compromise of 1877, lynching, Jim Crow, economic imperialism, the Progressive Era, U.S. participation in the world wars, the Great Depression, the New Deal consensus, redlining/suburbanization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movements, the Reagan Revolution, and the 'culture wars.' May be taken independently of HIST 1483. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Food
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Graduate-level work under taken in association with upper-division lecture courses. Added component ordinarily entails a graduate-level research paper or historiographical essay of substantial length.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Food (H)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    This course offers an interdisciplinary examination of the history and culture of food production and consumption in the US with an emphasis on how US food ways relate to those of other countries. It examines such topics as: food and the formation of social bonds, food and identity, the cultural meaning of food ways, issues of justice and equality in food production and consumption, and how food cultures have developed over time and in relation to other societies. Same course as AMST 3733.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Senior Honors Thesis
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member, with second faculty reader and oral examination. Required for graduation with departmental honors in history.Prerequisite(s): Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    From the period of Reconstruction to the present. Examines important political, economic, social, and cultural developments, such as the Compromise of 1877, lynching, Jim Crow, economic imperialism, the Progressive Era, U.S. participation in the world wars, the Great Depression, the New Deal consensus, redlining/suburbanization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movements, the Reagan Revolution, and the 'culture wars.' May be taken independently of HIST 1483. May not be used for degree credit with HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Research in History
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    For students interested in pursuing either a research or a reading project. Open to students in history and to others by permission of instructor. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Research Seminar in US History
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Research in selected problems in American history.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 24 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor required.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    May be taken independently of HIST 1483. Development of the United States including the growth of industry and its impact on society and foreign affairs. Intended for Education majors seeking certification as Social Science teachers. No degree credit for students with credit in HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Science (H)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    This course offers an introduction to the history of science from the ancient world to the present. It will not focus exclusively on discoveries and their discoverers. Instead, it will stress questions such as: What is science, how has it been practiced, and by whom? Does culture play a role in scientific development? What is the relationship of gender, race, class, sexual identity, and science?
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    May be taken independently of HIST 1483. Development of the United States including the growth of industry and its impact on society and foreign affairs. Intended for Education majors seeking certification as Social Science teachers. No degree credit for students with credit in HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Medicine (H)
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Historical growth of medicine and its relationship to the society in which it develops. Scientific problems, cultural, religious and medicine.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Topics in History of Medicine
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    For students interested in pursuing either a research or a reading project. Open to students in history and to others by permission of instructor. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    10 Jan 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
    May be taken independently of HIST 1483. Development of the United States including the growth of industry and its impact on society and foreign affairs. Intended for Education majors seeking certification as Social Science teachers. No degree credit for students with credit in HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Medicine (H)
    10 Jan 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
    Historical growth of medicine and its relationship to the society in which it develops. Scientific problems, cultural, religious and medicine.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American History Since 1865 (DH)
    16 Aug 2021 - 3 Dec 2021
    May be taken independently of HIST 1483. Development of the United States including the growth of industry and its impact on society and foreign affairs. Intended for Education majors seeking certification as Social Science teachers. No degree credit for students with credit in HIST 1103. Previously offered as HIST 2493.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    History of Medicine (H)
    16 Aug 2021 - 3 Dec 2021
    Historical growth of medicine and its relationship to the society in which it develops. Scientific problems, cultural, religious and medicine.