Dr. Stapell's areas of teaching specialization include modern Europe, medieval Europe, Latin America, and Western intellectual history. He is also the creator of one of the first college-level courses on ancestral heath: EVO201 Evolution and Human Health.
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He has been the recipient of the Liberal Arts & Sciences Teacher of the Year Award, the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence, and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Professor Stapell has also taught for the College’s Honors Program since 2009.
Dr. Stapell previously taught at the United States Military Academy, West Point, and for the Revelle Humanities Program at the University of California, San Diego.
Courses taught include:
▪ SUNY New Paltz, 2008-present
▫ Medieval Europe (online and seated course)
▫ Modern Europe since 1500 (online and seated course)
▫ Europe since 1945
▫ Spain since 1808
▫ Americanization of Europe
▫ Intellectual History of 19th Century Europe
▫ Intellectual History of 20th Century Europe
▫ Historian's Craft
▫ Capstone Research Seminar: Madrid, Past and Present
▫ Capstone Research Seminar: Degeneration, Health, and Modernity
▫ Individual and Society (Honors Program first-year seminar)
▫ Modern Self and Society (Honors Program seminar)
▫ Evolutionary Studies Seminar
▫ Evolution and Human Health (online course)
▪ United States Military Academy, West Point, 2006-2008
▫ Western Civilization: Ancient Times to 1900
▫ Regional Studies in World History (Latin America focus)
▪ Revelle Humanities Writing Program, UCSD, 1998-2001, 2003
▫ Humanities 1: The Foundations of Western Civilization: Israel and Greece
▫ Humanities 2: Rome, Christianity, and the Middle Ages
▫ Humanities 3: Renaissance, Reformation, and Early Modern Europe
▫ Humanities 4: Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Revolution
▫ Humanities 5: Modern Culture
2021 SUNY chancellor’s award for teaching excellence recipient