Melissa Jordine

Professional Overview

Dr. Melissa Jordine is a professor of German History. She was a professor at Fresno State University for eighteen years and came to Central Washington University in Fall 2020. Her dissertation focused on German intervention in N. Africa during WWII and she has done extensive research on the German war effort and the Holocaust.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• M.A. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• B.A. Western Illinois University

Courses Taught

• World History
• Research Methods
• U.S. Military History
• Germany since 1815
• WWII
• Holocaust

Selected Publications

• Journal of Central European History. (Forthcoming: Initially scheduled for Vol. 2 June 2024). Review of Caddick-Adams, Peter. Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• Jordine, Melissa. “A Holocaust Exhibit: Actively Engaging Students.” The International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP), Volume 5, Number 1, 2015. 
• Jordine, Melissa, “The Origins of the Cold War” in Slutsky, Beth, Shennan Hutton, Sarah Taylor, Melissa Jordine, et. al. History Blueprint: The Cold War. California History-Social Science Project. Davis, California: University of California, Davis, 2013.

Personal Interests

Cycling and travel.