Chad R. Wheaton received his Ph.D. in history from Syracuse University in 2003. His major field was U.S. History since 1865, with minor fields in Colonial and U.S. History to 1865, and German History 1800 to the Present. He has taught World Civilizations, Western Civilization, Afro-American History, U.S. Foreign Policy, and U.S. History for Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, and for Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. As the father of two young children, he is appreciative of the balance that must be struck between home life, scholarship, and outside commitments.