- Professor of History at Georgia Southern University (1983) - B.A., Baylor University, 1970; - M.A., Ph. D., University of Michigan, 1977, 1983
* Teaching and Research Interests: - Religious and cultural history of the modern Muslim world - Imperialism in the Middle East
* Selected Publications: - A History of the Muslim World: The Making of a Global Community, 1260-Present (Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007) - A History of the Muslim World: The Making of a Civilization, to 1405 (Upper Saddle Creek, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004) - A Fabian in Egypt: Slamah Musa and the Rise of the Professional Classes in Egypt, 1909-1939 (Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1986)