Courses and Workshops

Courses and Workshops

I lead courses and workshops that blend hands-on activities with dynamic group discussion and thoughtful analysis of primary and secondary sources. I bring extensive historical knowledge to the classroom along with an earnest enthusiasm for facilitating meaningful education for students, teachers, and adult learners.

    • Virtual Walking Tour of Chicago: History, Memory, and Place (Newberry Library, Winter 2021)
    • Women in Early Chicago Politics (Newberry Library, Fall 2020)
    • Husband-Slaying Hysteria in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago (Newberry Library, Winter 2020)
    • The Notorious Women of Biler Avenue (Newberry Library, Fall 2019)
    • What Is the Midwest? (Newberry Library, Winter 2019)
    • Riots and Protest: Chicago’s Legacy of Conflict (Newberry Library, Summer 2018)
    • History, Memory, and Place: A Virtual Walking Tour of Chicago (Newberry Library, January 2021)
    • History of Policing in 19th Century Chicago (Newberry Library, December 2020)
    • Husband-Slaying Hysteria in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago (Newberry Library, November 2019)
    • What Is the Midwest? (Newberry Library, June 2019)
    • Riots and Protest: Chicago’s Legacy of Conflict (Newberry Library, January – February 2019)
    • Project Management Workshop (Loyola University Chicago, January 2016, May 2017, September 2019, September 2020)
    • Chicago History (DePaul University, Fall 2020, Winter 2021)
    • United States History, 1800-1900 (DePaul University, Winter 2020, Spring 2020)
    • Public History (DePaul University, Spring 2020)
    • Global Themes in History: The City (North Park University, Fall 2019)
    • United States History Since 1865 (Loyola University Chicago, Spring 2016)
    • Evolution of Western Ideas and Institutions to the 17th Century (Loyola University Chicago, Fall 2014)

I can clearly see the connections from events that took place a long time ago and how they affect current day situations … I almost feel as though I look at things differently now and when walking around, I can see something and think of how that relates to something that happened many years ago.

– Undergraduate Student, United States History

A scholar with heart. So much we could learn from this historian.

– Adult Learner, Riots and Protest

I wanted to be able to tackle my project in a truly tangible way. I needed to limit all of the ideas I had into a feasible project. I feel like I now have the tools to do that. [Boyle] spoke clearly and concisely, and made us understand why we took the steps we did.

– Graduate Student, Project Management

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