Brenda Faverty
Gentle Shepherd Church of the Nazarene
Contact: [email protected]
Education Background:
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Clarion State University of PA
Masters of Arts in History from Slippery Rock State University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in History, concentration in 19-Century America from Kent State University (2011)
Fun Facts:
Favorite Fruit: Melon–Watermelon and Cantaloupe
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Scripture: Romans 8:31 and Hebrews 11:1
Pets: “None at present but I like to have cats around me. ”
Favorite Book: “I don’t have a favorite book. I like to read both fiction and non-fiction and particularly like books with a historical setting.”
Unique Achievement: “The only thing that I can think of is that I changed careers in my late thirties.”
Additional Information:
Family Information:
Dr. Faverty grew up in a family of five, parents and three sisters. Her father was in the Air Force for 20 years, so they moved a lot. In a way, the constant moving was a blessing, though. Her family pulled together to weather the changes and they grew up in a close family.
They moved to her mother’s home, Hermitage, PA, when her Dad retired. Brenda and her sisters all made additional moves for jobs. Eventually, she and her older sister returned to Hermitage. Brenda’s younger sister, however, continued to move as her husband progressed in his job. They had two children, giving Brenda a niece and a nephew. The four of them all lived in the West. They lost the older sister in 2014 and Brenda’s parents are now dealing with the problems of old age. Brenda lives with them to help out.
Professional Information:
Previously, Brenda had worked as a Motor Transit Dispatcher, Supervisor and an Acting Office Manager. Careers changed, and Miss Faverty started teaching at a university.
She has taught for both Kent State University (currently employed) and National College.
The classes that she has taught includes, but not limited to the following:
- Modern America: From Industrialization to Globalization
- World History: Ancient and Medieval World History
- Modern America: From Industrialization to Globalization
- Early America: From Pre-Colonization to Civil War and Reconstruction
- Modern Ohio History Jefferson to Jackson Historians’ Craft Gender
- Race in the Antebellum South Women and the Civil War Antebellum Reform Movements
- Gender & Culture in 19th-Century America Online Classes
- Early America: From Pre-Colonization to Civil War
- United States History: 1945 to Present