J. Daniel d'Oney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Humanities and Communication
Tel: (518) 694-7271
E-mail: daniel.doney@acphs.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Modern American History, Arizona State University

Courses Taught at ACPHS

• > Humanities I, II, and III 
• > Greek Mythology Through Literature and Film 
• > Native American History 
• > Native American Perspectives 
• > Native American Mythology
• > History of the Plague 
• > Southwestern Indian History
• > Early American History
• > Modern American History
• > Health Care and Human Values
• > The History of the American Frontier

Research Interests

• Native American history, specifically the history and culture of Native Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Majority of research centers on the Houma nation, a tribe below New Orleans.

Selected Publications

• “Arkansas” and “Louisiana” in Native America: A State by State Guide, March, 2012. 
  
  
•  “Frontiers and Pharmacists: The History of the American Frontier as Taught at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,”The Journal of the West.  Summer 2010. Vol. 49, No. 3, pages 61-66.
  
  
•  “Food as Bridge and Barrier: The Houma and Foodways of Southern Louisiana,” Louisiana Cultural Vistas.  Fall, 2008. 19:3, pages 50-55.
  
  
•  “Watered by Tempests: Hurricanes in the Cultural Fabric of the United Houma Nation.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal. 2008. Volume 32, No. 2, pages 11-26.
  
  
•  “Louisiana’s Old State Capitol Museum: Castle on the Mississippi,” in Defining Memory: Local Museums and the Construction of History in America’s Changing Communities.  Amy K. Levin, editor. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press, 2007, pages 77-91. 
  
  
•  “The Houma Nation in Mississippi’s Early French Colonial Period: Modern Interpretations and Influences,” Journal of Mississippi History. Spring 2006. Vol. LXVIII, No. 1, pages 43-64. 
  
  
•  “The Houma Nation: A Brief Overview of the Literature,” Louisiana History. Winter 2006. Vol. XLVII, No. 1, pages 63-90.