Professor O’Brien is a Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University, where he is completing his dissertation, “Valuable Service: A Study of William Trumbull, English Agent to the Court of the Spanish Habsburgs, 1605-1625.”He examines the intersection of confessional identity, international politics, and court intrigue in the first three decades of the seventeenth-century. He received his B.A. from Georgetown University, and he has an M.A. in History from Fordham University.
Courses
Recently Taught Classes
2026 Spring
- Business and Economic Development of the United States – HS 310
- War and Peace – PR 470
- Western Civilization in World Perspective II – HS 102
2025 Fall
- War and Peace – PR 470
- Western Civilization in World Perspective I – HS 101
2025 Spring
2024 Fall
- War and Peace – PR 470
- Western Civilization in World Perspective I – HS 101
2024 Spring
- War and Peace – PR 470
- Western Civilization in World Perspective II – HS 102
2023 Fall
2023 Spring
- Business and Economic Development of the United States – HS 310
- War and Peace – PR 470
- Western Civilization in World Perspective II – HS 102
Frequently Taught Classes
- Business and Economic Development of the United States (HS 310)
- Historical Studies (HS 110)
- Revolutions (HS 148)
- War and Peace (PR 470)
- Western Civilization in World Perspective I (HS 101)
- Western Civilization in World Perspective II (HS 102)
