Croxton, (Charles) Derek 1969-

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CROXTON, (Charles) Derek 1969-

PERSONAL: Born January 2, 1969, in Fairfax, VA; son of Robert Donald and Brenda (Weakley) Croxton; married June 15, 1991; wife's name Tanya Alison; children: Alexander. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of Virginia, B.A., 1990, M.A., 1991; University of Illinois, Ph.D., 1996.

ADDRESSES: Home—26744 Golfview St., Dearborn Heights, MI 48127. E-mail—croxton3@hotpop.com.

CAREER: Instructor in history at Columbus State College, 1998, Modonna University, and 1999, Ohio State University, 1999. Yale University, New Haven, CT, visiting assistant in research in Department of History, 1994-95; presenter at conferences.

AWARDS, HONORS: MacArthur Foundation fellowship and history department fellowship, University of Illinois/Program for Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, 1991-92; Smith-Richardson fellowship, Yale University, 1995-96; Mershon Center postdoctoral fellow, Ohio State University, 1997-99.

WRITINGS:

Peacemaking in Early Modern Europe: Cardinal Mazarin and the Congress of Westphalia, 1643-1648, Susquehanna University Press (Selinsgrove, NJ), 1999.

(With Anuschka Tischer) The Peace of Westphalia: A Historical Dictionary, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2002.

Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Journal of Military History, International History Review, Essays in History, and Sixteenth Century Journal.