B.S., History, East Tennessee State University
M.A., History, East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Comparative Humanities, University of Louisville
A native of Newport, Tennessee, Dave Buckner has spent the better part of the last twenty years living and working in the Tri-Cities. A social and cultural historian by training, Dr. Buckner specializes in the history of ideas broadly construed. His main area(s) of interest/expertise include the histories of science, philosophy, economics, and religion.
Before joining the Division of Cross-Disciplinary Studies in the Fall of 2022, Dr. Buckner served as an adjunct professor of history, humanities, and philosophy at ETSU and several neighboring community colleges, including A-B Tech in Asheville, North Carolina, Mountain Empire in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and Northeast State in Blountville, TN. He is also currently an Assistant Professor of History & Humanities at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky.