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Biography:
I am currently a doctoral candidate. I hold a Bachelor's degree and two Master's degrees. One in history and the other in international politics. My master's and doctoral degrees were earned over in Europe, giving me international educational experience.
I have extensive academic accolades. I earned Highest Honors in my second Master's degree. I was also on the Dean's List twice during my undergraduate studies.
Outside of academia, I have been a member of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs since 2009 and I regularly attend their Foreign Policy Forums by major leaders.
I have also been an active member and trainer of the local Community Emergency Response Team since 2007. I currently serve as its Secretary.
I previously sat on the Hall Council as the Director of Public Relations during my undergraduate studies in 2002-2003.
I have been asked to be a peer reviewer for two history articles and I served as a judge for the High School Essay Contest for the Cleveland City Club.
I have also had several pieces of work published and republished.
Current research areas:
My doctoral research consists of refuting the imperial thesis within American diplomatic history at the turn of the twentieth century by reinterpreting, recontextualizing, and resituating American foreign policy towards Latin America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, circa 1890s-1910s, through a thorough and detailed exegetical analysis of the archival sources by using Cuba as a case study.
Recent scholarly activity:
I am working on turning my doctoral thesis into a manuscript and several articles.
Recent publications:
Parobek, Paul M., Understanding Research, California: Jain Publishing, 2013.
Parobek, Paul M., (2019). “Quantitative Research”. In Ryder, Christina. Editor, The Basics of Sociology: Developing and Applying the Sociological Imagination (pp. 87-92). Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
Parobek, Paul M., (2019). ”Qualitative Research”. In Ryder, Christina. Editor, The Basics of Sociology: Developing and Applying the Sociological Imagination (pp. 87-92). Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
Parobek, Paul M., (2019). “Evaluative Research”. In Ryder, Christina. Editor, The Basics of Sociology: Developing and Applying the Sociological Imagination (pp. 87-92). Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
Parobek, Paul M., (2018). “Reading 2: Basic and Applied Research”. In Trofimoff, Vincent. Editor, Key Readings and Critical Thinking Exercises (pp. 27-34). Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
Parobek, Paul M., (2018). “Reading 5: Qualitative Research”. In Trofimoff, Vincent. Editor, Key Readings and Critical Thinking Exercises (pp. 79-86). Solana Beach, CA: Cognella.
Parobek, Paul M., “US Relations with Latin America at the Start of the Twentieth Century” History is Now Blog and E-Magazine, February 6, 2024
Parobek, Paul M., “The Humanitarian Dimension of the US Occupation of Cuba, 1898-1902” History is Now Blog and E-Magazine,
Parobek, Paul M., “The Role of Women During the American Occupation of Cuba 1898-1902” History is Now Blog and E-Magazine, (work in progress)
Parobek, Paul M., “The Humanitarian Dimension of the American Occupation of Cuba, 1898-1902” Peeref Poster Competition, Summer 2024
Forthcoming research:
Parobek, Paul M., “The Role of Women During the American Occupation of Cuba 1898-1902” History is Now Blog and E-Magazine, (work in progress)
I am also working on expanding my doctoral thesis and turning it into a monograph and several articles.
Other activities:
I am an active member, trainer, and executive secretary for the local Community Emergency Response Team.
I served as a peer reviewer for two articles and a judge for the Cleveland City Club High School Essay Contest.