Brian Lanahan
Associate Professor

Education
Doctor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction 2006University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Dissertation on Elementary Social Studies Methods Instruction
Masters of Elementary Education 2001
University of California at Santa Barbara
Masters thesis on English as a Second Language and Mathematics
Bachelor's of Science, Spanish and Social Science 1997
Troy State University, Troy, Alabama
Graduated with Honors in 2.5 years
Research Interests
Post-Conflict Democracy Education
Elementary and Early Childhood Social Studies Methods
Teacher Education Methods
Multicultural Education and Diversity Issues
Courses Taught
The College of Charleston:
- EDEE 371 Teaching Social Studies and Humanities: Grades K-3
- EDEE 373 Teaching Social Studies and Humanities: Grades 2-8
- EDFS 201 Foundations of Education
- EDFS 303 Human Growth and Development and the Educational Process
- EDEE 327 Learner Development and the Context of Learning
- EDEE 415 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Pre K-3
- EDEE 642 Teaching Social Studies and Humanities Pre-K–6
- MTLS 601 Race, Class and Gender in Education
Honors and Awards
- TEDU Stick Your Neck Out Award (September 2018)
- TEDU Grit Award, (November 2019)
- TEDU Live Oak Award (October 2020)
- Fulbright Scholar to Republic of Georgia, United States State Department, $24,000, (January 2019–May 2019).
- Woodrow Wilson International Center Research Scholar, $13,300 (January 2014–April 2014).
- Fulbright Scholar to Bosnian and Herzegovina, United States State Department, $44,000, (September 2008–May 2009).
- Alumni Fellowship, University of Florida, $18,000 Annually, (August 2003–-August-006).
- Corps Member, Houston, Texas: Teach for America, (1998–2000).
- Inducted Horace Mann League (2006)
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles- Lanahan, B. K. (In Preparation). Georgian K-12 education from the perspective of the international literature from 2003 to 2021.
- Lanahan, B. K. (2020). International perspectives on education after the Rose Revolution-Georgian education 2003-2019. International Journal of Comparative Education and Development. 22 (3), pp. 185-199
- McDermott, P., & Lanahan, B. K. (2012). Democracy and social justice in Sarajevo's schools. The Qualitative Report, 17 (22), pp.1–27.
- Lanahan, B. K., & McDermott, P. (2012). Post-conflict education for democracy: The case of Sarajevo. International Journal of Social Education, 24(2).
- Lanahan, B. K., & Phillips, M. L. (2012). Perspectives on democracy education—The views of preservice teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, pp. 1–22.
- Lanahan, B. K., & Yeager, E. A. (2008). Practicing teachers as elementary social studies methods instructors: Issues in preparing preservice elementary teachers. Social Studies Research and Practice, 3(2), pp.12–28.
Books Peer-Reviewed
- Lanahan, B. K. (In Preparation). The Rose Revolution and Everything After—Higher Education as Politics in Post Rose Revolution Georgia, 2003–2023.
- Lanahan, B. K. (2017). Post-conflict education for democracy? Bosnian education in the post-war era 1995–2015. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Hickey, M. G., & Lanahan, B. K. (Eds)., (2012). 'Even the janitor is white': Educating for cultural diversity in small colleges and universities. New York: Peter Lang.
Editorials Non-Refereed
- Lanahan, B. K., & K. Bushashvilli (In Preparation). ‘The Problem with PISA and Georgia: Money Still Talks’.
- Lanahan, B. K. (2020, February 27). The Problem with PISA and BiH: A Useful Indicator, but Only Part of the Story. http://www.democratizationpolicy.org/the-problem-with-pisa-and-bih-a-useful-indicator-but-only-part-of-the-story/
- Perry, V., & Lanahan, B. K. (2017, February 7). In support of increased and enhanced civic education in Bosnia and Herzegovina and globally-Cultivating the demand side of liberal democracy. Bosnia Daily. pp. 9-10.
Book Chapters Peer-Reviewed
- Hickey, M. G., & Lanahan, B. K. (2012). Introduction: History of multicultural education in the United States. In M. G. Hickey & B. K. Lanahan (Eds.), “Even the janitor is white”: Educating for cultural diversity in small colleges and universities (pp. 3–11). New York: Peter Lang.
- Lanahan, B. K. (2012). Examination of white racial identity in the context of an elementary social studies methods course. In M. G. Hickey & B. Lanahan (Eds.), “Even the janitor is white”: Educating for cultural diversity in small colleges and universities (pp. 77–92). New York: Peter Lang.
- Hickey, M. G., & Lanahan, B. K. (2012). Conclusion. In M. G. Hickey & B. K. Lanahan (Eds.), “Even the janitor is white”: Educating for cultural diversity in small colleges and universities (pp. 205–207). New York: Peter Lang.
- Lanahan, B. K., (2009). Teaching about disasters reported in the news. In E. Heilman, Social Studies and Diversity Education: What We Do and Why We Do It (pp. 243–245). New York: Teachers College Press.
Book Reviews Non-Refereed
- Lanahan, B. K. & Pinder, M. (2006). International textbook perspectives on United States history. Theory and Research in Social Education, 34(2), 287–289.
Unpublished Manuscript
- Lanahan, B. K. (2006). Practicing teachers as elementary social studies methods instructors: Their beliefs about the issues they encountered in preparing preservice elementary teachers (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Other Performances or Exhibitions
- "Charleston Powder Magazine CurriculumResource Packet," The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, "Charleston Powder Magazine Curriculum Resource Packet." (August 2006 - January 2011).
- "Forgotten Founder-Charles Pinckney Curriculum Resource Packet," The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina,"Forgotten Founder-Charles Pinckney Curriculum Resource Packet."(January 2011 - January 2012).
Curriculum Resource Packets
- Lanahan, B. K. (2006). Charleston Power Magazine Curriculum Resource Packet. [Curriculum resource pack for The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina].
- Lanahan, B. K. (2011). Forgotten Founder—Charles Pinckney Curriculum Resource Packet. [Curriculum resource pack produced to accompany the ETV documentary “Forgotten Founder—Charles Pinckney” for The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina].
Editorial and Review/Referee Activities
- College and University Faculty Assembly(CUFA).
- Invited Manuscript Reviewer or Referee,"Social Studies Research and Practice."
- Invited Manuscript Reviewer or Referee,"The Journal of Social Studies Research."