Brian Lanahan

Address: 86 Wentworth Street, #228
Phone: 843.953.2746
E-mail: lanahanb@cofc.edu

Doctor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction 2006

University 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

Post-Conflict Democracy Education

Elementary and Early Childhood Social Studies Methods

Teacher Education Methods

Multicultural Education and Diversity Issues

The College of Charleston:

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)

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."