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I want them to learn how to think, and think critically. I think one of the best things that we can do in history is to reevaluate evidence all of the time and consider sources of information.

A passion for teaching

Dr. Tobin has made history a very personal passion for herself. She loves teaching all levels of history and was instrumental in creating a minor in Latin American studies. Her classes range from Latin American History to Caribbean History to the Cold War. Recently she has taken to teaching First Year Experience (FYE) courses at the Westville campus.

Dr. Tobin is looking to inspire and challenge students when it comes to studying and researching history. In regard to what she wants students to take away from her classes, Dr. Tobin says “I want them to learn how to think, and think critically. I think one of the best things that we can do in history is to reevaluate evidence all of the time and consider sources of information.” While she loves teaching and imparting her knowledge onto students, she has found that she is also learning from them.

In addition to all of her responsibilities within the History Department, Dr. Tobin is also a published author. Dr. Tobin’s first book, The American Religious Debate over Birth Control, 1907-1937, an expansion of her dissertation, was published in 2001. Her second book was Politics and Population Control: A Documentary History, which was published in 2004.

Selected articles of hers have appeared in the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, Cold War History, and U.S. Catholic Historian. With the little free time she has, Dr. Tobin loves to work in her garden, cook, and take in a good documentary.