Dr. Timothy Orr
Associate Professor of History and Chair, Department of History & Political Science
- Phone: 530-226-5600
- Email: torr@simpsonu.edu
Biography
Timothy Orr is an Associate Professor of History and Chair of the History and Political Science Department, and Founder and Director of the Simpson Scholars. He holds his PhD in Historical Studies of Religion from Baylor University and has been at Simpson since 2017. His research interests focus on early-modern Europe and the topics of identity, exile, and gender. He is also interested in the use of video games as a tool for historical engagement.
Education
- PhD, Baylor University
- MA, University of Tulsa
- BA, John Brown University
Publications
- “Video Games as Historical Pedagogy: Their Challenges and Benefits.” (2023)Fides et Historia Vol. 55, No. 1 & 2
- “’I Beg You Take Me from Here:’ Spousal Abandonment and the Experience of Separation in Flight from Persecution.” (2022)Genealogy Vol. 6
