Elizabeth Cobbs
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Professor Elizabeth Cobbs Ph.D. |
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| Native name | Elizabeth Cobbs |
| Born | Elizabeth Cobbs July 28, 1956 Gardena, California |
| Pen name | Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman |
| Occupation | Writer, lecturer, historian, professor, producer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Literature/writing |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego |
| Period | 20th and 21st centuries |
| Genre | Modern 20th Century World history |
| Subject | History, Literature/Writing |
| Notable works | The Hamilton Affair, American Umpire, Broken Promises, The Rich Neighbor Policy, All You Need Is Love, Major Problems in American History |
| Notable awards | San Diego Book Award |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse | James Shelley |
| Children | Gregory Shelby and Victoria Shelby |
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Elizabeth Cobbs holds the Melbern Glasscock Chair in American History at Texas A&M University and is a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. She is a historian, commentator, and author of seven books including two novels, a textbook, and three non-fiction works.
She is also credited as screenwriter on the film adaptation of her book American Umpire.
Elizabeth Cobbs was born on July 28, 1956, in Gardena, California. Cobbs studied literature at the University of California, San Diego and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1983. She earned her M.A. and PhD in American History from Stanford University in 1988. While at Stanford, she won the David Potter Award for Outstanding History Graduate Student. Following graduation, she won the Allan Nevins Prize from the Society of American Historians for best dissertation on U.S. history.
She taught nine years at the University of San Diego, becoming chair of the History Department, and then accepted the Dwight E. Stanford Chair in of American Foreign Relations at San Diego State University.She has been a Fulbright scholar in Ireland and a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C
Elizabeth Cobbs served on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2008 and also served two terms on the Historical Advisory Committee of the US State Department from 1999 to 2006. She advised the government on the declassification of top secret documents and transparency in government.
Elizabeth Cobbs started her writing career at the age of 15 as a community organizer and publications coordinator for the Center for Women's Studies and Services in Southern California. During this period, she founded and headed several innovative projects for adults and young people. In recognition for her efforts, she earned the international John D. Rockefeller Youth Award in 1979, at the age of 23 for exceptional service to humanity.
Elizabeth Cobbs has published over 40 articles in newspapers and magazines in the United States such as The Jerusalem Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Reuters, China Daily News, National Public Radio, Washington Independent, San Diego Union Tribune and several other distinguished publications, including several pieces for The New York Times. Her first nonfiction book was The Rich Neighbor Policy, she has since written five more books about American history and politics.
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