Professional Summary
My name is Shepherd Aaron Ellis, and I am a Ph.D. Candidate as well as an Adjunct Instructor of History in the College of Arts & Sciences and Blue Ash. My research focuses on how the natural environment impacted early modern societies and how mutable understandings of the natural world was in the early modern period, with a specific focus on exotic animals from 1550 to 1850. I have published on the natural history of alchemy and unicorns, and I have forthcoming articles in Renaissaince Papers and Animal History.
As a public historian, I was interviewed by Lucy May of 97.1 WXVU Cincinnati’s NPR Station and by Eddie and Rocky of 700 WLW Cincinnati’s News Radio to provide historical context during Elizabeth II’s death and Charles III’s coronation, respectively.
My downloadable CV contians links to each of my interviews and to my publications.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (In Progress): University of Cincinnati 2022 (History)
Master of Arts: University of Cincinnati 2022 (History)
Bachelor of Arts: University of North Carolina- Asheville 2020 (History)
Bachelor of Arts: University of North Carolina- Asheville 2020 (Classics)
Associate of Arts: South Piedmont Community College 2016
Other Information
Shepherd Aaron Ellis, CV,
Contact Information
Academic - ellissd@ucmail.uc.edu