John Brobst, associate professor of history, joined the faculty at Ohio University in 2000. Originally from California, he was born and grew up in Livermore, about 30 miles east of San Francisco. He received his B.A. from the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Professor Brobst specializes in British imperial and international history. His research focuses on grand strategy and the fate of empire in modern times. He is particularly interested in great power politics in Asia and the Middle East, military thought and theory, Anglo-American relations, and the geopolitics of oil and energy. His 2009-10 courses include:
HIST 333: Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power
HIST 392: Churchill’s Britain
HIST 393: Fall of the British Empire
