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Professional portrait of Joseph Orser
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Joseph Orser

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McNair Program Interim Director
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Ronald McNair Program

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Schneider Social Science Hall 106
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Biography

Biography

Serving in the McNair Scholars Program since 2023, Joseph Orser is trained as a historian with specializations in Asian American history and the U.S. experience in Southeast Asia. He has also led student groups on international immersion experiences related to Hmong studies in Thailand and China. Before teaching in higher education, he worked as a journalist in Bangkok and Florida.

At 糖心Vlog, he has developed a passion for helping undergraduates to cultivate and articulate the transformative skills developed through experiential learning opportunities such as research, and to use these skills to achieve their academic and professional goals. He strives to empower students with the knowledge and resources necessary to explore, learn, and succeed in their unique paths in college and beyond. If you want to talk about anything related to undergraduate research, graduate education, or the McNair Scholars Program, stop by and say hello!

Education

Education

  • Ph.D., M.A., Ohio State University, 2010, 2007
  • M.Ed., University of Florida, 1998
  • B.A., University of Virginia, 1993
Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Research Methods
  • Asian American history
  • U.S. experience in Southeast Asia
  • mixed-race identity and representation
Published Research

Published Research

Orser, Joseph Andrew. The Lives of Chang and Eng: Siam鈥檚 Twins in Nineteenth-Century America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2014.