Gordon Patterson, Ph.D.
Professor | School of Arts and Communication Florida Tech
- Melbourne FL
Areas of Expertise
Mosquito Control Programs
Medieval History
About
Dr. Patterson has received six awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1998 and 2003, he taught the summer semesters in Seoul, Korea, and Misawa, Japan as part as part of the University of Maryland's Asian division. Patterson received a Fulbright Travel Study Grant in 2004 for research in Malaysia and Indonesia. He is the past chair of the social science section of the Florida Academy of Science, a former director of the Florida Historical Society, former director of the Florida Humanities Council, and past member of Board of Advisers to Florida Defenders of the Environment. In 1994, Dr. Patterson was named to the panel of judges for the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, given by the American Astronautical Society.
Media Assets
Education
University of California
Ph.D.
1979
Northwestern University
B.S.
1970
Links
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Selected Articles
The Genesis of Mosquito Control in New Zion
Wing Beats2020
Keep Everlastingly at it: Florida’s War on the Mosquito Menace
Wing Beats2021
The Centenary of the Florida-Anti Mosquito Association
Wing Beats2022
Accomplishments
Faculty Service Award
2011-2012
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts Professor of the Year
2020
Lambda Chi Alpha Faculty Member of the Year
2013-2014
Event Appearances
Keynote Speaker
Florida Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting
2022-11-01
Keynote Speaker and Recipient of U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy recognition for contributions to the history mosquito and vector-borne diseases
Tri-annual Workshop of the of Department of Defense Armed Forces Pest Management Board
2018-03-01
Keynote Speaker, Mosquito-borne Illnesses in the Americas
University of Florida 2018 Fregly Interdisciplinary Symposium
2018-12-01
