Bio

Fortin joined the EC Athletics team as a Co-Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) during the Fall of 2022.

Education

Ph.D., M.A., The University of New Hampshire; B.A., Boston University

Bio

Born in Hawai'i, I learned to walk while aboard a sailboat, which may be why my research and teaching interests revolve around the sea and the maritime world. Being an Air Force kid, I have lived in a few different states from Texas to Maine, giving me a plain Jane accent and a thorough love for the four seasons, although as an avid hockey player and snowshoer winter is clearly my favorite time of year.  Academic tourism is a great benefit of being a historian, with my most recent project taking me from London to Halifax, Nova Scotia to New Bedford, MA to conduct research in sometimes dusty, sometimes state-of-the-art archives.  Once I received my PhD from UNH in 2006, I began a tenure-track position at SUNY - Oneonta, where I stayed for 5 years until being hired by Emmanuel College.  At Emmanuel, I teach courses in Atlantic History, Early America and Slavery. Pirates also appear frequently in ourse materials. 

What I Love About Emmanuel:

Emmanuel is a tight-knit community with a positive vibe and whose members believe anything is possible.  Virtually every member of our community buys into the mission of the college: believing strongly in social justice and educating the entire person by adhering to the centuries old Catholic intellectual tradition, which means no topic, subject or research is off-limits.  We are a true liberal arts college with an open and diverse population who want to explore ideas and have conversations about how to make our world a better place.

(Last updated October 24, 2022 - 3:30 PM)