Amy Essington Lecturer of History California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840 562 985-4449 | Fax: 562 985-5431 Amy.Essington@csulb.edu | Office: FO2-208

Research Interests

20th Century U.S. Social History
Women’s History
Baseball History

Education

California State University, Long Beach, BA
California State University, Long Beach, MA
Claremont Graduate University, Doctoral Candidate

Selected Publications

“Baseball on the Pacific Coast: The Integration of the Pacific Coast League, 1948-1952.” Journal of the West 47:4 (Fall 2008), 49-59.

“Overview of Faculty Learning Communities.” With Laurie Richlin. Chap. in New Directions on Teaching and Learning: Faculty Learning Communities. Laurie Richlin and Milton D. Cox, Co-Eds. 97 (April 2004), 25-39.

“Faculty Learning Communities to Prepare Future Faculty.” With Laurie Richlin. Chap. in New Directions on Teaching and Learning: Faculty Learning Communities. Laurie Richlin and Milton D. Cox, Co-Eds. 97 (April 2004), 149-157.

“‘She Loved Baseball’: Effa Manley and the Negro Leagues.” Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, (McFarland, May 2001), 275-295.