Mr. Joshua Riddle

Academic Advisor COMMUNICATION ARTS,
ENGLISH,
HISTORY,
PHILOSOPHY,
WORLD LANGUAGES & CULTURES,
AND WRITING Part-Time Faculty, History

Contact

1310 Ben Graves Drive
Morton Hall
Room 131E
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map

256.824.4580
joshua.riddle@uah.edu

Biography

Joshua Riddle received both his B.A. and M.A. in History from UAH. His M.A. thesis, which he defended in 2016, examines the connections and disconnections between Isaac Newton's religious and natural philosophical writings. 

Along with his primary work as an Academic Advisor for the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at UAH, Joshua teaches, part-time, both introductory pre-modern and modern world history courses. His historical interests lie in intellectual history / history of ideas, Medieval and Early Modern Europe, and religious history, especially the history of the Church. Influenced by a previous UAH history professor, he believes a significant part of a college education is cultivating otium cum dignitate - "leisure with dignity."

When he isn't advising or teaching, Joshua enjoys spending time with his wife and son, reading, and listening to Bruce Springsteen. All the while, he's drinking too much coffee.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • MA, History, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2016
  • BA, History, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2011

Affiliations

  • Excavate AIA-North Alabama Society Facebook Page Editor: July 2019-Present
  • Phi Alpha Theta(Tau Omega Chapter): President, 2015-2016; Vice-President, 2014-2015; Member 2009-Present
  • 2015 Alabama Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference: Assistant Organizer
  • The Society for Ancient and Medieval Studies: Vice-President, 2015-2016
  • The Society for Ancient Languages: Secretary, 2014-2015; Vice-President, 2013-2014; Member, 2011-2015
  • Sigma Tau Delta: Member, 2011 to present

Recent Publications

  • “The Criteria of William Gilbert’s Experimental Method,” Alabama Regional Phi Alpha ThetaConference, University of Alabama in Huntsville, April 18, 2015. Conference Publication.

  • “The Learned Foundation of Natural Magic: The Learned Epistemology of the Occult Sciences in the Renaissance and Early Modern Europe,” Tennessee Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference, Middle Tennessee State University, March 24, 2012. Conference Publication.