David Nanninga
Ph.D. Student
Advisor
Dr. Barry Hankins
Education
M.A. in History, Baylor University, 2023
B.A. in History Education, magna cum laude, Cornerstone University, 2019
Research Interests
My research centers on the interactions of sports and the conservative right in 20th-century American political and religious history. I'm particularly interested in the history of how athletes have entered conservative politics, how intellectual conservatives have understood and related to sports, and how conservative evangelicals have used sports as a tool for evangelism. I hope to shed light on how sports, politics, and religion have deeply influenced each other and created unexpected connections in American society.
Selected Activities
Fellowships
Dennis H. O'Brien Graduate Student Award in History, 2021-2022