William P. Clements Department of History
Ph.D. Program
History
Educational Background
Ph.D. Southern Methodist University, 2019-Present
M.S. University of North Texas, 2019
B.A. Arkansas Tech University, 2016
About
Shaffer studies modern American history from the conclusion of the Second World War to the present. He is particularly interested in the intersection of foreign policy and politics during the Cold War. Prior to beginning work at SMU, Shaffer studied Texas political history at the University of North Texas, which resulted in the development of his Master’s thesis “Manipulating Fear: The Texas State Government and the Second Red Scare, 1947-1954.”
