Robert R. Tomes is a Professor of History in the College of Professional Studies and a Senior Vincentian Research Fellow. His research interests include the social and moral costs of war in the American experience and political activism in youth. He is a member of the American Historical Association. Dr. Tomes holds a Ph.D. in History from New York University. He is the author of Apocalypse Then: American Intellectuals and the Vietnam War and is co-author of an American history textbook now in its 5th edition, American Issues.

Academic Background

Research Interests

• Civic Engagement and Political Responsibility in Contemporary American Society
• The human cost of war in the American experience.