James Hazell
Teaching Experience
Current Instructor, History Department, Austin Community College. 78 sections
Instructor, Central Texas College, Ft. Hood: History (70+ sections), English
Composition (100+ sections), Introduction to Literature (40 sections)
2008 Instructor, English Department, University of Maryland Baltimore
County. Freshman Composition. 2 sections.
2007 Instructor, History Department, Loyola College in Maryland. 300-level
pre-Civil War American History. 2 sections.
2005-2007 Instructor, History Department, University of Maryland Baltimore
County. Freshman pre- and post-Civil War U.S. history. 7 sections.
2002-2007 Writing Instructor, Defense Department intelligence agency , Training courses on intelligence writing. Taught to managers, technical
specialists, and administrative personnel, both military and civilian.
1999-2008 Instructor, English Department, Professional Writing Program, University
of Maryland. Junior/Senior level courses in English 391 (Advanced
Composition for liberal arts majors) and 393 (Technical Writing). Honors
sections and special sections for non-native speakers of other languages.
43 sections.
1998-2002 Instructor, History Department, University of Maryland (5 sections)
History 309, Writing Seminar for History Majors: (1) Society and the
Mass Media (2) 20th-Century U.S. (3) American Religious Movements
History 462, The United States Civil War
History 156, American History Through 1865.
1992-2002 Instructor, English Department, Freshman Writing Program,
University of Maryland. Honors, remedial, and sections for speakers of
Other languages. 17 sections.
1995 Instructor, Frederick Community College, Frederick, Maryland. American History since 1865. 1 section.
1986-1995 (1) Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University History
Department; (2) Substitute Teacher, PG and Montgomery County (MD)
Public Schools; (3) Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
History Department.
Professional Publications
Books
Hazell, J. Eric. Finding a Way: Central Texas College, the First 50 Years. October 2015.
Hazell, J. Eric. From Reform to Reduction: Reports on the Management of Navy and Defense Department Laboratories in the Post-Cold War Era. Naval Historical Center and National Defense University, Washington, D.C., May 2009.
Articles
Hazell, J. Eric. "2025: An Awesome Odyssey." Minding the Campus, September 29, 2025.
Hazell, J. Eric. "Not a Prayer." Texas Wind: An Anthology, 2024, p.106-108.
Hazell, J. Eric. "Dr. Anonymous or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blackboard." Minding the Campus, June 12, 2023.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Response to Day of Prayer Same as it Ever Was.” The Daily Oklahoman, December 9, 2020.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Sighing in the Wind: How Exasperation – Not Outrage – Rules America.” Dallas Morning News, February 17, 2020.
Hazell, J. Eric. "The Tragically Hip: An American Perspective." Ottawa Citizen, August 17, 2016.
Hazell, J. Eric. "Comedic Ozark Gothic: An Appreciation of the Ozarks' Donald Harington." Austin American-Statesman, February 19, 2012.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Like Thanksgiving, Perry’s Fast, Prayer Day has Deep Roots.” Austin American-Statesman op-ed., July 30, 2011.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Extremes in Texas Education Debate Seem Remote from Classroom.” Ft. Worth Star-Telegram op-ed, April 20, 2010.
Hazell, J. Eric. “How to Feel Young Again.” Austin American-Statesman, December 29, 2009.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Cognitive Development Research at the University of Maryland.” Vice President for Research Development, University of Maryland, Spring 2008.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Nanotechnology Capabilities at the University of Maryland.” Vice President for Research Development, University of Maryland, Summer 2007.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Honey, They Shrunk the Water Tower!” Landscape Architecture, May 2007, p.34.
Hazell, J. Eric. “Perhaps Puritans Weren’t All that Bad.” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 25, 2006.
Hazell, J. Eric. “The Navy’s Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Archives.” International Journal of Naval History, April 2003 (online).
Van Beek, Niolai, David Davis, Jim Campbell, Yi Liu, John Ding, Terry Chase, and J. Eric Hazell. “Making Recombinant Proteins in Insect Larvae.” Genetic Engineering News, March 15, 2003, p.48-51.
Marshall, Michael and J. Eric Hazell. “Panacea or Pipe Dream? Outsourcing R&D.” Naval Institute Proceedings, October 2000, p.86-89.
Marshall, Michael and J. Eric Hazell. “Private Sector Downsizing: Implications for the Department of Defense.” Acquisition Review Quarterly, Spring 2000, p.143-163.
Hazell, J. Eric. “The Trouble with Tolerance.” The Humanist, November/December 1999, p.33-35.
Hazell, J. Eric and Howard V. Law. “The Navy’s Warfare Systems Architecture and Engineering Initiative.” White Paper for Rear Admiral Kathleen Paige, October 1999.
Editor:
Anand, Dave et al. Engineering for Social Change: Engineering is not just Engineering. CECD Press, 2016.
Marshall, Michael and Jerry Taylor. Wicked Kernersville: Rogues, Robbers, Ruffians, and Rumrunners. The History Press, 2009.
Kavetsky, Robert, Michael Marshall, and Dave Anand.From Science to Seapower: A Roadmap for S&T Revitalization. CALCE Press, 2006.
Chesapeake PERL, Inc. (1) Dept. of Commerce Advanced Technology Program grant of $2.6M (2) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, smallpox vaccine, $4.2M (3) SBIR for Mass Customization of Insects, $750K (4) DuPont Intellectual Property Elaboration, $300K (5) Maryland Business Plan Competition, $20K.
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Executive Summary. “Improving Federal Laboratories to Meet the Challenges of the 21stCentury.” July 1999.
Published: January 07, 2026