Travis C. Perusich, PhD
Assistant Professor
678-839-6048
tperusic@westga.edu
Dr. James 'Earl' Perry Building - Room 3222
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-11:30 and by Appointment
Dr. Perusich comes to UWG by way of the University of Arkansas, where he earned his PhD in Early American History in 2025. His dissertation, Rise Up: How Black Soldiers and Veterans Defined the Revolutionary Era, explores the ways in which African-American Patriot soldiers wielded their military service to advocate for civil rights during and after the Revolutionary War. He is currently working on turning his dissertation into a book.
In addition to his research on the American Revolution, Dr. Perusich is also an experienced high school teacher with a Master's degree in Teaching and and serves as the UWG History Secondary Ed Program Coordinator. He is passionate about training and cultivating Georgia’s next generation of high school history teachers.
Dr. Perusich teaches courses in American History and Military History, as well as History Pedagogy and Methodology. When not teaching and researching, Dr. Perusich enjoys spending time with his wife and cats.
Fields of Study: Colonial and Revolutionary America; American Military History; Early Republic; History Pedagogy and Methodology;African and African American Studies.
- B.A., History, University of the Ozarks, 2009
- A.A.S., Aircraft Maintenance, Community College of the Air Force, 2014
- M.A.T., Teaching, University of Central Arkansas, 2018
- Graduate Certificate, African and African American Studies, University of Arkansas, 2022
- PhD, History, University of Arkansas, 2025
Spring 2027 Sections
- HIST-2111 (U S History I (to 1865)) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- HIST-2111 (U S History I (to 1865)) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- HIST-4463 (American Military History) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2026 Sections
- HIST-1112 (Surv World History/Civiliz II) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- HIST-1112 (Surv World History/Civiliz II) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- HIST-2112 (U S History II (since 1865)) Section: 10 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
“All Men Are Created Equal: How the Declaration of Independence Became a Tool for Black Freedom” in America’s First War: The Military History of the Declaration of Independence, Christopher Magra, ed., University of Tennessee Press, 2026 (June, 2026)