University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Mark Conlon, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Education
  • Director of Social Studies Certification Program
  • Advisor to UPJ Rotaract Club
  • Assistant Advisor to UPJ SPSEA
  • ACE initiative Planning Committee
  • Advisor to Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society and History Club

Courses: 

  • SCED 1160 – Secondary Social Studies Methods I 
  • MLED 1151 - General Methods of Middle Level Grades 
  • SCED 1161 - Secondary Social Studies Methods II 
  • SCED 1162 - Secondary Social Studies Pre-Student Teaching Practicum 
  • FDSED 0001 - History and Philosophy of Education 
  • ECED 1173 - Early Childhood Social Studies Methods 
  • ECED 1113 - Early Childhood Field Practicum III 
  • MLED 1111 - Middle Level Educators Field Practicum I 
  • SCED 1191 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School 
  • MLED 1191 - Middle Level Social Studies Student Teaching 
  • SPLED 1174 - Early Childhood and Special Education Student Teaching 
  • ECED 1184 - Early Childhood Student Teaching 
  • SCED 0012 - Directed Study in Secondary Education 

Education & Training

  • PhD – Instructional Management and Leadership, Robert Morris University (2020)
  • MA – American History and Government, Ashland University (2015)
  • BA – Social Science and Secondary Social Studies Certification, Robert Morris University (2008)

Representative Publications

Conlon, M.A. (2020). Secondary social studies teacher perceptions of discussing political extremism: A critical discourse analysis (Publication No. 27743093). [Doctoral dissertation, Robert Morris University]. Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global. 

Conlon, M.A. (2019). Communist league of America. In S.H. Ainsworth and B.A. Harward (Eds.) Political parties, interest groups, and organizations that shaped America: An encyclopedia and Document collection, ABC-CLIO, pp. 308-312. 

Conlon, M.A. (2019). Progressive labor party. In S.H. Ainsworth and B.A. Harward (Eds.) Political parties, interest groups, and organizations that shaped America: An encyclopedia and document collection, ABC-CLIO, pp. 804-807 

Conlon, M.A. (2019). Workers world party. In S.H. Ainsworth and B.A. Harward (Eds.) Political parties, interest groups, and organizations that shaped America: An encyclopedia and document collection, ABC-CLIO, pp. 1023-1026. 

Conlon, M. (2009). The Anti-Federalists. Collegiate Social Science Review: The Robert Morris University Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2, pp. 35-61. 

Division

Academic Programs