Jeffry Morrison

Jeffry Morrison

Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University

Dr. Jeffry H. Morrison is Professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia and Director of Academics at the federal government’s James Madison Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated with distinction from Boston College and from Georgetown University, where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Government. Dr. Morrison has also held faculty positions at Princeton University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Georgetown University, and Regent University. As author or editor, he has published six books on American political culture, including The Political Philosophy of George Washington (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009), and chapters, articles, and reviews in numerous scholarly publications in fields including history, political science, and religion. He has lectured at colleges and historic sites throughout the United States and in England (Hertford College, Oxford), and made media appearances on radio, in journalism, and on television (C-SPAN and the BBC).

Talks and Topics

Founders American Revolution

John Witherspoon and the American Revolution