Dr. Ben Cater teaches survey courses in American history and government, advanced seminars on a variety of topics, and courses on the history of colonial and modern Latin America.
He oversees the Boston Semester program.
He is married to Anne and has two daughters ages five and two.
Awards
Nick Yengich Memorial Editor's Choice Award - Best Article (Utah Historical Quarterly); Floyd O'Neill Fellowship in Western American Studies (American West Center, Utah); Presbyterian Research Grant; Simmons Media Fellowship; A.B. Hammond Fellowship for Western History; Phi Delta Lambda Induction for Academic Excellend (Point Loma Nazarene University)
Education
Ph.D. in History from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)
M.A. in History from University of Montana (Missoula, MT); Major field: U.S., Minor field: European
B.A. in History from Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA) (summa cum laude)
Publications
Fides et Historia, Utah Historical Quarterly,