Department of
History

Biography:

In Spring 2008 Professor Carp visited South Korea as Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer at Yonsei University in Seoul. He is the author of the book Family Matters: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption (1998), Adoption Politics: Bastard Nation and Ballot Initiative 48 (2004), and editor of Adoption in America: Historical Perspectives (2002). An internationally recognized expert on legal issues, he has served as a consultant, deponent, and expert witness throughout North America in cases that concern "wrongful adoption," secrecy in adoption records, and the history of adoption disclosure laws. His current research centers on the life of Jean Paton, and her influence in shaping the U.S. and Canadian adoption reform movements. Information about his most recent publication can be found at: http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/carado.html. For additional information about Professor Carp's activities, click on his web link.

Education:

• Ph.D., U.S. History, University of California, Berkeley, 1981

Areas of Emphasis:

• American Business and Economic History, American Society and the Vietnam War, American Slavery, Colonial America, and the American Revolutionary Era