Michael Brooks (born March 1, 1964) is an American historian and investigative journalist.

Contents 1 Journalism 2 Academia 3 References and notes 4 External links

[edit] Journalism

As a journalist he currently writes for the Toledo Free Press, and his work has been published in a variety of local, regional, and national periodicals.

Brooks won Touchstone Awards in 2004 and 2005 for best news articles in a non-daily periodical, awarded by the Toledo Press Club.^[1] He was also awarded an Ohio Newspaper Association award in 2005 for his coverage of conditions at the Toledo Jeep facility, which has been translated into German, Spanish, and Portuguese versions.

[edit] Academia

As an academic Brooks currently teaches at Bowling Green State University^[2] in Bowling Green, Ohio, and he has also taught at the University of Toledo, Wayne State University, Monroe County Community College, Owens Community College, and Lourdes College. As a historian Brooks has research interests in epidemiological history, European expansion, and Central Asian history.

In 2007 Brooks was awarded a three-year research fellowship by the University of Toledo,^[3] which allowed him to travel to European archives. His work has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals, and he has contributed chapters to several academic texts, including the forthcoming Natives and Newcomers: Great Lakes Peoples (2010). ^[4]

[edit] References and notes

[edit] External links

• Brooks's blog
• University of Toledo biography