CIVIl WAR BLUEJACKETS Researchers
Professor David Gleeson
Department of Humanities, Northumbria University
David Gleeson is a Professor in the Department of Humanities at Northumbria University and the Principal Investigator for the Civil War Bluejackets Project. His areas of expertise include the immigrant experience in the 19th century United States, and race, ethnicity and class during the antebellum and Civil War eras.
Dr Morgan Harvey
Information School, University of Sheffield
Morgan is a Lecturer in Data Science and Information Retrieval at the Information School of the University of Sheffield. His primary research focusses on the fields of information retrieval, information behaviour and recommender systems.
Professor Frank Hopfgartner
Information School, University of Koblenz-Landau
Frank Hopfgartner is Professor for Data Science at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany. His main research interest is in the intersection of intelligent information access and data analytics with an emphasis on the analysis and exploitation of personal data and user-generated content. He is interested in understanding and modelling how data-driven systems shape and influence people and society.
Dr Adam Funk
Information School, University of Sheffield
Adam Funk is a Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. His research as centred on practical NLP applications, information extraction for specialist domains such as law and journalism, and the digital humanities.
Dr Damian Shiels
Department of Humanities, Northumbria University
Damian Shiels is a Research Fellow at Northumbria University. His research focuses on the impact of conflict on society and the experience of 19th century immigrants during the period of the American Civil War, He also specialises in public outreach and engagement.
Associate Professor Wayne Hsieh
History Department, United States Naval Academy
Wayne Hsieh is an Associate Professor at the United States Naval Academy. He focuses his research on 19th century U.S. military history and the American Civil War.
