Abstract Michael Douma was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1982. He graduated from Grandville (Michigan) High School in 2000 and Hope College in 2004. He served as a student research assistant at the Joint Archives of Holland from 2000-2004, and a research assistant for Dr. Robert Swierenga at the A. C. Van Raalte Institute from 2005-2006; Doctorate from Florida State University in 2011, Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Illinois-Springfield, 2011-2013. The...