Jason McDonald holds a doctorate in history from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. He teaches courses on American history, historiography, and public and digital history, plus aspects of migration, ethnicity, and race, such as the Civil Rights Movement and the American eugenics movement.
He is the author of American Ethnic History: Themes and Perspectives (2007) and Racial Dynamics in Early Twentieth-Century Austin, Texas (2012). He has also published essays and articles in various edited collections and scholarly journals, including Immigrants and Minorities and Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. His honors include the James W. Goodrich and Lynn Wolf Gentzler Missouri Historical Review Article Award for the best article published in the journal, as well as the Lawrence O. Christensen Best Article Award for the best article on Missouri history, both presented by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 2024.
Dr. McDonald coordinates the History Department's internship opportunities.