Professor of History
Office: Arts & Sciences G214A
Humanities
College of Arts & Sciences
RandallGooden@clayton.edu
BA, History, West Virginia University, 1984
MA, History under Public History Option, West Virginia University, 1985
Ph D, History, West Virginia University, 1995
Randall S. Gooden, The Governor's Pawns: Hostages and Hostage-Taking in Civil War West Virginia, Kent State University Press – 2023
Randall S. Gooden, “German or Yankee? Defining Ohio Identity on the Pennsylvania Border” , Kent State Univ. Press – 2025
Randall S. Gooden, "Neither War nor Peace: West Virginia's Reconstruction Experience." In The Civil War's Aftermath in Appalachia, University Press of Kentucky – June 2010
Randall S. Gooden, "Crossing into War: Hostages in Civil War Virginia and West Virginia", The Smithfield Review – June 2020
Randall S. Gooden, “Navigating Democracy in America: A Virginia Family’s Journey through the Changing Political and Social Landscape of the Antebellum Era”, The Journal of Genealogy and Family History – July 2018
Randall S. Gooden, The American Civil War and the Discovery of Appalachia, Society of Appalachian Historians May 19 2025
Randall S. Gooden, “Expanding and Enriching Your Distinctive Collections: A Practical Approach”, Belk Library and Information Commons Faculty and Staff Meeting, Appalachian State University – June 11 2024
Randall S. Gooden, “’Our Brethren Have Been Ruthlessly Snatched’: The Union League Raid in Berkeley Springs in 1864”, Virginia Forum, Virginia Forum – March 18 2023
Randall S. Gooden, “’Just As Soon As I Find That I Can Be of No More Service to My Friend:’ A Story of the State and Its Hostages in Civil War West Virginia” , Society of Appalachian Historians, Society of Appalachian Historians – May 23 2022
Randall S. Gooden, Joshua Meddaugh, Jelani M. Favors, The American Presidency: Past, Present and Future, The Laker Lounge: Official Podcast of Clayton State University, Clayton State University – January 2021
University, Admission Appeals Committee, Committee Member, April 2019 , May 2020
University, Core IMPACTS Working Group, Committee Member, September 2024 , December 2024
College, Curriculum Committee, Committee Member, August 2017 , August 2020
College, Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee, Committee Member, August 2020
College, Dean's Search Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Committee Member, September 2025
University, Faculty Senate, Chairperson, August 2015 , August 2017
University, Faculty Senate, University Senate Service, April 2012 , August 2018
University, Freedom of Expression Committee, Task Force Member, April 2017 , May 2017
College, Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee, Committee Member, August 2013 , August 2016
Department, Promotion and Tenure, Committee Member, August 2022
University, Structural Adjustments to Faculty Evaluation Committee, Committee Member, November 2021 , August 2022
Board Member, Spalding County Board of Elections and Registration, Local – January 2018 to November 2020
Other, United States Southeast Area, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, International – March 2025 to Present