Joiner, Gary: - Gary D. Joiner received a BA in history and geography from Louisiana Tech University, an MA in history from Louisiana Tech University and a PhD in history from St. Martin's College of Lancaster University, in the United Kingdom. He is a professor of history and chair of the Department of History and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, where he holds the Mary Anne and Leonard Selber Professorship in History and also serves as the director of the Strategy Alternatives Consortium and director of the Red River Regional Studies Center.