Dr. Huibregtse teaches American and East Asian history classes. His area of expertise is American labor history. His publications include a book entitled, American Railroad Labor and the Genesis of the New Deal (Tallahassee: University Press of Florida, 2010), several articles and many book reviews. He has presented his research at numerous conferences, including the North American Labor History Conference, the Southwest Labor History Association, and the Northern Great Plains History Conference. He edited the New Journal of History from 2005-2009 and served on the board of directors of the New England History Teachers Association. He was named the 2010 Hicks-Kennedy Award winner for service to that organization. He is currently working on a biography of Massachusetts Senator David Walsh.