David Cressy is a British-born historian and Humanities Distinguished Professor of History, formerly at The Ohio State University. Born and educated in England, David Cressy has made his career in the United States, as a college and university teacher and a prolific author of studies in social history. His work is driven by curiosity about the interactions of elite and popular culture, mainstream and marginal society, and official and unofficial religion. A frequent visitor to the United Kingdom, he may also be found exploring the beaches and deserts of the American West.