American history professor and author (1941 – 2017)
Richard Anthony Couto (December 31, 1941 – February 25, 2017) was a teacher, history professor and author as well as a proponent of service learning.[ 1]
Couto grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts . He received a B.A. from Marist College , an M.A. from Boston College and a Phd from the University of Kentucky.[ 2]
The Tobias Leadership Center at Indiana University interviewed Couto in 2016.[ 3]
He became a father by marriage and had a daughter with his wife Patricia.
He received several fellowships and awards for his work.[ 4]
Writings
Poverty, Politics, and Health Care; The Experience of One Appalachian County University of Kentucky (1973)[ 5]
"Failing Health and New Prescriptions; Community-based Approaches to Environmental Health Risks" (1984)[ 6]
"Participatory Research: Methodology and Critique" (1987)
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round; The Pursuit of Racial Justice in the Rural South Temple University Press (1991)[ 7]
"Beyond Distress; New Measures of Economic Need in Appalachia" (1992)[ 8]
Lifting the Veil; A Political History of Struggles for Emancipation University of Tennessee Press (1993)[ 9]
Making Democracy Work Better; Mediating Structures, Social Capital, and the Democratic Prospect with Catherine S. Guthrie (1999)[ 10]
An American Challenge: A Report on Economic Trends and Social Issues in Appalachia Kendall Hunt Pub Co. (1994)[ 11]
To Give Their Gifts: Health, Community, and Democracy Vanderbilt University Press (2002) with Stephanie C. Eken[ 12]
Reflections on Leadership , editor, University Press Of America (2007)
Political and Civic Leadership: A Reference Handbook (2010)[ 13]
References
^ "Richard Couto Obituary - Mechanicsville, VA" . Dignity Memorial .
^ https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mechanicsville-va/richard-couto-7311857
^ "Richard Couto Oral History Interview: Audio & Transcripts: Oral History: Research: Tobias Leadership Center: Indiana University" . Tobias Leadership Center .
^ "Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree: Richard Couto" . www.ila-net.org .
^ Couto, Richard A. (1973). "Poverty, Politics, and Health Care: The Experience of One Appalachian County" .
^ Couto, Richard A. (1984). "Failing Health and New Prescriptions: Community-based Approaches to Environmental Health Risks" .
^ Couto, Richard A. (August 1992). Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round: The Pursuit of Racial Justice in the Rural South . ISBN 9781566390040 .
^ Couto, Richard A. (1992). "Beyond Distress: New Measures of Economic Need in Appalachia" .
^ Couto, Richard A. (1993). Lifting the Veil: A Political History of Struggles for Emancipation . ISBN 9780870498084 .
^ "Making Democracy Work Better | Richard A. Couto" . University of North Carolina Press .
^ Mencken, F. Carson (1996). "Reviewed work: An American Challenge: A Report on Economic Trends and Social Issues in Appalachia, Richard A. Couto" . Appalachian Journal . 23 (3): 333– 337. JSTOR 40933779 .
^ Couto, Richard A.; Eken, Stephanie C. (2002). To Give Their Gifts: Health, Community, and Democracy . ISBN 9780826514110 .
^ For a review of this book, see (2010) 25 Reference and Research Book News (No 4) ProQuest