Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Tillman, E. D. (2018, December). Review of: Haiti and the Uses of America: Post-U.S. Occupation Promises, by Chantalle F. Verna. American Historical Review.
- Tillman, E. D. (2025). Imperial Interventions Abroad, 1890-1939. In Oxford Handbook of American Military History. Oxford University Press.
- Tillman, E. D. (n.d.). Review of The Sonoran Dynasty in Mexico: Revolution, Reform, and Repression. Journal of Military History.
- Tillman, E. D. (n.d.). Review of Imperial Material: National Symbols in the US Colonial Empire. Journal of American History. Organization of American Historians.
- Tillman, E. D. (2021). Dominican Republic: From Military Rule to Democracy. In Oxford Encyclopedia of the Military in Politics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1811
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award, Texas State University Graduate College. April 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Liberal Arts Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. August 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Veterans' Alliance Above and Beyond Award, Veterans' Alliance of Texas State. May 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: Coffman First Manuscript Prize, Society for Military History. January 1, 2014 - March 1, 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Excellence Award, West Point, US Military Academy. 2011

Featured service activities
- Chair
History Department GIA Coordinator
- University Mentor
Mentor for Dr. Roger Booker
- Other
Student Organization Advisor, Army Bobcat Club
- Member
Graduate Studies Committee
- Member
Presidential Awards Nominating Committee
- Editorial Review Board Member
Cornell University Press
