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In 1999, the American Philosophical Society in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], published Gaw's '''A Time to Heal': The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian England,'' a study of the medical progress through antiseptic surgical procedures and other reforms promoted by [[Joseph Lister]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Time-Heal-Diffusion-Transactions-Philosophical/dp/0871698919|title=A Time to Heal: The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian England|publisher=American Philosophical Society|location=[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=1999|isbn=087169-891-9,|page=178 pp.|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>In a review of Gaw's book in the publication ''Victorian Studies,'' Margaret Anne Crowther of the University of Glasgow in Scotland writes: "Amongst the useful features of the book is a substantial bibliography of works dealing with Joseph Lister and antiseptic surgery. ... Gaw's approach is to concentrate on the years from the late 1860s to the mid-1880s, when Lister's views, at first highly contentious, began to dominate the medical world."<ref>Margaret Anne Crowther, ''Victorian Studies'', Vol. 43, No. 4 (Summer 2001), pp. 688-689.</ref>

In 1999, the American Philosophical Society in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], published Gaw's '''A Time to Heal': The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian England,'' a study of the medical progress through antiseptic surgical procedures and other reforms promoted by [[Joseph Lister]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Time-Heal-Diffusion-Transactions-Philosophical/dp/0871698919|title=A Time to Heal: The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian England|publisher=American Philosophical Society|location=[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]|date=1999|isbn=087169-891-9,|page=178 pp.|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref>In a review of Gaw's book in the publication ''Victorian Studies,'' Margaret Anne Crowther of the University of Glasgow in Scotland writes: "Amongst the useful features of the book is a substantial bibliography of works dealing with Joseph Lister and antiseptic surgery. ... Gaw's approach is to concentrate on the years from the late 1860s to the mid-1880s, when Lister's views, at first highly contentious, began to dominate the medical world."<ref>Margaret Anne Crowther, ''Victorian Studies'', Vol. 43, No. 4 (Summer 2001), pp. 688-689.</ref>

Gaw is listed with ''Who's Who in the South and Southwest.'' He is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the honorary history society, the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, the North American Conference on British Studies, and the European section of the Southern Historical Association.<ref name=lipscomb/>He is a member of the steering committee of the Lipscomb University Lifelong Learning Program, a study geared toward the intellectual stimulation of the retired and semi-retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu/|title=The Lifelong Learning Program|publisher=lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> He is faculty sponsor of the Lipscomb chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and has taught abroad for Lipscomb programs in Bath, Somerset, [[England]], and [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].<ref name=lipscombfaculty>{{cite web|url=https://www.lipscomb.edu/history/faculty-staff|title=Jerry L. Gaw: Faculty & Staff at Lipscomb University|publisher=Lipscomb.edu|accessdate=September 20, 2017}}</ref>

Gaw is listed with ''Who's Who in the South and Southwest.''<ref name=lipscomb/> He is a member and the faculty sponsor of Phi Alpha Theta,<ref name=lipscombfaculty/> the honorary history society. He also holds membership in the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, the North American Conference on British Studies, and the European section of the Southern Historical Association.<ref name=lipscomb/>He is a member of the steering committee of the Lipscomb University Lifelong Learning Program, a study geared toward the intellectual stimulation of the retired and semi-retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu/|title=The Lifelong Learning Program|publisher=lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> He has taught abroad for Lipscomb programs in Bath, Somerset, [[England]], and [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].<ref name=lipscombfaculty>{{cite web|url=https://www.lipscomb.edu/history/faculty-staff|title=Jerry L. Gaw: Faculty & Staff at Lipscomb University|publisher=Lipscomb.edu|accessdate=September 20, 2017}}</ref>

In 1980, he penned an article, "Refuge in a Hostile White World: The Negro Church in North Louisiana during Reconstruction,"  in the publication, ''North Louisiana Historical Association Journal'', since known as ''[[North Louisiana History]]''.<ref>Jerry L. Gaw, "Refuge in a Hostile White World: The Negro Church in North Louisiana during Reconstruction," ''North Louisiana Historical Association Journal'', Vol. 11 No. 4 (Fall 1980), pp 19-32.</ref> He has completed and awaits publication of a [[biography]] of the [[World War I]]-era British [[Prime Minister]] [[David Lloyd George]], a member of the Church of Christ denomination. The work examines Lloyd George's religious convictions in the implementation of public policy.<ref name=lipscombfaculty/>

In 1980, he penned an article, "Refuge in a Hostile White World: The Negro Church in North Louisiana during Reconstruction,"  in the publication, ''North Louisiana Historical Association Journal'', since known as ''[[North Louisiana History]]''.<ref>Jerry L. Gaw, "Refuge in a Hostile White World: The Negro Church in North Louisiana during Reconstruction," ''North Louisiana Historical Association Journal'', Vol. 11 No. 4 (Fall 1980), pp 19-32.</ref> He has completed and awaits publication of a [[biography]] of the [[World War I]]-era British [[Prime Minister]] [[David Lloyd George]], a member of the Church of Christ denomination. The work examines Lloyd George's religious convictions in the implementation of public policy.<ref name=lipscombfaculty/>