"I'm an academic historian with a PhD in History from the University of Kansas, and a Master's in History from Miami University. My specialty is in Russian and Soviet History from 1900 to 1953, but I have taught extensively in American History, European History, and the Global History of the Cold War. My doctoral research is in revolutions and civil wars, political, military, social, and cultural history, and the history of empire, nationalism, and migration. As a Master's historian, I studied the Soviet Gulag and carceral system.

I love exploring how interconnected the world is with my students, and helping them discover how the world as we know it came to be. I'm very interested in giving them the tools to navigate the information environment they find themselves in, focusing on identifying arguments, analyzing and evaluating sources, and constructing coherent arguments of their own. History isn't just what happened; it's how we understand and remember what happened! Recognizing the role of the historian - and the history student - in contributing to history is of the utmost importance.

I'm really looking forward to helping you develop a deeper, more nuanced, and more complete understanding of the historical world around us." less...