Personal Statement:

I am the director of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, an educational and historical non-profit institution that collects and conserves cultural historical resources for the study of Franciscan Missions and Native Peoples of the West. I am also a Board member of UCSB History Associates.

Dissertation Title:Protestant Missionaires, Mexican Liberals, Nationalism and the Issue of Cultural Incorporation of Indigenous PeoplesFaculty Advisor(s):Sarah Cline