Department of History

Personal Statement:

My research focuses on the history of slavery and mid- to late-19th century sites of memory and history in the U.S. South. Particularly, I am interested in the memorialization of plantations into museums and sites of tourism, the erection of Civil War and Confederate monuments, and the role of place in constructing, re-writing, and enacting public memory, particularly regarding the history and legacies of enslavement. 

Courses Taught:

17A – History of the American People, Pre-Colonial – Jacksonian Era

17B – History of the American People, 1830-1920

17C – History of the American People, 1917-Present