Academic interests

Public History, Material Culture, North America to 1850

Teaching

• H105 American History to 1865
• H425 Undergraduate Public History Internship
• H542 Introduction to Public History
• H547 Historic Site Interpretation
• H548 Historic Administration

Publications

In the Looking Glass: Mirrors and Identity in Early America. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences. Rowman and Littlefield Press, 2017. Co-authored with Cherstin Lyon and Elizabeth Nix.

"Selling Mr. Coffee: Gender and the Branding of a Kitchen Appliance," Winterthur Portfolio, Winter 2012.

“A Historical Time Line of Indicators of Oppression.” Chapter 2 of Understanding Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality: A Conceptual Framework,” co-authored with Lynn Weber. Oxford University Press, 2010.