I received my PhD in U.S. History in 2019 from Binghamton University, where I previously taught as a history instructor. In August 2022, I became the Director of the Binghamton Codes! Program, where I teach Python programming to students in the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences.

In 2023, I became the coordinator for the Digital Storytelling Initiative at Binghamton. In addition to leading a biannual workshop, I work one-on-one with faculty to help them design digital projects with storytelling in mind. When I get a chance, I sharpen my digital teaching skills through my Podcasting US History course.

My dissertation research examined the portrayal of Russian terrorist women in the United States at the turn of the century which raises important questions about the intersection of gender, violence, and politics. I am particularly interested in the significations of women’s violence and how this came to influence the U.S.-Russian relationship. I have plans to turn my dissertation into a podcast.

I’m a proud member of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and currently serve as the co-editor of the SHGAPE Blog. I am also an editor of the history blog Nursing Clio.

In my free time, I volunteer at the Phelps Mansion Museum, a Gilded Age historic house museum located in downtown Binghamton. I recently stepped down after spending six years on its Board of Trustees and now largely oversee history internships at the museum. You can read more about my public history experience here.