Experience

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Professor of History

  • Sep 2020 - Present


Ohio University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor of History, Chillicothe Campus

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Currently teaching classes on U.S. History, World History (Summer and Fall 2014) Research on indenture and citizenship among German immigrants to the U.S., 1776-1830. Currently teaching classes on U.S. History, World History (Summer and Fall 2014) Research on indenture and citizenship among German immigrants to the U.S., 1776-1830.



University of Nevada Reno

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Have taught courses on Immigration History, History of New Media, U.S. Constitutional History, Twentieth-­Century U.S. History, American Revolution and Early American Republic, U.S. Civil War in American Culture, as well as co-­‐teachingof Core Humanities class, The Modern World • Advise undergraduate theses • Service work on assisting with initiative to boost undergraduate enrollment • Have taught courses on Immigration History, History of New Media, U.S. Constitutional History, Twentieth-­Century U.S. History, American Revolution and Early American Republic, U.S. Civil War in American Culture, as well as co-­‐teachingof Core Humanities class, The Modern World • Advise undergraduate theses • Service work on assisting with initiative to boost undergraduate enrollment



Smithsonian National Museum of American History

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Exhibit Curator

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  • Conducted background research, planning and obtained artifacts for exhibit on thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of HIV and AIDS. • Wrote exhibit script with recommended objects for public health response to HIV and AIDS. • Graduate Teaching Assistant responsibilities for Material Culture. • Interviewed social workers, activists, and other public health workers about their work during the early years of the AIDS epidemic for NMAH Smithsonian blog. • Conducted background research, planning and obtained artifacts for exhibit on thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of HIV and AIDS. • Wrote exhibit script with recommended objects for public health response to HIV and AIDS. • Graduate Teaching Assistant responsibilities for Material Culture. • Interviewed social workers, activists, and other public health workers about their work during the early years of the AIDS epidemic for NMAH Smithsonian blog.



George Washington University

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching and Research Assistant, George Washington University

  • Sep 2004 - 2010

  • Prepared lesson plans and led student discussions. • Graded student assignments. • Provided academic advice for students. • Teaching responsibilities: --Introduction to American Studies (Fall 2004 and Fall 2006) --U.S. Social History (Fall 2005 and Fall 2007) --Sexuality in U.S. History (Spring 2004) --Twentieth-Century U.S. Immigration (Spring 2007) --Research and Grading for Food in Washington (Spring 2008) --Research Assistantship: Research for Textbook, Women and the Making of America (Prentice Hall, 2008). (Spring 2006 and 2008). --Program Assistant for GWU Creative Writing Program (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009) Show less



Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State

• Contract Historian

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Summer 2007 and 2008 • Composed and edited articles for Milestones of U.S. Diplomatic History, focusing on international relations during the Early Republic and colonial periods. • Wrote and edited chronologies of bilateral diplomatic relations, including: Algeria, Libya (incl. Qaramanli Tripoli), Morocco, and Tunisia, and unrecognized nations and former nations. • Wrote brief, one-page biographies of the Secretaries of State. • Summer 2007 and 2008 • Composed and edited articles for Milestones of U.S. Diplomatic History, focusing on international relations during the Early Republic and colonial periods. • Wrote and edited chronologies of bilateral diplomatic relations, including: Algeria, Libya (incl. Qaramanli Tripoli), Morocco, and Tunisia, and unrecognized nations and former nations. • Wrote brief, one-page biographies of the Secretaries of State.



Alexander Street Press

• United Kingdom

• Indexer: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries

  • 2001 - 2004

  • Indexed and categorized letters and diaries pertaining to events from the American Civil War as well as everyday mid-nineteenth-century life. • Conducted biographical research on authors and their participation in events of the Civil War period. • Additional work on North American Women's Letters and Diaries, British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries, Black Drama, American Film Scripts Online, and Early Encounters in North America. • Edited help section of web site for Civil War Letters and Diaries. Show less



AnswerLogic

• Linguist/Lexicographer

  • 2000 - 2001

  • Engaged in ongoing reorganization of WordNet-based Lexicon (dictionary). • Added new terms to Lexicon. • Interviewed potential new linguists. • Engaged in ongoing reorganization of WordNet-based Lexicon (dictionary). • Added new terms to Lexicon. • Interviewed potential new linguists.