Education
B.A., The College of William & Mary;
M.A.Ed. The College of William & Mary;
M.A. University of Richmond;
PhD., University of Georgia.
Teaching & Research Interests
Early America
American Revolution
Maritime History
War & Society
Pirates & Privateers
Early Republic
Publications
The Untold War at Sea: America’s Revolutionary Privateers. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2022.
““History, Sir, Will Tell Lies As Usual”: Founders, Patriots, and The War for Independence on Film,” in Martial Cultures, Silver Screen: War Movies and the Construction of American Identity, Matthew C. Hulbert and Matthew E. Stanley, eds. Baton Rouge: University of Louisiana Press, 2020.
“Exploring the High Seas of the Revolution: Privateers in the First-Half Survey,” in The Panorama: Expansive Views from The Journal of the Early Republic, August 12, 2019.
Honors & Awards
College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Travel Award, Texas A&M University—Kingsville
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Georgia