Teaching & advising

I regularly teach undergraduate lecture and seminar courses on twentieth century American politics, business, and culture, and on the history of technology. To find classes I will be teaching in upcoming quarters, please consult MyPlan.

For an archive of past course syllabi, click here.

For useful links and worksheets on historical research and writing, visit my Resources page.

If you are a current or former student and would like to ask for a confidential letter of recommendation for graduate school or scholarships, please contact me using this form.

I teach and supervise graduate students working in twentieth century American history, U.S. political history, the history of technology, and the history of capitalism. I currently am accepting new graduate students to work with me as first-field advisees, and I encourage interested candidates to reach out to me by email early in the application process.

Here are links to some past graduate course syllabi, with reading lists that may be useful for field preparation:

• HSTAA 522: Readings in American History, late 19th century to the present
• HSTAA 508: American Urban History
• HSTAA 590: History of Capitalism
• HSTAA 590: American Political and Policy History
• HSTAA 590: Welfare States

Full description of the graduate fields I supervise can be found here.