I specialize in the history of Modern Empires (think Christopher Columbus to the present) with a special interest in the British Empire in India. I am particularly interested in the experiences of women, both the colonized and the colonizing, in imperial history. At Saint Vincent, I teach a range of European and Global history courses. In these courses, I encourage students to embrace the act of learning from perspectives that differ from their own as they read, write, and research. I also hope that as students engage with the narratives and ideas of the past that they also build practical skills for their futures outside of college. I live in Pittsburgh and in my spare time I love reading mystery novels, antiquing for vintage glassware, and traveling.
Education
PhD, University of Notre Dame MA, University of Notre Dame BA, Gordon College
Courses
Contemporary Europe I / II Global History I / II Historian’s Profession Historical Writing Modern South Asia The Holocaust: History and Memory
Selected Publications
Mary Carpenter: Hearth and Empire, 1807-1877 (Routledge, Forthcoming)
“‘The Incapacity and Perversity of Miss Richmond:’ Britain’s Civilizing Mission, Colonial Narratives, and the Bombay Female Normal School” (Women’s History Review, 2024)
“Suffragette Palace: Sophia Duleep Singh, Hampton Court Palace, and Votes for Women” in The British Women's Suffrage Campaign: National and International Perspectives, edited by June Purvis and June Hannam (Routledge, 2020)
