Historian. Writer. Conservationist.

An environmental historian of twentieth-century North America, with a focus on the United States and Canada, my research broadly examines natural resource management in the Great Lakes region. More specifically, I am interested in how wetlands and waterways influenced transnational conservation and sustainability movements in the mid-to-late twentieth century. I am currently expanding my master's thesis, which examined the historical ecology of the Scioto Marsh in Hardin County, Ohio, into my first monograph, tentatively titled Ohio's Scioto Marsh: An Environmental History. 

A devoted Canadianist, I have long been interested in the historical and contemporary connections between the United States and Canada. Yet, in my studies and casual conversations, I was always frustrated by the obvious indifference to such realities among many of my fellow compatriots. Thus, my podcast, Facing North: Canadian Studies with American Scholars, was born from a simple question: What do Americans really know about Canada? Through interviews with America’s leading scholars of Canadian Studies, I seek to set the record straight, highlighting the incredible wealth of knowledge that lies on the southern side of our shared border. You can learn more about Facing North here, as well as listen on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts! 

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Research Interests: Post-1945 North American History; Environmental History; Agricultural History; Animal History; Great Lakes History; International Relations; Canadian Studies; Québec Studies.