Teaching

I teach courses in modern American history at the University of Connecticut- Hartford. I am affiliated faculty in American Studies, Urban and Community Studies; and the Africana Studies Institute. I teach online courses during summer and winter that serve all UConn campuses and are taken for credit by students at universities across the country.

In Fall 2025, I will teach History 1502 and Urban History at the Hartford campus.

During Summer Session II 2025, I will teach two fully online, asynchronous courses: History 1502 (syllabus) and History 5198 Innovative Approaches to US History (syllabus), a course designed with Connecticut ECE teachers in mind.

I will be teaching courses in carceral history in Storrs during Spring 2026 at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

I advise Honors theses in modern American political history and serve on PhD committees for students pursuing American political history, urban history, and criminal justice topics.

I am accepting MA and PhD students. Do reach out if you are thinking about applying to work with me. I only work as primary advisor to students pursuing topics in carceral history.

I am happy to serve as a secondary advisor to students working in urban, African American, cultural, public, and environmental history with my colleagues Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Micki McElya, Andy Horowitz, Mars Plater, and Hana Maruyama.