Specializes in African American history and culture, 19th century United States.

• HIST 105 U.S. History I
• HIST 106 U.S. History II
• HIST 333 African American History to 1877
• HIST 334 African American History since 1877

Research focuses on the culture of Africans and their descendants in the United States, particularly the role that preserving that culture played in the creation of an "American" identity.