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Education:

• Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2007
• M.A., University of North Carolina, 2001
• B.A., Duke University, 1999

Publications

• "African Kingdoms and Empire." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "Fulani Empire (Sokoto)." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "Informal Empire." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "Revolts, Colonial." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "Revolution and Social Change." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "War, weaponry and empire." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "Wars of Independence." In The Encyclopedia of Empire (ed. John MacKenzie). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
• "'Cunning Tactics': Indigenous Responses to the Imposition of German Colonial Rule in East Africa." In History Research 2:2 (February 2012): 73-109.
• "Ataturk, Mustafe Kemal." In The Encyclopedia of War (ed. Gordon Matel). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• "The Greco-Turkish War of 1897." In The Encyclopedia of War (ed. Gordon Matel). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• "The Greco-Turkish War of 1919-22." In The Encyclopedia of War (ed. Gordon Matel). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• "Pacification." In The Encyclopedia of War (ed. Gordon Matel). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• "Punitive Expeditions." In The Encyclopedia of War (ed. Gordon Matel). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• "Talat, Mehmed (Talat Pasha)." In The Encyclopedia of War (ed. Gordon Matel). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• . Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010.
• "A Continuing Discussion on Fascism, Globalization, and the 'Third World.'" in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 20: 1 & 2 (2002): 119-25.
• "The Museumization of Fascism: 'Functional Substitutes for Fascism' in the Era of Globalization." in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 18:2 (1998): 96-107.

Courses Taught

• World Civilizations & Cultures I
• World Civilizations & Cultures II
• Empires through Time
• Terrorism in World History
• The Third Reich & the Holocaust
• American Power
• Honors Seminar in Social Science I
• Honors Seminar in Social Science II
• Modern Europe (as part of Paris-London Human Rights Program)
• History of World Religions
• Europe in Renaissance & Reformation
• Special Topics—History in London
• History of Modern Germany
• Modern Africa
• Slavery in Africa
• Genocide in World History
• Europe During WWI and WWII
• Europe since 1914
• The Third Reich
• Seminar in European History
• Europe since 1945
• Special Topics II Modern Greece
• Special Topics II Modern Italy
• Special Topics II Modern Greece & Italy

Courses Taught Abroad

• Introduction to German Language and Culture: Summer 2012 (KIIS in Berlin)
• Europe in Renaissance & Reformation: Summer 2008 (KIIS in Bregenz, Austria)
• History of Modern Germany & Austria: Summer 2008 (KIIS in Bregenz, Austria)
• The Third Reich: Summer 2010 and Summer 2012 (KIIS in Berlin)
• History Study Abroad: Spring 2009 (linked to HIS 412/612)
• Special Topics: The History of Berlin: Summer 2010 (KIIS in Berlin)
• Special Topics: The History of Tanzania: Summer 2011 (KIIS in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
• Special Topics: Conflict, Refugees, & Genocide in East Africa- The Tanzanian Exception?: Summer 2011 (KIIS in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
• History Study Abroad: Winter 2011-12 (Discover Greece Program)

Research Interests

• European History, particularly Central Europe, Greece, Italy, and the USSR;
• African History, particularly East, Southern, and Central Africa;
• The History of Slavery;
• Religious History and World Religions;
• Military History; Global History;
• The History of European Empires;
• Global Issues/ International Studies;
• Political Economy and Global Capitalism;
• Service Learning Courses;
• Study Abroad (Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Tanzania, and South Africa);
• Genocide;
• Terrorism