B. A., Gettysburg College
Gettysburg PA 1980
M. A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison WI, 1983 (US history)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison WI, 1990 (US history)
Phone: (603) 899-4027
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Courses Taught
- HS 201: US to War of 1812
- HS 202: US, 1812-1877
- HS 210: Sports Culture and American History
- HS 313: US Labor History
- HS 319: History of New England
- HS 320: African American History
- HS 375: The Civil War
Research Interests & Expertise Areas
- Antebellum US
- Slavery
- African American History
- History of New England
- NH politics and labor
Honors & Awards
2007, 2011: Faculty Teaching Award
Publications and Presentations
2017-Co-Author, "Republican Leaders Foster Stagnation, Inequality," KEENE SENTINEL
2017-Author, "AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin," weekly, Jan.-June, www.nhlabornews.com
2014-Author, "Pay Equity: More Legislation Needed," MONADNOCK LEDGER-TRANSCRIPT
2017-Panelist, "Education Vouchers: Choice for Whom?" NH PROGRESSIVE SUMMIT
2014-Keynote Address, "What Would Frank Pierce and John Hale Do? A Historian in the
NH House," NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
2013-Panelist, "Challenges for the Small History Department," NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION
Professional Memberships
- American Historical Association
- Organization of American Historians
- American Federation of Teachers
Conferences Attended
- 2017 OAH Annual Meeting
- 2016 OAH Annual Meeting
- 2016 AFT Higher Education Conference
- 2015 AFT Higher Education Conference
Grants Received
Faculty Development Support Funds
- 2011-2016 Faculty Development Research Grants
Service
- President, Rindge Faculty Federation, AFT Local 2433
- Representative, NH House (Cheshire 9 District)
- Ranking Member, House Labor, Industrial & Rehabilitative Services Committee, NH House
- President, American Federation of Teachers-NH
- Member, Executive Council, NH AFL-CIO