Courses Taught
The Digital Past: History in the Digital Age
Spring 2023
Course Website: https://chartweave.com/hist390spring2024/
In this course, students learn the fundamentals of information technology within the context of a history course. This course is about how historians do history in today’s digital age. Students explore a variety of existing digital history projects and the digital tools used to create them. Students do hands-on historical research into a topic of their choice and create their own digital history projects as they get to know and work with the programs and tools historians use to interrogate the past and present their findings to both academic and public audiences. Programs covered in this course include WordPress, Zotero, Tropy, Voyant, TimelineJS, StoryMapJS, Audacity, Omeka and Twine, in either in-class use or out of class, independent projects.
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Western Civilization
– Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 with Pr. John Orens, George Mason University
– Fall 2022 with Pr. Susan Schulze, George Mason University
The Digital Past: War in the Antebellum United States
– Spring 2020 with Pr. Abby Mullen, George Mason University
Introduction to World History
– Fall 2019 with Pr. Ben Carton, George Mason University
– Fall 2023 with Pr. Kevin Matthews, George Mason University
Writing Consultation
Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Consultant, George Mason University Writing Center, 2024-Present
“Writing Personal Statements,” Presentation given as part of the Groundwork to Grad School series, sponsored by the Office of Fellowships, George Mason University, April 2025
“Strategies for Revising a Draft,” Workshop, George Mason University Writing Center, October 2025
“Using APA Style,” Workshop, George Mason University Writing Center, March 2026