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I am a professor of American history in the Department of History at Virginia Commonwealth University. I received my Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Davis. I've taught in California, Hawaii, Scotland, and Ohio. I recently held a British Academy Global Professor, based in the Treatied Spaces research cluster at the University of Birmingham in England.
My research and writing focuses on environmental histories, the history of climate change, and settler colonial societies since the eighteenth century. I am particularly interested in the rich history of the Cherokee people, and the intersection of Indigenous and African American history from the Mountain South to California and beyond. My work is devoted to narrating the past in ways that are publicly accessible and connect with issues of social justice, environmental sustainability, and racial and gender equity.
My forthcoming books is The Water Carriers: A Journey Through Cherokee History and the Secret Life of Rivers (Pegasus Books)
You can also find me on Instagram, Facebook, and at VCU
My research and writing focuses on environmental histories, the history of climate change, and settler colonial societies since the eighteenth century. I am particularly interested in the rich history of the Cherokee people, and the intersection of Indigenous and African American history from the Mountain South to California and beyond. My work is devoted to narrating the past in ways that are publicly accessible and connect with issues of social justice, environmental sustainability, and racial and gender equity.
My forthcoming books is The Water Carriers: A Journey Through Cherokee History and the Secret Life of Rivers (Pegasus Books)
You can also find me on Instagram, Facebook, and at VCU
"Show respect to all people, but grovel to none."
- Tecumseh (Shawnee)
"Justice does not help the ones who slumber but helps only those who are vigilant."
- Mahatma Gandhi
"A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of our past and present policies."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Tecumseh (Shawnee)
"Justice does not help the ones who slumber but helps only those who are vigilant."
- Mahatma Gandhi
"A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of our past and present policies."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.