I study the intersection of social history (the everyday lives of ordinary Americans) and traditional political history. I am especially interested in the way founding-era outsiders (especially African Americans, Indians, small farmers, and women of all ranks) affected grand political events such as the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the United States Constitution in 1787.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
History
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Native Americans, African Americans, United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War
Institutional Focus Areas
Arts and Humanities
Personal Focus Areas
American Revolution, North American Colonial era (from before Columbus to 1776), Economic History
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
1990
Duke University
Durham, NC
Ph.D.
History
1981
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
B.A.
English
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
1996 - 2000
Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
History Department, Bloomsburg University
2000 - 2004
Assistant Professor
History Department, University of Richmond
2004 - 2011
Associate Professor
History Department, University of Richmond
2011 - 2012
Professor
History Department, University of Richmond
2012 - Present
History Department, McCausland Professor
University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2004
Award
Washington Professor
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia
2000
Fellowship
Residential fellowship
John Carter Brown Library (Providence)
2003
Fellowship
Residential fellowship
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
2003
Fellowship
Residential fellowship
New England Regional Fellowship Consortium
2004
Fellowship
Residential fellowship
Massachusetts Historical Society
2004
Fellowship
Newberry Library Long-term Fellows
Newberry Foundation
2012
Fellowship
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
Newberry Foundation
2013
Fellowship
Fellowship
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2006
Honor
Honorary Member
Women Involved in Living and Learning
2006
Honor
Distinguished Lecturer
Organization of American Historians
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