EDUCATION
PhD in History, Johns Hopkins University Spring 2017
Dissertation: Tied to their Country: Agrarian Mobilization, Rural Discourses and the Farm Crises of 1977-1987
Fields: History of Capitalism, Twentieth Century US History, Cultural History, Gender History, American Political
Development (Political Science)
Advisors: Angus Burgin, Ronald Walters
BA in History and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (honors), University of Chicago May 2002
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS
Butler Write-Up Fellowship 2016-2017
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship 2016-2017
Hoover Institution Library and Archives Research Support Grant 2015
Robert Dole Institute of Politics – Research Fellowship 2015
Nebraska State Historical Society Research Grant 2014
James B. Bradley Fellowship – Montana Historical Society 2014
State Historical Society of Iowa Research Grant 2014
Charles Redd Center for Western Studies Graduate Student Fellowship 2014
Frederick Jackson Turner Grant – Johns Hopkins University History Dept. 2014, 2013
Chad Smith Travel Grant – North American Society of Oceanic History 2014, 2013
CONFERENCES
Papers Given (Selected)
“Selling the Farm to Save the Farm: Agrarian activists’ urban and suburban outreach during the Farm Crisis,” Agricultural History Society Conference, Tarrytown, NY, June 2016.
“Parity in the Free Market: A Policy Puzzle from the Farm Crisis of 1977-78,” Policy History Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2016.
“Wrestling with the Free Market: Agrarian organizations, free market economics and the Farm Crisis,” Organization of American Historians, Providence, RI, April, 2016.
“The Battle of the Beef: Anti-federalism, the war on cholesterol and economic intersectionality in the Farm Crisis,” 2015 Agricultural History Society Conference, Lexington, KY. June, 2015.
“Saving the Farm on the Silver Screen: Traditionalism, gender, rural distress and agrarian protest in popular media during the Farm Crisis,” Rural Women’s Studies Association Conference, San Marcos, TX. February, 2015.
“Prairie Schooners and Waves of Grain: Thalassic Metaphor in North American Inland Encounters,” Annual Conference of the North American Society for Oceanic History, Erie PA. May, 2014.
“When the Ships Stopped Sailing: A sentimental framework for industrial decline in American whaling,” Annual Conference of the North American Society for Oceanic History, Alpena MI. May, 2013.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Johns Hopkins University:
Instructor, Freshman Seminar - You Are What You Eat: Food and Farm Politics, Spring 2017
Policy and Culture in 20th Century America (History Department)
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Self-designed and sole-taught course using innovative field work methodologies
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Course awarded through highly competitive Dean’s Teaching Fellowship
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Emphasis on interdisciplinary approach and developmental writing
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Seminar in History: Sophomore Seminar 2014-2015
(History Department)
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Co-taught weekly lectures together with primary instructor, Dr. Ronald Walters.
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Provided intensive writing and research coaching to undergraduate history students.
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Introduced concepts of historiography, research methodology and structural diversity
Grader, Policy Disasters (Political Science Department) Spring 2014
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Worked on a weekly basis to develop students’ writing skills.
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Coached students on form, sentence structure and technique for building arguments.
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Prepared students to write policy summaries as part of professional development
Instructor, Organizing War: Military Organization, Culture and Bureaucracy in Fall 2013
the Modern Age (Political Science Department)
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Developed groundbreaking syllabus teaching key themes in war studies to non-majors.
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Led bi-weekly sessions that included both lecture and moderated discussion.
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Facilitated dialogue among students on both theoretical frameworks and policy.
Teaching Assistant, Making America 1929-2001 (History Department) Spring 2013
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Worked closely with students to develop writing and analytic thought.
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Held weekly discussion sections for 25 students.
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Prepared and delivered class-length lecture on “Nixon and the Silent Majority”
Teaching Assistant, Global Public Health Since World War II: Writing and Research Fall 2012
for Non-Majors (History Department)
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Helped non-humanities majors learn expository writing and to interact with texts.
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Led intensive weekly discussion sessions and test reviews.
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Aided students in conducting independent research projects culminating in term papers.
Maalot Seminar/ Community College of Baltimore County /Gratz College (co-listed):
Instructor, Introduction to College Writing (General Studies Department) 2014-2016
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Taught intensive writing and research methods including one-on-one mentoring.
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Classes included non-native English speakers, first-generation college students.
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Topics included textual analysis, argument and structure, and archival research.
Instructor, Public Speaking (Communications/General Studies Department) Summer 2016
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Led intensive 8-week, 3-credit course in public speaking for women in the workplace.
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Lessons emphasized research, rhetoric and proper construction of arguments.
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Used tools ranging from digital history to yoga to develop technique and confidence.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Conducted research in 2014-15 for Dr. Louis Galambos demonstrating the entrepreneurial multiplier effect among female boardinghouse keepers in Lowell, MA and in the pivotal role of three-dimensional printing as part of a paper produced through the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and Study of Business Enterprise.
NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
US Political Analyst, i24 Television News 2015-2017
Washington DC Correspondent and Analyst, The Times of Israel 2013-2017