I have fallen behind in keeping up this site and updating progress I have made on my own research. I was busy over the last year getting a tenure track job and writing my first lectures. I was hired this year as Assistant Professor of History at the University of California Davis, which was honestly my dream job. I love being in public education and I have nothing but respect and appreciation for my students.

But writing hour and a half lectures twice a week on subjects like the Opportunists or The Affair has really wiped me out, and although I have four projects in the works I haven't made as much headway as I would have liked. Hopefully getting back into the habit of updating this site will give me the research bug again. I plan to get two articles out for review this term. I will discuss and outline my ideas as they come to me here, online.