Department Chair
M.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City
Biography:
I have been working at Cal Poly Humboldt since 2006 teaching history and instructing students on how to produce college level academic work. My primary goal in the classroom is to cultivate students that can think critically about history and society and judge for themselves the validity of information and the subjectivity of academic writings.
History Education Concentration Program Director & Advisor, 2014-2023; Chair of the Subject Matter Review Committee for Social Science Secondary Education, 2014-2023; Campus Coordinator for Humboldt County History Day, 2014-2023; Member of the University Senate, 2013-2015, 2024-2026; History Department Chair, 2025-2027
Courses Taught:
HIST 104: Western Civilization to 1650
HIST 105: Western Civilization since 1650
HIST 110: United States History to 1877
HIST 111: United States History since 1877
HIST 200: World Cultures & History, prehistory to 1500
HIST 201: World Cultures & History, 1500 to present
HIST 315: History and Civilization of Rome
HIST 375B: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1943-present
HIST 395: Classroom Observation for History Day
HIST 397: History Day Event
HIST 397: Science Fiction in the 20th Century
HIST 420: Interpreting History for Teachers
