I am currently a sixth-year PhD candidate focused on diplomatic history during the Cold War. My primary interests include foreign policy concerns between the United States and Latin America, specifically focusing on issues of human rights and nuclear weapons policy. My dissertation topic, "Moving Mountains: Project Plowshare, Peaceful Nuclear Explosions, and US Foreign Policy, 1952-1977" focuses on the usage of nuclear detonations for productive purposes and the international considerations of deploying such a weapon.

I have completed archival work at multiple branches of the National Archives and Records Administration, including several Presidential Libraries. During my time at Temple, I have received grants to support research and learning experiences in Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, and Germany. 

My teaching often reflects my interests, with previous courses I have graded or instructed including sections of "World War II," "United States at War," "Philadelphia Arts and Culture," "Superpower America," "The Global Crisis: Power, Politics, and the Making of Our Times," and "American Military Culture," and "History of the American Presidency."

I am also currently working as an adjunct in the Spanish & Portuguese Department at Temple, teaching a section of "World Society in Film and Literature." I also hold a Teaching Fellowship at Northampton Community College, where I lead a section of "US History II."

Faculty Advisor: Alan McPherson