Teaches American history including courses on the American Revolution, Native American and environmental history. She is currently working on a socio-economic study of the mid-Atlantic region during the Revolutionary era. (Ph.D., Delaware)
Courses Taught at Rider
- Revolutionary America
- Native American History
- American Environmental History
- US History Survey to 1865
- World History Surveys
- Seminar in Historiography
Publications
- βCreative Destruction: The Forgotten Legacy of the Hessian Fly,β in Cathy Matson, ed., The Economy of Early America: New Directions, Penn State Press (2006)
- βWheat, War, and the American Economy during the Age of Revolution,β William and Mary Quarterly 62 (July 2005): 505-526. (Special Issue: The Atlantic Economy in an Era of Revolutions)
- βProspect of Independent Americans: The Grain Trade and Economic Development during the 1780s,β Explorations in Early American History 5 (2001): 260-288.
Awards
- Podmore/Dwyer Historic Award, 2012 (given by Lawrence Township)
- Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, 2011