2001 Ph.D., History
"Duke's History Department was an extraordinary environment in which to seek the Ph.D. degree, and along with a vibrant community of professors, fellow graduate students, and staff I thoroughly enjoyed working with Duke's undergraduates, having the opportunity to teach three courses as instructor of record during my time in the program. I went on to teach for one year at Bates College in Maine before landing the tenure track position at Auburn University and am now starting my 23rd year of teaching here, with my memories of my time at Duke still vivid and my training there informing what I do on a daily basis. And I'm still in close touch with a number of former professors and student colleagues from the program."
"Despite all the doom and gloom about the "utility" of a humanities degree in a field like history, I can think of no better preparation for a variety of future career possibilities. If you are passionate about history follow that dream, it can take you in all sorts of unexpected directions as well as the more "conventional" approach I've been fortunate to have been able to pursue in terms of teaching history to undergraduates and graduate students at a research university."
