Bio
I am a Ph.D. student from Woodville, Mississippi. I am interested in United States history, African American history, and the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. My research interests include the cultural understanding of autopsies in 19th-century America.
Education
Ph.D. History, Mississippi State University, 2017-Present
M.A. History, Mississippi State University, 2015- 2016
B.A History with a Minor in Biology, Xavier University of Louisiana, 2008-2012
Academic Career
Mississippi State University, Instructor-of-Record (Summer 2019)
5-week Summer Session, Mississippi History, online
Mississippi State University, Instructor-of-Record (Spring 2019)
Spring 2019, Mississippi History
Mississippi State University, Instructor-of-Record (Fall 2018)
Fall 2018, African American History to 1865 (appointment in African American Studies)
Mississippi State University, Instructor-of-Record (Summer 2018)
5-week Summer Session, Modern United States History, 1877-Present
Mississippi State University, Teaching Assistantship Positions
Teaching Assistant, World Civilization from 1500, Mississippi State University, Spring 2018
Teaching Assistant, Early U.S. History, Mississippi State University, Fall 2017
Teaching Assistant, Modern U.S. History, Mississippi State University, Spring 2017
Teaching Assistant, Modern U.S. History, Mississippi State University, Fall 2016
Teaching Assistant, Early U.S. History, Mississippi State University, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant, Modern U.S. History, Mississippi State University, Fall 2015
Research Interests
History of the Body
History of Medicine
African American History
United States History (Early and Modern)
Racism
Race
Cultural History
Publications
2019 “Chemical Lands: A Roundtable” presented at Agricultural History Society, Washington, D.C.
2018 “Pesticides Now: Science, Mississippi, and Economics, 1930-1985” presented at the Agricultural History Society, St. Petersburg, Florida.
2018 “Pesticides versus Environment: Mississippi’s Quest to Eradicate the Fire Ant, 1950-1985,” presented at Southern History of Science and Technology Conference, Starkville, Mississippi.
2018 “The Imported Fire Ant: Mississippi, Economics, and its People,” presented at Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science, Georgia.