I am an assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech. My research interests are in oral history and colonial history in the American South. In Spring 2023, I am finishing up an exciting Southern Foodways Alliance oral history project about home bakers in Southside Virginia, documenting the Transition Town movement with the Oral. History Society, and continuing work with inclusive grassroots groups in Virginia to connect our students with oral history and preservation in diverse communities. You can also find me at the Appalachian Studies Association and Oral History Association annual meetings.

I’m also leading oral history workshops and providing advice and consultation for local folks (and farther-away folks, via Zoom). Think you might need some help? Just ask!

My book, Plain Paths and Dividing Lines: Navigating Native Land and Water in the Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake, is available for preorder! If you’d like me to come speak with your class or group about this or any of my public history work, just ask.

And PS: Our Southern Foodways Alliance work can be found here.