Ph.D. History (2014) University of California at Santa Barbara
M.A. Classics (2007) University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A. Political Science (2002) Western Michigan University
Courses Taught
Hist 110: Western Civilization: Antiquity to Renaissance
Hist 210: World History: Antiquity to 1789
Hist 221: World History: Antiquity to 1000
Hist 222: World History: 1000-1800
Hist 225: The World at War
Publications
"Attila's Invasion of Gaul in 451 and Re-horsing the Huns." Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61.3 (2022): 277-293
"Snuggling With Your Identity: Beds and the Sense of Touch in Roman Culture" Journal of Ancient History 14.2 (2022) : 1-25
"Attila's Appetite: The Logistics of Attila the Hun's Invasion of Italy in 452" Journal of Military History 83.2 (April 2019):325-46
"Roman grain supply: 442-455" Journal of Late Antiquity 5.2 (Fall 2012):322-345
Review of The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe, Barry W. Cunliffe H-War, H-Net Reviews. (November, 2024):
https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=59883
Review of The Avars: A Steppe Empire in Central Europe, 567–822, Walter Pohl Journal of Military History (October 2019): 1267-8.
Review of Empires and Exchanges in Eurasian Late Antiquity: Rome, China, Iran, and the Steppe, ca. 250-750, Nicola Di Cosmo and Michael Maas (eds.) Studies in Late Antiquity 3.2 (Summer 2019):298-302
Review of "Sparta: Comparative Approaches, S. Hodkinson (ed.)" Classical Review 62.1 (March 2013):156-8
Dissertation Title
"The Dark Side of Rome: A Social History of Nighttime in Ancient Rome"
Teaching Awards
Cal Poly Phi Alpha Theta's Faculty of the Year (2018, 2017)
Cal Poly Panhellenic's Outstanding Faculty Recognition (2016)
