Expertise
Vietnam War, Cold War history, American Presidency, Popular CultureResearch Interests
My research interests focus on the Vietnam Conflict and the antiwar movement born from the conflict. Specifically, my dissertation work focused on the history of the United States Servicemen's Fund and its role in the antiwar movement of the 1960's and 1970's, with a further focus on global examples of GI led and funded resistance to war and conscription. Other interests include the political and cultural history of Richard Nixon, the larger history of the American Presidency, and the use of popular culture in secondary and higher education.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy: Global Studies Candidate, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2025
- Dissertation: Funding The Fight: A History Of The United States Serviceman’s Fund
- Master of Arts: History, Worcester State University, 2017
- Bachelor of Arts: History/Minor in Political Science, Worcester State University, 2013
Selected Publications
- Prime Time Vet: Evolution of the Vietnam Veteran on Television, PopMeC Research Blog, 2022
- We Are But Your Children: An Oral History of the Nightclub ManRay, 2022 (Quidnet Press)
- The Grip-The 1918 Pandemic and a City Under Siege, 2020 (Dutcher and Ellsworth)
- Hollywood Heroines: The Most Influential Women in Film History, Contributing Author, 2018 (ABC-Clio)
- They Ventured Far: In the Cause of Liberty-The Names of Worcester’s Memorial Auditorium, Contributing Author, 2017
Research Currently in Progress
- Primetime Veteran: Portrayals of the Vietnam Veteran on Television (Intended Publication date of Fall 2028)