Educator, scholar, and Assistant Professor of History at Colorado State University
On set for Full Story Fort Collins. Click the photo watch the final result on YouTube (7.5 minutes)!
Accepting the 2025 FC Award
Presenting at the Colorado Council for Social Studies (CCSS). Click to learn more about CCSS.
Presenting at Rotary Club of Fort Collins, Feb 2026
How we teach history is how we know who we are. I’m passionate about X, Y, and Z because public education is such and such.
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I was appointed to the History, Culture, Social Contributions and Civil Government in Education Commission for the State of Colorado. “The Commission plays a vital role in shaping how social studies and civics are taught in Colorado—by making recommendations to the Colorado State Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Education during the review and revision of the Colorado Academic Standards.” Learn more.
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We were awarded this generous funding for our History Matters project. Learn more about this funding here, and learn more about History Matters here.
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I’ll be presenting at Diving Deep: The Confluence of Place, Identity, and Belonging, a conference that “invites K–12 social studies educators to explore the dynamic intersections of geography, culture, and self in shaping how students understand the world and their place within it.” Learn more and register here.
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I presented at the 2025 annual NCSS Conference. “Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies is the largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.” Learn more.