Education: Ph.D., History, University of Georgia, 2004, M.A., History, University of Georgia, 2000. B.A., History, Centre College of Kentucky, 1998. Phi Beta Kappa; cum laude.
Academic Career: Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Advisor, Mississippi State University, 2006- Assistant Professor of History, Franklin College, 2005-06. Director of American Studies, Franklin College, Fall 2005, Instructor, University of Georgia, Spring 2005. Research Interests: Nineteenth century U.S. South, the Civil War in historical memory, Women, and cultural history.