Education

Ph.D., Michigan State University

Fields and Specialties

Southern African histories; critical military studies; intelligence studies

Teaching Areas

Civilizations of Africa; transatlantic slavery; decolonization and the Cold War

Research Interests

Violence; militarization; gender and technology

Selected publications and presentations

The 'Naked Zulu’ Invasion: Venda Succession Politics and the Battle for Military Supremacy in Zoutpansberg, South Africa in the late 1860s. Forthcoming

Gun Running, Guerrilla Warfare, and Technological Change in Late 19th Century South Africa,” Eye on Africa Lecture, African Studies Center, Michigan State University, September 2017.