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Education
- University at Albany, State University of New York, Ph.D. in American History, 2003
- University of North Carolina at Asheville, Master of Liberal Arts, 1996
- University of North Carolina at Asheville
- Bachelor of Arts in History, 1991
- Bachelor of Arts in Literature, 1991
Teaching Experience
- 2009-Present: Associate Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Commerce
- 2003-2009: Assistant Professor of History, Texas A&M University-Commerce
- 2002-2003: Ad-Interim Instructor of History, Texas A&M University-Commerce
- 2001-2002: Adjunct Instructor of History, Guilford College
- 2001: Adjunct Instructor of History, University at Albany, State University of New York
- 2000: Adjunct Instructor of History, State University of New York College at Oneonta
University & Departmental Service
- History Department Library Representative (Fall 2002-Present)
- History Department Scholarship Committee (Fall 2002-Present)
- History Department Academic Integrity Committee (Fall 2005-Present)
- History Department Webmaster(Summer 2004 - Present)
- Phi Alpha Theta Faculty Adviser (Summer 2005-Summer 2007)
- Faculty Senate (Fall 2005-Present)
- - Chair, Senate Academic Life Committee (Fall 2007-Present)
- - Senate Admission and Retention of Students Committee (Fall 2006-Present)
- - Faculty Awards Committee (Spring 2008-Present)
- Senate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2005-Summer 2006)
- Senate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2005-Summer 2006)
- University Scholarship Appeals Committee (Fall 2005-Present)
Professional Affiliations
- American Historical Association
- Organization of American Historians
- Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
- American Society of Church History
- Phi Alpha Theta
Grants & Awards
- Texas A&M University-Commerce, Faculty Development Leave, Fall 2013. “To Hear News from Heaven”: A History of the First Great Awakening in America
- Texas A&M University-Commerce, Faculty Research Enhancement Grant, AY 2012-2013 “To Hear News from Heaven”: A History of the First Great Awakening in America
- Texas A&M University-Commerce, Paul W. Barrus Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, April 2011
- Texas A&M University-Commerce, Research Mini-Grant, June 2006. “The Perfect Rule of the Christian Religion”: A History of Sandemanianism in the Eighteenth Century
- The David Library of the American Revolution, Residential Fellowship, July-August 2001. “’They Suffer Only for Righteousness’ Sake’: The Glasite-Sandemanian Movement in the British-American Atlantic World, 1720-1790”
- University of Glasgow, Early American Studies Fellowship, June 2001
- University at Albany Graduate Student Organization, Research Grant, March 2000. “’They Suffer Only for Righteousness’ Sake’: The Glasite-Sandemanian Movement in the British-American Atlantic World, 1720-1790
- University at Albany Benevolent Association, Research Grant, December 1999. “’They Suffer Only for Righteousness’ Sake’: The Glasite-Sandemanian Movement in the British-American Atlantic World, 1720-1790”
