Areas of interest
I am a political historian and a digital humanist. I work at the intersection of history and digital technologies. My research focuses on twentieth-century US foreign policy history, particularly the US presidency, Soft Power, Climate Change Diplomacy and US-China relations. I am also the University’s Digital Humanities Academic Champion. In my role, I promote an understanding of Digital Humanities as a discipline within the University, and the integration of cultures and principles from Digital Humanities into wider research practice. I lead the Community of Practice and provide mentoring and subject-specific advice for digital research projects.
Postgraduate supervision
I am supervising PhD research on:
- Aid, Oil and Human Rights: Re-evaluating U.S.-Guatemalan Relations, 1981-1986 (Richard Bolzano)
- The Relationship between the United States and the Italian right-wing during the Nixon Administration (David Cardillo)
Previous PhD Supervision
- Spies, Civil Liberties, and the Senate: The 1975 Church Committee (Dr Dafydd Townley, funded GTA studentship 2015-2018)
- Cultural diplomacy and the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' in the Middle East (Dr Darius Wainwright, 2016-2019)
Postgraduate research teaching/skills
Digital History
Digital Archives
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Year 1: Journeys Through History: People, Power and Revolution
- Year 2: The American Century
- Year 3: The US and the Cold War
- Year 3: The US and China in the Historical Context, 1882-1989
- Year 3: Dissertation Supervision
Postgraduate MA (postgraduate taught)
- Option: The US and China in the Cold War
- Theory and Themes: Diplomatic History
- Historical Skills and Resources: Digital History
- Dissertation Supervision
Appearances on BBC Radio 4, BBC5Live, BBC Radio Ulster, TRT
Articles for the Conversation, the Geopolitics, Corriere della Sera and Alem-Mar
Contribution to 2021, House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee, “A climate for ambition: Diplomatic preparations for COP26” report.
External Roles