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Welcome! A little about me: I graduated in May 2013 with my PhD in Public History (with a concentration on museum Management) from Middle Tennessee State University’s Public History Program. I immediately started work as the Executive Director of a historic site in Knoxville, Tennessee where I worked with the daily operations, a massive historic preservation project and federal grants, and many…

My current work focuses on Death, Dying, Human Remains, and Museums. One project I am working on for this is Mors Mortis Museum, with Dr. Trish Biers, as a public engagement project for deathscapes and museums. Our current project is the publication of Museums, Heritage, and Death with Routledge publishers and approximately 50 fantastic contributors…

I’m so excited to have co-edited this volume with Dr. Trish Biers for Routledge Press! The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Heritage, and Death is scheduled for release on July 26, 2023, with pre-order available on July 3. About Museums, Heritage, and Death This book provides a comprehensive examination of death, dying, and human remains in…

I’m back this semester teaching Death and Human Remains in Public History for a second time! The first time I taught it, I wrote about some of the work we did in that class – you can read about that here. The syllabus is available embedded below, and the full readings list is below that!…

In 2022 I was absolutely astounded to be award the American Historical Association’s Eugene Asher Award for distinguished teaching. According to the AHA, “Established in 1986, the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching and advocacy for history teaching at two-year, four-year, and graduate colleges and universities. The award is named for the late Eugene Asher,…

At the Death and Culture Network conference in September 2022, Trish and I were interviewed by the Death Studies Podcast about Museums, Heritage, and Death! This was such a cool opportunity to talk about the project, and many of our contributors were in the room with us! Listen to the podcast at this link. From…

In HIST452: Death and Human Remains in Public History, I’ve been using the UnEssay project as an overall assessment tool for the course. You can read all about the course syllabus and readings at this link. Soon you will also find some examples of student work, but for now check out these tweets for some…