Ph.D. in American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1993

M.A. in History, University of Oregon, 1979

B.S. in Honors, Montana State University, Billings, 1972

Late nineteenth and twentieth-century American cultural and social history, history of American holidays and family rituals, history of twentieth-century consumer culture, history and practice of pedagogy of American history, digital humanities relating to American history.

Provost Teaching Fellow - University of Texas at Austin (2013 - 2015)

The Eyes of Texas Excellence Award - University of Texas at Austin (2013)

Fellow - Institute for Historical Studies,University of Texas, Austin (2011 - 2012)

Regents’ Outstanding Teacher Award - University of Texas at Austin (2009)

Centennial Teaching Fellowship - The Dads' Association (2004)

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