Biography
I am a historian of unfree labor in the Russian and Spanish empires in the 19th century. My dissertation project explores the transition to free labor through the lens of social and legal history, focusing on questions of status, privilege, and obligation.
Research Interests
Serfdom, labor regimes, village life, rural peasantry, empire and law
Education
B.A. in History at the University of Central Florida, Magna Cum Laude
Grants
Tinker Foundation Fellowship, 2025
FLAS Academic Year Award, 2024-2025: Polish
FLAS Summer Award, 2024: Russian
FLAS Academic Year Award, 2023-2024: Russian
FLAS Summer Award, 2023: Russian
FLAS Academic Year Award, 2022-2023: Russian
FLAS Summer Award, 2022: Russian
Awards and Honors
Frederick S. Rodkey Prize in Russian History
Courses Taught
HIST 100
HIST 104
LAS 291/292