ABOUT The Global Past​

I created The Global Past while completing my MA in History at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Initially, I designed this site to house collections of digital projects that could be used by instructors and students at the secondary and university levels in their coursework and studies. The first major digital project, "A Maritime History of the Ancient World" is live. This module was intended for High School teachers and students, but don't worry more modules will be added for the secondary and university levels. Furthermore, older modules will be periodically updated to improve the user interface, content, and structure. Your feedback is invaluable for this process. Please consider reviewing our materials using our Resource Feedback Form.

ABOUT ME

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Education

MA in History, Old Dominion University (2023)
Certificate in Maritime History, Old Dominion University (2022)
MA in East Asian Studies, University of Virginia (2020)
MAT in Social Studies Secondary Education, James Madison University (2017)
BA with Distinction in History, Magnum Cum Laude​, James Madison University (2016)

I am a researcher of Modern Japan with interests in postwar memory, the body, landscapes, ecologies, and international/maritime histories. After receiving my Master's in East Asian Studies, I accepted a teaching position at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. Currently, I teach World History, World Religions, and VA/US Government. I am also serving James Madison University as an adunct professor, where I teach World History Since 1500 and U.S. History.​

Before joining the faculty at Western Branch, I taught Advanced Political Sociology and AP Comparative Government and Politics at the Miller School of Albemarle. Simultaneously, I taught discussion sections of East Asian Canons and Cultures and Introduction to Buddhism at the University of Virginia. 

Prior to my MA coursework at UVA and work for the Miller School of Albemarle, I taught history, humanities, and social science courses at Teikyo Gakuen Junior and Senior High School in Tokyo, Japan.