Biography
My interests include South Asian diaspora, Asian America, early Cold War (1946-65), 20th century United States, Modern South Asia, Public education and textbook policies, and Indian nationalism.
Education
B.A., Asbury University (Social Studies Secondary Education)
Field
- U.S./North American History
MA Title
- “Brokering Nationalism & Multiculturalism Through History Textbooks: The Hindu Textbook Campaign of 2005”
Working Dissertation Title
- “Visitors, Citizens, & the Paths Between: Indians in the U.S., 1946-65”
Selected Awards:
- UW-Madison Graduate School Research Travel Award (Spring 2017)
- UW-Madison Department of History Dissertation Travel Award (Spring 2017)
- Exceptional Service TA Award
- UW-Madison Department of History (Spring 2016)
- Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Hindi (2010-2012)
Professional Affiliation
- Association for Asian American Studies
Courses Taught as TA
- History 160 – Introduction to Speech Communication, History of South Asia to the Modern Period
- History 161 – Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging