My modules at the University of Chester reflect my background, and my belief in research-led teaching and cover a wide range of topics relating to American political, diplomatic, constitutional, social and cultural history. In addition, I am involved in a community outreach project at St Peter’s Church, Woolton – where John Lennon first met Paul McCartney – and run the heritage social media for the Church (www.stpeterswoolton-heritage.com). As a result of this, my students have worked on various projects for the Church and the National Trust that have received international recognition.

I offer the following modules for undergraduates: Themes in Modern History: The American Century, 1898-2001; Seeking the Promised Land: Black America, 1865-1977; Freedom, Rights and Justice: American Constitutional History Since 1789

I also contribute to the following undergraduate modules, providing elements of American history within a wider team-taught context: Europe and the Wider Word: Turning Points in History 1000-2000; The Mystery of History; Journeys in the Past; Historical Research: Methods and Practice; Dissertation supervision

At post-graduate level, I lead modules on The Vietnam War and America in the 1970s. I also contribute to the following team-taught moduels: Research Skills and Methodology in History; Approaches to Historiography; Dissertation supervision

I invite enquiries concerning both MPhil and PhD research in the Department of History & Archaeology. I am particularly interested in students wishing to study all aspects of American-Soviet relations during the Cold War, American policy towards the developing world in the twentieth century, and any aspect of American Constitutional history.