I am currently an Assistant Professor of U.S. History at SUNY Buffalo State University in Buffalo, NY.
My research centers on Irish Americans and their continued allegiance to Irish Nationalism as a transnational political movement. I focus especially on ordinary Irish Americans, women in particular, in order to understand and highlight the role of the millions of Americans of Irish descent who funded and supported efforts to bring about an independent Ireland.
Currently, I am developing my dissertation, which follows the above history from 1830 to 1916, into a book manuscript, as well as supporting articles.
My award-winning master's thesis, "'Fortune will Favour the Brave:' Irish Women Come to America, 1845 - 1870" was completed in the summer of 2017. This thesis investigated the personal writings of Irish immigrant women of the famine generation in order to discern how they navigated nineteenth century America. I specifically examined their employment, their homesickness, and their leisure time in order to construct a view of their lives.
My secondary historical interests are the American Civil War, American women's history, foodways history, and cultural history.
My research centers on Irish Americans and their continued allegiance to Irish Nationalism as a transnational political movement. I focus especially on ordinary Irish Americans, women in particular, in order to understand and highlight the role of the millions of Americans of Irish descent who funded and supported efforts to bring about an independent Ireland.
Currently, I am developing my dissertation, which follows the above history from 1830 to 1916, into a book manuscript, as well as supporting articles.
My award-winning master's thesis, "'Fortune will Favour the Brave:' Irish Women Come to America, 1845 - 1870" was completed in the summer of 2017. This thesis investigated the personal writings of Irish immigrant women of the famine generation in order to discern how they navigated nineteenth century America. I specifically examined their employment, their homesickness, and their leisure time in order to construct a view of their lives.
My secondary historical interests are the American Civil War, American women's history, foodways history, and cultural history.