Expertise

Specializes in Early Modern European History, with an emphasis on the intersection of political, diplomatic, and military history with religious, cultural, and intellectual forces.

Expertise: European History; Military & Naval History; Religious History

Research Interests

  • Early Modern European History (especially Central and Northern Europe)
  • Military and Diplomatic History
  • Interaction of Religion and Diplomacy
  • Interpersonal Networks
  • History of Higher Education

Current Project"

  •  Pan-Protesant Networks and the Post-Westphalian State. Monograph project in progress.
  • “Bengt Skytte’s Universitas Gentium and Swedish Historiography.” Article manuscript in preparation.
  • “Dynastic and Religious Ambitions in Johan III of Sweden’s Marriage to Katarina Jagellonica.” Article manuscript in preparation.
  • “Diplomacy and Cosmopolitanism.” Article manuscript in preparation.
Communities
History
Degrees
PhD, University of Chicago, 2007