I am primarily interested in the history of women; my research uses women's experiences to examine the construction of gender. My current project, "The Winning Girl": Images of Athletic Women in American Popular Culture, 1880-1920, considers the role played by women's athletic activity in the transformation of gender roles. My major sources include periodical literature, popular fiction, advertisements, and archival sources from women's colleges and other educational institutions.

Other research and teaching interests include women’s athletic activity; sports and popular culture; history of education; gender and popular culture; social studies education; constitutional law; American cultural history

Heroes and Heartbreak: Sports in American Popular Culture

Honors College (Spring 2008)

What Do Historians Do?

Honors College (Spring 2007)

History on Display

Honors College/History/Graduate Liberal Studies (scheduled for Spring 2007)

Friday Night Lights and A League of Their Own:__Sports in American Popular Culture

Honors College (Spring 2005)

Marshall-Brennan Seminar

Rutgers University School of Law--Camden (2002-2003, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005);  to see web page for class, click here

England Town and Country

International Studies Program (Spring/Summer 2003)

Ball Four, Title IX, and Holes-in-One:  Sports and Society in Contemporary and Historical Perspective

Honors College (Spring 2002)

From Martha Ballard to Martha Stewart:  Domestic Advice and  Experience in the United States

Honors College (Spring 2003)

Senior Seminar in Women's Studies

Women's Studies Program (Spring 2001)