My core research centres upon race and resistance in the Americas, with a particular emphasis placed upon Indigenous power and histories. As a historian, I am particularly interested in violence as a formative source of intra-societal change. I am also deeply interested in exploring Indigenous knowledge bases and developing methodologies to facilitate their dissemination. My recent book, Native American Racism in the Age of Donald Trump: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan), explores the relationship between historic ethno-racial processes and the making of the Trump administration (and the era of Trumpism). I am currently engaged in a range of interdisciplinary and intercultural projects related to Indigenous peoples and knowledge in Brazil. My recent articles on this topic include “Indigenous Education and Intercultural Dialogue” and “Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development”.  

I am also very interested in using non-traditional mediums to disseminate my research. Aside from the written word, I have experimented with trans-media articles (open access pieces that include filmic elements, audio commentaries, and digital appendices), podcasts, micro-blogging, filmmaking, and immersive content creation, etc. These works range from academic in nature (aimed at a scholarly audience) to public outreach, wherein accessibility is an important consideration.

Native American history ; Race relations in the US ; American popular culture ; Indigenous Knowledge ; Indigenous Resistance ; Indigenous Americas ; Trumpism and Native Americans