My Story
I have over twenty years experience as an editor, researcher, and writer focused on history and historic preservation. For more than a decade, I taught courses on urban history, public history, and historical research methods in the history department at Wayne State University, where I was a tenured associate professor. I developed and directed the university’s public history program and served as the history graduate director. For most of my time on the faculty, I was also a union representative. I “retired” from teaching in 2023 and am now the editor of Historic New England magazine.
I have served on boards and committees for professional organizations and nonprofits, including the Global Urban History Project, the Urban History Association, the National Council on Public History, and Cape Cod Modern House Trust. Before pursuing a doctorate and becoming a history professor, I worked as an architectural historian for the cultural resources division of Louis Berger. I am the author of a book and several articles and essays on urban history and public policy.
My Experience
My portfolio includes developmental editing of nonfiction published by academic presses and in scholarly journals, as well developmental and copy editing for general interest magazines and academic and popular blogs. I primarily edit work about history, historic preservation, urban studies, and art and architecture.
My Credentials
I hold a PhD in History from NYU, an MA in Historic Preservation Planning from Cornell University, and a BA in History and Russian Studies from the University of Michigan. I was previously a postdoctoral fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and a research fellow at the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Michigan. More recently, I completed a graduate certificate in nonprofit management at Wayne State University, where I received formal training in project management, finance and budgeting, and marketing.