Research
My research focuses on late-medieval literary and historical writing, with particular emphasis on the intersections of warfare, poetics, and manuscript culture. I am especially interested in how medieval texts engage with contemporary political and military realities.
Under Siege: Perpetual Warfare and Late Medieval Literature
This book examines how late medieval English literature responded to and shaped contemporary understandings of perpetual warfare. Through close readings of texts by Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Hoccleve, and their contemporaries, I argue that the experience of perpetual warfare during the Hundred Years War fundamentally altered literary representations of conflict, community, and belonging.
Current Projects
Epistemologies of the Archive
In ProgressA special issue of The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (56.3, September 2026) examining premodern conceptions of the archive.
- Eight essays from scholars of late-antique, late-medieval, and early modern literature, history, and art history
- Foregrounding questions of epistemology in scholarly inquiry
- Interdisciplinary approach to premodern archival practices
The Chaucer Lab
UpcomingBook project investigating how Chaucer Studies became a major field in American academia through studying major infrastructural scholarly projects, from the history of cryptography to innovations in federal funding and the sociology of literary societies.
- Disciplinary history of American Chaucer Studies
- Studying the creation of scholarly editions, biographical criticism, and scholalry societies
- Offers a history of the discipline centered on material and archival history rather than the history of ideas
Merchants and Medieval London
UpcomingBook chapter examing the role of merchants in medieval London literary culture.
- Archival research in literary ties of London merchants
- Part ofThe Cambridge History of London Literature
- Focus on transnational networks of merchants
Space City Medievalism
Recently CompletedPublic Humanities project catalyzing new medieval poetry in Houston through collaboration with local arts organizations and UH graduate students.
- Supported by the Medieval Academy of America and Houston Arts Alliance
- Included workshop at the Menil Collection
- Imagines new forms of critical-creative collaboration
Research Interests
Medieval Literature & History
Intersection of literary and historical writing in late medieval England, with emphasis on chronicles, poetry, and prose treatises.
Warfare & Representation
How literature represents war and military culture, particularly during the era of the Hundred Years War.
Public Humanities
Building robust humanities infrastructures beyond campus.
Archive Studies
Considering how the conditions and curation of historical objects shape scholarly inquiry.
Classical Reception
How medieval authors engaged with classical texts and traditions, particularly in the context of historical writing and political thought.
Medieval Scotland
Scottish literary and historical writing, with particular interest in cross-border cultural exchanges and national identity formation.