About

I am an historian specialising in the histories of capitalism, US-China relations, and US foreign relations — topics I explore in my first book, Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade published with Harvard University Press in 2024.

I am an assistant professor at the International History Department at the London School of Economics where I teach courses on US foreign relations since 1776 and the history of US-China relations. I am co-organiser of two seminars: the LSE-Tufts Seminar in Contemporary International History and the North American History Seminar run by the Institute of Historical Research. I am on the Management Committee of the LSE’s Phelan US Centre and currently serve on the Conference Committee of Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) and as Membership Secretary for Historians of Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS).

Prior to my appointment, I held fellowships at Yale University, Southern Methodist University’s Center for Presidential History, and the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. I earnt my PhD in history from the University of Sydney.

Born in Sydney, Australia, I have lived and worked throughout the United States as well as parts of China and Europe. Home has been: Amsterdam, Charlottesville, Los Angeles, Guilin, Dallas, New Haven, and now London where I live with my Texan rescue dog, Ellie.

I gave an interview to the Business History Conference about my experiences becoming an historian, which can be found here. And, on a somewhat different note, I spoke to Best of London podcast about some of the hidden gems of London, which you can listen to here.