Currently, I teach with the International Studies and Languages Division at Seaver College, Pepperdine University as Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies.

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Before that, I was a postdoctoral teaching fellow with the Stanford University COLLEGE program, a lecturer with the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University, and an adjunct instructor with the MA in Asia-Pacific Studies at University of San Francisco. I have also taught Chinese history at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University.

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In August 2019, I filed my dissertation, “Mutiny in Hunan: Writing and Rewriting the 'Warlord Era' in Early Republican Chinese History” with the History Department at the University of California, Berkeley.

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I specialize in the political and military history of early 20th century China, and have additional teaching experience in East Asian history, world history, and film.

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Prior to graduate school in the Bay Area, I spent significant time in Beijing, New York, Boston and Seattle.

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In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my wife and son. I also support the Seattle Mariners and sometimes even enjoy doing that too.