About Christopher
I am a Ph.D. candidate studying the history of the American West at the University of California, Santa Barbara. My research examines the environmental impacts of early Nevada settlement during the nineteenth century and how contests over water shaped the state's legal approaches toward water policy.
I currently serve on the Board of Directors for the Goleta Valley Historical Society.
Education
- Ph.D. History - University of California Santa Barbara (In Progress)
- M.A. History - University of California Santa Barbara (2018)
- B.A. History - California State University Channel Islands (2015)
- A.A. Criminal Justice - Western Nevada College (2013)
Publications
“Age of Sail,” “Bikini Atoll (Nuclear Pacific),” and “Zheng He” in Buschman, Rainier and Nodle, Lance, eds. The World’s Oceans: Geography, History and Environment. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO, 2018.
“Mystery on the Mainline: What Wrecked the City of San Francisco?” Nevada Historical Society Quarterly 59, no. 1-4 (2016).
Professional Organizations
- American Historical Association
- California Historical Society
- Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum
- Goleta Valley Historical Society
- National Council on Public History
- Nevada Historical Society
- Organization of American Historians
- Western History Association
