About Christopher
I am a PhD student 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. I am particularly interested how ecological change shaped the relationships between Euro-American settlers and the indigenous Washoe and Paiute tribes.
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
- National Council on Public History
- Nevada Historical Society
- Organization of American Historians
- Western History Association
