Creating environments for scholarship and 
university-community partnerships to flourish
​Executive Director, Humanities Commons, University of California Irvine
Host, New Books in East European Studies podcast series
Host, New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies podcast series
Historian and Public Scholar

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#academicswithcats

Zoe particularly enjoys attending webinars with me.

Romeo guarding my to-do stack.

Reading | Watching | Listening

At the top of my book stack
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
This book surprised me with its compassionate portrayal of
​an unlikeable likeable heroine.

Binge TV 
Travel Man, a quick jaunt through cities in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East - and even Miami - with British comedian Richard Ayoade..

Spotify Playlist
Soundtrack for The Brokenwood Mysteries, featuring an Aussie cop with a penchant for country music..