I am a legal historian and Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School where I teach courses on property and rural law. My research focuses on the social and political history of the law and includes the study of place, gender and sexuality, and race.
My book project, Making the Rural Midwest: A Legal History, 1920-2020, is forthcoming with the University of North Carolina Press in 2026. Learn more about the book project here, and about other current research projects and past articles here.
Share your story
I'm looking for stories about the rural Midwest between 1920 and 2020. If you have a story to tell about rural life in the Midwest, especially if it has to do with migrant farm workers, lawsuits, Native communities, local ordinances, sheriffs, land use, and schools, please contact me. I'd be grateful to hear your story.