Welcome
I am a historian of retail, advertising, and consumption. Currently I am specializing in global and local histories of sugar. I live in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in Treaty 4 Territory, where I am a Professor of History at the University of Regina.
I am the author of two award winning books in retail and consumer history, and several award winning articles in gender history, labour history, and more. I contribute to the media and to the profession, serving on SSHRC panels, prize committees, and editorial boards.
Since 2005, Canada’s federal granting agency for the Humanities and Social Sciences, SSHRC, has supported my research. I have over 20 years of experience in securing institutional, provincial, and federal funding.
Through research, outreach, and more, my work uncovers histories of power and inequality. Sharing the social dynamics that have shaped our lives, it seeks to contribute towards more inclusive futures.