Academic Background: B.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D. in History, Johns Hopkins University.
Research Interests: Modern German history, anthropology, and global history of museums.
Appointments: Professor of History, UCLA; Henry J. Bruman Chair in German History.
Publications: Author of Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 (UNC Press, 2013).
Additional Contributions: Fellow, American Academy in Berlin.