Courses
I teach courses in the History of Science, Communications of Science and Technology, and Digital Humanities at Vanderbilt University.
Virtual Reality Design
University Course co-taught with Bobby Bodenheimer from Computer Science. Multidisciplinary student teams tackle real-world research projects for faculty drawn across campus.
Science, Magic, and Belief
Lecture course examining early modern understandings of the natural and supernatural word with an emphasis on the changing roles of religion, science, magic, and technology.
Innovation
This seminar explores the historic origins and social integrations of novel technologies with an eye toward understanding our modern moment.
Origins of Modern Science
Lecture course tracing the evolution of natural philosophy, natural history and natural theology into the modern sciences.
Galileo, Darwin, Einstein
Freshman Seminar exploring their lives, times, and science.
Communicating Science and Technology
CSET seminar devoted to written, audio, and visual digital communication technologies.
Science, Technology, and Modernity
Research seminar exploring how science and technology have, and do, shape our experience of being modern.