I grew up in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, where I developed a lifelong interest in travel, sport, and popular culture. Since 2004 I have taught at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where I offer courses on Canadian History, the global history of sport and tourism, the relationship between history and entertainment (especially Disney), and the comparative history of national identity and popular culture in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. From 2015 to 2020 I served as the University’s Associate Vice-President (Research) and in 2014 I was appointed to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.
My ongoing interest in popular culture and politics of commemoration is variously tolerated, supported, and indulged by my family and our dog, Cassowary.