Teaches medieval European history, British and Irish history. His research interests include twelfth-century England and the medieval Church and Irish immigration in the 19th century. He has published articles in The Journal of Medieval History, Studia Monastica, Albion, and the Haskins Society Journal. (Ph.D., Connecticut)

Educational Background

• B.A. State University of New York, Albany
• M.A., Ph.D. University of Connecticut

Professional Employment

• Rider University
  Professor of History: 1981-Present
  Associate Professor: 1976-1981
  Assistant Professor: 1971-1976

Courses Taught at Rider 

• World History To/From 1500 [HIS 150/151]
• Europe to 1715 [HIS 214]
• Britain to 1688 [HIS 265]
• Modern Britain [HIS 266]
• History of Ireland [HIS 268]
• History of Ancient Rome [HIS 316]
• History & Historical Method [HIS 460]

Research Activities / Interests

• 19th Century Ireland and Irish Emigration; Oral History; Medieval Britain

Current Projects

• "Ireland or America: A Family's Choices" - A study of the McCormack Family of County Roscommon in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries.

Representative Scholarly Publications

• "The Arrest of the Bishops at Stephen's Court," Haskins Society Journal, IV (1993), 99-110
• "The Making of A Monster: The Historical Image of William Rufus," The Journal of Medieval History, VII (1981), 175-185
• "Ecclesiastical Reparations and the Soldiers of 'The Anarchy'," Albion, X (1978), 300-318
• "Sinners and Saintly Retribution," Studia Monastica, XVIII (1976), 109-176

Professional / Scholarly Honors

• Fellow, Royal Historical Society
• Visiting Senior Scholar, Wolfson College, Cambridge: 1978, 1984
• Lilly Fellow, University of Pennsylvania: 1979-80