I am a geographer and historian with a  Ph.D. in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2003). My research and teaching  explore the historical and cultural geography of North America, with a particular emphasis on New England, rural landscapes, tourism, amenity spaces, and the social contours of environmental debate. I've written articles on historical and contemporary land use in New England for journals such as The Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Cultural Geographies, Journal of Historical Geography, and Vermont History, among others. My first book, The View from Vermont: Tourism and the Making of an American Rural Landscape (University Press of New England, 2006), examines tourism's role in the production of rural landscapes and rural identity. I've taught at Montana State University-Bozeman, Yale University, and Quinnipiac University. I am currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Geography at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, where I live with my wife and two daughters.