Profile

Historian specialising in the early modern period and the history of urban administration. Author of a monograph and more than 20 scholarly studies. Alongside my own research I teach and supervise dissertations, collaborating with universities in Austria and Germany.

Education

Ph.D. History2010 – 2015
University of Cambridge

Dissertation on the administration of royal cities.

MA History2005 – 2010
University of Cambridge

Academic Experience

Lecturer2016 – present
Faculty of History

I teach and supervise student work.

  • Principal investigator on a research grant of £130k
  • Supervised 12 dissertations to successful defence
  • Regular lectures on early modern history
Research Fellow2015 – 2016
Institute of Historical Research

Archival research and publication preparation.

  • Long-term archival research at home and abroad
  • Prepared material for the monograph

Selected Publications

Cities and Power in the 16th Century (monograph)
University Press, 2021
The administration of royal cities
Historical Journal, 2019

Fellowships

DAAD Fellowship2013
University of Vienna