selected publications

book chapters and journal articles (refereed):

"mus co shee": indigenous plant foods and horticultural imperialism in the canadian sub-arctic." canadian bulletin of medical history 32, no. 2 (2015): 253-274.

"victory in the kitchen: food control in the lakehead during the great war." thunder bay historical museum society papers & records 42 (2014): 29-44.  

"the fur traders’ garden: horticultural imperialism in rupert’s land, 1670-77." in irish and scots encounters with indigenous peoples, edited by david a. wilson. montreal/kingston: mcgill-queen’s university press, 2013.

"throwing good money after bad: the 1936 burning of northern ontario." thunder bay historical museum society papers & records 36 (2008): 89-100.

"in the shadow of a city: a history of the current river neighbourhood." thunder bay historical museum society papers & records 34 (2006): 51-64.  

online publications:

post-confederation canadian history 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 study guide. toronto: oxford university press, 2013.

canadian history 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 study guide. toronto: oxford university press, 2011.

recent conference papers & presentations:

cooking up culture: food in african canadian history”, 25 february 2014, “history for lunch” speaker series,  black history month,  history department, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜

‘mus co shee’: indigenous plant foods and horticultural imperialism in the canadian sub-arctic.” foodscapes of plenty and want: historical perspectives on food, health and the environment in canada conference, university of guelph, 24 – 25 june 2013.

unattached, adrift, and not a priority: single women in the lakehead and duluth during the great depression.” north shore assembly conference, thunder bay, ontario, 20 -21 september 2013

"the fur traders’ garden:  the hbc and horticulture in rupert`s land, 1670-1770." rupert`s land colloquium, university of winnipeg, 19 may 2010.

"the fur traders’ garden:  horticultural imperialism in rupert’s land, 1670 – 1770." irish and scots encounters with indigenous peoples conference, university of toronto, 10 june 2010.

"beanery queens:  the ‘angel-in-the-station’ in 1950s working-class ontario." new frontiers graduate history conference, york university, toronto, ontario, 2009.

research reports:

"unattached, adrift, and not a priority:  single women in the lakehead and duluth during the great depression." paper, northeastern minnesota historical center, duluth, minnesota, august 2007.

"little inconveniences:  frances simpson and her 1830 journey in the canadian wilderness." paper, lady frances simpson collection, fort frances museum, fort frances, ontario. 2005.