Education
- Ph.D. in History, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Dissertation Title: The Influence of Cisalpine Gaul on the Roman Republic, 191-42 BC
- M.A. in History, University of Utah
- Thesis Title: The Influence of Cisalpine Gaul on the Roman Republic, 509-191 BC
- B.A. in Religion/History, Southwest Baptist College
Selected Publications
- “Battle of Zama,” in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
- “Commius,” in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
- “Hannibal,” in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
- “L Aemilius Paullus,” in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
- “Mithradates II,” in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
- “Scipio Africanus,” in Encyclopedia of the Ancient World, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
- Review of Peter Schafer, Judeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient World, in Fides et Historia, Fall, 1997 (Published Dec. 1998).
- “The High Priests of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.” In Cybele, Attis and Related Cults, Eugene Lane, editor. Leiden: E.J. Brill, May, 1996.
Selected Presentations
- “Roman Naval Superiority During the Second Punic War,” presented at the Missouri Valley History Conference, March 1-3, 2012
- “The Second Punic War: Just Another Gallic War?” presented at the Mid-America Conference on History, September, 2004, Springfield, Missouri.
- “The Cisalpine Gauls in Caesar’s Army,” presented at the Missouri Valley History Conference, March, 1998, Omaha, Nebraska.
- “The Second Punic War: Just Another Gallic War?” presented at the Missouri Valley History Conference, March, 1996, Omaha, Nebraska.
- “Roman Naval Policy and Strategy During the Second Punic War,” presented at the Missouri Valley History Conference, March, 1996, Omaha, Nebraska.
- “The Second Punic War: Just Another Gallic War?” presented at the Southwestern Social Sciences Association annual meeting, March, 1996, Houston, Texas.
- “The Second Punic War: Just Another Gallic War?” presented at the Ancient History Occasional Papers Symposium, February, 1995, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
- “The High Priests of Artemis at Ephesus,” presented at the Ancient History Occasional Papers Symposium, February, 1994, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Related Experience
- Adjunct Instructor of History, Columbia College
- Adjunct Instructor of History, Moberly Area Community College
- Interim Instructor of History, Southwest Baptist University
- Interim Instructor of History, Kemper Military School
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, History Department, University of Missouri
Professional Organizations
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Association of Ancient Historians
- Conference on Faith and History
Church/Community Service
- Attends Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, Bolivar
- Substitute Sunday School teacher
- Church Sound Board Technician