Some happy news to share! I have accepted a position as a Professor of History at Louisiana State University, effective this August. I'm thrilled to join LSU's fantastic history department, where I'll be teaching/researching in U.S. foreign relations and international history. #SHAFRhistorians #humanitarianism #AidHistory

I am delighted to share the cover of my new book, #CatastrophicDiplomacy, forthcoming with
@UNC_Press
later this year!

#disaster #disasters #SHAFRhistorians #humanitarianism #AidHistory

My trusty editorial assistant, Sacco the Cat, is *delighted* to announce that I just submitted my book for production!!! _Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century_ will be coming out next year with University of North Carolina Press.

Enormous thanks to my editor extraordinaire, Debbie Gershenowitz, for all her support and suggestions along the way! Now, time to celebrate.

#AidHistory #disaster #disasters #humanitarian #SHAFRhistorians #GlobalHistory

Trying to track down other #shafrhistorians

So far I've found @robrakove @karinewalther @econroykrutz @Megan_A_Black @gbrew24 @CMcKNichols @marcpalen and @DowdallAT

Who else is out there?

Hello! I am a historian of U.S. foreign assistance, disasters, and international humanitarianism. I am the author of _Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation's Humanitarian Awakening_ (OUP 2013) and the forthcoming _Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century_ (UNC 2023). I am also a co-editor of _Journal of Disaster Studies_.

#SHAFRhistorians #GlobalHistory #humanitarian #AidHistory #disasters