Associate Professor, Director of the Goldberg CenterFacultyMy research focuses on the Western Indian Ocean in the 19th century and examines the business and family networks that linked Arabia, the East African Coast, and the African interior. Broadly I am interested in World, Islamic, Indian Ocean, and African History and am drawn to themes of trade, migration, diaspora, slavery, and colonialism, with a growing interest in the history of medicine. Areas of Expertise African History Islamic History Comparative Empires Power, Culture, and the State Race, Ethnicity, and Nation