Education

· D.Phil. (Modern History), University of Oxford, Oxford, England, July 1983

· B.A. (Honours), Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 1978

Employment

· Professor of History, University of Toronto, 1997 – present

· Professor of German Studies (cross-appointment), University of Toronto, 2000 – present

· Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Toronto, 1999-2002

· Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of History, University of Toronto, 1990-97

· Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Toronto, 1987-1990

· Mactaggart Fellow, Department of History, University of Alberta, 1985-87

· Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1985

University of Toronto Affiliations

· Associate Faculty Member, Centre for Jewish Studies (CJS)

· Affiliated Faculty Member, Centre for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies (CERES)

· Associate Faculty Member, Joint Initiative in German and European Studies (JIGES)

Prizes, Fellowships, and Visiting Appointments

· Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (Academy I, Humanities Division), 2011 – present

· Faculty Research Fellow, Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto, 2012 (.5)

· Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Fellow, 2006-2008

· Chancellor Jackman Research Fellow in the Humanities, University of Toronto, 2006 (.5)

· Friedrich-Wilhelm-Bessel Research Prize Holder, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2002-03

· Visiting Professor, Seminar für Mittlere und Neuere Geschichte, University of Göttingen, 2002-03

· Connaught Research Fellow in the Humanities, University of Toronto, 1997 (.5)

· Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, 1997 (.5)

· Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Free University Berlin, 1997 (.5)

· Research Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, 1993-94

· Research Fellow, Historical Commission of Berlin, Germany, 1993-94

· Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Free University Berlin, 1993-94

· Visiting Scholar, Department of History, Stanford University, 1983-85

· Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1983-85

· Doctoral Fellow, SSHRCC, 1980-83

· Rhodes Scholar (Ontario and St. John’s), 1978-80

Membership on Editorial and Not-for-profit Boards

· General Editor, Oxford Studies in Modern European History, Oxford University Press, 2007 – present

· Member, Editorial Advisory Board, German History (journal of the German History Society), 1997 – present

· Global Mentor, GenerationNext!, 2006 – present

· Member and Secretary, Board of Directors, Don Rowing Club of Mississauga, 2009 – present

Membership in Professional Associations

· American Historical Association

· Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars

· Central European History Society

· Dresdner Geschichtsverein e.V.

· German History Society

· German Studies Association

· Humboldt Association of Canada

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