E-mail: trutor@bc.edu

Education:

BA, MA, University of Vermont

Research Interests:

Modern U.S. cultural, religious, and political history

Papers Presented:

• “‘Man Efficiency’: The YMCA and Muscular Christianity in Rural New England, 1880-1920,” The New England Historical Association, Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts, October 25, 2008. 
• "Pitching From the Shoulders Up: Spitball Pitching in the Negro Leagues," Society of American Baseball Researchers-Boston Opening Day Meeting on March 26, 2008.

Publications:

• "Miles Davis," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Ella Fitzgerald," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Aretha Franklin," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Marvin Gaye," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Billie Holiday," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Quincy Jones," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Joe Louis," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Tiger Woods," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Motown Records," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.
• "Stevie Wonder," Icons of Black America, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2011.