In addition to teaching World History for undergraduate and graduate students, he offers courses on imperialism, Southeast Asia, and genocide. Vann is active in teacher training for California high school teachers. His publications include The Colonial Good Life: A Commentary on André Joyeux’s Vision of French Indochina, a special issue of the World History Association Bulletin on France in World History, and over a dozen academic journal articles on French colonialism. Professor Vann will be teaching World History as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in 2013 at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.