Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. His research and teaching interests include the intersections of religion and politics in the United States, the Cold War as a global phenomenon, and the history and contemporary practice of Catholicism. This spring (2016), Charles is teaching an upper-level course for history majors on American cultural history from 1900-1945 called “Age of the Roosevelts,” a writing-intensive 100-level course on Catholicism in America, and two sections of a Global Encounters course on Modern South Africa. He will also continue revisions on his book manuscript, The Battle for Central America in U.S. Congress and the Catholic Church, 1943-1996.