about me

Hi there.

My name is Nick.

I am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of St. Andrews specialising in Cold War history.

I attained my BA in Modern History and Economics at the University of Manchester in 2007, my dissertation looked at Soviet defence spending estimates in the 1980s.

I am currently researching the failure of the SALT II nuclear arms control treaty and end of detente.
I am supervised by Prof. Gerard DeGroot and funded by SCAST.

I love the internet and the role it can play in collaboration between historians and in bringing new research to a wide audience.

When I’m not studying history, I’m trying to encourage others to engage with it. I’m helping out the Oregon Jewish Museum, I write for the Oregon Encyclopaedia, I also administer the Cold War Daily online newspaper and the @coldwar_history twitter handle.

I’m all over the place: twitter, facebook, linkedin, academia.edu and Mendeley (to name a few).

Don’t be shy to connect with me; let’s talk!