Jacob is a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate at Queen’s University. He researches nineteenth-century North America, focusing on the Fur Trade and Euro-Indigenous relations. Under the supervision of Prof. Scott Berthelette, Jacob’s dissertation investigates the Nêhiyaw-Pwât (Iron Alliance) and the fur trade in the Rocky Mountains.
Jacob currently serves as the "Wilbur R. Jacobs Fellow" at The Huntington Library in California (2026-27), as a TA for HIST 270 (Fall), and the course instructor for HIST 207 (Winter).
Jacob previously worked with Prof. Robert Lee at the University of Cambridge, where he wrote his MPhil dissertation on the role of the “Indian Barrier State” in Anglo-Indigenous alliances during the War of 1812. Jacob has professional experience in public history, notably at Fort William Historical Park, the Kingston Historical Society, and through the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27)
- Wilbur R. Jacob Fellowship (2026-27)
- Arthur and Evelyn Lower Graduate Fellowship (2025-2026)
- Timothy C.S. Franks Research Travel Fund Award (2024-2025)
- Graduate Dean’s Doctoral Field Travel Grant, (2024-2025)
- Roger Graham Graduate Fellowship (2024-25)
- James Robertson Carruthers Memorial Scholarship (Doctoral) (2023-24)
- Faculty of Arts and Science Dean’s Award for Social Justice (2023-24)
- Holland Rose Studentship (2022)
- Ellen McArthur Studentship (2022)
