He teaches Latin American history as well as courses in the history of science and medicine. His dissertation research, for which he received support from the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program, focused on the history of social medicine and public health in 1930s-50s Argentina. Other projects have included the history of nuclear research in Argentina and nuclear weapons policy and history. Prof. Hagood's current projects include the history of the field stations operated by the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica and the history of nursing in Argentina. He holds a Ph.D. (2008) and an M.A. (2005) in Latin American History from the University of California, Davis. His undergraduate background is in both architecture and Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin (1998).