Dr. Fuller received his Ph.D. in German Studies from Stanford University, with coursework at the Free University Berlin and the Humboldt University Berlin–GDR. He has been teaching at Portland State since 1990.
He specializes in German cultural history of the 19th century, particularly in German Philosophy. His publications include a book on the rise of fascism, and a new book on the Revolution of 1848—Walking the Footsteps of a Forgotten Revolution (De Gruyter, 2025). He was the Director of the Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik from 1993 to 2018.