Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

M.A., Museum Studies

2016

University of Maryland Baltimore County

B.A., English (Communications and Technology) and Ancient Studies

2012

Clowes Fellow 2015- 2016

Indianapolis Zoo, Education Department

August 2015 to present

• Created and implemented original in-house research on guest interests and understanding

• Improved conservation messaging and calls to action in exhibit spaces

• Wrote reports and concept documents for multiple internal audiences at the Zoo

• Developed and implemented exhibit concept, including research, copywriting, and supplementary materials

Graduate Research Assistant

New Knowledge Organization

Summer 2015

• Research, data analysis and transcription for the I-CaLL project focusing on the intersections of art and conservation science.

Research Assistant

IUPUI, Cultural Heritage Research Center

Summer 2015

• Data collection during focus groups and transcription for a grant-funded research project, “An Investigation of Stakeholder-Defined Value at Two Contested Cultural Heritage Sites in Indiana."

University Fellowship

IUPUI, Museum Studies Department

August 2014 – May 2015

• Writing and editing of material for IUPUI’s Cultural Heritage Research Center

• Researched for grant project on contested cultural heritage sites in Indiana, assisted with focus groups

States of Incarceration exhibit with IUPUI Museum Studies and Public History and HAL

Fall 2015

• Contributed to a collaborative website and traveling exhibit for an exhibit focusing on ongoing incarceration issues 

• Researched the topic, sought connections to local communities, and wrote copy, working with a small team of students.            

Volunteer with Elgin History Museum

Fall 2013

• Gave a short presentation in costume to over five hundred visitors over the course of a day on the Cemetery Walk tour

• Gave a short presentation on the history and architecture of a historic home, and worked as a team to create a full tour of the house for visitors on the House Walk tour.

Volunteer with a private textiles collection

Summer 2014

• Organized, marked, and accessioned over three hundred pieces of antique clothing for a private collection.

Marketing assistant for Soulful Sparrow

2014

• Drafted online newsletters and other digital content for a small local business

Volunteer at Gail Borden Public Library

2013-2014

• Digitized and scanned issues of The Watch Word magazine from the 1940s to allow better access to local historically significant materials

Emergency preparedness training

Summer 2012

• Received training in emergency response and training, dealing primarily with archives and other historical organizations

Public history project with UMBC’s History Department and Baltimore Heritage

Spring 2012

• Researched and wrote content on the Congress Hotel for Baltimore Heritage’s online walking tour