Bio
Doctoral Student, College of William and Mary
Comprehensive Exams passed April 2011
American History to 1815 with Dr. James Whittenburg; American History, 1815 to the Present with Dr. Melvin Ely; Material Culture with Dr. Charles McGovern; Colonial Latin America with Dr. Kris Lane
Master of Arts, History, College of William and Mary, May 2010
“Art, Mystery, and Occupation: Building Culture in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg, Virginia”
Advisor: Dr. James Whittenburg
Bachelor of Arts, History and Theater, University of Southern California, December 2007
Publications
“'By Work Done For Me': Building Culture and Client Relationships in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg.” Journal of the Oxford University Historical Society 8 (2012) http://sites.google.com/site/jouhsinfo/issue-8-hilary-2011
Presentations
Conference Presentations:
“Building Culture and Competence: Demonstrating Knowledge on Construction Sites in Eighteenth-Century Virginia,” 4th International Congress on Construction History, July 2012
“Building Culture as Competition: Demonstrating Knowledge on Construction Sites in Eighteenth-Century Virginia,” Business History Conference, April 2011
“A 'Parcel of Carpenters & Joyners Tools': Carpenters, Clients, and Material Culture in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg,” Virginia Forum, March 2011
"We Theatric Merchants: Marketing and Consuming Theater in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg", The Georgian Playhouse and its Continental Counterparts 1750-1850, The Society for Theatre Research, September 2008
Symposia:
“ 'By Work Done For Me': Building Culture and Client Relationships in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg,” “'I Know My Place': The Interaction of Urban Space and Social Hierarchies in History,” Trinity College, University of Oxford, May 2011
“Devotions on Tin: Ex-votos and Intercessions in Mexico” Merging Souls: Arts of Devotion in Latin America, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, April 2010
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record, HIST 122-01, American History from 1877 to the Present, Spring 2012
Instructor, National Institute of American History and Democracy, Pre-Collegiate Program, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
Teaching Assistant, HIST 216-01, From the Founding of Jamestown through the American Revolution, Fall 2010
Teaching Assistant, HIST 216-02, From the American Revolution through the Civil War, Fall 2010
Teaching Assistant, HIST 112, History of Europe 1715 to the Present, Spring 2010
Teaching Assistant, HIST 111, History of Europe to 1715, Fall 2009
Awards and Honors
Graduate Student Travel Grant, 4th International Congress on Construction History, 2012
Arts & Sciences OGSR/Graduate Student Association Conference Funds, College of William & Mary, 2011, 2012
Alfred D. Chandler Travel Grant, Business History Conference, 2011
Distinguished Thesis in the Humanities, College of William & Mary, 2010
Bicknell Scholar, National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, 2008-2009
Renaissance Scholar, University of Southern California, 2008
Roberta A. Foulke Fellowship for Women in History, University of Southern California, 2007
Presidential Scholar, University of Southern California, 2003-2007
Departmental Service
Graduate Student Association
President, 2012-2013
Vice-President, 2011-2012
History Department Representative, 2010-2011
History Graduate Student Association
President, 2011-2012, 2012-2013
Vice-President, 2010-2011
Treasurer, 2009-2010
Other Experience
Brickman Historic Trades Intern, Carpenter's Shop, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Historic Trades Department, Spring and Summer 2012
Field Technician, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Department of Architectural and Archaeological Research, 2008-Present
Co-curator, Merging Souls: Arts of Devotion in Latin America, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, April-July 2010
Archaeological Apprentice, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Department of Archaeological Collections, 2008-2009
Professional Memberships
American Historical Association
Business History Society of America
Construction History Society of America