Museums Coursework & Archival Experience

University of Delaware

MSST602 Archives & Paper Collections

• Studied archival theory and completed hands-on projects on archival processing, organization/cataloging, and development of finding aids for the Delaware Historical Society Research Library

MSST600 Introduction to Museum Studies

• Introductory survey on museum management (governance, structure, financials), collections management, preservation/conservation, exhibition development and implementation, visitor experience, interactives/digital technology and other emerging trends in museum field

EAMC600 British Design History

• Completed hands-on fieldwork on 19th century art pottery in the United Kingdom

ENGL874 The Power of Objects in Early American Literature

• Analyzed the representation of material artifacts in 18th- and 19th-century American literature and art

ENGL846 Ocean Cultures of the Long 19th Century

• Conducted archival work on The Sailor's Magazine and Naval Journal at the Independence Seaport Museum of Philadelphia

University of St. Thomas

GENG Master's Essay

• Conducted original archival research on Mary Shelley's Keepsake manuscripts at The Carl H. Pfzorheimer Collection of the New York Public Library

GENG598 Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Modern and Contemporary British Children's Literature

• Conducted archival research on adaptations of C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at the British Library