My Scholarship
Education
Education
Ph.D., English Literature, Transatlantic Print & Material Culture focus
Certification in Museum Studies
University of Delaware
Anticipated 2023
M.A., English, summa cum laude
University of St. Thomas
B.A., English Literature and Writing, magna cum laude with Honors
Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Minor: French
Museums Coursework & Archival Experience
Museums Coursework & Archival Experience
University of Delaware
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
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
Reviewing materials in the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, New Castle County, Delaware.
Affiliations & Organizations
Affiliations & Organizations
- Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP), Webmaster and Social Media Coordinator
- North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA)
- North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR)
- Modern Languages Association (MLA)
- British Women Writers’ Association (BWWA)
- 2019 Research Assistant, COVE Collective (Central Online Victorian Educator)
- Graduate Researcher of Digital Archives for ThingStor, a material culture database