EDUCATION
American Public
University
August 2011- March 2014
August 2011- March 2014
Masters of Arts in History
Concentration in Public History
GPA: 3.91
Courses in archival management, oral history
practices, historic and digital preservation, and a completed internship at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas
Boston University,
Center for Professional Education
May 2012- August 2012
May 2012- August 2012
Genealogical Research Certificate Program
Courses in forensic genealogy, evidence evaluation
and documentation, and problem solving techniques
University of
Nevada, Las Vegas
August 2010- May 2011
August 2010- May 2011
Masters of Arts in History
Courses in Colonial American law and Introduction to
Public History
Nevada State
College
September 2006- December 2009
September 2006- December 2009
Bachelor of Arts in History
Concentration in Secondary Education
GPA: 3.73
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Senior Thesis: “Choosing Sides of War: What
Propelled Loyalists and Rebels to Support their Cause”
Student Teaching done at Cimarron Memorial High
School, Las Vegas, NV
PUBLIC HISTORY EXPERIENCE
Queanbeyan Library Local History contract
July 2015- November 2015
Local History Librarian
July 2015- November 2015
Local History Librarian
- Organized the Local History collection and research room
- Inventoried and labeled photo albums
- Created forms for reproduction rights, donations and loans, and cataloguing for the use of the library
- Received and answered enquiries about local and family history from the public
Nevada State
Museum, Las Vegas
April 2012- June 2014
April 2012- June 2014
Collections Volunteer and Intern
- Scanned and inventoried photograph and slide collections
- Accessioned and completely processed the Main Street Station Collection
- Inventoried, created entries, and moved artifacts in Past Perfect
- Participated in “Seymour History” project for Washington State Historical Society
Atomic Testing
Museum
Docent
- Assisted with tour groups
- Relayed information and answered questions about the museum collections
- Participated in The Las Vegas Science and Technology Festival