education

• 2009-2011: Graduated with distinction from Pratt Institute with a Master of Science in Library and Information Science, with an Advanced Certificate in Archives. Studied management of archives & special collections, art librarianship, digital archives, & metadata. 

• 2007-2009: Coursework in the Master of Arts program in Liberal Studies at the New School. Studied 20th century art history & polemics (with a particular focus on artworks and writings by Donald Judd, Robert Irwin, and Robert Smithson), cultural criticism, humanities, aesthetics, & non-fiction writing. 

• 2004-2007: Graduated with honors from the Bachelor’s program in Liberal Studies at the New School. Studied mid-20th century art history and criticism (with a particular focus on site-specific works, large-scale installations, earthworks, and Minimalism writ large), as well as experimental poetry, visual culture, and fiction writing.

• 1998-2001: Coursework in English education, American literature, poetry, and writing at Northwestern University.

• 2024
  
  • Archival Accessioning Best Practices Symposium [NBPAAWG]
  • Pop Bibliography [California Rare Book School}
  • Our Bodies: Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies [GSISC]
  • Abundance Leadership retreat [OPG]

• 2023
  
  • Generative Conflict at Work [Right to Be webinar]
  • Inclusive Manager’s Toolkit [DeEtta Jones course] 
  • Managing for Results course

• 2022
  
  • Managing at Yale Essentials + Great Manager courses
  • Queer and Feminist Archival Practices [California Rare Book School]
  • Is This a Book or a Manuscript? (And Why Should I Care?) [RBMS virtual workshop]

• 2021
  • Identifying and Understanding Twentieth-Century Duplicating Technologies at Rare Book School [virtual]
  • Works in Progress Webinar: Holistic approaches to born-digital appraisal and accessioning — revising the UC Guidelines [OCLC webinar]

• 2020
  • Archival Silences in the Present Moment [Princeton webinar]
  • When WHITE Libraries Happen to BLACK Rare & Distinctive Collections: Finding Pathways from Marginalization to Narratives of Empowerment [Cornell RAD webinar]
  • Demystifying Data Analysis [SAA workshop]
  • Genealogy for Librarians and Archivists [New England Historic Genealogical Society webinar series] 
  • Indigenous Collections: Care, Research & Representation [University of Rhode Island webinar]
  • Arrangement & Description: Fundamentals [SAA foundational exam]
  • Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Inclusion in Libraries [ACRL webinar]

• 2019
  • The Collaboration Between Advancement and Special Collections: How Does It Help with Donor Relations? [ASERL webinar]
  • ArchivesSpace and Airtable for Improved Workflow Management [Society of California Archivists webinar]
  • The Queer Book at London Rare Books School [London, England]
  • Approaching Transition and Grief in Acquisitions Work [NEA webinar]
  • Developing Collections: Donors, Libraries & Booksellers at Rare Book School [Charlottesville, VA]  
  • Appraisal for Arrangement & Description [SAA webcast]

• 2018
  • Privacy and Confidentiality Issues in Digital Archives [SAA workshop –> Boston, MA]  
  • Cultural Diversity Competency seminar  [SAA workshop –> Washington, D.C.]  
  • Feminist Librarianship: Re-Envisioning Library Work [ALA e-course]  
  • Principled Archivists: How to the Make the New DACS Principles Work For You and Your Users [NEA workshop –> New Haven, CT]  
  • Forming Names According to RDA Part 1 + Part 2 [SAA webinars]  
  • Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) [SAA workshop –> Miami, FL]  

• 2017-2016
  • Textual Mobilities: Words, Languages, Books, and Colonial Encounters + Texting: Selected Bibliographical Approaches to Printing Types and Typography [Bibliography Among the Disciplines conference + workshops–> Philadelphia, PA]  
  • MARC for Archival Description  [SAA workshop –> Portland, OR]  
  • The History of European & American Papermaking  [Rare Book School course –> Charlottesville, VA]
    • Received Books Tell You Why Rare Book School Scholarship
  • Fundamentals of Project Management for Archivists [SAA workshop –> Hyannis, MA]  
  • Providing Access to Born-Digital Archives [SAA webinar]  
  • Welcome to the Library: Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives  [OCLC webinar]  

• 2015:
  • History of the Book 200-2000 at Rare Book School [Charlottesville, VA] –> Received IMLS-RBS Fellowship for Early-Career Librarians + Honoraria for Engagement with RBS/Connect
  • Feminist Scholars Digital Workshop  [ HASTACvirtual workshop]  
  • Project Management 101: Planning Your Project  [ Coalition to Advance Learning in Archives, Libraries, and Museums  webinar]  

• 2011-2014:
  • Editing for Equality: Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons and the Politics and Practice of Partnering with Wikipedia  [ARLIS/NA webinar]  
  • The Metadata [R]evolution: Transformative Opportunities  [webinar hosted by Johns Hopkins University]  
  • Intro to Digital Preservation  [ASERL webinar]  
  • New Roles for Research Libraries: Digital Curation for Preservation [ARL webinar]