What I Did
Before coming to the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, I did some other things. Read more about what I do now.
Education
George Mason University, PhD, US History, 2010
Dissertation: “Stamping American Memory, Stamp Collecting in the US, 1880s-1930s”
University of Notre Dame, MA, American Studies, 1996
Bates College , BA, American Cultural Studies, Spanish (minor), 1994
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History and Museum Experience
National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Washington, DC
August 1999-2004
Director of Education and Public Programs
Initiated, developed, coordinated, managed all museum public programming; developed and wrote educational materials; managed volunteer docent program; coordinated all museum publicity; supervised small staff, volunteers, and interns. Developed, wrote, and coded pages for museum web site. Managed budget from two funding sources; worked with community and cultural organizations to collaborate on projects and programs.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Washington, DC
June 1997-August 1999
Assistant Director of Education and Public Programs
Assisted in the development and coordination of museum programming; managed volunteer docent program; supervised interns; scheduled museum tours; developed and wrote outreach materials; and assisted in coordinating museum publicity.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
May 1997
Collections Assistant
Cataloged, measured, and photographed objects for off-site exhibition.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History: Dorothy and Jerome Lemelson Center for the Study of Innovation and Invention, Washington, DC
February-May 1997
Research Assistant
Researched, wrote, revised, and edited portions of interdisciplinary high school curriculum integrating history of technology into history classes, “Whole Cloth: Discovering Science and Technology Through American Textile History.”
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Honors and Awards
- Moroney Prize for Scholarship in Postal History, 2010
- Humanities, Arts , Science, Technology Collaborative (HASTAC) Scholar, 2009-10
- McKinnon-Morton Dissertation Fellowship, George Mason University, 2006
- Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, 2005
- Webber Outstanding Graduate Student Award, History Department, George Mason University, 2003
- Bates College Key, 1994
- National Science Foundation, grant reviewer, 2010
- Digital Humanities Quarterly, reviewer, 2009-present
- American Association of Museums, Media and Technology Committee, Judge for MUSE Awards, 2007-2009
- Bates College, Alumni-in-Admissions Representative and Interviewer, 2001-2009
- National History Day, Judge for regionals, 1999- 2001; Judge for nationals, 1999-2004.
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