Biography
I am interested in how histories are remembered and taught in settler colonial nations. Because of this, I traveled to Aotearoa New Zealand to complete my Masters in 2024, focusing on methods of historical construction in a colonial context. I am invested in bottom-up histories and my latest research interest centers around ideas of rematriation, reconciliation, and land back.
Education
M.A., History, University of Otago, 2025
B.A., History, Connecticut College, 2023
Field
- U.S./North American History
MA Title
- “A Faithful Record”: Historical Practice and the Making of Authority in the Work of James Cowan and Herries Beattie
Selected Publications
- “Community Museums: Preserving Silenced Histories Through Material Culture,” Hamilton Historical, vol 2, Issue II (Spring 2023), 1-11. https://issuu.com/hamiltoncollege/docs/hamilton_historical_spring_2023_vol_2_issue_ii
- Ancestral Land Returned to Ponca Tribe, Zinn Education Project, 2022, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ancestral-land-returned-to-ponca-tribe
- Julius Taylor Publishes Broad Ax, Zinn Education Project, 2022, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/julius-taylor-publishes-broad-ax/
- Indian Industrial School Opens in Nebraska, Zinn Education Project, 2022, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/indian-industrial-school-opens-in-nebraska/
- Real Estate and Homestead Association Relocated, Zinn Education Project, 2022, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/real-estate-and-homestead-association-relocated/
- Nicodemus Town Company Founded, Zinn Education Project, 2022, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/nicodemus-town-company-founded/
- Physicist Edward A. Bouchet Receives Doctorate, Zinn Education Project, 2022, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/edward-alexander-bouchet-receives-doctorate
Selected Awards
- Summa Cum Laude, Spring 2023
- Phi Beta Kappa, Spring 2023
- Peter S. Yozell Prize, Spring 2023
- Class of 2003 Prize in American Studies, Spring 2023
- Honors/Distinction in History, Spring 2023
- Lowitt Lear Fellowship recipient, Summer 2021