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 time in Aotearoa New Zealand cemented my interest in how communities have and are currently working towards modes of redress in what is now known as the United States.
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