Résumé

Education

MA, Material Culture and Public Humanities, Anticipated May 2018—Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

GPA: 4.0

BA, Art History, French Minor, February 2016—Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia

Cumulative GPA: 3.50, Major GPA: 3.71

Professional Experience

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Survey Western Art History Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 2017

• Held bi-weekly office hours and study sessions for students to review lecture material

• Held additional exam review sessions as necessary throughout semester

• Graded student extra credit essays

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Appalachian Studies Association Conference Director of Humanities, Arts, & Appalachian Economies series, Spring 2017

• Supported conference director in conference preparation

• Coordinated public forum of speakers for panel discussion, film festival at The Lyric theater, photography exhibit at Virginia Tech’s Armory Art Gallery, and four public fiber art exhibits throughout Blacksburg and Christiansburg

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) Graduate Student Coordinator, Fall 2016

• Created and managed SECAC 2016 Conference CrowdCompass application for iPhone and Android

• Supported conference director in conference preparation and planning

• Coordinated conference trip to Virginia Tech

National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia

Cultural and Material History Curatorial Assistant, April-August 2016

• Supported Cultural and Material History Curator with archival research in preparation for monthly acquisition reports

• Wrote and presented acquisition and deaccession reports for Cultural and Material History Collection

• Interacted with donors via visits to the Museum, phone, and email

• Cataloged new accessions and assigned catalog numbers to over 20 Found-In-Collection artifacts, previously not assigned catalog numbers

• Wrote exhibit labels for online exhibit “The Marine Corps Attic”

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia

Student Participant in the Museum Studies Intercollegiate Senior Seminar, “The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso,” August 2015-March 2016

• Examined paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings by artists such as Géricault, Delacroix, Degas, and Picasso in the VMFA’s collection

• Explored relevant issues in museum practice and design

• Assisted in the creation of the exhibit “The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso,” presented at the University of Richmond in March of 2016

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia

Academic Intern at Margaret Hunter Millinery Shop, March 2015-May 2015

•Studied garments from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s costume collection

•Patterned and replicated original 1780s equestrian riding weskit in appropriate period practice

• Interpreted the shop for visitors both in English and French

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

Virginia Governor’s French Academy Resident Assistant/Instructor, Summer 2014

•Designed and implemented 4-week culture curriculum for high school seniors

•Full French language immersion for 4 weeks

Fredericksburg City Public Schools, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Substitute Teacher, 2013-Present

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Genevieve & Hank Chenault Award for Creativity and Ingenuity in Art History, 2015

Dean’s List Recipient, 2012-Present

Randolph-Macon College Greek Life Fraternal Relevance Award, 2015

Alpha Gamma Delta Richmond Alumnae Chapter Theta Zeta Most Philanthropic Award, 2014, 2015

Presentations

Randolph-Macon College Visual Arts Reunion, Ashland, Virginia

Paper: “Carle Vernet: Orientalism and Anglomania,” and “‘The Rising Woman and the Falling Man': Women’s Fashions in Late-Eighteenth Century Sporting Art,” 2016

“The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: An Intercollegiate Seminar” Symposium, Richmond, Virginia

Paper: “Carle Vernet: Orientalism and Anglomania,” 2016

Southeastern College Art Conference, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Paper: “‘The Rising Woman and the Falling Man': Women and the Clergy in Late Eighteenth Century Satirical British Sporting Art,” 2016

Randolph-Macon College Research Day, Ashland, Virginia

Paper: “Fashioning an Anglo-American Identity: Clothing in Early American Portraiture,” 2015

Professional Affiliations

College Art Association

Southeastern College Art Association

Virginia Association of Museums

Languages Read/Spoken

English, Fluent

French, Proficient

Extracurricular Activities

Jane Austen Society of North America, 2011-Present

Central Virginia Region Board Member (2014-Present)