I've always had a lot of interests, and I don't plan on slowing down anytime soon...

Though I’ve remained in the history and museum fields for the majority of my professional life, I’ve worked ad hoc in various marketing, artistic, and media endeavors. I’ve always been drawn to chronicling my adventures, and my previous experience in the aforementioned industries have culminated in an multi-disciplinary approach in documentation. So welcome to my site where I’ll talk about my graduate research, my museum work, and my travels around the world. It may give you content whiplash, but you’ll never get bored!

Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdoms

Doctor of Philosophy, Cultural and Media Studies 2020-2025 (expected)

Doctoral Research: The Appropriation and Transculturality of Modern Korean and East Asian Culture in Global K-Pop Fan Performance

University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Master of Arts, Museum Studies 2016-2018

Concentration: Curatorial Practice/Collections and Community Engagement

Relevant Coursework: Collections Best Practice; Museum Leadership and Business Administration; Museum Ethics

Graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Professional Certificate, Museum Studies 2017-2020

Relevant Coursework: Collection Management (focus on ethnographic collections), Exhibition Design/Universal Access, Digital Preservation/Stewardship

Chapman University, Orange, California

Bachelor of Arts, History and Anthropology 2010-2013

History Thesis: “Elizabeth Siddal as the Pre-Figure to the New Woman of the Later 19th Century.” Research conducted at the Tate Britain Museum &

University of Roehampton (London, United Kingdom)

Anthropology Thesis: “A Study of Spaces: Museum Visitor Interactions with Contemporary and Classical Spaces.” Research conducted at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA)

Graduated in three years Magna Cum Laude; Presidential Merit Scholar; Phi Alpha Theta; Alpha Phi

Education

Additional Training

UNI-PREP INSTITUTE, Boston, Massachusetts

English as a Second Language Teaching Certified, May 2020

CHRISTIE’S, New York, New York

Fashion Appraisals, December 2019

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, London, United Kingdom

Fashion and Textiles History and Curatorial Course, October 2019

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY (SMITHSONIAN), Washington, DC

Museums and Theater, April 2018

HARVARD ART MUSEUMS, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Beauty, Pain, and Suffering in Classical to Contemporary Art History, January 2018