Experience

Science History Institute

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Visitor Engagement

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  As the Director of Visitor Engagement, I work to create high-quality experiences for diverse museum and programming audiences, through drop-in tours, special events, family programs, exhibitions, and much more. My work is driven by a commitment to fostering our visitors' sense of belonging, curiosity, engaged learning, and excitement.

• Co-Host, Distillations Podcast

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Each month, Distillations takes a deep dive into the history of science-- celebrating the weird and wonderful, exploring challenge and defeat, and thinking about how yesterday shaped the present. Co-Hosts Alexis Pedrick and Elisabeth Berry Drago, Producers Mariel Carr and Rigo Hernandez.

• Curator and Museum Experience Strategist

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

  Developing engaging exhibitions on the histories of science, art, creativity and materiality.Leading the Gallery Guide team and museum interpretive strategies, as well as overseeing day to day gallery operations and long-term gallery programs development.Project managing major museum initiatives (including leading the digital exhibits team to create immersive web-based content) and supporting projects through grant writing and outreach.Researching and developing collections (especially fine-art) and producing original scholarship.

• Public History Fellow

  • May 2015 - Aug 2018

  As a Public History Fellow, I connect research and collections with broad audiences in innovative ways. My tools are objects, stories, people, and ideas. My goals are engagement, enrichment, and open dialogue. Currently developing exhibitions, digital projects, social media strategies, outreach and programming that will highlight past and future relationships between science, society, art, and technology.Key Responsibilities: Curator, “Things Fall Apart.” Developing exhibition exploring materials decay and art conservation. Research, script writing, outreach and partnership coordination, and general project management.  Content specialist. Lead researcher for a new, immersive digital game that will engage the public with the history of alchemy through CHF’s fine-art collections.

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Exhibitions research and planning: Working in coordination with lead Curators and museum team, I assist in developing engaging concepts, narratives and interpretive strategies. • Public programs development:With our Programs Manager, I have designed and implemented a wide range of activities, workshops, tours, demonstrations, and other materials for diverse audiences. I am committed to increasing accessibility, and connecting individuals to museum collections through hands-on, object-focused approaches.• Collections care and management:Cataloging, housing, and imaging objects under the guidance of lead Curator, maintaining best practice standards. I assist with gallery installation/de-installation, identifying conservation priorities, and developing safety protocols for challenging materials. I support visiting scholars with research requests.• Collections research and digital strategies:I work to enrich understanding and interpretation of our collections objects through extended research. I have developed concepts and crafted grant proposals in support of new digital projects that will showcase specialized collections and increase visibility and ease of access.• Social media and outreachCurating and generating themes and content on social media platforms (Twitter, blogs), as well as producing media (video/photography). Currently working to enhance visibility of museum collections while stimulating conversations with our audiences that are informative, enriching, and playful.

• Museum Collections Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

• Allington Dissertation Fellow

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  Conducted object-based research in the CHF fine art and rare book collections. Participated in scholarly activities of the Beckman Center, including delivering public talks and programs, and attending a regular writing colloquium.



University of Delaware

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  Instructor for ARTH 210, Northern Renaissance Art. Instructor for ARTH 210, Northern Renaissance Art.



Please Touch Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research and Content Development

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019

  Leading museum evaluation, external research partnerships, content development for exhibitions, and collections management.-Solely managed a collection of over 20,000 objects relating to the history of play and childhood. Revised the museum's collections policies for the first time since 2008 and created new accession and deaccession criteria and procedures. Managed collections interns and initiated a full inventory.-Led the museum's first major audience research initiative, exploring the impacts of "America to Zanzibar," an exhibition exploring global Muslim cultures. Developed research instruments, trained staff in data collection, analyzed feedback, and managed focus groups/contract facilitators.-Developed the museum's first formal external research policies, and piloted two child development research projects in partnership with Villanova University and the University of Pennsylvania.

• Lecturer

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Lecturer in ARTH, "Monuments & Materials." Developed new syllabus for a course exploring methods and materiality of art, from antiquity to early 20th century. Focused on studio practices, social roles of art, as well as science and economics in art-making. Lecturer in ARTH, "Monuments & Materials." Developed new syllabus for a course exploring methods and materiality of art, from antiquity to early 20th century. Focused on studio practices, social roles of art, as well as science and economics in art-making.



Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine (PACHS)

• Short-Term Research Fellow

  • May 2014 - Jun 2014

• University Graduate Fellow

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2013



Fleisher Art Memorial

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Youth & Adult Workshop Instructor

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Teaching artist, leading youth classes in Comic Books and Graphic Novels (ages 8-10 and 11-13) as well as an adult course in Picture Book Illustration. Teaching artist, leading youth classes in Comic Books and Graphic Novels (ages 8-10 and 11-13) as well as an adult course in Picture Book Illustration.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  Course assistant and discussion section leader for ARTH-154, Introduction to the History of Art II. Course assistant and discussion section leader for ARTH-154, Introduction to the History of Art II.

• Development Assistant

  • Apr 2005 - Feb 2012

  Assistant to the Director of Development, responsible for processing and acknowledging individual and organization gifts, as well as supporting special projects and donor communications. Supported grant writing, data collection, and donor relationships.

• Summer Youth Workshop Instructor

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

  Lead instructor for youth studio workshops (ages 8-10 and 11-13), "Comic Books," during summer session 2011.

• Special Events Coodinator

  • Apr 2005 - Aug 2010

  Events planning and implementation for internal and external (rental) programming. Managed contracts, calendars, event staff and volunteers, client communications, invoices, deliveries and vendors.