Experience

University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head, Research Engagement

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• Head, Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship

  • Jun 2021 - Present



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2018

  Current Projects:Understanding the Needs of Scholars in a Contemporary Publishing Environment (AKA, Publishing Without Walls), Mellon.Humanities Collaboration and Research Practices in the Global Midwest, Humanities Without Walls Global Midwest Award.

• Senior Project Coordinator

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2016

  Provided project management leadership for selected research projects based at the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS); identified and coordinated individual grant proposal opportunities and related research collaborations; and provided oversight of CIRSS educational initiatives. Past Projects Projects:Workset Creation for Scholarly Analysis: Prototyping Project, Mellon.Digital Humanities Data Curation Institutes, NEH. (Co-PI)HathiTrust Research Center.

• Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2014

  Coordinated externally funded projects relating to digital humanities and data curation; conducted collaborative research at the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship.Select Projects:Libraries: Transformation of Humanities, IMLS.Software Environment for the Advancement of Scholarly Research, Mellon.Extending Data Curation to the Humanities: Curriculum Development and Recruiting, IMLS.Preserving Virtual Worlds 2, IMLS.Digital Collections and Content, IMLS. Centuries of Knowledge: Data Curation Educational Program, IMLS.



Philadelphia Museum of Art

• Project Archivist

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2010

  Developed institution-wide records management manual with policies, guidelines, and procedures. Researched solutions for electronic records management with an emphasis on email preservation. Processed 225 linear feet of special exhibition records dating from 1930 to 2008. Developed institution-wide records management manual with policies, guidelines, and procedures. Researched solutions for electronic records management with an emphasis on email preservation. Processed 225 linear feet of special exhibition records dating from 1930 to 2008.



Ricker Library of Architecture and Art

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

  Provided regular reference and circulation services to library patrons. Managed library website, composed bi-annual newsletter, assisted in acquisitions and collection development. Conducted preservation assessment of vault materials, processed archival collection, and organized exhibitions. Provided regular reference and circulation services to library patrons. Managed library website, composed bi-annual newsletter, assisted in acquisitions and collection development. Conducted preservation assessment of vault materials, processed archival collection, and organized exhibitions.



Philadelphia Museum of Art

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Library Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2007

  Researched donor and donation history of the museum library for inaugural exhibition. Prepared rare book collection for transition to new library building.

• Museum Studies Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Completed a full-time, ten-week joint internship between Museum Archives and Marketing & PR. Gained experience in records management and preservation of a variety of visual resources.



Bryn Mawr College Special Collections

• Library Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2007

  Aided researchers in the reading room, and assisted with various patron requests. Prepared collection of botanical and ornithological illustrations for public access digitization initiative. Aided researchers in the reading room, and assisted with various patron requests. Prepared collection of botanical and ornithological illustrations for public access digitization initiative.