Experience

Koestler Arts

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Arts Coordinator

  • May 2023 - Present

  Coordinator for the yearly Awards of Koestler Arts, the UK's best-known prison arts charity Coordinator for the yearly Awards of Koestler Arts, the UK's best-known prison arts charity



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Researcher

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  •Autonomously designed research projects, from shorter papers to book-length studies, critically assessing and synthesizing large bodies of research to contribute original scholarship•Mastered feminist, queer, and ecocritical qualitative methodologies to produce impactful research•Created a database of over 400 objects to keep my research objects organized, using Excel and Tropy•Met deadlines for conferences, articles, and other research deliverables confidently and punctually•Earned competitive short-term and year-long research grants from institutions in the United States and Germany, cumulatively amounting to 197,000 USD•Delivered presentations at national conferences in the United States, France, Canada, and Switzerland, communicating complex information to audiences from different disciplines and levels of expertise•Authored 4 articles for peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, notably postmedieval and the Medieval Feminist Forum Show less

• Instructor, Art X Social Justice

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

  •Collaborated on the design and delivery of an online course “Art of the Five Boroughs” for incarcerated men and women at Rikers Island Jail, demonstrating problem-solving and attention to detail to integrate units•Mentored 4 students, corresponding with them multiple times a week to motivate them and provide feedback•Critically engaged with prison education literature with collaborators, as well as guest activists and experts

• Instructor of Record

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  •Redesigned the medieval unit of the required core undergraduate art history course by creating a 50-page master 2-day lesson plan for instructors to teach the unit and provide different pathways to approach material •Adapted rapidly to online teaching caused by the pandemic and trained other instructors in online instruction•Organized and conveyed complex information to a diverse classroom of 25 students•Applied inclusive, student-led teaching principles to foster a supportive learning environment•Devised rubrics and assessments for student success, provided tailored and actionable feedback, and mentored students•Achieved consistently excellent scores on student evaluations Show less

• Council Member and Teaching Chair - Art History and Archaeology Graduate Association

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  •Initiated, compiled, and edited the first training manual for the department’s graduate instructors, still in use today•Planned and implemented instructional training that enhanced instructor confidence •Advocated on behalf of graduate instructors with professors and administrative staff for better instructional training, resulting in the establishment of an annual orientation for new instructors

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - May 2019

  •Assisted professors with courses on Western and Islamic medieval and early modern art history•Compiled and organized content to deliver guest lectures, implemented assessments, provided feedback to students, and designed and led relevant museum field trips, earning excellent student evaluations

• Branner Forum for Medieval Art Coordinator

  • Sep 2017 - May 2019

  •Identified and contacted medieval art experts to deliver talks at monthly event for audiences of 25-50 people•Created marketing materials, advertised the event, and coordinated the lecture, reception, and dinner

• Collaborator and Author, Medievalist Toolkit

  • Sep 2016 - May 2019

  •Collaborated with graduate students across disciplines and universities and was awarded a grant to develop resources to educate the wider public about the misuses of medieval history by the alt-right•Worked with activist Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate and journalist Vegas Tenold to ensure these resources were impactful and accessible for a public audience



Gerda Henkel Stiftung

• London, England, United Kingdom

• PHD Fellow

  • Jun 2022 - May 2023

  •With the support of this prestigious grant, I am currently finishing research and writing for my doctoral dissertation on late medieval ivory grooming implements •With the support of this prestigious grant, I am currently finishing research and writing for my doctoral dissertation on late medieval ivory grooming implements



Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow and Research and Teaching Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  •Supported directors of the CTL in the creation and implementation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled “Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom,” in which over 15,000 participants worldwide are currently enrolled •Designed and led instructional training for instructors, receiving excellent feedback from participants •Mentored a cohort of six instructors in developing training workshops •Supported directors of the CTL in the creation and implementation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled “Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom,” in which over 15,000 participants worldwide are currently enrolled •Designed and led instructional training for instructors, receiving excellent feedback from participants •Mentored a cohort of six instructors in developing training workshops



Galerie Kugel

• France
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern and Translator

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  •Assisted in the day-to-day running of the gallery, greeting clients and answering the phone •Drafted and translated catalogue entries from French to English for the online exhibition "La Perle Baroque" •Assisted in the day-to-day running of the gallery, greeting clients and answering the phone •Drafted and translated catalogue entries from French to English for the online exhibition "La Perle Baroque"