Resume
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please contact me at [email protected]
please contact me at [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please see the contact page.
EXPERIENCE
Contributing Writer, Smile Politely, Urbana, IL Jan. 2016 - present
Data Curator, Wolfram | Alpha, Champaign, IL Jun. 2013 - present
Adjunct Professor, Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2011
EDUCATION
MA in Museum Studies, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities, Moline, IL Dec. 2012
MA in Art History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Aug. 2010
BFA in Art History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Aug. 2008
INTERNSHIPS & ASSISTANTSHIPS
Collections Intern, Martin d’Arcy Museum of Art of Loyola University, Chicago, IL Sept. 2012 - Dec. 2012
Curatorial & Archival Intern, Putnam Museum of Natural History & Science, Davenport, IA Jan. 2012 - May 2012
Curatorial Research Assistant, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA Oct. 2011 - May. 2012
Graduate Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Oct. 2008 - May. 2010
Communications Department Intern, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC Aug. 2006 - Dec. 2006
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
CERTIFICATES
PRESENTATIONS
ESSAYS & COURSEWORK
Please see the contact page.
EXPERIENCE
Contributing Writer, Smile Politely, Urbana, IL Jan. 2016 - present
Data Curator, Wolfram | Alpha, Champaign, IL Jun. 2013 - present
Adjunct Professor, Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2011
EDUCATION
MA in Museum Studies, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities, Moline, IL Dec. 2012
MA in Art History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Aug. 2010
BFA in Art History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Aug. 2008
INTERNSHIPS & ASSISTANTSHIPS
Collections Intern, Martin d’Arcy Museum of Art of Loyola University, Chicago, IL Sept. 2012 - Dec. 2012
Curatorial & Archival Intern, Putnam Museum of Natural History & Science, Davenport, IA Jan. 2012 - May 2012
Curatorial Research Assistant, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA Oct. 2011 - May. 2012
Graduate Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Oct. 2008 - May. 2010
Communications Department Intern, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC Aug. 2006 - Dec. 2006
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
- Secretary and Symposium Organizer for Graduate Experience in Museum Studies (GEMS), a graduate student organization at WIU-QC
- Grant writing and fund raising as part of coursework for the Scott County Historic Preservation Society, Davenport, IA and QC Art Gallery, Rock Island, IL
- Family and community events at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
- Colloquium Coordinator for Society of Art History & Archaeology (SAHA), a graduate student organization, UIUC
CERTIFICATES
- Care of Paintings with Cynthia Kuneij Berry and Inorganic & Organic Chemistry with Sheilia Siegler, International Preservation Center, Mt. Carroll, IL
PRESENTATIONS
- “Supported Interpretation: From Theory to Practice through Team-Based Exhibition Development and Evaluation” with co-presenters Dr. Pat Villeneuve (FSU), Dr. Ann Rowson-Love (WIU-QC), Melissa Hueting (Director of Education, Figge), and Jessica Cruz (fellow graduate of WIU-QC museum studies) at the Sixth Annual Inclusive Museum Conference, Statens Museum Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24 April 2013.
- Gallery Talk on War and Remembrance: Erwin Eisch's Night of the Crystal Death portfolio exhibition (February 25, 2012 - May 3, 2012). 5 March 2012.
ESSAYS & COURSEWORK
- "Judith as Widow: Donatello's Judith & Holofernes and Widowhood in Fifteenth-Century Florence," completed in fulfillment of Master's degree, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Adviser: Dr. Jeryldene Wood (retired)
- "A Modern Day Medium," School of Art and Design BFA Undergraduate Exhibition Catalogue, completed in fulfillment of Bachelors in Fine Art's degree, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Page last updated 30 September 2016
Header Image: Detail of the reproduction relief below Nanni di Banco's Four Crowned Saints (c. 1409-17) in Florence, Italy. June 2009. Taken by S. Keim
Header Image: Detail of the reproduction relief below Nanni di Banco's Four Crowned Saints (c. 1409-17) in Florence, Italy. June 2009. Taken by S. Keim