Curriculum Vitae

As a PhD candidate in History, I'm currently pursuing research for my dissertation and spending as much time as I can writing. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions about my educational or professional background, experiences, or research. 

Education

2023 - Anticipated 2029

Ph.D. in History, American Indian Studies University of Minnesota    

Advisors: Jean O’Brien and David Chang

Committee: Melanie Yazzie, Samantha Majhor, Tracey Deutsch

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2018 - 2022

B.A. with Highest Honors, University of Michigan, History; Museum Studies

Honors Thesis Title: “Ancestry For Sale: Native Identity on Ancestry.com Forums”

Advisor: Arland Thornton

Relevant Work

2022 - 2023

Curatorial Research Assistant

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington D.C.

Aided and developed a digital exhibition focusing on the “radical feminist” Ojibwe tradition of Jingle Dress Dancing at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. This position required me to be hired as a GS-9 Level Federal employee.