PUBLIC HISTORY

The Pittsburgh Refugee Stories Oral History Initiative

Historic Preservation 

2022-2023. Gulf Coast Heritage Preparedness Initiative.
  • A collaborative effort between community and stakeholder organizations, Texas A&M University, and Brazos County to initiate community heritage efforts and education across the Gulf Coast region.
2019-2020. August Wilson House, Pittsburgh PA - Pfaffmann + Associates.
  • ​Historic preservation, grant writing, interpretive planning, public outreach, Section 106 compliance, Secretary of the Interior standards compliance, conservation treatment, and administration for Pfaffmann + Associates.​
2020. Cambria Ironworks Keystone Grant, Johnstown PA. 
  • Historic research, grant drafting, grant application for Pfaffmann + Associates.
2020. Blairsville Armory Keystone Grant, Blairsville PA.
  • Historic research, grant drafting, grant application for Pfaffmann + Associates.

Filmmaking
A Message of Liberation: Queer Christians and the Gay Rights Movement. 
​Film featured as part of The Historian's Gaze roundtable.

Interpretive Planning and Design

2020. Ateleta Beneficial Society, Pittsburgh PA.
  • ​Drafted interpretive plan for Pfaffmann + Associates.
2020. Monumento al Discubrimiento de America, Madrid Spain.
  • Drafted monument Redesign Proposal and Concept for Historic Preservation with Dr. Stephanie Grey, Duquesne University.​
2019. 2400 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA.
  • Drafted interpretive plan for Pfaffmann + Associates, which was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 2019.

Archives

2019. Project Archivist, Quaracchi Archives at Collegio di Sant'Isidoro, Rome. 
  • First and only assessment, cataloguing, and arrangement of the Quaracchi Archives collections.
2019. Archives Consultant, Section of Herpetology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 
  • Consulted on practices, sources, and methods of archival collection processing. 
2019. Project Archivist in Conservation Department, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
  • Digitized documents and photographs from the conservation archives, from 1970-present. 
2018. Archival processing for new accessions to the special collections of the World Phenomenology Center at Duquesne University.
  • Part of Introduction to Archives with Tom White M.A., Duquesne University.

Curation

​2019. Exhibit Plan, "Culture and Clay: Africans, Cultural Exchange, and Colonoware in Early America."
  • Written for History of the Atlantic World with Dr. Holly Mayer, Duquesne University. 
2018. "Evaluating Exhibits and Programs at the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary."
  • Written for Intro to Public History with Dr. Alima Bucciantini, Duquesne University.​
2018. Curating Intern in Education, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
  • Created a database for the education collections, assessed, and managed the collection. ​​

Education and Outreach

2019-2020. Docent at The Frick Pittsburgh Car and Carriage Museum.
  • 20 hours of training and preparation to carry out 45-60 minute tours of the exhibit to groups of 2-30 guests of all ages and backgrounds.
2019. Program plan for The Frick Pittsburgh's Impressionists exhibit.
  • Project presented as part of Museum Education and Public Programming with Amanda Gillen M.A., Duquesne University.
2018. Post-Camp Supervisor for summer camps, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
  • Managed a staff of 5 camp leaders to supervise summer camp educational activities and field trips for over 50 children ages 5-13.