As a voracious reader, nothing thrills me more than sinking my teeth into the gossip of yesterday. My appetite when faced with primary and secondary sources is insatiable. You'll be able to read about all of this on next tab.

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Areas of Scholarly Research​​

• North American late modern (19th and 20th century) visual and material culture, design, and practice.

• European luxury design from 1740s to contemporary

• Film and theatrical studies, dramaturgy, and design

• Capitalist structures 

• Gender identity, feminism, and queer studies

• Folklore, fairy tales, and horror

Taking my passion for reading and turning into a passion of storytelling through objects is my greatest joy. I have been apart of several curatorial campaigns both traditional and virtual.

• Playing Dress-Up: Making the American Show Girl (1850-1931) 

• Ghost in a Gilded Cage: Geneseo's Spirited History of the Gilded Age 

• Progression toward Modernity: Geneseo’s Suffragists the Shaw Sisters 

• The Takarazuka Revue: Under the Glitter Into the Grit 

Mother always taught me the power of charm and wit. Things should be polished yet have a sense of truth to them as to not alienate the others. Since then, it did to matter where I was or who was at the table, I always put my best foot forward. 

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Art History Symposium | The State University of New York at Geneseo, NY

​*Something Wicked This Way Comes: Trends in Witchcraft from Antiquity to Today

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Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges Conference | Keene State University, NH 

-Not So Basic Black: Madame X to Coco Chanel 

Apart from reading, I have always loved working with objects. When I was little my mother used to yell at me 'you look with your eyes not your hands.' Well, I can assure you I have been able to place all five senses to use when working with historical archives, when appropriate that is! I have worked in both archives and in the commercial sale of antiques each of which allows me to keep a record both physically and mentally of beautiful objects.