PROJECTS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRAMS

Co-project manager and webmaster, Museum Survival Kit, 2020.

Co-project manager, Michigan History Center StoryCorps Partnership, 2019-2020

Project manager and webmaster. Detroit 67 Oral and Written History Project, 2015.

EDUCATION

Researcher, writer, content & curriculum developer. Building Detroit, 2011

Content developer. Innovation Station gallery interactive, 2012

Researcher, writer, & curriculum developer. Arsenal of Democracy Student Research Project and Web Mapping Project, 2013

Content developer. Harvest of History, 2006-2010

Content & curriculum developer. Teacher Resource Portal and Lesson Plan Clearinghouse, 2013

Program manager, content & curriculum developer, & webmaster. New York State History Day, 2006-2010

EXHIBITIONS

Writer and multimedia content developer. America's Motor City, Detroit Historical Museum, 2012

Editor and multimedia content developer. Allesee Gallery of Culture, Detroit Historical Museum, 2012

Multimedia content developer. Streets of Old Detroit, Detroit Historical Museum, 2012

Editor and multimedia content developer. Detroit: The "Arsenal of Democracy," Detroit Historical Museum, 2012

Editor and multimedia content developer. Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit Historical Museum, 2012

Interactive and multimedia content developer. Built by the River, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 2013

Writer and multimedia development, Gallery of Innovation, Detroit Historical Museum, 2012

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PUBLICATIONS

• Content contributor to Museum Administration 2.0 by Hugh H. Genoways, Lynne M. Ireland, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2017.
• Editorial contributor on “The Importance of a Good Chair” in Zen and the Art of Local History by Carol Kammen and Bob Beatty. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2014
• "Is National History Day Ready for Web 2.0?" In A DIFFERENT KIND OF WEB: New Connections Between Archives and Our Users, edited by Kate Theimer, 233-242. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2011

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DIGITAL MEDIA

Museum People Cook, Michigan History Center Digital Content, 2020

Contributing author and editor, Michiganology, Archives of Michigan, 2018-2019

• "The Secret Agents of Deterioration" https://michiganology.org/stories/the-secret-agents-of-deterioration/​

Contributing author. AASLH Blog. American Association for State and Local History. 2012-2016

• "Detroit's Island Jewel: A Tour of Belle Isle Park" https://aaslh.org/detroits-island-jewel-a-tour-of-belle-isle-park/​

• "Greetings from Detroit: A Message from the 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting Host Committee" https://aaslh.org/greetings-from-detroit-a-message-from-the-2016-aaslh-annual-meeting-host-committee/

• "Meet a Member: Detroit Historical Society" https://aaslh.org/meet-a-member-detroit-historical-society/
• "How Clean Are Your Interactives?" https://aaslh.org/how-clean-are-your-interactives/
• "Using Games to Teach History: The Oregon Trail Case Study" http://aaslh.org/using-games-to-teach-history-the-oregon-trail-case-study/
• "What Happened to the Junior Membership Program?" http://aaslh.org/what-happened-to-the-junior-membership-program/
• "Would You Buy a Bus?" http://aaslh.org/would-you-buy-a-bus/
• "Connecting to Educators - Back to Basics: Audience Input" http://aaslh.org/connecting-to-educators-back-to-basics-audience-input/
• "Connecting to Educators - Back to Basics: Research" http://aaslh.org/connecting-to-educators-back-to-basics-research/
• "UPDATE: The Endangered Lecture Series" http://aaslh.org/update-the-endagered-lecture-series/
• "Playing Games with History" http://aaslh.org/playing-games-with-history/
• "UPDATE: How Do You Manage Affinity Groups?" http://aaslh.org/update-how-do-you-manage-affinity-groups/
• "The Endangered 'Lecture Series'" http://aaslh.org/the-endangered-lecture-series
• "When Volunteers Go Rogue" http://aaslh.org/when-volunteers-go-rogue/
• "A Little Help from Our Friends: AASLH Technical Leaflets" http://aaslh.org/a-little-help-from-our-friends-aaslh-technical-leaflets/

• "UPDATE: Approaching Docent Training" http://aaslh.org/update-approaching-docent-training/
• "Field Trips and the Admission-Free Museum" http://aaslh.org/field-trips-and-the-admission-free-museum/
• "Why Am I an AASLH Individual Member?" http://aaslh.org/why-am-i-an-aaslh-individual-member/
• "Help! How Do You Manage Affinity Groups?" http://aaslh.org/help-how-do-you-manage-affinity-groups/
• "AASLH Educators and Interpreters Breakfast: A Discussion on Genealogy" http://aaslh.org/aaslh-educators-and-interpreters-breakfast-a-discussion-on-genealogy/
• “Approaching Evaluation” http://aaslh.org/approaching-evaluation/
• "Outreach Profile: National History Day" http://aaslh.org/outreach-profile-national-history-day/
• "Approaching Docent Training" http://aaslh.org/approaching-docent-training/
• “The Dreaded Guided Tour” http://aaslh.org/the-dreaded-guided-tour/ 
• "Reaching the Underserved: Adopt-a-Class" http://aaslh.org/reaching-the-underserved-adopt-a-class/

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PRESENTATIONS​

• Marketing Makeovers: Small Changes, Big Results at American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting. August 30, 2019. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Community-Based Museums in Changing Urban Landscapes at American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting. September 17. 2016. Detroit, Michigan.
• Discussion with Tom Sugrue panelist at American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting. September 15. 2016. Detroit, Michigan.
• Detroit Museums Plenary: Detroit Heritage Institutions in the Digital Age at Network Detroit: Digital Humanities Theory and Practice, September 25, 2015. Southfield, Michigan
• Engaging the Grown-ups: A Roundtable Exploring New Strategies at American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting, September 18, 2015. Louisville, Kentucky
• Game Design Workshop at American Association for State and Local History Annual Meetings, September 17, 2014. St. Paul, Minnesota and September 19, 2015. Louisville, Kentucky
• Playing Games with History at American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting, September 20, 2013. Birmingham, Alabama
• Field Notes: Lessons Learned on the Job at Midwest Museum Association Annual Conference, July 24, 2012. Indianapolis, Indiana