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Public History


Ph.D. Candidate
B.A., California State University, Sacramento; M.A., California State University, Sacramento

Advisor: Ann Marie Plane

My research explores the historic and present-day influence of children upon California Museums. My research considers how California museums interpret the history of children and childhood, how present-day children participate in museums as visitors and volunteers, and the role childhood memory plays in the renovation and preservation of historic sites.

Courses Taught

  • HIST 17A: United States history to 1877 (California State University, Sacramento)
    Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2007

Teaching Assistantships

  • 17C: The American People, World War I to the Present
    Summer 2009

Publications

Awards

  • Michael Bransfield Prize, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
    This award "recognizes the best paper or project in Public History by a graduate or undergraduate student."
  • Robert L. Kelley Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, History Associates, 2011
    This award "recognizes the outstanding graduate student in the fields of Professor Kelley’s interest: U.S. intellectual history, public history, or the history of public policy."
  • Van Gelderen Graduate Award, History Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2010
    This award is "to support graduate students in American history, preferably students of the American West."
  • History Associates Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2009 & 2012
  • Kenneth N. Owens Award for Excellence in Public History, California State University, Sacramento, 2008

Conference Presentations

  • "One Size Fits All?: The Representation of Children's History in California Museums,"
    Society for the History of Children and Youth, Columbia University, New York, New York (June 24, 2011)
  • "Playing Their Way Through History: The Significance of Play in Museum Education,"
    Child's Play, Children's Pleasures symposium, Hofstra Cultural Center, Hofstra University, New York (March 20, 2010)
  • "Changing Conceptions of Childhood and the Museum Experience,"
    National Council on Public History, Portland, Oregon (March 12, 2010)
  • "A New Voice: Diaries of a Steamship Stewardess, 1892-1894,"
    Western Association of Women Historians, “Traveler’s Diaries: American Women Abroad” panel, San Diego, California (May 5, 2007).
  • "Finding Women in Public Places: Creating a Women's History Trail in Folsom, California,"
    California Council for the Promotion of History, Annual Meeting, San Jose, California (October 28, 2006)

Public History Work Experience

  • Assistant Review Editor, The Public Historian
    August 2010 - August 2011; I previously interned for the journal during the spring of 2005 and worked as an editorial assistant from October 2007 to March 2008
  • Historian II, Galvin Preservation Associates
    February 2009 - August 2009
  • Assistant Curator, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
    February 2008 - January 2009
  • Research Associate, Cultural & Community Studies Office, California Department of Transportation
    June 2004 - June 2005; June 2006 - August 2006; June 2007 - September 2007
  • Intern, Research Department, The Folsom History Museum
    August 2004 - December 2004