What I do
I manage our Public Services operations, including remote reference services and Reading Room operations, and continue to build an expanded outreach program to our communities. Please contact me for information about class visits, teaching with archival materials, and primary source research.
Education
- MS, Library and Information Science, Simmons University (formerly Simmons College)
- AM, Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
- BA, Linguistics, University of Rhode Island
Professional Activities
American Library Association, Member
Profiles in Courage Essay Contest, Judge (2023)
New England Archivists
- Co-Chair, Spring 2023 Program Committee
- Co-Chair, Teaching with Primary Sources Roundtable, February 2019-August 2020; Chair, August 2020 - February 2020; Co-Chair, March 2021 - March 2022
- Chair, Membership Committee, New England Archivists, July 2017-January 2018
- Co-Chair, Membership Committee, New England Archivists, January 2016-July 2017
- Susan Von Salis Student Meeting and Travel Assistance Scholarship Committee, 2017
- Chair, Conferencing and Education Platforms Task Force, New England Archivists, July 2015-December 2016
- Senior Editor, Newsletter Committee, New England Archivists, January 2014-January 2016
- Reviews Editor, Newsletter Committee, New England Archivists, November 2012-January 2016
- Hale Professional Development Award Committee, 2014-2015
New England Historical Association, Member
Society of American Archivists, Member
- Reference Access and Outreach Working Group: Access to Electronic Records, Society of American Archivists, September 2014-September 2015
Selected Presentations and Workshops
Preparing for your Special Collections Research Trip (co-lead with Chelcie Rowell, Head of Digital Scholarship), April 20, 2022
Teaching Hard History: Strategies for Engaging Students Using Challenging Materials, March 26, 2021, New England Archivists Spring Meeting, Virtual Conference
We’re All Stories in the End…: Active Learning in the Archives, April 5, 2019, New England Archivists Spring Meeting, Burlington, Vermont
Teaching with the Archives: How (and Why) to Engage Undergraduates in Archival Research, Round Table Discussion, October 28, 2017, NEHA Fall 2017 conference, Eastern Connecticut State University
