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DIGITAL HUMANITIES

In both research and teaching, I pursue an interdisciplinary approach to craft historical narratives that are immersive, accessible, and grounded in questions about the production and preservation of the past. My interests in Digital Humanities are closely connected with the fields of Cultural Heritage Informatics and Ethnohistory—both of which integrate the methods and theories of cultural anthropology to construct a deeper relationship between culture, history, and technology.

I hold a graduate certificate in Digital Humanities from Michigan State University and specialize in data and narrative mapping, digital spatial history, and digital pedagogy. In my current role as the Andrew W. Mellon Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow at Knox College, I am working on a new initiative called the “Abolition for All Time” Humanities Lab which brings together faculty, staff, and students to re-examine the college’s legacy of abolition through a lens of innovative, creative, and digital methods. I work closely with instructors and students on the process of crafting digital projects that integrate new skills and technology in the classroom.

Prior to joining Knox College, I was a graduate assistant in the Lab for the Education and Advancement in Digital Research (LEADR) at Michigan State University. In LEADR, I worked with history and anthropology courses pursuing digital projects as part of their traditional coursework. A full list of courses and digital tools can be found below.

Digital Projects

Mapping the Upper Missouri: Visualizing Negotiation, Diplomacy, and Culture on the Northern Plains, 1801-1853
Visit: mappingtheuppermissouri.com

Mapping the Upper Missouri is a geospatial history of the fur trade, intercultural exchange, and diplomacy in the upper Missouri River region from 1801 to 1853. This project emphasizes sources of visual culture—maps, art, and print— to illustrate differing perceptions and historical experiences in the upper Missouri at its peak of the fur trade. This project was supported by the Cultural Heritage Informatics initiative at Michigan State University.

Interview with H-CivWar on the production of Mapping the Upper Missouri

Tutorials and Guides

ArcGIS Story Maps GuideDownload

Resources for Managing your Digital Identity – Google Doc

Background & Training

  • 2022 Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities
  • Fall 2020 Instructor, HST 251: Doing Digital History
  • 2019-2020 Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellowship
  • 2019-2020 Board Member, Faculty Advisory Board for the Digital Scholarship Lab in Michigan State Library
  • 2019-2020 Research Assistant, HST 251/489: Doing Digital History, A pedagogical project supported by Humanities Without Walls and in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2017-2019 Graduate Assistant in the Lab for the Education and Advancement of Digital Research

Lab for the Education and Advancement of Digital Research (LEADR) Courses and Digital Platforms

Spring 2022
HST 482, Byzantine History, Spatial History and ArcGIS Storymaps
HST 304, The Civil War Era, Omeka Classic

Fall 2021
HST 208, Intro to African History, Podcasting using Audacity
UGS 200H, Ancient Greece, ArcGIS Storymaps

Spring 2019
HST 495, History Harvest, Omeka S
RCAH 192, Urban Renewal in Lansing, Neatline and Omeka Classic
HST 304, The Civil War Era, Omeka Classic
HST 305, The Making of the Modern US, Omeka Classic

Fall 2018
ANP 432, American Indian Women, Omeka Classic
HST 327, History of Mexican Americans, Storymap JS & WordPress
HST 475, History of the Book, WordPress
HST 330, Ancient Greece, used the platform Timeline JS
HST 485, MSU and the Vietnam War, Timeline JS, WordPress, and Omeka

Spring 2018
RCAH 192, Urban Renewal in Lansing, Neatline and Omeka
MC 498, Holocaust in Pop Culture, WordPress

Fall 2017
HST 495, Greater Lansing Latinx History, Omeka S
HST 303, Union to Disunion, Omeka Classic
HST 475, History of the Book, Omeka Classic

Areas of Expertise

  • Digital Mapping
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Content Management Systems (Omeka, WordPress)
  • Historical Data Visualizations
  • Text Analysis
  • Online and Digital Pedagogical Development

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