
About Me
I’m the Consulting Curator for Digital Initiatives at the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA), the Digital Humanities hub at Stanford University. To give you a sense of what drives me, I make exhibitions like this, teach classes like this, and write things like this, this and this.
I earned my Ph.D. from Stanford in the History of Art & Architecture with a dissertation on the first photographic survey of the Arctic in 1869. My work explores how we share experiences—like intense emotions, extreme environments, or new technologies—that are strange and new. You might say I’m fascinated by how we find connections by disconnecting from our normal lives.
In my spare time, I love cycling, hiking and large format photography. With my college a cappella days behind me, I’m forming a Disney-hits cover band with my two-year-old daughter.
Education
Ph.D. History of Art & Architecture (Andrew Mellon Dissertation Fellow)
Stanford University
Ignite Certificate (Venture and Entrepreneurship)
Stanford Graduate School of Business
M.A. History of Art & Architecture (Annual Clark Prize Winner)
Williams College and the Clark Art Institute
B.A. Art History, French, Italian (Cum Laude, College Scholar)
Middlebury College
Relevant Experience
Consulting Curator for Digital Initiatives
Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis, Stanford University
September 2018 to Present
Communications and Strategy, mARkt (Mixed Reality Startup)
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Ignite Program
June 2018 to July 2018
Graduate Consultant for Pedagogy
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
September 2014 to June 2016
Curator, “Arboreal Architecture” Exhibition
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
January 2015 to May 2015
Co-Curator, “Carleton Watkins: The Stanford Albums” Exhibition
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
May 2014 to December 2014
Research Scholar, U.S. Fulbright Commission
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
September 2009 to June 2010
Traits & Languages
Organized
Patient
Communicative
Empathetic
Collaborative
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
References available on request

Services
I love giving dynamic, engaging talks on American art, photography, and the history of landscape architecture design. I’ve recently lectured at Stanford, Bowdoin College, Texas Christian University, Emory University, SFMOMA, the de Young Museum, the Institute for Classical Architecture & Art, and many other educational venues. Please reach out if you’re interested in having me speak for your group or event!
I’m also available for private guided tours of Bay Area museums. If you’re excited about an upcoming exhibition or are visiting the area and would like an expert and affable guide through a show, be in touch!
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