Education

M.A., Art & the Book | The Corcoran College of Art + Design, 2013
Concentration: Theory and Culture of the Book

M.S., Library Science | Catholic University of America, 2009
Additional graduate coursework (30 credits): ancient Greek language and art history

B.A., Classical Languages and Literatures | University of Maryland, 2006
Minor: Religious Studies

B.A., History (Ancient) | University of Maryland, 2005
University Honors Citation


Professional Development

Continuing Education / Book History:

Understanding the Medieval Book
University of South Carolina, Columbia, Timothy Graham, 7-8 April 2014

Introduction to Illuminated Manuscripts
Rare Book School, Roger Weick, October 2012

Publishers’ Bookbindings, 1830-1910
Rare Book School, Sue Allen, August 2009

15th Century Books in Print and Manuscript
Rare Book School, Paul Needham & Will Noel, January 2009

Introduction to Codicology
Rare Book School, Albert Derolez, November 2008


Continuing Education / Information Science:

Metadata for ContentDM
Lyrasis webinar, 10 July 2014

Managing Digital Projects with ContentDM
Lyrasis webinar, 8-9 July 2014

RDA: Revising, Developing and Assessing, or, How the Instructions Evolve
ALCTS webinar, 19 February 2014

How to Present a Webinar
ALCTS webinar, Keri Cascio, 5 February 2014

NACO Training Online Workshop, 7-21 January 2014

Cooperative Authority Control: The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF)
NISO/DCMI webinar, 4 December 2013

Mammoth Materials: How to Preserve Posters, Maps, and More
Lyrasis Webinar, November 2013

Introducing the BIBFRAME Model: high-level concepts and objectives
Kevin Ford, UW-Madison SLIS Continuing Education Services, November 2013

Google Analytics training
University of Miami Libraries, M. Cardenas, October 2013

Arrangement and Description of Electronic Records (Pts I & II)
Society of American Archivists, Chris Pom, October 2013

Getting Started with User Focus Groups
Library Leadership and Management Association webinar, 4 September 2013

Creating a Social Media Strategy
Florida Library Webinars, 26 August 2013

Two Institutions, Two Perspectives, One Partnership: Collaborations in
Library Publishing & Digital Scholarship

ASERL Webinar, 20 June 2013

Embedding the Farm: Using Structured Data to Enhance Discovery for
Digital Collections & Finding Aids

ASERL Webinar, 6 June 2013

Introduction to Mobile Web Design
Girl-Develop-It Philadelphia, June 2012

Introduction to Python
PyStar/The Hacktory, September 2011

Introduction to Archives for Special Collections Librarians
Rare Book School, J. Dooley & B. Landis, July 2011

EAD Tips and Tricks: Repurposing EAD with XSLT
SAA Webinar, Michael Rush, 21 July 2011

Archives without Tears
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, May 2011

Fundamentals of Library of Congress Classification
Lyrasis, M. Lourie, November 2009

The Semantic Web: Fact or Myth
CENDI, FLICC, and NFAIS, November 2009


Workshops / Book Arts:

Paste Papers
The Walters Art Museum, E. O'Loughlin, January 2011

Sculptural Books: Combining Structures
Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Susan Joy Share, October 2013


Graduate Coursework

Book Arts / Studio (Corcoran):


History of the Decorative Arts (Corcoran/Smithsonian):


Library and Information Science (CUA):


Classical Languages and Cultures (CUA):


Overseas Coursework

Greece : The Living Legacy, June 2005
Three week intensive course focusing on the political, social and philosophical world of Classical Athens, with special attention & class discussion on Plato's Socratic Dialogues. Included site visits to Delphi, Nemea, Corinth, Mycenae, Eleusis, Epidaurus, Olympia, Nafplio, Marathon & Cape Sounion.

Italy : Ancient Greece & Rome in Context, January 2003
Three week introduction to the art, archaeology, religious experiences, and history of the ancient Mediterranean. Included site visits to Pompeii, Hurculaneum, Naples, Paestum, Florence & Rome.


Corcoran College of Art and Design, Art and the Book


Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science



University of Maryland, College Park