Curriculum Vitae
Efficient professional experienced in research and analysis, case work, mitigation, and public education/engagement. Professional public history experience in education, oral history, and archiving/special collections. Over 7 years of experience working closely with international clients and community members. Skilled in analytical and argumentative writing, case development, and management support.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Public History, Duquesne University - 2019
Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology, Wofford College - 2012
Master of Arts in Public History, Duquesne University - 2019
Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology, Wofford College - 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Immigration Paralegal, Lawrence J. Needle PA, 2012-Present
Oral History Intern, Duquesne University Archives, 2018-2019
Museum Education Intern, Historic Columbia Foundation, 2018
Research and Collections Assistant, Wofford College Littlejohn Collection, 2011-2012
Mitigation Intern for Death Row Appeals, Robert Dominick Esq., 2012
Immigration Paralegal, Lawrence J. Needle PA, 2012-Present
Oral History Intern, Duquesne University Archives, 2018-2019
Museum Education Intern, Historic Columbia Foundation, 2018
Research and Collections Assistant, Wofford College Littlejohn Collection, 2011-2012
Mitigation Intern for Death Row Appeals, Robert Dominick Esq., 2012
AWARDS / RECOGNITION
2019 Common Good Research Award for Graduate Research, Duquesne University
2019 Oral History Initiative Award, Duquesne University
2019 Common Good Research Award for Graduate Research, Duquesne University
2019 Oral History Initiative Award, Duquesne University
RESEARCH AREAS AND PUBLICATIONS
"Diversifying and Decolonizing Archives: Identifying Gaps in the Historical Record." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2019
"Decolonizing National Parks: A Conversation about Repatriation and Shared Authority." Duquesne University Press. 11 Apr 2019. Presented at Duquesne University Graduate Research Symposium, 03/2019. Common Good Research Award for Graduate Research.
Pittsburgh Refugee Stories Oral History Project. Duquesne University Oral History Initiative. 2019-2020.
Megan Crutcher, Stephanie Walrath, and Taylor Noakes. “African Refugee Histories as American Histories: Applying Refugee History to Tell Stories of Congolese and Burundian Refugees in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” Duquesne University Department of History. October 2019.
"Understanding Mau Mau: A Historiographic Conundrum." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2019
"Environmental Preservation, Inequality, and Identity in Pittsburgh." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2019
"Anwar Sadat and the Costs of Peace." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2018
"Commemorating Pittsburgh's Environmental Identity." Presented to Pittsburgh Monument Search Committee Representatives, April 2018
"Historiographic Perspectives on American Petroleum." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2018
"Diversifying and Decolonizing Archives: Identifying Gaps in the Historical Record." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2019
"Decolonizing National Parks: A Conversation about Repatriation and Shared Authority." Duquesne University Press. 11 Apr 2019. Presented at Duquesne University Graduate Research Symposium, 03/2019. Common Good Research Award for Graduate Research.
Pittsburgh Refugee Stories Oral History Project. Duquesne University Oral History Initiative. 2019-2020.
Megan Crutcher, Stephanie Walrath, and Taylor Noakes. “African Refugee Histories as American Histories: Applying Refugee History to Tell Stories of Congolese and Burundian Refugees in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” Duquesne University Department of History. October 2019.
"Understanding Mau Mau: A Historiographic Conundrum." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2019
"Environmental Preservation, Inequality, and Identity in Pittsburgh." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2019
"Anwar Sadat and the Costs of Peace." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2018
"Commemorating Pittsburgh's Environmental Identity." Presented to Pittsburgh Monument Search Committee Representatives, April 2018
"Historiographic Perspectives on American Petroleum." Duquesne University Dept. of History, 2018