EDUCATION
M.A. Tufts University
Art History

B.S. University of Mary Washington
Psychology

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Museum Education and Interpretation
Japanese Art History
Textiles
Exhibition Curation
Interactives in the Museum
Arts-Related Public Programing

COURSES TAUGHT
Museum internships with the Lisanby Museum

RECENT SCHOLARSHIP

Textiles of Japan: The Thomas Murray Collection. Munich and New York: Prestel, 2018.

• Also released as Textiles du Japon (Citadelles - Mazenod, 2019)

“Cultural Threads: The Didactic Nature of Okinawan Textiles,” Textiles Asia, Volume 7, Issue 1, May 2015

“Ainu Textiles: Weaving Religious Belief,” Textiles Asia, Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2012

Woven Identities of Japan: Kimono and Costume, Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, November 2011

Woven Identities of Japan: Ainu and Okinawan Textiles, Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, September 2011

HONORS AND AWARDS

2018 Tennessee Association of Museums Award of Excellence for Best Audio Visual Exhibition Component -  “Power and Propaganda: A World War I Interactive”

2018 Tennessee Association of Museums Award of Excellence for Best Special Event -  “Ritual in Action: Making a Mandala”

2017 Tennessee Association of Museums Award of Excellence for Audio-Visual Component for “Samurai: Fact or Fiction?”