EDUCATION
Ph.D., Childhood Studies (2023), Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Dissertation: More-than-Book Worlds: A Study of Childhood in a Public Library.
M.A., English (Medieval Literature / Literary Theory), (thesis w/distinction; 2016), Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Thesis: Voice Activated Feminism
B.A., English Literature, Art History minor (2004), Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
See also published work and exhibited art.
EXPERIENCE
Production Editor, arXiv | CornellTech | Present
Production Editor II, Journals | Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Philadelphia, PA | 2023
Manage production of high-complexity and high-performance journals, from post-submission to final online and print publication.
Youth Services Coordinator | Millville Public Library, Millville, NJ | 2022
Program library space and services for youth, ages 0 to 18 years. Create displays and promotion materials for young patrons. Engaging directly with young people in StoryTime, LEGO Club, and other programs. Organizing and preparing monthly Nutritional Snack Kits for families. Recording data for library stats.
Volunteer, NJ Room & Archive | Gill Memorial Library & Historical Society, Paulsboro, NJ | 2022
Entering data into Access databases for historical society. Assessing items for entry. Filing paper documents. Adhering to archive protocols. Organizing and moving materials safely and securely. Assisting director in finding grants to support mission.
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Childhood Studies | Rutgers University, Camden, NJ | 2017 – Present
Fully-funded PhD candidate (ABD), employed as research or teaching assistant (as assigned). Fall 2020: Instructor (solo), for Introduction to Childhood Studies: an online course due to COVID. Using LMS (Canvas, Sakai, Google, YouTube) for instruction and assisting faculty with use of LMS as a TA. Grading assignments and recording grades in university systems.
Instructor, Introduction to Childhood Studies | Rutgers University, Camden, NJ | Summer 2021
A 4-week condensed course, taught online using Canvas LMS. Finding, assessing, and assigning appropriate readings and materials for instruction. Developing assignments to assess learning and skills. Grading assignments and recording grades in university systems.
Co-Founder, Proof, A Small Press Project | Rutgers University, Camden, NJ | 2019 – Present
Co-founder with Dr. Jillian Sayre. Developing a maker lab for print work, including letterpress and toy press projects. Hosting zine-making workshops via Zoom (adults & children). Creating marketing materials.
Library Systems Coordinator | Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury, NJ | 2016 – 2017
Managing technology in the Library, including internet network, software, hardware, and policy enforcement. Entering monthly financial data to track and confirm reconciliation of accounts. Collating monthly statistics of patron interaction with materials, staff, programming; quantifying material collection. Weekly collection management reporting. Attending consortium meetings regarding policy and catalog. Cataloging materials, new and donated, in timely and accurate manner. Troubleshooting patron and staff technology issues. Filing for technology rebate (E-Rate).
Community Communication Manager, Economic Development | City of Woodbury, Woodbury, NJ | 2015 – 2016
Managing, planning, and posting regularly on City’s social media; reviewing and analyzing data of posts. Producing, editing, and sending informative weekly e-newsletter. Managing resources and email lists in Constant Contact. Identifying opportunities for community interaction and engagement through cold-calls, networking, and more. Writing and distributing press releases.
Shop Assistant, Paprika Letterpress + Design | Woodbury, NJ | 2015 – 2016
Instructor, English Composition I and II | Rutgers University, Camden, NJ | 2014 – 2015
Independent Copy Editor and Graphic Designer | National Park, NJ | 2013 – 2014
Project Editor, Slack, Inc. | Thorofare, NJ | 2012 – 2013
Production Supervisor, Taylor & Francis Philadelphia, PA | 2007 – 2012
Assistant Manager, Wawa |Thorofare, NJ | 2006 – 2007
Event Coordinator, Camden Campus Center & Conference Services | Rutgers University, Camden, NJ | 2003-2005
SERVICE WORK
Reviewer of children’s books, Library Journal & School Library Journal (2021-present)
Board Member (elected), National Park Elementary School Board (2016-2019)
Treasurer (elected), Childhood Studies Graduate Student Organization (2018-2019)
President, Woodbury Public Library Friends Group (2016-2017)
Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers-Camden Gleaner (student newspaper, 2002)
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; AdSystem; AdSystem; Canvas; Central Article Tracking System (CATS); Constant Contact; Copyright request (LoC); Event Management System (EMS); SyrsiDynix; Twine; Wordpress; Workflows/SIRSI.
CV
AREAS OF INTEREST: Print & Books; Libraries; Architecture & Geography; Theory (Posthumanism); Children’s Media.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Summer 2021, Introduction to Childhood Studies (online, 4-week condensed)
Fall 2020, Introduction to Childhood Studies (online)
Spring 2015, English Composition 102 (First Year Writing, 2 sections).
Fall 2014, English Composition 101 (First Year Writing, 2 sections)
Guest Lecturer, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Fall 2017, for Dr. Jillian Sayre, Women & Speculative Fiction
Spring 2017, Dr. Aaron Hostetter, Consumption in Literature
Teaching Assistant, Childhood Studies, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Fall 2019, Dr. Daniel Cook, Introduction to Childhood Studies
Spring 2019,Dr. Susan Miller, History of Childhood & Youth
Fall 2018, Dr. Daniel Cook, Introduction to Childhood Studies
Spring 2018, Dr. Susan Miller, Youth in a New Nation
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder, Proof, A Small Press Project, Fall 2019-Present, Digital Studies Center & Writing Lab, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Research Assistant, Childhood Studies, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Spring 2022, Dr. Kate Cairns. Fall 2021, Dr. Susan Miller. Spring 2021, Dr. Kate Cairns. Spring 2020, Dr. James Brown (Digital Studies Center). Fall 2017, Dr. Daniel Cook
FUNDING
FASC Dissertation Fellowship, 2022-2023
Marsh-Gillette Fellowship, 2020-2021 (AY)
Princeton Library Research Grant, 2020 (postponed due to COVID)
Dean’s Travel Grant Funding, 2019
PUBLICATIONS
Book reviewer, School Library Journal and Library Journal (2021 to present, as assigned)
“Pocket Doors,” Accordion Book Exhibition, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, 2022
Book review: Working with young children in museums, in Children’s Geographies (2021)
“Artificial Insemination” entry, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies, 2020.
“Prosthetic Womb Kit,” Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture, issue 29 (November 2019).
CONFERENCES
July 2022: Invited moderator for “Visualizing the Text,” Picturebookpalooza, School Library Journal, digital.
July 2020: “Press Play,” CTC, Camden, NJ (cancelled due to Covid)
April 2020: “Small Press Repair,” RCADE, Camden, NJ (cancelled due to Covid)
May 2019: “Library Kids: Containment & Resistance,” CAG, Winnipeg, Canada
April 2019: “Postcolonial/carceral Kids,” Paper presented at Rutgers-Camden Graduate Research Celebration, Camden, NJ
March 2019: “Finding ‘nothing’ in the archives: Marginalities of youth in archives, libraries, and museum,” Roundtable at ACYIG, Camden, NJ
September 2019: “Postcolonial/carceral Kids,” Paper presented at Contemporary Childhoods, Glasgow, Scotland
April 2018: “Childproofing in the Name of Future,” Poster presented at at Rutgers-Camden Graduate Research Celebration, Camden, NJ
April 2016: “Enfreaked Wombs: Cutting the Cord between Mother & Child,” Poster presented at Rutgers-Camden Graduate Research Celebration, Camden, NJ