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Master of Arts in Museum Studies
Indiana University - Indianapolis

Bachelor of Science in History

Public History Concentration

Ball State University

Collections Intern
Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana

Collections intern for the Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana as part of the Museum Studies curriculum. Duties and projects include:

Cataloguing objects by entering them into PastPerfect and labelling them using various methods.
Ran the museum alone every other Saturday which included opening and closing duties and giving tours to any incoming groups.
Creating exhibits.
- One smaller case exhibit I designed and installed start to finish on Myths and Misinformation surrounding Freemasonry.
- One large exhibit taking up a 20 ft. area of wall space on the DeMolay organization.

Community Engagement Associate
Indiana University - Indianapolis

Worked for Dr. Holly-Cusack McVeigh in the Museum Studies Department on a variety of projects:

Teachers Assistant for Indigenous Cultural Heritage (ANTH A507) - Fall 2023
- Included assisting Dr. Cusack-McVeigh with gathering content for class, making copies, taking attendance, setting up classroom technology, and occasionally facilitating the class.
Assistant for Collections Care and Management (MSTD A516) - Fall 2023
- Taught and facilitated object labelling lab
- Assisted in the teaching and facilitating of a box making lab.
Co-Authored a Paper/Poster on Silica Exposure in Museums for the 2024 International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference – Currently in Progress

Intern

Indiana Medical History Museum

As part of CEA duties, I interned at the Indiana Medical History Museum and assisted with a Health Hazards Project. This included:

Cataloguing and researching the chemical collection to search for potential hazards. This included photographing, condition reporting, and entering data into Past Perfect. Worked with a team on this project, which included sole responsibility for the Photography room along with another CEA.
Assisted the director in the installation of a large exhibit at the Indiana State Library.
Created and installed a small exhibit in two cases to replace the items on temporary loan.
Giving 1-hour tours to groups of up to 10.