Experience
Digital Archivist July 2023 - Current
Indiana Department of Administration – Division of Public Works, Indianapolis, IN
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Developing a standardized asset and record management system per Indiana Code
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Working to digitize over 10,000 blueprints and upload them to researchable archive
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Weeding and organizing IDOA’s physical and digital records of over 600 sites
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Collaborating with other state agencies to receive and archive records
Museum Studies Internship, August 2024 - May 2025
Indiana Medical History Museum, Indianapolis, IN
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Conducting educational tours of the historical Old Pathology Building
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Developing online content including blog posts and StoryMaps
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Digitizing and cataloguing collections items in Omeka database
Public History Internship January 2023 - July 2023
IN Department of Administration and IN Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN
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Archived over 100 years of physical and digital records for the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center per IN Archives and Records Administration Standards
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Accessioned and transferred these records to the IN State Archives for permanent retention
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Utilized a digital microfilm writer to copy these records to 6 rolls of film
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Mended damaged blueprints according to best archival practices
Interlibrary Loan Student Assistant April 2022 - January 2023
Bracken Library at Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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Developing a standardized asset and record management system per Indiana Code
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Working to digitize over 10,000 blueprints and upload them to researchable archive
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Weeding and organizing IDOA’s physical and digital records of over 600 sites
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Collaborating with other state agencies to receive and archive records
Education
Master of Arts in Museum Studies
Indiana University - Indianapolis
Degree Anticipated: May 2025
Skills
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OMEKA digital collections database
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AXEAM archival cataloguing software
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Alma, ILLiad, and SRCS library cataloguing systems
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SMA digital microfilm writing
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Microsoft systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
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Digitizing and converting a variety of AV materials and file formats to meet archival standards
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Historical research, analysis, and interpretation
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Excellent communicator comfortable with public speaking
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Able to work independently or collaborate with team members
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Adept at planning and organization
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Bachelor of Arts in General and Public History
Minor: Anthropology​
GPA: 3.9 summa cum laude
Degree Awarded: May 2023
Presentations and Awards
Indiana Geographic Information Council Annual Conference 2024
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Presented on my work to standardize asset management and develop a digital archive for the Indiana Department of Administration
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Ball State Student History Conference 2023
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​Presented on my senior research paper, "Navigating Freedom: Finding Black Community Amidst White Segregation Efforts in Emancipated Baltimore: 1864 - 1870"
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Presented on my Public History Internship with the Indiana Department of Administration and the Indiana Archives and Records Administration ​
Ball State Sharon Seager Best Student Paper Prize 2022
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Awarded to my paper, "The Nazi Cult of Motherhood: Propaganda and Racial Purity"
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Ball State GIS Day 2022: Student Story Map Individual Creator Group Winner
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Awarded to my StoryMap, "'Heroes in Life, Honored in Death': The Revitalization of an African American Veteran's Cemetery in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
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Volunteer Work
Muncie Community Scan Day May and October 2022
Hosted by Minnetrista Museum and Gardens, Muncie, Indiana
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Worked with community members to digitize family history items to be uploaded to Ball State University's Digital Repository
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Recorded metadata for materials to be accessioned