University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Master of Science, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, expected May 2025
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Post-baccalaureate graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems, May 2020
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Master of Science, Library and Information Studies, April 2008
Information Needs & Services concentration; Reference & Instruction specialization.
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Master of Arts, U.S. History, August 1997
Thesis: “‘These must have help soon or die:’ two New York relief organizations in the South,
1866-1867”
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, History, May 1993
Geospatial Technologies, Visualization, and Design Workshops and Classes
Other Teaching
Head, Creative Technologies and Scholarship and Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, Richmond, Virginia (June 2013 ‐ present)
Responsible for shaping and equipping a state-of-the-art creative technologies studio at the library on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus. Establish strategic relationships with other appropriate units at VCU and design services and instructional programs to support members of the VCU community’s scholarly and extracurricular requirements in creating, disseminating, and using all forms of media. Ensure that VCU’s library system is at the center of new and evolving uses of media for course-related and research needs. Develop consultation services for GIS, visual communication, and data visualization. Chair a number of VCU Library task forces and other committees dedicated to service enhancement. Managed a $500,000 departmental start-up budget and responsible for ongoing annual expenditures.
Head, Outreach & Public Services, Department of Digital Research and Scholarship (Scholars’ Lab), University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Virginia (July 2011 ‐ May 2013)
Responsible for developing and managing the public services program, philosophy, and policies of the U.Va. Library’s Scholars’ Lab, including supervision and evaluation of four full-time professional employees (including two GIS specialists) and seven student desk staff, purchasing hardware and software, and managing budget. Strengthened community of digital scholars through outreach to departmental faculty and students, planning instructional workshops and speaker series, coordinating faculty and graduate student digital project consultation, supervision of graduate fellowship programs, and oversight of communication through newsletters, website, podcasts, video, and other social media. Contributed to development of Praxis Program of graduate education in digital humanities techniques.
New Media Specialist, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello), Charlottesville, Virginia (August 2009 ‐ July 2011)
Web Services Librarian, Jefferson Library, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello), Charlottesville, Virginia (January 2009 ‐ August 2009)
Library Services Coordinator, Jefferson Library, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello), Charlottesville, Virginia (February 2006 ‐ January 2009)
Owner/Proprietor, The Cybernetick Inkwell Web Design & Development, Richmond, Virginia (March 2002 ‐ April 2008)
Resource Manager, Career Development Center, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (November 1998 ‐ February 2006)
Owner/Proprietor, The Village Factsmith Historical Research & Consulting, Richmond, Virginia (April 1998 ‐ December 2007)