Professional

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ph.D., American Studies. 2021
- Film/Media/PR, Women’s Studies, Digital Humanities
- Dissertation | “Changing Lanes: A Reanimation of Shell Oil’s Carol Lane”
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities

University of California, Los Angeles

M.A., Moving Image Archive Studies. 2006
- Access and Curation
- Areas of Interest: Home Movies, Women/News & Public Affairs, American Indian Films/Videos in UCLA Collections

University of California, Berkeley

B.A., American Studies. 2000
- Visual Culture & Art Practice
- Areas of Interest: American Art & Cinema, Word & Image Studies, Cultural Geography

City College of San Francisco

Transferred credits to University of California, Berkeley. 1998

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DESERTED FILMS

Co-founder/CFO, Curator, Archivist, Film Editor. 2021 – Present

TRIBESOURCING SOUTHWEST FILM [NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant]

Digital Projects Manager/Archivist. 2017-2023

Media integration, culturally appropriate metadata, and website curation (Mukurtu)
Workshops
Dictionary development

ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS/NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD

Project Manager. 2022. “Capturing Changing Technologies In Oral Interviews” project: webinars and oral history interviews.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Social Media Manager and Digital Support. American Studies department, 2020-2021

Social media management for department
Support for digital/promotional projects

Professor/Instructor of Record. Summer 2020

AMST 201: Literary Approaches to American Studies | Travel & American Identity
- Course development and execution — videorecorded lectures (remote instruction during Covid-19 pandemic) and class (Zoom) instruction.

Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Consultant (GRC), and website creator and student content coordinator. 2016-2017; 2018-2019

“How to Study the South Today: Methods in Southern Studies” (AMST 410), Spring 2019 [Grading]
“Death & Dying: III” (IDST 190), Spring 2019 [GRC, multimedia website creator and student content coordinator]
“Food and American Society” (AMST 276 — now archived), Fall 2018 [Grading, in-class instruction and guest lecturing, multimedia website creator and student content coordinator]
“Documenting Communities” (AMST 275H — now archived), Spring 2017 [Grading, in-class instruction and guest lecturing, multimedia website and student content coordinator]
“Introduction to American Legal Education” (AMST 287), Fall 2016 [Grading and proctoring]

Community Histories Workshop team member/fellow. 2016-2017

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?! video crowdsourcing tool (retired)
Website, research, communications

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH (UNC)

Southern Oral History Program field scholar. 2017-2018

Research
Digital exhibits
Mentor interns

CRAWFORD MEDIA SERVICES

Content Services Consultant. 2014-2016

Media and archival research
Metadata writing, schema creation, and quality control for archival material
Online testing and training development
Remote training (2014)
Data analysis (2014-2015)

SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL (RALEIGH, NC)

Substitute Instructor. 2014-2016

BROWN DOGGY PRODUCTIONS

Archival Photo, Footage, and Related Materials Researcher. 2014-2015 The State of Eugenics

Research in North Carolina and other regional archival footage and image repositories, both on-site and online
Working with repositories and vendors to procure materials

STATE ARCHIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA

Motion Picture Film Project Archivist. 2013-2014

Inspected, repaired, described, re-canned the 16mm film collection
Created a finding aid for the Century Films motion picture collection
Wrote a successful National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) grant for two films in the collection
Social media outreach (with others)
Public screening at NCSU’s Hunt Library (October 2015)
Exhibit at NCSU’s Hunt Library (November-December 2015)
Co-curated/suggest candidates for digitization
Designed and implemented a class project website

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Adjunct Faculty | Professional Consultant. 2013

“Film and the Archive.” (ENG 585) Fall 2013. Co-taught a graduate seminar with Dr. Devin Orgeron. In this course we covered archival research methods, moving image archive history, copyright and fair use, cataloguing, ethics, preservation issues facing various formats, and other topics.

Co-created the syllabus and lesson plans
In-class instruction with Dr. Orgeron
Arranged site visits and interviews with professionals in the field
Evaluated student assignments and projects

MICHAEL SHEEHAN MEDIA, LLC

Archival Photo, Footage, and Related Materials Researcher/Consultant. 2013 Moving North Carolina

Researched North Carolina and other regional archival footage and image repositories, both on-site and online
Found the producer a selection of over 500 images and clips
Worked with repositories and vendors to procure and license materials
Quality checked images and adherence to specifications

THE ARTHUR AND ELIZABETH SCHLESINGER LIBRARY ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN, RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Audiovisual Cataloguer | Archivist. 2008-2013

Processed unpublished audiovisual material collections and related paper documents
Wrote and coded item- and collection-level bibliographic records for Harvard University’s online library catalog
Wrote and coded EAD/XML online finding aids, using DACS as a content standard
Inspected and evaluated preservation needs of audiovisual materials at the item-level
Created a LibGuide featuring audiovisual collections
Created and edited Wikipedia pages for collections
Assisted reference staff with inquiries regarding audiovisual materials
Processed 80% + of backlog during term appointment.

Film Committee.

Co-curated, coordinated volunteers, outreach and publicity, balanced budget, public speaking, and booked speakers

Social Media Committee.

Curated, transcoded, edited, and uploaded video/audio clips for blog and social media posts both alone and in collaboration (YouTube, Facebook, Drupal content management system)

Exhibit committee. “Stepping Stones for New Americans” (Spring/2013), “Siting Julia” (Fall/2012), “Women on the Clock” (Fall/2011), “Inside/Out: The Geography of Gendered Space” (Spring/2010)

Curated, wrote captions, and edited video/audio materials for exhibit kiosks
Project managed and coordinated with vendor
Collaborated with committee on overall theme and appearance
Brought audiovisual kiosk up to ADA compliance for the sight and hearing impaired

Related Activities for Radcliffe Institute.

Edited and presented audiovisual materials for events such as Radcliffe Institute’s Black History Month celebrations and tenth-year anniversary staff luncheon
Contributed work to the yearly Radcliffe Institute staff art show

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Library Information Specialist – Media. 2006-2008

Traffic coordination
Initiated and quality-checked metadata relating to all incoming media assets into proprietary data management systems
Coordinated with management to define work flows for asset management within Library, Production Center, and throughout Discovery Communications
Assisted in standardizing technical metadata cataloguing practices

WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES

Archiving Fellowship. 2006

Processed the Foundation’s collection and collaborated with UCLA’s Film and Television Archive staff on its deposit
Inventoried oral history project, The Legacy Series, and related historical footage
Collaborated with archive staff on a finding aid and study guide for the collection
Streamlined and standardized management of future deposits to UCLA
Updated and maintained the Foundation’s online database of video materials

ACADEMY FILM ARCHIVE

Cataloguing Internship. 2005-2006

Viewed, researched, created shot lists and summarized director Henry Koster’s (bulk) and other directors’ home movies for the bibliographic records
Located or organized access transfers of the small-gauge footage and the purchase of related feature films for study
Maintained and customized an in-house inventory of the behind-the-scenes collection

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | ARCHIVE RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTER

Access | Outreach Internship. 2005

Identified key court case decisions by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Researched, viewed and chose relevant news and television programs from the Archive
Worked with the Center’s staff on the study guide

UCLA FILM AND TELEVISION ARCHIVE

Curatorial Internship. 2005

Trimmed, cleaned, and spliced 16mm newsreels from the KTLA news collection
Researched and summarized for bibliographic records

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY | LIBRARY SYSTEMS OFFICE

Inventory Coordinator. 2002-2003

Researched, located and inventoried computer equipment throughout campus libraries
Created methodology for database maintenance

HONORS AND AWARDS

Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2021
Honorable Mention award. 2020 Research Computing Symposium poster presentation, Duke University, February 5, 2020
Off-Campus Research Fellowship. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2020
Carolina Women’s Center Graduate Scholar Award. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019-2020
Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative Mentoring Grant. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019
Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative Digital Dissertation Fellowship. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2018
Druscilla French Graduate Fellowship. 2018-2019
Community Histories Workshop. Graduate Fellowship. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2016-2017
Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative Graduate Recruitment Fellowship. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2016-2017
Initiative for Minority Excellence Fellowship. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2016-2017
Association of Moving Image Archivists Special Recognition Award: Deep Focus Project. 2013
Dean’s Award of Excellence. Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. 2013
Douglas W. Bryant Fellowship. Harvard Library. Harvard University. 2013
Letter of Merit. Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. 2009
Fellowship. Women In Film Foundation, Los Angeles. 2006
Departmental Fellowship. Moving Image Archive Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. 2004-2005
Academic Scholarship. University of California, Berkeley. 1998-2000

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

ARTIFACT & APPARATUS: JOURNAL OF MEDIA ARCHAEOLOGY

Advisory Editorial Board. 2023-Present

AL LARVICK CONSERVATION FUND

Board of Directors. 2022-Present

BAVC MEDIA

Advisory Board for NEH-funded Field-Wide Research Project. 2023

MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVING AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)

Curriculum Assessment External Review Panel. 2022-2023

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS)

Peer reviewer. 2021

ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS (AMIA)

Publications Committee Co-Chair. 2013-Present

The Publications Committee promotes AMIA’s mission and goals by supervising and coordinating the publication of The Moving Image journal, the AMIA Newsletter, various special publications, and book publishing endeavors. The Publications Committee recommends to the Board programs, policies, and tools to assist in the creation, direction, and operation of print and electronic publications.
Wrote weekly “history lessons” on the association’s 30th year anniversary. Spring 2020
AMIA Oral History Project. Conducted videotaped oral histories with AMIA members in commemoration of the Association’s 25th anniversary.

Board of Directors. 2016-2020

Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program (ADIFP) mentor. Fall 2020

Continuing Education Advisory Task Force. 2020

Board of Directors liaison, webinar participant

Access Committee Chair. 2009-2013

Solicited project ideas and conference proposals from committee members
Coordinated and chair yearly conference meeting
Maintained committee page on AMIA’s website
Spearheaded and now project-manage the Deep Focus directory project.

Website task force. 2011-2013

Consultant

COMMUNITY ARCHING WORKSHOP events. Various years

HOME MOVIE DAY

Volunteer. 2005-Present

Hollywood, CA; Washington, DC; Cambridge, MA; Raleigh, NC, Palm Springs, CA; and 24-Hour HMD event
Film and video inspection, projection, curation, promotion, etc.

MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVE NEWS

Secretary of the Board. 2017-2022

ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS | UCLA STUDENT CHAPTER

Treasurer. 2004-2006

Co-programmed and secured funding for the “Out of the Past” series of restored films

PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE

Library Assistant (volunteer). 2003-2004

Processed and researched film-related ephemera, photographs, posters; small-gauge film projection

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association of Moving Image Archivists
The Association for Computers and the Humanities
American Studies Association