Education

M.A., History, The College of William and Mary, 2011

Fields of interest

Early American history, Native American history

Courses taught

History of Technology in America; US Diplomatic History; North American First Peoples; US History to 1877; US History after 1877

Representative Academic Presentations, Panels, and Talks

• "Protect Your Spirit: Native Resistance to Settler Violence" panel for The Department of History at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, April 2021
• "All Roads Lead to Memphis: Excavating the City's Multicultural Roots" panel discussion for the Southern Historical Association 86th Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN, November 2020
• "We Never Stopped: Women and Political Participation in Tennessee" invited lecture for the Tennessee State Museum, November 2020
• "The Lessons and Limitations of Indigenous Land Acknowledgements" faculty workshop for Rhodes College, Memphis TN, September 2020 and delivered again upon request for the Rhodes College Latin American Studies Student Association in October 2020
• "Decolonization through Art," Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis TN, September 2020
• "Native Voices," Café Conversation series, The Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN, July 2020
• "Community Activism" Rhodes Summer Scholar panel, Rhodes College, Memphis TN, July 2020
• "Bridging History: African American and Indigenous Perspectives" panel for the Graduate African American History Association Black History Month Celebration, Memphis, TN, February 2020
• "Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears," closing ceremony for the Hermitage's pop up exhibit celebrating Andrew Jackson's 250th birthday, Pink Palace Museum Discovery Theater, Memphis TN, May 2018

Representative Teaching and Advising Presentations, Panels, and Talks

• Invited speaker to St. Georges Independent School, Teaching Indigenous Histories workshop, Memphis, TN, Feb 2021
• "Teaching Through Native Voices," The Brooks Museum of Art, February 2020
• "Breaking Though Burnout," Academic Advising Network Fall 2019 Annual Kickoff, Sept 2019
• "Grassroots Leadership: Creating Professional Communities from the Bottom Up," with K. Thurmond, MIMSAC, Memphis, TN, May 2018

University Administration/Service

University: Academic Advising Network Executive Committee; co-founder of Tiger Pantry;  Food Insecurities Committee; Tiger Learning Community Committee; Accessibility Committee (advisory committee regarding accessibility on campus)

Department: Student History Society faculty advisor, History Online Degree Program coordinator; Teaching and Mentoring Committee;

Honors and Awards

University of Memphis Kathy Cherrie Walker Advising Mentor Award, 2024
College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Advising Excellence, 2021
Women's History Month Outstanding Faculty Member, 2018
College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Advising Excellence, 2017

Professional Service

National Humanities Center Teacher Advisory Council 2021-22