Scholar
Interdisciplinary research that reflects a collaborative approach with institutional and individual partners.
Teacher
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, undergraduate and graduate programs, SUNY Oswego.
Writer
Biography of chemist Ellen Swallow Richards (1842-1911) publishing with University of Massachusetts Press in 2027.
About
I create both digital and print scholarship focused on the intersections between science, technology, and culture. My past work involves digital storytelling and scholarly research to reach both scholars and the public.
I received my PhD in American history from University of Rochester in 2017. My book In Pursuit of a Useful Science: The Life of Ellen Swallow Richards will be published at University of Massachusetts Press in 2027. Preorder at umasspress.com (using code UMASS20 to save 20%)
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Recent publications
My research recovers and contextualizes women’s contributions to science and technology, especially women’s participation in scientific education, and the collaborative networks that shaped women’s scientific labor in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Across peer-reviewed articles, digital editing projects, reviews, and public-facing digital humanities work, my publications connect archival research with broader questions about gender, expertise, institutional access, and historical memory.
Recent publication alert: In Pursuit of a Useful Science: The Life of Ellen Swallow Richards
Digital storytelling projects
Focusing on the history of women in science and technology, these projects engage with digital and public humanities methodologies.
Visualizing Women in Science
Created in collaboration with the American Philosophical Society, this project shows the connections between women in science found within the APS archives.
Ellen Swallow Richards Papers
Part of the Primary Source Cooperative, funded by the Mellon foundation and the NHPRC, at the Massachusetts Historical Society, this project features the letters of chemist Ellen Richards
Crowdsourcing Transcription
This in-progress project uses the crowdsourcing tool zooniverse to transcribe materials from the Women’s Education Association, a 19th century Boston organization. Work is ongoing.
Scholarly & Digital editing
My digital storytelling work closely involves scholarly editing and recovering historical sources for public engagement.
In addition to creating digital editions as a project manager and principal investigator, I have also taught numerous workshops and courses on how to create digital editions and grow documentary editing projects.
Scholarly editions & recovery
Digital editions immerse users in primary sources, facilitating wider access and encouraging the creation of new knowledge.
eLaboratories
As a board member of eLaboratories, I have collaborated with colleagues to create free courses on analyzing and publishing documents, and understanding audience.
Scholarly Editing
I am the Teaching & Learning section editor for the peer-reviewed journal Scholarly Editing. I also served as president of the Association for Documentary Editing.
Past Projects & Consulting
Project manager of the completed digital edition The Seward Papers, from 2013-2017.
Consulting & Collaboration
Creating digital media projects is a large part of my research and collaborative mission. Please use the contact form to get in touch about working on a digital storytelling project, consulting on a digital edition, or offering a workshop/lecture.