| Education | |
| 2005-present | MS Information Science, CAS in Conservation Studies Expected May 2009 University of Texas at Austin |
| 2001-2005 | BA, Ancient History and Classical Civilization University of Texas at Austin |
| Professional Experience | |
| Fall 2007-present | University of Texas at Austin, Teaching Assistant » Assisted Karen Pavelka with research and lab maintenance » Lectured on historic building preservation » Assisted with the organization and execution of the From Gray Areas to Green Areas symposium |
| Summer 2007 | Bates College, Conservation Intern » Created custom enclosures for items in the Freewill Baptist Rare Book Collection » Mastery of housings include: four-flap wrapper, phase box, corrugated clamshell shell box, portfolio case, and object box |
| 2005-2006 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Library Assistant I » Located and returned requested materials » Educated patrons in proper handling of rare books and manuscripts » Worked reference and circulation desks as needed |
| 2003-2006 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Volunteer – Preservation Lab, Paper Lab, and Book Lab » Assessed condition of photo albums, mended pages with Japanese paper, consolidated corners and covers, practiced methods of lifting » Created individualized housings for rare materials » Surface cleaned drawings from the B.J. Simmons collection |
| Summer 2005 | University of Texas at Austin, Teaching Assistant » Returned to Sevastopol, Ukraine to continue book repairs in the library of the National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos » Assisted the Harry Ransom Center’s conservation department with their workshops and presentations » Helped with the execution of the first Crimean Librarians Conference |
| Summer 2004 | National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, Ukraine, Library Worker » Cleaned and cataloged the collection of Dr. Joseph Coleman-Carter » Re-sewed text blocks; repaired spines with hollow tubes; mended torn pages with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste; replaced acidic pastedowns; replaced spine linings; re-cased books; consolidated corners |
| Honors | |
| 2006-2007 | Recipient of Houston Endowed Presidential Scholarship |
| 2001 | Recipient of Girl Scout Gold Award |
| Memberships | |
| 2006-present | American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) |
| 2006-present | American Library Association (ALA) |
| 2006-present | Texas Library Association (TLA) |
| 2007-present | Guild of Book Workers (GBW) |
| Outreach | |
| November 2008 | From Gray Areas to Green Areas symposium - Assistant Volunteer Coordinator |
| April 2007 | Edible Book Festival - member of the Planning Committee |
| October 2006 | Texas Book Festival - volunteer for the bookbinding workshop in the Children's Tent |
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