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Education

BA, from Indiana University Southeast, History May 2019

• Focus in Early American History
• Minor in Accounting
• Current GPA: 3.4
  

Awards & Fellowships

President’s Scholars Summer Research Fellowship 2019

Indiana University

 

Outstanding Oral Presentation in Sociology 2019

IUS Undergraduate Research Conference

Societal Shifts and Fashion Fads: American Women’s Fashion 1918-1980

 

Research Experience

Societal Shifts and Fashion Fads: American Women’s Fashion 1918-1980       

Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Gritter, Indiana University Southeast

• Developed a discourse examining the functionality, aesthetic appeal, and the major shifts in trends of American women’s fashion made from 1918-1980, therefore establishing that these dramatic shifts occurred due to political and social changes. These shifts were often because of or in response to the dominating patriarchal society in America during this time.
• Undergraduate senior thesis, conference paper presented at the IUS Undergraduate Research Conference 2019

Examining Espionage: Culper Spy Ring, 1778-1780            

Advisors: Dr. Steven Peach, Tarleton State University, Dr. Benjamin Irvin, Indiana University

• Studies the development and accomplishments of the Culper Spy Ring, which operated in New York City and on Long Island during the American Revolutionary War.
• Conference Paper presented at the IUS Undergraduate Research Conference 2017, Continued research for the President’s Scholars Summer Research Fellowship.

 

Battle for the Black Hills: The Legal Clash Between the Sioux Nation and The United States       

Advisor: Dr. Steven Peach, Tarleton State University

• Took a legal history approach in examining the ongoing struggle for the land known as the Black Hills.

 

A Paradox Unraveled: Women’s Autonomy in Colonial VA               

Advisor: Dr. Steven Peach, Tarleton State University, Dr. Kelly Ryan, Indiana University Southeast

• Examined how both indigenous and European women functioned in society and maintained their autonomy in a patriarchal society. This autonomy paradoxically depended upon, challenged, and reinforced patriarchy.
• Conference Paper presented at the IUS Undergraduate Research Conference 2018 & Indiana Academy for Social Sciences 2018

 

Teaching and Editorial Experience

Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN Jan 2018 to May 2019

Undergraduate Research Journal Editor

• Read and reviewed submissions for the IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Journal. After working with fellow student editors, I edited papers for length and clarity.

 

Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN Jan 2018-May 2019

Supplemental Instructor, Accounting

• Prepared and taught extra sessions outside of class to review accounting concepts. Available during and outside of class to answer questions and clarify any concerns. Being a peer mentor, I also provided study tips and advice on student issues.

 

Sayers Classical Academy, Louisville, KY Aug 2015-May 2017

Theatre Instructor

• Taught approximately 100 fifth through tenth grade students Introduction to Theatre, which covered all aspects of theatre.

 

Conference Presentations

Paper Presentation, “Societal Shifts and Fashion Fads: American Women’s Fashion 1918-1980,” IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference, April 18-19, 2019. Winner of Outstanding Oral Presentation in Sociology.

Paper Presentation, “A Paradox Unraveled: Women’s Autonomy in Colonial Virginia,” Indiana Academy for Social Sciences, October 12, 2018.

Paper Presentation, “A Paradox Unraveled: Women’s Autonomy in Colonial Virginia,” IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference, April 19-20, 2018.

Paper Presentation, “Examining Espionage: The Culper Spy Ring, 1778-1780,” IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference, April 20-21, 2017.