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  • est. 2026 - Doctorate of Philosophy, University of California - Los Angeles Theater and Performance Studies

    Dissertation: “Cold War Couture: The Re-Fashioning of Synthetic Textiles and French Luxury Fashion into Military Technology, 1945-1969”

    2019 - Master of Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology Fashion and Textile Studies - History, Theory, and Museum Practice

    Thesis: “Secret Identities: Marvel Superheroes, Fashion Trends, and Subcultural Streetwear, 1975-1995”

    2017 - Non-degree seeking, University of Richmond Public History: Completed Coursework in Archives and Collections Management

    2016 - Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Major: Screen Arts and Cultures, Minor: Native American Studies

  • est. 2025 - “Evolutionary Wardrobes: The Significance of Costume Changes in Animated Television” Futures of Cartoons Past: The Cultural Politics of X-Men: The Animated Series, University Press of Mississippi [Under Contract]

    2021 - “No Tights, No Flights: Constructing the Teen Television Superhero Wardrobe”Film, Fashion and Consumption Journal, Intellect

    2020 - “The House of Van Dyne: Defining Marvel’s Superhero Fashion Designer”Film, Fashion and Consumption Journal, Intellect

  • upcoming 2025 - “Cold War Couture: Dior and the Re-Fashioning of Synthetic Textiles and French Luxury into Military Technology, 1945-1960” Presenter, Costume Society of America National Conference, Los Angeles, California

    upcoming 2025 - “Chanel’s Cold War: Dressing the Modern Woman” Presenter, Pop Culture Association National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2025 Winner of Michael Schoenecke Travel Grant for Graduate Students from the Pop Culture Association

    2024 - “UC on Strike!: Preserving Protest for Strike Success in Higher Ed Labor” Invited Keynote Speaker, Wayne State University Reuther Library, Detroit, Michigan

    2022 - “Savage or Sensational: Plus Size Fashion and Sexuality with Marvel’s She-Hulk” Presenter, The Comics Arts Conference at San Diego Comic Con, San Diego, California

    2022 - “Marvel Does the Met: Mutant Fashion and the Hellfire Gala” Presenter, Pop Culture Association National Conference, Online

    2021 - “The House of Van Dyne: Defining Marvel’s Superhero Fashion Designer” Presenter, The Comics Arts Conference at Comic Con: Special Edition, San Diego, California

    2020 - “The Other Spandex Super Suit: Fashion in Marvel Illustrated Swimsuit,” Presenter, Digital Frontier’s Flyover Comics Symposium, Online

    2020 - “Designing Van Dyne: The Wasp, Fashion, and an Excess of Femininity,” Co-Presenter, Michigan State University Annual Comics Forum, East Lansing, Michigan

    2019 - “Power Dressing: The Superhero Costume and Streetwear as Rebellion,” Presenter,Comics Studies Society National Conference, Toronto, Canada

    2019 - “S&M: Sex and Marvel, The Use of Fetish Gear in The Uncanny X-Men,” Presenter, Comics Arts Conference at San Diego Comic Con, San Diego, California, 2020 Winner Hillary Chute Honorable Mention for Best Graduate Student Presentation from the Comics Studies Society

    2019 - “DIY-stopia: Archizoom's Dressing is Easy and the Paradox of Hand Sewing in Technological Utopias,” Presenter, FIT Grad Studies Symposium, New York, New York

    2019 - “Seeing Double: An Investigation of Two Red Ojibwa Jackets,” Presenter, Costume Society of America National Conference, Seattle, Washington

    2019 - “Secret Identities: Marvel Superheroes, Fashion Trends, and Subcultural Streetwear” Presenter, Comics/Fandom Workshop, Cologne, Germany

    2019 - “From Romance Comics to X-Men, The Psycho-Symbolism of Fashion and Female Sexuality in Cold War Comics,” Co-Presenter, Michigan State University Annual Comics Forum, East Lansing, Michigan

    2018 - “Heroes for Hire: Teen Superheroes and the Market of Identity Construction,” Presenter, Fashion Costume and Visual Cultures Conference, Zagreb, Croatia

    2018 - “The Anti-Costume: Storm’s Mohawk and the Politics of Fashionable Streetwear,” Presenter, Comics Arts Conference at Wondercon, Anaheim, California

  • 2022 - Present - Teaching Assistant, University of California - Los Angeles, Courses Assisted: Theater History I and II, Drama of Diversity, Intro to Theater for Non-Majors

    2023 - Special Invited Guest Lecture, Afrofuturism & Spider-verse, University of Pittsburgh, Undergraduate Media Studies

    2022 - Adjunct Professor, Woodbury University - Burbank, Courses Co-Taught: Documentary Film

    2021 - Special Invited Guest Lecture in Superhero Style, Carnegie Mellon University, Upper Level Fashion History

  • 2021 - Present - Co-Host, Vox Popcast, “a pseudo-academic roundtable podcast” https://voxpopcast.com

    2021-23 - Special Guest, Oh Gosh Oh Golly Oh Wow Podcast, “Excalibur #8: "Excalibur's New York Adventure"and “Excalibur #102: “After the Bomb”

    2022 - Presenter, TEDxBoston, “Beyond the Superhero Costume”

    2021 - Guest Fashion Historian, Buzzfeed YouTube Channel As/Is “1920s Big Boobs vs Little”

    2021 - Guest Writer “One Moment in Time: Willi Smith and Mary Jane’s Wedding Dress”Article for The Middle Spaces

    2021 - Guest Writer “Not So Fast! A Case for Revisiting the Costume Designs of the 1990s Flash Television Series”Article for The Middle Spaces

  • 2022-24 - ASU FIDM Museum, independent contractor - Exhibition installation, including condition reporting, mannequin dressing, and display mounting for the 29th, 30th, and 31st Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition and 14th Art of Television Costume Design

    2023-24 - UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, strike archivist - Build and maintain archive of UC academic workers strike across all ten campuses, including donor agreements and accession forms, metadata tagging, and researcher training.

    2017-19 - FIDM Museum, intern - Exhibition installation, including condition reporting, mannequin dressing, and display mounting for the 26th and 27th Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibitions and 12th Art of Television Costume Design.

    2018-19 - Museum at FIT, graduate student assistant - Public Programming Team, as Educational Coordinator and Event Programer of alumni events, guest speakers, public panels, and high school curriculum materials for The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion.

    2017-18 - Merchant’s House Museum, intern - Conservation and preservation, including sewing repairs and re-organizing storage methods, of 19th century costume collection and reproduction costumes. Created a custom database and map for costume storage.

    2016-17 - The Valentine, intern - Exhibition installation, including creation of custom mannequins and display mounts for Our Hearts on their Sleeves. Database entry and condition reporting of recent acquisitions.

    2014 - Colonial Williamsburg, intern - Museum interpretation, including sewing reproductions of 18th century garments using historic construction methods in the Millinery Shop, part of the Historic Trades Division.

  • 2025, Winner of Michael Schoenecke Travel Grant for Graduate Students, Pop Culture Association

    2024-25, Winner of Year-Long Graduate Research Mentorship, UCLA

    2023, Winner of Exploratory Research Grant, Hagley Museum and Library

    2020, Winner Hillary Chute Honorable Mention for Best Graduate Student Presentation, Comics Studies Society