CV

Instructor

Department of History, University of Maryland—College Park

Developed and taught curricula related to historical research methods and medical history.

Teaching Assistant

Department of History, University of Maryland—College Park

Designed and lead recitation sections of undergraduate courses. Graded assignments, held office hours, and provided feedback to students. Courses taught include:

• HIST136 - Moneyland: Business in American Culture
• HIST205 - Environmental History

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lab of Dr. Joseph G.L. Lee, East Carolina University

Completed a wide array of scholarly and administrative tasks involved in managing grants, producing peer reviewed papers, and promoting evidence-based health policy. Duties included:

• Conducting research-related tasks such as survey design, data collection, and the development of research protocol for studies investigating health education techniques and health disparities.
• Managing an awareness and advocacy campaign that successfully promoted the adoption of a new tobacco on a university campus.
• Providing guidance on tobacco policy implementation to partners at other universities, local organizations, and the Pitt County Health Department.

Ph.D. | Graduate Certificate

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Digital Humanities

University of Maryland

• PHSC401 - History of Public Health
• HIST639 - Digital Methods in History
• INST673 - Machine Learning with Weka

B.S. | B.A.

Public Health | History

East Carolina University

• HLTH4800 - Field Study in International Health
• HLTH4502 - Public Health Policy Advocacy
• ATEP2800 - Medical Nomenclature

John E. Rovensky Fellowship in U.S. Business or Economic History

Business History Conference (BHC)

Awarded to support innovative research on topics related to business or economic history

NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine

National Library of Medicine

Developed an application for analyzing biomedical technology research literature using topic modeling and quantitative metrics.

Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship

National Museum of American History

Conducted independent research on the business practices of medical device firms. Advised by Arthur Daemmrich.

UMD Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship

University of Maryland

Awarded to two students in the Department to support dissertation research.

Hagley Exploratory Research Grant

Hagley Museum & Library

Studied the R&D practices of early biomedical engineers.

Snider Center Doctoral Fellowship

Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets

Awarded to support pathbreaking research related to entrepreneurship and innovation. Awarded continuously through 2023.

IRT Summer Fellowship

Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers

Four weeks of intensive training in critical pedagogy for future educators and research scholars.

Samuel and Marion Merrill Graduate Student Travel Award

Organization of American Historians (OAH)

Awarded to fund "the travel-related costs of graduate students who are confirmed as participants on the OAH Conference on American History program."

BHC Doctoral Colloquium Participant

Business History Conference (BHC)

Competitively awarded to graduate students who then "work intensively with a distinguished group of BHC-affiliated scholars discussing dissertation proposals, relevant literatures and research strategies, and career trajectories."

Distinction in Doctoral Comprehensive Exams

UMD Department of History

Awarded to students for excellent performance in both the written and oral portions of the examination.

Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award

UMD Graduate School

Awarded to select graduate students presenting research at scholarly, scientific, or professional conferences.