RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Master of Arts - Thesis (09/2021 - 08/2023)

Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa​

• Reviewed historiographical articles and books about the carceral state, policing practices, and federal prosecutors.

• Conducted extensive archival research at the Library of Congress – Manuscript Division, the National Archives, and various Federal Courthouses.

• Developed expertise researching with online legal databases such as PACER and Lexis.

• Analyzed Supreme Court and Federal Appellate Court draft decisions and Court Memoranda to assess the perspectives of different judges/justices regarding police practices of surveillance and apprehension.

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Undergraduate Honor's Thesis (01/2021 - 04/2021)

Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa​

• Reviewed historiography and reports on Confederate monuments, and their legislative and judicial protection.

• Conducted primary research regarding Confederate monuments found on the Department of the Interior’s National Registry of Historic Places.

• Analyzed the application documents of 103 Confederate monuments found on the registry.

• Examined contemporary state legislation protecting Confederate Monuments throughout the Southern States and reviewed the documents of a federal legal challenge to contemporary legislation in Birmingham, Alabama.

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POD SAVE OUR HISTORY (Podcast)

Host/Producer (2021 - Present)

• Founded public history podcast on the intersectionality of Queer, African American, and Legal history.

• Conducted research, wrote the scripts, recorded, and produced 2 seasons (20 episodes) about various themes in American history aimed at making the history of the law more accessible to the public.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Teacher - Student Enrichment Program (05/2023)

Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa​​

• Designed and taught a university summer course for junior and senior high school students.

• Course title: Black Lives Matter[ed]: The History of Anti-Racism in Canada and the United States.

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Teaching Assistant (09/2021 - Present)

Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa​​

• Graded a variety of student assignments including research papers, primary source analyses, and examinations.

• Met with undergraduate students one-on-one to provide feedback and guidance for their assignments.

• Attended virtual synchronous lectures to provide technological support to professor.

• Courses:

  • HIS2100: The Historian’s Craft

  • HIS2152: U.S. History from 1750 to 1865

  • HIS2152: U.S. History from 1865 to 1945

  • HIS2153: U.S. History from 1945 to present

  • HIS3150[A]: Special Topics in U.S. History – Medicine & Modernity

  • HIS3150[C]: The Presidency of FDR

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Guest Lecturer (01/2022 - 04/2022)

Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa​​​

• Conducted lectures and facilitated student discussions on key Supreme Court cases: Brown v. Board of Education and Furman v. Georgia.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

THE ANTIRACIST HISTORY ASSOCIATION, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Senior Project Coordinator (01/2023 - 06/2023)​

• Updated the contents of the association’s public website, including a 100-page long annotated bibliography.

• Planned and coordinated monthly workshop/webinar/talks in virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats.

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STRATA (Academic Journal)

Editor-in-Chief (09/2022 - 08/2023)

• Migrated journal from its website to an open journal system (OJS) expanding its reach across academic libraries.

• Solicited paper submissions from graduate students at universities across Canada and the United States.

• Organized an editorial board to review article submissions and select articles for the peer-review phase.

• Determined appropriate reviewers for articles and coordinated communication between authors and reviewers.

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Faculty Council History Department Representative (09/2022 - 04/2023)

• Participated in monthly faculty meetings to represent the needs of graduate students in the history department.

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HISTORY GRADUATE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

President (02/2022 - Present)​

• Convened referendum that successfully codified on anti-racist solidarity statement into association’s constitution.

• Organized monthly association meetings for the executive committee and association members.

• Participated in History Department faculty meetings as a representative of History Graduate Students Association.

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CLIO UNDERGRADUATE HISTORY JOURNAL

Editorial Board Member/Reviewer (11/2020 - 04/2021)

• Participated in editorial board review of submissions to the journal.

• Conducted blind review of two submissions pertaining to U.S. history that were included in the final publication.

• Edited citations for each article prior to publication to ensure they were confirming to Chicago Manual of style.

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SOCIAL HISTORY / HISTOIRE SOCIALE (Academic Journal)

Editorial Assistant (09/2019 - 04/2020)

Department of History, University of Ottawa/York University (Canada)

• Performed various weekly administrative tasks at the direction of the managing editor

• Designed social media posts across channels based on recent historical publications and current events.

• Screened books received from academic publishers to determine appropriate candidates for book reviews.

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THE FULCRUM

Staff Contributor (08/2019 - 05/2020)

• Engaged with news and features section editor and/or editor-in-chief for article assignments and/or story pitches.

• Contributed to the reporting of other student journalists on campus including “U of O’s Response to Carding,

  Racial Discrimination incident” and “Student Protest Anti-Psychiatry Exhibit”.

• Recognized by external organizations, including the United Nations Human Rights Council for a October 2019 feature article, The Fight to Ban Conversion Therapy.