education
2016 | M.A. Anthropology
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
2014 | B.A. Anthropology, magna cum laude,
Departmental Honors: Highest Distinction
University of California, San Diego
Minor in Middle East Studies |
2016–2023 | Graduate program in Anthropology
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
For more information, see my Academic CV |
2024–2025 | Oregon Naturalist Program, Oregon State University Extension |
selected awards, grants, and fellowships
2018–2019 | Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Fellowship
Greece |
2018 | Graduate Teaching Award
School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University |
professional experience
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nature education volunteering
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workshops and teaching
modern domestic
kids learn to sew
- zipper pouch
- quilted bookmarks
- felt sheep pillow
- needle book
- year of the snake stuffie
- felt fortune cookies
- quilted stockings
- felt and canvas banner
- quilted trick-or-treat bag
- drawstring backpack
- artist pencil roll
adult learn to sew
- heated neck wrap & eye pillow
- quilted wine tote
- quilted e-reader or book sleeve
adult sewing labs (all levels)
- bags and accessories
- noodlehead bags and accessories
- klum house bags
- split-leg workwear apron
the crafter’s retreat
- paper quilling (2024)
community projects & exhibitions
2025 | Playing the Cards Art Design Xchange, Portland, OR |
Big Pride, Little Art Annual Pride Gallery, Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR | |
Portland Modern Quilt Guild Rainbow Quilt Show, Powell’s City of Books, Portland, OR | |
Stitched Resistance and Unbound Voices, The Collins Gallery at Multnomah County Central Library, Portland, OR | |
Shift Work: Queer Artists Navigating Tectonic Times, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR | |
Reclaim/Reclama 2025: Joyful Resistance, Sexual Assault Resource Center, OR | |
Capture the Experience photography exhibit, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR (Juror: Don Jacobson) | |
Queer Artist Gallery, Always Here Bookstore, Portland, OR | |
Something Good Happened Here, zine curated by Portland Zine Meetup (fundraiser for Trans Relocation Fund & Aid Network) | |
Gifts After Death, zine curated by Roman Ruddick | |
2024 | Playing the Cards Art Design Xchange, Portland, OR |
Portland Modern Quilt Guild Rainbow Quilt Show Powell’s City of Books, Portland, OR | |
An Altar of Books, Art Design Xchange, Portland, OR | |
Birthday Art Show, Partly, Portland, OR (fundraiser for families in Gaza) | |
Ultra Mini Quilt Art Show, PDX Free Little Art Gallery, Portland, OR | |
Blossom, Variable Creatives, Portland, OR (fundraiser for Friends of Trees) | |
Visual Poetry: Looking for Meaning photography showcase, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR (Juror: Fritz Liedtke) |
collaborative installations
2018 | When Mental Walls Lead to Physical Walls, First Fridays Artlink, Phoenix, AZ (in collaboration with Darshan Karwat, Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University). |
2013 | EX3: Exodus, Cyber-Archaeology, and the Future digital museum exhibition, Qualcomm Institute, La Jolla, CA (in collaboration with Thomas E. Levy, Professor of Anthropology, UC San Diego, and the Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology). |
skills and expertise
core competencies
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continued education in arts & crafts
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