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EDUCATION
• Ph.D.
Major Emphasis: 19th-20th Century Architecture and Urban Planning in the
United States
Minor Emphasis: Critical and Cultural Theory
Additional Areas of Research: Critical Race Theory, Tourism Studies
Dissertation Title: "Don't Fence Me In": Architecture, Tourism and Segregation in Las Vegas
History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, March 2014 • M.A., Honors with Distinction, Margaret Mallory
Fellow
M.A. Thesis Title: Themed
Lands and Global Metaphors: Epcot Center and the Kingdom
of Morocco Pavilion
History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara,
June 2004
• B.A., Honors in the Major
History of Art, University of California, Santa Cruz, September 1999
• [study abroad] "Survey of Italian Culture
and Institutions," Professor Dennis Dutschke
University of California, Davis in Rome, Italy, Summer Session 1998
EXPERIENCE
COURSES TAUGHT...
History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California,
Santa Cruz
• "History of Modern Architecture," Spring 2011
• "Topics in Architecture and Urban History: Tourism Imaginaries," Spring 2011
•
"The Built and Social Environments of Las Vegas," Summer Session
II, 2008
• "The Built and Social Environments of Las Vegas," Summer
Session II, 2007
• "Tourism and the Built Environment
in the United States," Summer Session I, 2007
• "Modern Architecture, 1880-1968," Fall 2006
• "The Built and Social Environments of Las Vegas," Summer
Session II, 2006
• "Modern Architecture, 1880-1968," Summer Session I, 2006
TEACHING/COURSE ASSISTANT
History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California,
Santa Cruz
• "Methods in History of Art and Visual
Culture," Professor Jennifer Gonzalez, Spring 2007
• "Contemporary Architecture: 1968-Present," Professor Sheila Crane,
Winter 2007
• "Indigenous American Visual Culture," Professor Carolyn Dean,
Spring 2006
• "Methods in History of Art and Visual Culture," Professor Elisabeth
Cameron, Winter 2006
• "Pre-Hispanic Mexico," Professor Carolyn Dean, Fall
2005
• "Modern Architecture, 1880-1968," Instructor Ernestina Osorio,
Winter 2005
History of Art and Architecture, University of California,
Santa Barbara
• “Renaissance to Baroque Art,” Instructor Emily Peters,
Summer 2004
• “The City in History,” Professor Swati Chattopadhyay,
Spring 2003
• “Twentieth-Century Architecture,” Professor Swati
Chattopadhyay, Winter 2003
• “Ancient to Medieval Art,” Professor Fikret Yegül,
Fall 2002
• “Baroque to Contemporary Art,” Professor Ann Bermingham,
Spring 2002
• “Renaissance to Baroque Art,” Professor Nuha N.N.
Khoury, Winter 2002
Art History, University of California, Santa Cruz
• “Introduction to Architecture,” Professor Virginia
Jansen, Spring 2001
• “Introduction to Africa, Oceania and the Americas,”
Professor Carolyn Dean, Winter 2001
• “Introduction to Visual Culture: Europe,” Professor
Catherine M. Soussloff, Fall 2000
• “Postmodernism and Visual Culture,” Instructor James
Tweedie, Summer 2000
• “Ancient Mediterranean Visual Cultures,” Dr. Janina
K. Darling, Spring 2000
COURSE READER
History of Art and Architecture, University of California,
Santa Barbara
• “Housing American Cultures,” Professor Swati Chattopadhyay,
Winter 2004
• “The Palace and the Villa in Early Modern Europe,”
Dr. Carole Paul, Fall 2001
CURATORIAL
• Volunteer Curator, Moulin Rouge Museum and Cultural
Center, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2007-2011
• Graduate Curatorial Intern,
University Art Museum
University of California, Santa Barbara, September 2003-June 2004
• Curatorial Assistant, Architecture and Design
Collection
University of California, Santa Barbara, June 2003-June 2004
• Curatorial Assistant, Visual Resource Collection
University of California, Santa Barbara, June 2002-December 2004
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
• Professor Swati Chattopadhyay
University of California, Santa Barbara, March 2003-July 2004
• Professor Virginia Jansen
University of California, Santa Cruz, March 2000-June 2001
PUBLICATIONS
• "Don't Fence Me In": Architecture, Tourism and Segregation in the Las Vegas Valley (unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014.
• Review of World Tourism Cities: Developing Tourism Off the Beaten Track, Robert Maitland and Peter Newman, eds. Journal of Tourism History (vol. 3, no. 1).
• Themed Lands and Global Metaphors: Ecpot Center and the Kingdom of Morocco Pavilion (unpublished M.A. Thesis), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
• Curator, "Wonderlands:
Theme Parks, Fairs and Urban Visions from the Smith and Williams Architectural
Archives"
University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1-August
28, 2004
• Curatorial Assistant,
“Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibit, 2004”
University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1-June
13, 2004
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
• Scientific Committee Member and Webmaster, "Tourism Imaginaries / Imaginaires Touristiques"
Tourism Studies Working Group (TSWG, UC Berkeley)
Equipe Interdisciplnaire d'Études sur le Tourisme (EIREST, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Recherches et d'Etudes Supérieures du Tourisme (IREST, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
University of California, Berkeley, February 18-20, 2010
• Co-Chair, "Contested
Spaces: Political and Economic Negotiations in Visual Culture"
Art History Graduate Student Association Annual Symposium
University of California, Santa Barbara, April 19, 2002
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS and INVITED LECTURES
• [forthcoming] 'Worth the Hurt': Rise of the Destination Marathon
Tourism Studies Working Group, University of California, Berkeley, Date: TBD, 2014
• Modern Living, Segregated Living: The Legacy of Paul R. Williams
in Las Vegas, Nevada
College Art Association National Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February
25, 2009
• Power and Play: The Image and Performance
of National Identity at WED Enterprises Designed Theme Parks
University of California, Merced, October 14, 2008
• "Eastside/Westside": Segregation in Las Vegas, Nevada
University of California, Merced, October 14, 2008
• Welcome to Fabulous Uptown Las Vegas:
Plans for an Economic Revitalization of Las Vegas' Westside
Tourism Studies Working Group, University of California, Berkeley, September
12, 2008
•
Toward an Integrated Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, 1949-1955,
"Diversity in the Desert" Mobile Workshop
American Planning Association National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April
28, 2008
• Urban Development and Segregation in Las Vegas, NV
University of California, Berkeley, December 7, 2007
• Collaborative Recreation: "Wonderlands" Exhibition
Overview
University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, June 3,
2004
• Sin/Sim City: The Built Environment of Las Vegas
University of California, Santa Cruz, May 25, 2001
LANGUAGES
• English, Spanish, Italian, German
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
• College Art Association (CAA)
• American Association of Museums (AAM)
• American Planning Association (APA)
• American Association of Geographers (AAG)
HONORS and RESEARCH GRANTS
• Honorarium for College Art Association Conference Presentation,
University Art Museum, University of Memphis, March 2009
• Honorarium for two guest lectures, University of California, Merced,
October 2008
• Humanities Research Assistantship, Graduate Division, UCSB, 2008-2009
• Humanities Research Assistantship, Graduate Division, UCSB, 2007-2008
• Humanities and Social Science Research Grant, Graduate Division,
UCSB, 2007
• Departmental Research Grant for research in Las Vegas, Nevada
History of Art and Architecture, UCSB, 2007
• Margaret Mallory Fellow, Highest Achievement Demonstrated for
a Master's Thesis
History of Art and Architecture, UCSB, 2004
• M.A., Honors with Distinction, History of Art and Architecture,
UCSB, 2004
• Graduate Curatorial Fellowship, University Art Museum, UCSB, 2003-2004
• Departmental Pre-ABD Research Grant for research in Tokyo, Japan
History of Art and Architecture, UCSB, 2003
• B.A., Honors in the Major, History of Art and Visual Cultures,
UCSC, 1999 |