EDUCATION
Boston University, Graduate College of Arts and Sciences
PhD Student, American and New England Studies Program (AMNESP)
Boston University, College of Communication
MFA, Film and Television Studies, 2020
Thesis: “‘Cinematic Art in All Its Forms’: Netflix and the Film Festival Network”
First Reader: Dr. Deborah Jaramillo
Second Reader: Dr. Roy Grundmann
George Washington University, School of Media & Public Affairs
BA, Electronic Media, 2004
Magna cum laude
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, 2018 – 2019
Boston University, College of Communication
Course: FT 303, “Understanding Television,” Prof. Charlotte Howell
Guest Lecturer, November 13, 2019
Boston University, College of Communication
Course: FT 303, “Understanding Television,” Prof. Charlotte Howell
“True Crime Television”
Graduate Assistant, 2018 – 2020
Boston University, College of Communication
Courses: FT 772, “American Masterworks” / FT 554 “Queer Cinema,” Prof. Roy Grundmann, Fall 2018
FT 554 B1, “Contemporary American Cinema,” Prof. Roy Grundmann, Spring 2019
FT 532, “NBC: Anatomy of a Network,” Prof. Deborah Jaramillo, Fall 2019
FT 554, “True Crime,” Prof. Deborah Jaramillo, Spring 2020
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Documentary Now! and the Discourse of Quality Television,” Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Conference, Southern New Hampshire University. Manchester, NH. October 22-24, 2020.**
“Documentary Now! and the Discourse of Quality Television,” Comedy/Humor Conference, American Humor Studies Association and the Comedy and Humor Studies SIG of SCMS, Austin, TX, June 18-20, 2020.*
“Netflix Originals: The Changing Face of True Crime TV,” Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Conference. Portsmouth, NH. November 15-16, 2019.
“The Evolution of True Crime Television,” Backward Glances: Reboot, Northwestern University. Chicago, IL. September 27-28, 2019.
“A Netflix Original: The Unexpected Journey of Orson Welles,” University Film & Video Association (UFVA) Conference, Augsburg University. Minneapolis, MN. July 30-August 2, 2019.
“A Netflix Original: The Unexpected Journey of Orson Welles,” New England Graduate Media Symposium, Emerson College. Boston, MA. March 15-16, 2019.
*Cancelled due to COVID-19
**Virtual presentation due to COVID-19
ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
Dean’s Fellowship, Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, 2020-2021
Innovative Scholarship Award, Boston University Dept. of Film & Television Studies, 2020
Amos St. Germaine Paper Prize, Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA), 2020
Constance Rourke Prize for Graduate Students, American Humor Studies Association, 2020
Merit Scholarship, Boston University College of Communication, 2018-2020
National Collegiate Communications Arts Award, 2003
University Honors Program Scholar, George Washington University, 2000-2004
Dean’s List, George Washington University, 2000-2004
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Media industries, streaming platforms, film and television festivals, film and television awards and honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards, New York, NY
Founding Board (February 2019 to Present)
CINE, Washington, DC
Executive Director (July 2016 to June 2018)
Director of Awards & Operations (January 2014 to June 2016)
Director of Competitions (July 2007 to December 2013)
Competition Administrator (April 2003 to June 2007)
AFIDOCS, Washington, DC
Venue Manager: Newseum, National Musem of American History, National Air & Space Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture (June 2018)
Talent Wrangler: Newseum (June 2017)
Ekotopfilm — Envirofilm, Bratislava, Slovakia
Juror (April 2018/May 2019)
Key West Film Festival, Key West, FL
Consultant/Grantwriter (March 2018 to Present)
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, DC
Panelist, Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP), Media Arts Cohort (June 2016 to July 2017)
HollyShorts Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Juror, Student Film Category (August 2015)
ScriptDC, Washington, DC
Juror (June 2015)
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM
Juror, Short Film Category (April 2015)
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, Dubuque, IA
Curator/Presenter, CINE Student Film Showcase (April 2014)
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
CINE PitchFest Presented by A&E: Be Original
NYU Washington DC, Washington, DC (October 2016)
Austin Public in partnership with the Austin Film Society, Austin, TX (October 2016)
The Los Angeles Film School, Los Angeles, CA (November 2016)
University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA (November 2016)
SVA Theatre at the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY (November 2016)
CINE PitchFest Master Class Program
USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA (April 2017 and November 2017)
DC Shorts Film Festival, Washington, DC (September 2017)
NYU Washington DC (February 2017)
American University MFA Film & Media Arts, Washington, DC (September 2016 and September 2017)
University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA (November 2016)
Howard University School of Communication (September 2016)
“The Art of the Pitch” for 202Creates
DC Office of Cable, Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, Washington, DC (February 2018)
“Mentoring the Next John Williams”
Massachusetts Music Educators Association Conference, Boston, MA (May 2017)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Society for Cinema & Media Studies (2020-Present)
University Film & Video Association (UFVA) (2018-Present)
Women in Film & Video: New England (2018-Present)
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