I am a recent graduate of the Ohio State University (OSU) currently seeking employment and internship opportunities in the New York City area. My History of Art and English major allowed me to cultivate my writing and research abilities throughout my undergraduate career. I built upon these skills in professional settings in academia and the arts. Extensive study of foreign languages, a passion for the humanities, and administrative experience will help me to be successful in a variety of positions.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, US, Administrative Assistant
• Managed all front desk services for a department of 100+ faculty and staff, 140 graduate students and 800+ undergraduates; responded to departmental phones, e-mail, and in-person inquiries; assisted instructors with scanning and copying; reserved rooms and submitted work orders and purchasing requests.
• Scheduled all advising appointments for the department’s three-person Undergraduate Advising team and triaged student drop-ins.
• Assisted with special projects such as creating event flyers, updating the department website, and proctoring student exams.
The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, US, European Division Intern
• Edited entries in finding aids for researchers related to art serials published in French from the 1840’s to the present. Entries included summaries of the contents of diverse volumes that included, for example, nineteenth century auction house records and contemporary arts publications. Serial publications written in French, finding aid entries written in English.
• Assisted reference specialists with processing and researching shipments of books, mostly publications from the Baltic region (many Latvia and Lithuania). Most texts from the estate of the late Dr. James H. Fraser, prominent researcher and publishing expert. Specifically, texts used in research for Publishing and Book Design in Latvia 1919-1940: A Re-Discovery (published 2014, Oak Knoll Press).
• Answered questions regarding the library’s collections and fetched books for researchers.
• Assisted with general research and cataloging work relating to the French, Italian, and Baltic collections.
• Scanned delicate manuscripts, organized sensitive documents related to Library of Congress annual reports.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, US, Bachelors, History of Art/English
The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
B.A., English and History of Art (Valedictorian in History of Art) — degree conferred May 2017
Cumulative GPA: 3.878
Undergraduate Thesis - Department of History of Art – The Ohio State University, May 2016-May 2017
• Constructing Monuments, Constructing Time: The Implications of Petro-Philanthropy in the Museum of Islamic Art at Doha, Qatar (accessible via the Ohio State University Knowledge Bank. Link: https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/80519)
• Primary Advisor: Dr. Kris Paulsen, Professor, History of Art
• Secondary Advisor: Dr. Thomas S. Davis, Professor, English
Examples of research projects that I completed at Ohio State include my undergraduate thesis that explored the relationship between oil money and contemporary Middle Eastern architecture, a comparative study of ancient Mixtec mirrors and postmodern architecture that I wrote for a course on Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art, and an essay on the installations of Brooklyn-based artist Diana Al-Hadid.
Valedictorian in History of Art Major, Award
Awarded based on highest GPA in the major. I achieved a perfect 4.0 in my History of Art coursework and was awarded a small monetary prize for my accomplishments.
Magna Cum Laude - The Ohio State University, Honorable Mention
Awarded based on achievement of a GPA 3.7 and higher.
