B.S., Art and Design, Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005.
Intern Architect & Interior Designer, Ann Beha Architects, Boston, MA 2007-2008.
Assisted with development of interiors and furnishings packages and budgets, revision of construction documents, and constructing sketch and presentation models.
Program Coordinator, Student Programs & Artist in Residence (SPAIR), Office of the Arts, MIT 2005-06.
Position included oversight and development of campus art networking groups, coordination of freshman seminars, research and support of artists in residence, travel planning and the coordination of graduate student forums on art and engineering.
Teaching Assistant, Summer 2005, Hollins University at American Dance Festival.
Corporeal Ideologies: Theories of Dance Studies.
Provided technical support to students and the professor and participated in and guided in and out of class discussions for an introductory course on critical theories in dance and performance studies for first and second year masters students. Led workshops in visual representation for composition and professional portfolios.
Program Coordinator, FASAP and PATD Freshman Seminars, SPAIR, 2005-06.
Course administration, curriculum development and teaching for the Freshman Arts Seminar Advising Program: The Arts in MIT and Boston; and Promoting the Arts Through Design: Sign Design for Green Street Dance Studio, Seminar.
Research Assistant, Post-Occupancy Design Evaluation, Dep. of Architecture, MIT 2004.
This project involved research into occupant-driven analysis of built environments. Position involved development of qualitative interview tools and analysis and comparison of pre- and post-occupancy surveys.
Research Assistant, Linear Accelerator Design Group, Dep. of Physics, MIT 2002.
This research group was working on a proposal for a new linear particle accelerator finally. This position involved 3D graphical modeling of dialectric components for the acceleration of ions.
Research Assistant, Mission Research Co., 2001-02.
As part of a private contract for long distance radar system, the position involved testing developing software for the successful interpretation of over-the-horizon radar results, experimenting with screening of ionospheric noise.
Academic and Research Interests
Performance, dance studies, dynamic architectural installation, movement rituals, set design, choreography, time-based art, non-standard notational systems.