Past Projects

Archival Intern, Invisible Histories Project, August 2022-September 2023

Organized the 1993 and 1994 issues of the Mississippi Voice, a LGBTQ magazine (Fall Semester 2022)

Curated an exhibit that highlighted the Church’s involvement in LGBTQ+ advocacy in the mid to late 20th century in Mississippi called Magnolia Memories: An Exhibit on Mississippi LGBTQ+ History

Researcher and Intern, National Park Service, May-August 2023

Compiled foundational research on Black public high schools and their national significance for the National Historic Landmarks (NHL) project on Black high schools of the late 19th and 20th centuries

Researcher, Appalachian Regional Commission, August-December 2022

Led research on the religious history of Camp Hill, AL, the influence of the Slaughter family, and their practice of Unitarianism. Presented research at the 2022 ARC conference in Arlington, VA on December 1-3, 2022

Researcher, Selma University, February 2022-April 2022

Conducted research on Post-Emancipation Black Baptist Churches in Alabama and Selma University’s role in the development of these churches for the university’s nomination for the National Register

Researcher, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home, August- December 2021

Led research on the activism of Medgar Evers spanning from 1953-1963 and created a story map for the house’s website

Researcher, Water Avenue Selma Revitalization Project, August-December 2021

Led research around the connection between Tarana Burke’s Me Too organization and her work in Selma; Conducted interviews and created a proposal for the City project