EDUCATION

MA in Art History, Richmond, The American International Unversity in London, 2006

BA with Special Honors in History, minor in Art History, The George Washington University, 2005

Semester Abroad, CIEE Paris Center for Critical Studies, Fall 2003

THESIS

“Consumption, Reproduction, and the ‘dignity of the dying Art’: A Comparative Analysis of the Aesthetic Philosophies of the Royal Academy and the Franfurt School”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Department Chair, Social Studies, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, 2012-Present

Teacher, Social Studies, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, 2007-Present

AP Reader, College Board Advanced Placement Program and Educational Testing Services, 2012

COURSES TAUGHT

AP Art History

Modern and Contemporary Art Honors

US History

World History

World War II: American Involvement

Theory of Knowledge

PRESENTATIONS

“AP Art History: Fostering Critical Thinking Through Formative Assessment,” AP Annual Conference, July 2013

“Consumption, Reproduction, and the ‘dignity of the dying Art’: A Comparative Analysis of the Aesthetic Philosophies of the Royal Academy and the Frankfurt School,” Richmond, The American International University in London, September 2006

 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Alliance of Museums

American Historical Association

Art Historians Interested in Pedagogy and Technology

Association of Art Historians

College Art Association

National Art Education Association

National Council for the Social Studies

Organization of American Historians

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION

The Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History Teacher Seminar Series, The Civil War Through American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2013

College Art Association Annual Conference, 2007, 2010-Present

Advanced Placement® course authorization; AP® Audit, 2007-Present

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program L2 Training, Theory of Knowledge, June 2010

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program L2 Training, Visual Arts, June 2009

Advanced Placement® Summer Institute, Art History, July 2007