Education

Teaching

Research

Publications

Roger Turner, ed., The Guide to the History of Science, 9th Edition. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. 390 pages.)
Online edition available at http://www.hssonline.org/guide
I designed and implemented an online system of databases to collect information on more than 300 institutions, 100 journals, and 5,000 individuals involved in the history of science. I continue to supervise the annual update of this resource, which is used over ten thousand times per year.

"John Harrison," "Igor Sikorsky," "Pedro Nunes," in Science and Its Times (Gale Group, 2001)
Brief biographical essays in a multi-volume reference set intended for high school students.

Papers Presented

"Aviation, World War II, and the Reformation of American Meteorological Culture."
Scheduled for January 13th, 2005 at the Presidential History Symposium during the AMS Meeting in San Diego.

"Weather Modification: Trust, Science and Civic Epistemology."
Presented August 27th, 2004 as part of a panel on "Civic Epistemology" at the 4S/EASST Meeting in Paris, France.

"American Meteorological Culture during World War II."
Presented July 7th, 2004 at the International Commmission on History of Meteorology meeting in Polling, Germany.

"Carl-Gustaf Rossby and the Development of Aeronautical Meteorology." American Meteorological Society.
Presented January 13th, 2004 at the Presidential History Symposium during the 2004 AMS Meeting in Seattle. This paper explores the interactions between Rossby, the Guggenheim Fund for Aeronautics, and the forecasting needs of the emerging commercial aviation industry in the late 1920s.

"Meteorological Entrepreneurs." Columbia History of Science Group.
Presented in early May, 2002 to the Columbia History of Science Group weekly seminar, discussing the biographical background of cloud seeders in the 1950s and 1960s.

"How Feminist Harangues are Making Science Class Cool." Santa Fe Institute.
Presented early August, 1999 at the Sante Fe Institute. Used feminist critiques of science education to explore the effectiveness of teaching strategies employed during SFI's summer teachers' workshop.

Other Research

"The Seeds of Distrust: Emotional Knowledge and the Rejection of an Environmental Technology."
Honors thesis exploring the political, legal and social ramifications of hail suppression attempts in central Pennsylvania (early 1960s) and western Kansas (late 1990s). Based upon court records, newspaper accounts, scientific documents, and interviews with farmers, cloud seeders, and water managers in western Kansas. Funded by a $3900 Royce Fellowship from Brown University, 1999-2001.

"The 'Roots' of English Culinary Culture."
A practical exploration of Medieval English cooking activities and nutritional attitudes. Spring 2001, funded by a $200 Research at Brown grant. Culminated in a presentation and sampling of medieval food open to the campus.

Employment

Professional

Information Consultant, History of Science Society. September 2003 - Present.

Information Manager, History of Science Society Executive Office, Seattle, Washington. July 2001 - August 2003
Designed and administered databases, managed hssonline.org, oversaw complete Web Site overhaul and resulting 64% increase in visits, fulfilled media requests (including NY Times science section, AP, LA Times), designed HSS's first web usage survey, and assisted with meeting management for a 2700 member international organization. Contributed to successful $125,000 NEH Challenge Grant proposal.

Summer Internships

Dotty Lamm '98 (Summer 1998).
Worked on opposition research, volunteer recruitment, brochure production and yard sign distribution for a US Senate campaign in Colorado.

Denver Summit of the Eight (June 1997).
Designed and implemented a management database while coordinating over 300 volunteer staffers for the economic summit's International Media Center.

Colorado League of Women Voters (Summer 1996).
Primary scriptwriter and onscreen host for "Raise Your Voice," a video encouraging young people to vote, distributed to more than 100 Colorado high schools.

Fellowships and Honors

Professional Memberships

American Meteorological Society
History of Science Society
International Commission for the History of Meteorology
Society for Social Studies of Science

Service

Academic Goverance Committees

Other Activities

Founded the Science Studies Undergraduate Group, Brown University, 2000.
In the Group's first year, I organized a thesis presentation session, an event promoting science studies as a major, and a video screening followed by a moderated discussion regarding the portrayal of illness in film. I also arranged for someone to take over the group when I graduated.

Student theater, Brown University, 1997-1998.
Extensive acting, directing and technical work in six productions, including The Tempest and Henry V.