Independent scholarly work:
FORTHCOMING/IN PROGRESS: Big Dragon Energy: The Origin and Evolutions of the World's Most Enduring Mythological Creature, from Ancient Lore to Modern Pop Culture. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2022. Print and eBook.
“The Water Protectors: Native American Nationalism, Environmentalism, and the Flags of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests of 2016-2017.” Vexillum (Quarterly of the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)), No. 2, June 2018. Print and online.
“The Greatest of All Serpents: Origins and Evolutions of the Dragon in Medieval Lore and Manuscripts.” Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA), 29 March 2018, Indianapolis, IN. Presentation (PowerPoint file available upon request).
Graduate-level courses completed (with links to selected works):
MS (Master of Science), Library and Information Science, University of Illinois (2014-2016)
Certificate in Special Collections
AM (Master of Arts), Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Brown University (2012-2013)
FORTHCOMING/IN PROGRESS: Big Dragon Energy: The Origin and Evolutions of the World's Most Enduring Mythological Creature, from Ancient Lore to Modern Pop Culture. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2022. Print and eBook.
“The Water Protectors: Native American Nationalism, Environmentalism, and the Flags of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests of 2016-2017.” Vexillum (Quarterly of the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)), No. 2, June 2018. Print and online.
“The Greatest of All Serpents: Origins and Evolutions of the Dragon in Medieval Lore and Manuscripts.” Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA), 29 March 2018, Indianapolis, IN. Presentation (PowerPoint file available upon request).
Graduate-level courses completed (with links to selected works):
MS (Master of Science), Library and Information Science, University of Illinois (2014-2016)
Certificate in Special Collections
- LIS501: Information Organization and Access
- LIS549: Economics of Information
- LIS585: International Librarianship
- LIS502: Libraries, Information & Society
- LIS504: Reference and Information Services
- LIS567: Academic Librarianship
- LIS580: Rare Book & Special Collections
- LIS591: Practicum: Metadata & Cataloging, The Button Museum, Chicago, IL
- LIS518: Community Informatics
- Wiki: West Urbana Co-ops
- LIS581: Administration & Use of Archival Materials
- LIS590FRL: Intellectual Freedom & Censorship
- LIS586: Digital Preservation
- LIS590MM: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts
AM (Master of Arts), Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Brown University (2012-2013)
- AFRI/POBS1210: Afro-Brazilians & the Brazilian Polity (English)
- POBS1030: Portuguese Stylistics: Advanced Language Study/Creative Writing (Portuguese)
- POBS2020D: Theories in First & Second Language Acquisition (English)
- POBS2600A: Medieval & Renaissance Portuguese Literature (Portuguese)
- Paper: "Deus e os deuses: O uso da mitologia cristã e pagã n’Os Lusíadas" ["God and the Gods: The Use of Christian and Pagan Mythology in The Lusiads"]
- AFRI/POBS1020C: The Afro-Luso-Brazilian Triangle (English)
- POBS1501A: Deconstructing Portuguese Colonialism in Literature (Portuguese)
- POBS1800E: The Brazilian Puzzle: Confronting the Post-Colonial Legacy (Portuguese)
- Paper: "Um brasileiro (perdido) em terras (meias) portuguesas: Como as ideias e escritas inovadoras de Gilberto Freyre foram mal adaptadas no império português ultramarino em meados do século XX" ["A (Lost) Brazilian in (Partially) Portuguese Lands: How the Innovative Ideas and Writings of Gilberto Freyre Were Poorly Adapted in the Overseas Portuguese Empire of the Mid-Twentieth Century"]
- POBS2980: Reading & Guided Study
- Capstone project: "Little White Colona: A Memoir: An Analysis and English-language Translation of Isabela Figueiredo's Caderno de Memórias Coloniais (2010)"
