I am a PhD candidate in history at Stanford University, studying American slavery and memory. My work explores constructions of the past in public space — the remembering and forgetting that unfolds across the memorial landscape, in textbooks and museum halls, and on tour at historic sites. In short: I think a lot about processes of nation-, race-, and memory-making. My research has been supported by the International Center for Jefferson Studies, the Stanford Humanities Center, and the Mellon Foundation.
Previously, I was a producer for CBS News’ Face the Nation, where I won an Emmy for contributions to a broadcast commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, in 2013. More recently, I worked for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, as part of the team that developed the Life of Sally Hemings exhibit. I continue to advise on museum and media projects with a historical bent.