12/05/03

 Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Master's Degree candidate, Library and Information Science, September 2002 to present.

 Middle Tennessee State University. Murfreesboro Tennessee. Master of Arts Degree, English Major. December 2000.

 Belmont University. Nashville, Tennessee. Bachelor of Arts Degree. English and Philosophy Major. May 1992.

Related Experience

As student in the MLIS program processed Archives and Manuscript collections, created EAD/XML finding aid, developed Grant Proposals, Disaster Plans, and Collection Development Policies;  As student at MTSU and intern at Country Music Foundation, assisted in research for museum exhibits; while library assistant at the Foundation, published outreach articles for the Country Music Foundation in their publication the Journal of Country Music. As an undergraduate, I have worked in many bookstores.

Employment History

Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, Louisiana. May 2003- present.

   Process theater program collection (as intern)

   Process genealogy data in Minisis Database

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August-December, 2002.  Graduate Assistant.                                                                           

  Taught Beginning French.

 Country Music Foundation, Nashville, TN, 2001.  Library Assistant.                      

   Assisted patrons with research needs.

    Processed serials.

   Answered reference questions and performed general library duties.

 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Aug. – Dec. 2000. Adjunct English Instructor

   Taught Freshman English Composition

  Middle Tennessee State University, Jan. 1999 - May 2000.  Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

   Aided in research and proofread manuscripts for award-winning MTSU faculty

   Tutored grammar and writing in the University Writing Center

  Honors

   Richard and Virginia Peck Graduate Student Award, 2000

   William R. Wolfe Graduate Writing Award, 2000

    Stacy Awalt Philosophy Writing Award, 1992