
EDUCATION
- MS Ed., Museum Education, Bank Street College of Education (2014)
- BA, Classical Studies, Bard College (2012)
TEACHING AND CURRICULUM WRITING
- Educator & Special Projects Developer, Salvadori Center, New York, NY (2018 – 2023)
Taught and developed STEAM programming for students K-12. Managed program materials and communications with program sites. Wrote, filmed and edited remote learning and social media videos, including 22 segments aired on PBS. Trained colleagues in video production. Developed and managed two activity kits, overseeing research, planning, and evaluation, including beta-testing.
- Educator, Brooklyn Historical Society (2017 – 2018)
Developed and led museum tours on NYC history for adults and students K-12. Led a historical research afterschool program with 4th-graders, culminating in a student-written book project.
- Camp Educator, culinaryNYC, New York, NY (2017)
Designed and taught a culinary summer camp curriculum for high school students. Planned and organized field trips and visits from food industry guest speakers.
- Additional lesson planning and other education work for institutions like: Cooper Hewitt Museum, Brooklyn Kitchen, Project Reach Youth, Greenwich Village Historical Preservation Society, FasTracKids, Children’s Arts Guild, GPS Academy, Old Stone House, Museum of the City of New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Center for Architecture Foundation, Cathedral of St. John the Divine
FOOD WRITING
- “Veni, Vidi, Vino,” article on Ancient Roman sparkling wine (Wine Enthusiast “Bubbles” issue, April 2026)
- Contributing Writer, Popular Science (2025 – present). All published work here. Examples:
- Editorial Fellow, Gastro Obscura/Atlas Obscura (2023 – 2025). All published work here.
Examples: - Features Writer, Tasting Table (2023). All published work here. Examples:
- The Knife’s Daughter, fantasy novella (Pink Narcissus Press, 2018)
- Pass the Flamingo, food history blog (2017-2022)
- “American Ambrosia,” article on the history of ambrosia salad (Eaten Magazine Vol. 1: The Food of the Gods, 2017)
CLASSES AND EVENTS
- I have 10+ years experience presenting on food history and designing historical food events. Find out more here.
FOOD VIDEO/SOCIAL
- Reels created for Gastro Obscura‘s Instagram, 2023 – 2025 (examples below):
- Pass The Flamingo (@passtheflamingo on TikTok and Instagram) (2021 – 2023)
- Grew to 220K+ followers, 5mil+ likes
- Grew to 220K+ followers, 5mil+ likes
- From Eggs to Apples, YouTube food history project with Fiorella DiCarlo (2019 – 2020)
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