Peer Reviewed Papers

“Dyes, paints, and inks: An Overview of Visual Compensation Techniques in Textile Conservation” (Co-author: Kris Cnossen). Forthcoming. Postprints of RECH6 – 6th International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage.

“Technical Analysis of a Siberian Reindeer Fur Coat.” 2022. Materia Vol. 1, No. 2.

“Casting a Wide Net: The Value of Collaboration and Outreach with Source Communities in the Analysis of Historic Native American Fishing Nets.” 2021. Journal of Textile Design, Research and Practice Vol. 9, No. 3.

“Tying it Together: Examining Native Mid-Atlantic Fishing Nets in Collaboration with the Lenape Tribe of Delaware.” 2020. Material Culture Review 88-89: 79-90.

Ongoing Research

Reconstructing Historic Indian Spattered Dyeing Techniques, In collaboration with Ekta Sunil Raheja, Assistant Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum

Examining Orvus WA Paste Rinsability and Residues on Wool and Cotton, Analytical research started as part of WUDPAC

Art Conservators as Cultural Entrepreneurs, Ongoing independent research

Conference Presentations and Posters

“It’s Not Easy Being Green… But It’s Worth It: Introducing the Greener Solvents Project,” with Karoline Sofie Hennum, presented at APOYOnline Conference, November 2021; AIC’s 50th Annual Meeting, May 2022

“Mixing Solutions: Combining Paper and Textile Approaches to Treat Iron-mordanted Printed Cotton,” with Kris Cnossen, presented at ANAGPIC Student Conference, April 2021; Midwest Regional Conservation Guild Meeting, November 2021; AIC’s 50th Annual Meeting, May 2022

“Textile Conservation History,” presented as part of “AIC History Session – 50 Years in the Making” at AIC’s 50th Annual Meeting, May 2022

“Dyes, paints, and inks: An Overview of Visual Compensation Techniques in Textile Conservation,” with Kris Cnossen, presented at RECH6 – 6th International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage, November 2021

“Conserving a Berry Basket,” presented in the Winterthur Galleries for museum visitors, May 2021

“Caring for Family Treasures: Providing Practical Preservation Advice during a Pandemic,” with Laura Mina, presented in a Concurrent General Session at AIC’s 49th Annual Meeting, May 2021

“Conversations on Collaboration: Source Community Input in Conservation Methodology,” presented in Winterthur Guides meeting, April 2021

“Casting a Wide Net: The Value of Collaboration and Outreach with Source Communities in the Analysis of Historic Native American Fishing Nets,” presented at the Textile Society of America Symposium, October 2020

“Eight Days a Week: Lessons Learned in Public Outreach, Advocacy, Partnerships, and Fundraising,” with Debra Hess Norris, presented by Norris at Icon 2019, June 2019

“From Teleprompters to TEDx: Lessons Learned in Public Outreach, Advocacy and Fundraising” with Debra Hess Norris, presented by Norris at AIC-PMG, February 2019

“Preserving Traditional Fishing Net Technology of the Lenape,” presented as part of Documenting Delaware’s Historic Architecture and Heritage, University of Delaware, May 4, 2019

“Understanding Native Mid-Atlantic Net Tying Traditions,” three-part workshop series held as part of the First Annual Rising Scholars in American Art Lecture Series, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE, March 2, April 6, and May 4, 2019

“Reviving Traditional Mid-Atlantic Net Making Technology in Collaboration with the Lenape Tribe of Delaware,” presented at the Delaware State Park Lecture Series, Seashore State Park, February 15, 2019

“The Treatment of a Pinto-Gila Polychrome Vessel: Problem-solving during the 2018 Arizona State Museum Pottery Blitz,” presented at the First Vicki Cassman Undergraduate Art Conservation Symposium, Winterthur Museum, February 6, 2018

“Reviving Traditional Lenape Net Making,” presented to the Lenape Tribe of Delaware, November 17, 2018

Nancy Odegaard, Gina Watkinson, Marilen Pool, Leah Bright, and Annabelle Fichtner, “Southwest Pottery and a House Fire: The Problems and Solutions for Removing the Soot,” presented by Dr. Nancy Odegaard at the Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting, September 28, 2018

“I Conserved Adventure: Photograph Conservation and the Treatment of a Johnson Album from the Explorers Club Collection,” presented at the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Chanute, KS, August 14, 2018

“Examining the Role of Tribal Museums and Culture Centers in American Indian Arts Education,” poster presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 3-7, 2018