I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. After graduating from UW-Madison, I hopped across the pond to pursue a dual MA/MSc in Conservation at University College London. My last year of graduate school was spent working in the Ceramics, Glass, and Metals Conservation Department at the British Museum. Immediately after, I moved to Delaware where I worked for three years as an art conservator at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and a professor at the University of Delaware. I am the Director of Undergraduate Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Art Conservation Department of the University of Delaware.