Pratt Institute

Education

Ph.D., Art History, Columbia University in New York City
M.Phil., Art History, Columbia University in New York City
M.A., Art History, Columbia University in New York City
B.A., Art History, California State University, Fresno

Biography

Specialist  in  Pre-Columbian Art with research and pedagogical interests that revolve around writing technologies;  Publications:  “Pictures  Silenced  by  Words:  Rethinking  the Problem  of  Aztec  Picture-Writing,”  Quaderni  di  THULE (2006);  Selected  Awards:  FIT  Faculty Development  Grant  for  VoiceThread  Pilot  Project (2009-10),  Columbia  University  President’s  Fellowships, CSU  Fresno  Dean’s  Medal  of  Honor  in  the  School  of  Humanities;  Selected  Papers:  “Between Painting  and  Writing:  The  Problem  of  Aztec  Picture-Writing  and  the  Paragone  at  the  Root  of  the Problem,”  Renaissance Society of America (2008);  “Art><Writing  Border  Crossings:  A  Nahua  Riddle  Sparks  an  Interactive  Reading  and Renewed  Vision  of  Aztec  Picture-­Writing,”  CSU,  Sacramento Art History Symposium (2009);  “Alive  with  Movement:  The  Pulse  of Aztec  Picture-­Writing,”  Columbia  University  Seminar  in  the  Arts  of  Africa,  Oceania  and  the Americas (2010);  “Look,  Listen,  Speak,  Text,  Link,  Draw:  VoiceThread  Changes  the  Balance  of  Power,” College Art Association Conference (2011); “VoiceThread Class Projects Turn Text-Based Teaching Practices on Their Head,” SouthEastern College Art Conference (2011); “Aztec Picture-Writing Meets Hypermedia and a ‘New World’ of Writing Opens Up,” REWIRE: Fourth International Conference on Media Art Histories (2011); “VoiceThread Opens Media Up to Conversations: A Hands-On Workshop and Brainstorming Session,” College Art Association Conference (2012).

Upcoming events: “Rock the Pedagogical Boat: Open Mic + Tweet #caa2013rock,” College Art Association, Feb. 15, 2013, Session Co-Chair with Gale Justin, Director of Educational Technology at Pratt.
 

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