Mentorship

I am lucky to have had many generous and thoughtful mentors throughout my career, and I’ve learned so much from colleagues and students who are emerging leaders. Below is a short list of things I’ve written or participated in that I hope might be helpful to others.

I put together this short list in part because I haven’t been able to respond to all the requests for one-on-one conversations as much as I’d like to. My best advice to anyone reading this is really something you already know—you are an incredible being with your unique gifts to contribute to this world. Please do whatever you dream of!

• Full text of remarks for a “Working with the Media Roundtable Discussion,” the American Institute for Conservation. October 2023.

• A guide to asking for recommendation letters. March 2023.

• A quick guide to parsing a text. I wrote this to help undergraduate students in my 2022 “Cultural Heritage in Crisis” course work through challenging readings, but hopefully it works for any kind of paper.

• “A Self-Help Guide to Transformation.” Invited talk for the Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas Regional Conference. November 2021. Full text of remarks here.

• A very (very!) short list of current readings that might provide inspiration. Updated September 2024.

• Full text of remarks for “Entering the Field: Insights into the Interview Process.” Held at the 2021 Archaeological Institute of American Annual conference and organized by the Student Affairs Interest Group. January 2021.

• Moderator for “Remembering The Past: How Museums Drive Conversation About Diversity” at the Non-Obvious Diversity Summit. January 2021.