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I manage the Cherokee National Research Center (ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎠᎦᏛᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᏅᏙᏢᏒᎢ) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where my team works to preserve Cherokee history and make it accessible to fellow Cherokee Nation citizens and visitors from across the world.

Previously I was Associate University Archivist for Community Engagement at the Harvard University Archives, where I connected patrons to the rich, complex history of Harvard.

I received my PhD in American history from Harvard University in 2016, after writing a dissertation that examined a drought and famine that occurred in Kansas in 1860.