Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: McGill University, 2007-2014, Dissertation: Branding Berlin
- M.A. in Humanities: York University, 2004-2006, Thesis: “The New Berlin in the New Germany – A Cultural Analysis”
- Diploma in European Studies from the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES) York University, 2006
- Research Year Abroad at the Free University in Berlin, 2005-2006
- B.A. in History and English (double major with distinction): University of Victoria, 2000-2004
Other Training:
2018 – Let’s Talk About Teaching – Teaching with technology workshops, UVic
2018 – Festival of Learning, BC Campus – Teaching with technology workshops, Vancouver
2017 – Let’s Talk About Teaching – Emerging Trends in Higher Education, Learning & Teaching Centre, UVic
2017 – Educational Technologies, Congress Workshop, Learning & Teaching Office, Ryerson University
2016-2017 – DAAD Conference on Innovative Language Training, Technology, and Pedagogy, UVic
2013-2014 – Digital Humanities training, McGill University
2013 – Innovative Learning and Teaching with Digital Tools – Congress Workshops, Brock University
2013 – APAQ – Quebec German Teachers Association – Conferences and Workshops
2012 – New Frontiers with Learning 2.0 (innovative teaching technologies), Congress Workshop, Concordia University
2008-2012 – Instructors’ training with digital tools, McGill University
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Current position: 2015-present: Adjunct Faculty Lecturer in the departments of Germanic and Slavic Studies, History, English, Gender Studies, Technology and Society, and Business at the University of Victoria
- June 2019 – Postdoc in Fashion Studies at the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding
- May 2019 – Study Tour of Berlin, Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
- January – March 2019 – Organized the annual fundraiser luncheon for Bridges for Women on International Women’s Day at the Union Club of BC
- September 2018 – Postdoc in Fashion Studies, senior researcher position at the Austrian Centre for Fashion Research (ACfFR) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (declined)
- July 2018 – Chair of review panel for Bachelor of Fashion Design Degree at LaSalle College in Vancouver for the Ministry of Higher Education
- 2018-present – Founder of Women’s March Victoria local chapter
- 2014-present – Founder and Organizer of the Canadian Fashion Scholars Network
- 2014-2015 – Consultant and curator at the Museum of Vancouver and Musée de la Mode in Montreal
- 2009-present – Web project developer and consultant for Kultur 360, Urban Chic, etc.
- 2011-2016 – Co-Founder and author of the Urban Chic book series, Intellect Press
- 2009- 2014 – Journalist in Montreal, Vienna, Berlin, published photographer
- 2007-2013 – Lecturer in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, McGill University, University of Victoria since 2011, Dawson College and Goethe Institut Montreal, ProLang Language School, Montreal
- 2009-present – Translator (English, German, Russian), including a biography, academic articles, web articles, documentary film footage, and legal documents
- 2002-present – Journalist in English and German (The Martlet, Cult MTL, The Intelligence)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Culture, Media, and Gender Courses I designed, developed, and taught:
2019 – Berlin Study Tour (two weeks of cultural history taught in Berlin), Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
2019 – Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Introduction to European Studies, European Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Introduction to Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Gender, Pop Culture and Social Media, Gender Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2017 – Networking, New Media and Social Practice, Technology and Society, University of Victoria
2017 – Transnational Media Analysis, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2017 – History Through Autobiographies, Testimonies and Eye-Witness Accounts, History, University of Victoria
2017 – Gender and Media, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria (awarded the Innovate German Award)
2017 – Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2017 – Urban Chic: Cultural History of Cities and Fashion, History, University of Victoria
2016 – Cultural History of Nostalgia, History, University of Victoria
2016 – Feminism and Pop Culture, Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
2016 – Berlin: Culture and the City, Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
2011 – German History Through Film, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2008 – Cinema of Jean-Luc Godard and the French New Wave, 8 Workshops with screenings, McGill University
Language and Writing Courses taught/(co-)developed:
2019 – Intermediate German, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2019 – Beginners’ German, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2018 – Intermediate German, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2017 – Academic Reading and Writing, University of Victoria, English Department, Text: They Say, I Say
2016 – Advanced German, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Textbook: Studio 21
2015-16 – Beginners’ German, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2015-16 – Beginners’ German for Business, MBA Business School, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2011-2015 – Beginners' and Intermediate German, University of Victoria, Textbooks: Deutsch, Na Klar! and Kontakte
2013 – German Language, Cinema, and Culture, Dawson College, Montreal
2012 – Film, Culture and Conversation, Goethe Institut Montreal
2012 – Intensive Beginners’ (A1) and Intermediate German (B1), Goethe Institut Montreal, Berliner Platz 1 Neu, EM
2011-12 – Beginners’ German, Dawson College, Continuing Education, Textbooks: Themen 1 aktuell, Kontakte
2007-12 – Beginners’, Intermediate, and Intensive German, German Studies, McGill University, Textbooks: Kontakte, Stationen
ESL Courses:
2010-11 – ESL Language Instructor, ProLang Language School, Montreal
2005-06 – English Language and Literature Instructor, Studienkreis Charlottenburg, Berlin
2019 – Berlin Study Tour (two weeks of cultural history taught in Berlin), Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
2019 – Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Introduction to European Studies, European Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Introduction to Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Gender, Pop Culture and Social Media, Gender Studies, University of Victoria
2018 – Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2017 – Networking, New Media and Social Practice, Technology and Society, University of Victoria
2017 – Transnational Media Analysis, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2017 – History Through Autobiographies, Testimonies and Eye-Witness Accounts, History, University of Victoria
2017 – Gender and Media, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria (awarded the Innovate German Award)
2017 – Slavic Cultural Studies, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2017 – Urban Chic: Cultural History of Cities and Fashion, History, University of Victoria
2016 – Cultural History of Nostalgia, History, University of Victoria
2016 – Feminism and Pop Culture, Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
2016 – Berlin: Culture and the City, Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
2011 – German History Through Film, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria
2008 – Cinema of Jean-Luc Godard and the French New Wave, 8 Workshops with screenings, McGill University
Language and Writing Courses taught/(co-)developed:
2019 – Intermediate German, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2019 – Beginners’ German, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2018 – Intermediate German, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2017 – Academic Reading and Writing, University of Victoria, English Department, Text: They Say, I Say
2016 – Advanced German, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria, Textbook: Studio 21
2015-16 – Beginners’ German, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2015-16 – Beginners’ German for Business, MBA Business School, University of Victoria, Textbook: Menschen
2011-2015 – Beginners' and Intermediate German, University of Victoria, Textbooks: Deutsch, Na Klar! and Kontakte
2013 – German Language, Cinema, and Culture, Dawson College, Montreal
2012 – Film, Culture and Conversation, Goethe Institut Montreal
2012 – Intensive Beginners’ (A1) and Intermediate German (B1), Goethe Institut Montreal, Berliner Platz 1 Neu, EM
2011-12 – Beginners’ German, Dawson College, Continuing Education, Textbooks: Themen 1 aktuell, Kontakte
2007-12 – Beginners’, Intermediate, and Intensive German, German Studies, McGill University, Textbooks: Kontakte, Stationen
ESL Courses:
2010-11 – ESL Language Instructor, ProLang Language School, Montreal
2005-06 – English Language and Literature Instructor, Studienkreis Charlottenburg, Berlin
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
INVITED GUEST LECTURES:
March 2019 – “Building Confidence in the Workplace” for Dillon Environmental Consulting Firm
July, 2018 – “Women’s March Victoria” and “Women in Business Guide launch” at Women’s March Victoria Symposium
March 2018 and Oct. 2017 – “Social Justice and Intersectional Feminisms” discussion panel series, commissioned by the CEO of Greater Victoria Public Library
May 2017 – “Feminist German Studies” Website Presentation, CAUTG Annual Conference, Toronto
Jan. 2017 – “Montreal Chic” Saanich Volunteer Services Society Talk, Victoria
Oct. 2016 – “Montreal Chic” Greater Victoria Public Library, Emerging Local Authors collection book presentation
Oct. 2016 – “Canadian Fashion Scholars Network” Bata Show Museum, Toronto
Oct. 2016 – “Feminist German Studies” Website Presentation at the Women in German Conference, Banff
Sept. 2016 – “Dissertation Completion and Writing Skills” Graduate Methodologies Seminar in Germanic and Slavic Studies, UVic
Mar. 2016 – “Branding Berlin” and “Berlin Documentaries” two guest lectures, Metropolis Berlin course, UVic
Feb. 2016 – “Fashion Journalism, Publishing, and Organizing” Fashion Journalism, University of Hawaii Manoa
Nov. 2015 – “Canadian Fashion Scholarship” Canadian Fashion Scholars' Symposium, Museum of Vancouver
Oct. 2014 – “Urban Chic series and Canadian Fashion Scholarship” McCord Museum Montreal
Oct. 2014 – “Berlin 1946” Descant Magazine Launch and Book Reading, Montreal
Apr. 2013 – “Branding Berlin” McGill Departmental Showcase, Goethe Institut Montreal
Nov. 2012 – “Nostalgia for Babylon” Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, McGill University
Oct. 2012 – “Film in Language Courses” Goethe Institut Montreal, APAQ Conference
Apr. 2012 – “Berliner Chic” Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, McGill University
Nov. 2011 – “Berliner Chic” Germanic and Slavic Studies, UVic
June 2011 – “Berliner Chic” German Fashion course, FUBIS (Freie Universität Berlin International Summer School), Berlin
Mar. 2011 – “Berliner Chic” Champlain College, Department of Humanities, Lennoxville, QC
Mar. 2006 – “Berlin Fashion in the Ruins” and “Fashion and Film” guest lectures, UVic
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
March 2019 – “Building Confidence in the Workplace” for Dillon Environmental Consulting Firm
July, 2018 – “Women’s March Victoria” and “Women in Business Guide launch” at Women’s March Victoria Symposium
March 2018 and Oct. 2017 – “Social Justice and Intersectional Feminisms” discussion panel series, commissioned by the CEO of Greater Victoria Public Library
May 2017 – “Feminist German Studies” Website Presentation, CAUTG Annual Conference, Toronto
Jan. 2017 – “Montreal Chic” Saanich Volunteer Services Society Talk, Victoria
Oct. 2016 – “Montreal Chic” Greater Victoria Public Library, Emerging Local Authors collection book presentation
Oct. 2016 – “Canadian Fashion Scholars Network” Bata Show Museum, Toronto
Oct. 2016 – “Feminist German Studies” Website Presentation at the Women in German Conference, Banff
Sept. 2016 – “Dissertation Completion and Writing Skills” Graduate Methodologies Seminar in Germanic and Slavic Studies, UVic
Mar. 2016 – “Branding Berlin” and “Berlin Documentaries” two guest lectures, Metropolis Berlin course, UVic
Feb. 2016 – “Fashion Journalism, Publishing, and Organizing” Fashion Journalism, University of Hawaii Manoa
Nov. 2015 – “Canadian Fashion Scholarship” Canadian Fashion Scholars' Symposium, Museum of Vancouver
Oct. 2014 – “Urban Chic series and Canadian Fashion Scholarship” McCord Museum Montreal
Oct. 2014 – “Berlin 1946” Descant Magazine Launch and Book Reading, Montreal
Apr. 2013 – “Branding Berlin” McGill Departmental Showcase, Goethe Institut Montreal
Nov. 2012 – “Nostalgia for Babylon” Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, McGill University
Oct. 2012 – “Film in Language Courses” Goethe Institut Montreal, APAQ Conference
Apr. 2012 – “Berliner Chic” Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, McGill University
Nov. 2011 – “Berliner Chic” Germanic and Slavic Studies, UVic
June 2011 – “Berliner Chic” German Fashion course, FUBIS (Freie Universität Berlin International Summer School), Berlin
Mar. 2011 – “Berliner Chic” Champlain College, Department of Humanities, Lennoxville, QC
Mar. 2006 – “Berlin Fashion in the Ruins” and “Fashion and Film” guest lectures, UVic
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
- November 2018 – “Social Justice Pedagogies” Pacific Modern Language Association (PAMLA), Bellingham, WA
- September 2018 – “Canadian Fashion Scholars and Publications” 5th Annual Fashion Symposium, University of Alberta, Edmonton
- August 2018 – Teaching with Technology Project Showcase, Let’s Talk About Teaching Conference, UVic
- June 2018 – “Anthology of Social Justice and Intersectional Feminisms” DLFxDHSI, Digital Humanities Summer Institute, University of Victoria
- May 2018 – “Teaching and Learning with Technology” Festival of Learning, BC Campus, Vancouver
- November 2017 – “Digital Feminisms” Pacific Modern Language Association (PAMLA), Honolulu
- September 2017 – “Canadian Fashion Scholars” Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 4th Annual Fashion Scholars Symposium in Montreal
- May 2017 – “Teaching and Technology” CCLA Annual Conference, Toronto
- October 2016 – “Urban Chic” Bata Shoe Museum, 3rd Annual Fashion Scholars Symposium in Toronto
- October 2016 – “Feminist German Studies” Website launch at the Women in German annual conference in Banff
- November 2015 – “Urban Chic” Museum of Vancouver, second annual Fashion Scholars Symposium, Vancouver
- March 2015 – “Film and Fashion in Montréal” SCMS (Society for Cinema and Media Studies) Annual Conference in Montreal
- October 2014 – “Urban Chic and Canadian Fashion Scholarship” McCord Museum, Montreal
- May 2014 - “Re-conceptualizing Humanities and Cultural Analysis through Digital Humanities Approaches” – joint panel of CAUTG and CCLA, at the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences at Brock University in St. Catherine, Ontario
- March 2014 – “Montréal Fashion Economy” – Cities and Their Fashion Seminar at the ACLA (American Comparative Literature Association) Annual Conference in New York
- October 2013 – “Montréal Chic: Institutions of Fashion – Fashions of Institutions” – ASAP (Association for the Study of Arts in the Present) Annual Conference in Detroit
- June 2013 – “Nostalgia for Babylon: Recent Berlin Documentary Films in Light of Rapid Gentrification” – joint panel of CAUTG and CCLA, at the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences at UVic, in Victoria, BC
- March 2013 – “Nostalgia for Babylon: Recent Berlin Documentary Films in Light of Rapid Gentrification” – SCMS (Society for Cinema and Media Studies) Annual Conference in Chicago
- June 2012 – “Manufacturing Nostalgia: Berlin documentaries” – FSAC (Film Studies Association of Canada), Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waterloo, Ontario
- May 2012 – “Be Berlin: Urban Branding and Cultural Policy” – CCLA (Canadian Association of Comparative Literature), Congress, Waterloo, Ontario
- April 2012 – “Be Berlin: Urban Branding and Cultural Policy” – Europe’s Disintegration Conference, McGill University, Montreal
- June 2010 – “Fashion documentaries: Locationality of fashion, film, and cities” – FSAC (Film Studies Association of Canada), Congress at Concordia University, Montreal
- April 2010 – “Fashioning a new brand of Germanness: World Cup and Beyond” – NEMLA (North-East Modern Language Association) Annual Conference in Montreal
- March 2010 – “Fashion documentaries: Locationality of fashion, film, and cities” – SCMS (Society for Cinema and Media Studies) Annual Conference in Los Angeles
- May 2009 – “City spaces and national identity issues in recent Berlin films” – FSAC Annual Conference at Carlton University, Ottawa
- September 2008 – “Street as Palimpsest in Recent Berlin Films” – Street Takes Conference at McGill University, Montreal
- June 2008 – “Berlin’s Cinescape – Urban and Cinematic Spaces” – CAUTG Congress at UBC, Vancouver
- May 2008 – “Berlin’s Cinescape – Tracing East-West Dichotomies” – Cinema and Social Change in Germany and Austria Conference, Waterloo, Ontario
- February 2007 – “Fashion among Ruins: Fashion in Berlin 1945-46” – Annual History Conference in Parksville, BC
- September 2006 – “Fashion among Ruins: von Trümmerfrau zu Modefrau. Fashion in Berlin 1945-46” – Berlin’s Culturescape in the 20th Century conference in Regina, Saskatchewan
- May 2006 – “Fashion as Cure: ‘Berliner Chic’ and the Uncanny” – joint panel of CAUTG and CCLA Congress at York University, Toronto
- May 2005 – “Pablo Picasso and the Transformation of Modern Art” – Division of Humanities Graduate Student Conference, York University, Toronto
SERVICE, EVENT ORGANIZATION
2019 – Organized the Women’s March in Victoria on January 19, 2019
2018 – Organized the Women’s March Symposium, July 21, 2018
2018 – Organized the Women’s March Victoria on January 20, 2018 and founded Women’s March Victoria Chapter
2017 – Organized and hosted a panel on Transnational Digital Feminisms at the annual PAMLA conference in Honolulu
2017-2018 – Conceptualized and organized discussion panels on Social Justice at the Greater Victoria Public Library
2017 – Created and organized the Fashion Symposium, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2017 – Conceptualized, researched, and organized a Departmental Book Sale and Fundraiser for Germanic and Slavic Studies, UVic
2017 – Organized the Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture with Anne Wizorek, UVic
2016 – Created and organized the Fashion Symposium, Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
2015 – Created and organized the Fashion Symposium at the Museum of Vancouver
2015 – Created and curated the Fashion Avant-Garde: Now And Then – Fashion Show of local Vancouver designers and
historical fashion collections at the Museum of Vancouver
2014 – Established the Canadian Fashion Scholars Network, created and organized a Fashion Symposium at the McCord Museum
2014 – Organized the Magazine Launch and Reading for Descant Magazine: The Berlin Issue, Montreal
2012 – Organized a Stress-Management Workshop at McGill University
2011 – Planned, organized, and publicized the book launch of Berliner Chic: A Locational History of Berlin Fashion in Toronto, Montreal, and Berlin
2010 – Organized the Annual Conference for the Canadian Comparative Literature Association (CCLA) at the Congress of
Humanities and Social Sciences at Concordia University, Montreal
2008-10 – Graduate Representative, CAUTG, developed and organized annual Professional Development and Academic
Publishing Workshops at the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG) conferences
2008 – Planned, developed, organized meals and activities, budgeted, and supervised volunteers at the Annual Weekend Retreat at Mount St. Hilaire for students in the German Department at McGill University
2008 – Organized and moderated a Book Reading by German author, Kevin Vennemann at McGill University
2008 – Organized a Jean-Luc Godard Workshop and Screenings at McGill University
2008 – Assisted and supervised the formation of the German Students Association at McGill University
2007-09 – Created, organized, publicized, created budgets for, and supervised volunteers for Oktoberfest (October) and Carnival Festival (February) in the German Department at McGill University
2007 – Organized monthly Literary Circle to discuss newly published fiction in German at McGill University
2006 – Developed and presented a series of Lectures and Workshops for graduate and undergraduate students on Berlin films, Berlin fashion, Berlin World Cup (based on M.A. research)
2018 – Organized the Women’s March Symposium, July 21, 2018
2018 – Organized the Women’s March Victoria on January 20, 2018 and founded Women’s March Victoria Chapter
2017 – Organized and hosted a panel on Transnational Digital Feminisms at the annual PAMLA conference in Honolulu
2017-2018 – Conceptualized and organized discussion panels on Social Justice at the Greater Victoria Public Library
2017 – Created and organized the Fashion Symposium, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2017 – Conceptualized, researched, and organized a Departmental Book Sale and Fundraiser for Germanic and Slavic Studies, UVic
2017 – Organized the Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture with Anne Wizorek, UVic
2016 – Created and organized the Fashion Symposium, Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
2015 – Created and organized the Fashion Symposium at the Museum of Vancouver
2015 – Created and curated the Fashion Avant-Garde: Now And Then – Fashion Show of local Vancouver designers and
historical fashion collections at the Museum of Vancouver
2014 – Established the Canadian Fashion Scholars Network, created and organized a Fashion Symposium at the McCord Museum
2014 – Organized the Magazine Launch and Reading for Descant Magazine: The Berlin Issue, Montreal
2012 – Organized a Stress-Management Workshop at McGill University
2011 – Planned, organized, and publicized the book launch of Berliner Chic: A Locational History of Berlin Fashion in Toronto, Montreal, and Berlin
2010 – Organized the Annual Conference for the Canadian Comparative Literature Association (CCLA) at the Congress of
Humanities and Social Sciences at Concordia University, Montreal
2008-10 – Graduate Representative, CAUTG, developed and organized annual Professional Development and Academic
Publishing Workshops at the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG) conferences
2008 – Planned, developed, organized meals and activities, budgeted, and supervised volunteers at the Annual Weekend Retreat at Mount St. Hilaire for students in the German Department at McGill University
2008 – Organized and moderated a Book Reading by German author, Kevin Vennemann at McGill University
2008 – Organized a Jean-Luc Godard Workshop and Screenings at McGill University
2008 – Assisted and supervised the formation of the German Students Association at McGill University
2007-09 – Created, organized, publicized, created budgets for, and supervised volunteers for Oktoberfest (October) and Carnival Festival (February) in the German Department at McGill University
2007 – Organized monthly Literary Circle to discuss newly published fiction in German at McGill University
2006 – Developed and presented a series of Lectures and Workshops for graduate and undergraduate students on Berlin films, Berlin fashion, Berlin World Cup (based on M.A. research)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
WiG – Coalition of Women in German – member since 2015
SCMS – Society for Cinema and Media Studies – member since 2010
CAUTG – Canadian Association of University Teachers of German – since 2006, Grad Rep 2008-2010
CCLA – Canadian Association of Comparative Literature – Conference organizer, 2010, since 2011
FSAC – Film Studies Association of Canada – member since 2008
SCMS – Society for Cinema and Media Studies – member since 2010
CAUTG – Canadian Association of University Teachers of German – since 2006, Grad Rep 2008-2010
CCLA – Canadian Association of Comparative Literature – Conference organizer, 2010, since 2011
FSAC – Film Studies Association of Canada – member since 2008