The way to do fieldwork is never to come up for air until it is all over.

-Margaret Mead

Research and Fieldwork Experience

University of MN, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health - Minneapolis, MN
Served as a field actor, collecting data for research in an alcohol risk management program for owners and managers of on-sale alcohol outlets.

Concordia Language Villages – Minneapolis,MN                                          
Researched, developed, and implemented a language/culture-focused peace curriculum funded by the American Scandinavian Foundation

The University of Chicago – Chicago, IL                                                     
Reviewed large scale, interdisciplinary grant proposals in the Social Sciences for the Arete Iniative.

Workhouse Theatre Company – Minneapolis, MN                 
Compiled reports to track impact of the theatre on local community (economic conditions, audience demographics, volunteerism, and perceptions of neighborhood).

Workhouse Theatre Company - Minneapolis, MN          
Served as Dramaturg for Workhouse Theatre Company on most productions, researching plays, playwrights, and authentic cultural and historical design/references.

Cultural Psychology Lab, University of Chicago – Chicago, IL  
Researched, designed, and implemented an experiment on cross-cultural perception of the Ebbinghaus Illusion, with both English and Mandarin language components (with Shinobu Kitayama). Funded by Kyoto University.

Concordia Language Villages – Bemidji, MN
Observational investigation of informal contexts of Norwegian language use by students, particularly in terms of language usage among peers (with Tove Irene Dahl). Funded by the University of Tromsø.

2013-14



2008 – Present



2009


2007 – 2008



2005-2008



2001-2002




2001