I am interested in the history of technology, particularly those histories at the intersection of visual culture and work. In my dissertation, I studied the development and use of visual tools such as underground maps, photographs, blueprints, 3-D models, and exhibits by American mining engineers in the late 19th and early 20th century. These visual tools helped mining engineers exercise their authority over work, and together with new technologies, enabled them to shape and reshape mining labor and the mining landscape.

Other areas of scholarly interest include engineering education, tools, and practice in the 1850-1930 period; the history of the American West; the history of National Parks; the history of museums; the intersections of material culture and history; and the interpretation and reinterpretation of Las Vegas.

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