As a final project for my Digital Humanities and the Historian course, a small group of classmates and I collaborated on a website to showcase Duquesne University's Veterans' Oral History Project. Under the guidance of Duquesne's oral historian Megan DeFries, we produced a website featuring a variety of digital elements including maps, a timeline, and podcasts. 

The South Side Voices project is a collaboration between Pittsburgh's South Side Community Council and the Carnegie Library's South Side branch. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the East Carson Street Historic District, residents are invited to share their stories about East Carson Street and the South Side neighborhood. 

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I volunteered as an interviewer for the project beginning in February 2018 and then served as an intern over the summer. During my internship, I cataloged the 30+ interviews that had been conducted and edited hours of audio into shorter, thematic clips. These clips were then incorporated into a live storytelling event that took place at the end of the summer. 

In the fall of 2017 while enrolled in Speaking to the Past: Oral History Methodology and Practice, my classmates and I interviewed Duquesne University alumni who were involved with the Third Alternative, a student-led movement to raise funds for the school in the early 1970s. The class collaborated on a multimedia website featuring text, audio, video, and archival materials. I served as Lead Audio Engineer for the project.

In June 2014, I attended a week-long Oral History Intensive course at the Oral History Summer School in Hudson, New York. Founded by oral historian, educator, and artist Suzanne Snider, OHSS provides students with training in both hard and soft oral history skills, from audio recorder instruction to best interview practices. 

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Each student interviewed at least two Hudson-area residents and the audio was archived in the Hudson library. Though I had volunteered with oral history organizations prior to this, OHSS provided me with a great introduction to the theoretical aspects of interviewing and recording. 

The Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Project collects narratives of Western Pennsylvania veterans. As a volunteer, I edited lengthy audio interviews into short clips and wrote brief bios to accompany each. I also organized and conducted an interview with a Pittsburgh-based disability rights activist.

Legacy Washington collects and archives the stories of notable Washington residents. As a volunteer, I transcribed previously recorded interviews for use in the writing and publication of historical works. I also conducted interviews with two local centenarians, a process which required extensive background research, interview planning, recording, and transcription.