Sydney is a passionate scholar of the arts and humanities. She finds interest in nuanced perspectives of popular topics and culture. Focusing primarily on arts, culture, and marginalized populations, Sydney enjoys researching and rediscovering unique and talented individuals lost to history or sidelined due to their gender, race, or other societal circumstances. Sydney also enjoys pursuing professional development and improving her ability to create accessible, affordable, and inclusive educational materials, topics, and courses. She also has a love of water activities and enjoys Colorado Springs’s beauty while walking her dogs.

Areas of Interest: 

• Visual and Performing Arts
• Art History
• Visual and Film Studies
• Women’s History
• Cultural Studies
• US History 
• Pop Culture

Education: 

• M.A. History, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2019
• B.A. Visual and Performing Arts, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2017
• A.A., Pikes Peak State College, 2015
• Associates of Arts and Sciences, Pikes Peak State College, 2012

Courses Taught:

• HUM 3990-OL: Disney History and Mystery (UCCS)
• HUM 3990-OL: Hero to Superhero (UCCS)
• GPS 1010-OL: Disney: The Man, Myth, and Media Giant (UCCS)
• GPS 1010-OL: Global Death Practices (UCCS)
• HIST 1540: U.S. Recent America 1918-present (UCCS)
• HUM 3990: The Virtual Window
• ART 1010: Art Appreciation (PPSC)
• AP US History (Fountain Valley School), 2022-2023

Professional Development: 

• Universal Design for Inclusive Teaching Program: Culturally Responsive Teaching, UCCS 2023
• Open Educational Resources (OER) Success Program (Redistributer Badge) UCCS 2022
• Teaching Online Program: Design for Quality Assurance Badge #4, UCCS 2021
• Open Educational Resources (OER) Success Program (Remixer Badge), UCCS 2021
• Open Educational Resources (OER) Success Program (Re-user Badge), UCCS 2021
• Teaching Online Program: Online Facilitation Badge, UCCS 2020
• Teaching Online Program: Design with Accessibility in Mind, UCCS 2020
• Teaching Online Program: Online Course Design, UCCS 2020

Publication:

“The Spirit of Caesar in the Soul of a Woman”: Artemisia Gentileschi’s Seventeenth-Century Gender and Patronage.  The Springs Graduate History Journal Vol. 1, No.1, Fall 2018.