I am a writer, editor, and historian whose work spans nonfiction, fiction, and creative research. With a background in history and long-form editorial work, I explore questions of memory, labor, material culture, and civic life across writing, books, and selected artistic projects. My projects have included books such as Moss: A Love Story and site-specific installations, including an adult-sized playhouse on a Norwegian mountainside.

Currently, I am building Spring Moon Design—a space for rare, nature-inspired objects, art, and writing, based in Berlin and New York.

My writing has appeared in The Journal of Architecture, New York Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, e-flux Agenda and in scholarly volumes from Routledge and Berghahn. Documentation of my performance 4.5 Hours is part of the Mormon Feminist Art Collection at Brigham Young University.

I hold a PhD in History from New York University and have received fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the DAAD, and the Social Science Research Council. In addition to teaching at Cooper Union for many years, I am a former Associate Adjunct Professor at Pratt Institute.