About
Wishing to increase awareness of outstanding female role models, I wrote a full-length biography of an archaeologist who broke into the male-dominated field of Maya archeology (Tatiana Proskouriakoff, 2002, University of Oklahoma Press) for which I appeared in a National Geographic documentary and another for Norwegian television. I've given talks at the Miami Science Museum, Emory University's Carlos Museum and Charlotte, NC's Mint Museum as well as civic organizations, libraries, and book clubs. I've also written magazine articles, reviews, and promotional materials. I am equally comfortable in front of a camera and live audiences.
My latest writing is a novel, The Padre's Daughter, that I am currently sending out to publishers.
Featured Work
Tatiana Proskouriakoff: Interpreting the Ancient Maya
This biography of the eminent archaeologist, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, explores the amazing life and career of this Siberian-born woman, who came to the United States with her family in 1917 and remained after the Russian Revolution prevented their return home. Breaking ground first as a lone female graduate in her alma mater's department of architecture in 1930, she made her way into Maya archaeology at a time when the field was dominated primarily by Ivy-league educated men. Through years of consistent hard work and research, she eventually earned the respect of her colleagues and received the highest awards given in her field.
