I am a leading expert on women and early film culture, currently writing a book on Lois Weber, one of  Hollywood’s top director/screenwriters during the silent era.

Recent Activities

1. ‣Attending the Domitor conference of early cinema historians in Brighton, England where I am presenting my research on Lois Weber’s early career.
   

1. ‣Attending Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, Italy where I have curated a retrospective of Lois Weber’s work.
   
   

2. ‣My chapter on “Women and the Silent Screen” was just published in the new multi-volume Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film.