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Examining the Built World Through Architectural Finishes Co-Editor, London: Archetype Publications, Ltd, 2024.

“Latex Paint: A Mid-Century Modern Coating” (Presentation)
Architectural Finishes Research Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2021.

“Resurrecting Historic Graveyards in Jamaica” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Miami, FL, 2019.

“Is that all there is: Color investigations and the loss of knowledge” (Presentation)
25th Annual Traditional Paint Forum, London, UK, 2019.

“Cementitious Composite Patches: The good, the bad, and the ugly” (Presentation)
ICRI Fall Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.

“Ghosts of Inhabitants Past: Conserving Interior Finishes” (Presentation)
Canadian National Trust Conference, Winnipeg, MB, 2019.

Macro to Micro: Examining Architectural Finishes
Co-Editor, London: Archetype Publications, Ltd, 2018.

“Look but do not Touch: Historic Sites and the Visitors Experience” (Presentation)
South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY, 2018.

“Digging Deep: The Importance of Collaborations between Architectural Conservators and Archeologists” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Houston, TX, 2018.

“Searching the Flames: Looking for Chanler’s Whitney Studio Fireplace”
Robert Winthrop Chanler: Discovering the Fantastic. Edited by Gina Wouters and Andrea Gollin. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: The Monacelli Press, 2016.

“Hidden in Plain Sight: The Cast Stone of the Coignet Building” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2016.

“Time Tested Repairs: A Review of 11 Years of Cemetery Stone Repairs”
Science and Art: A Future for Stone. Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone – Volume II. Edited by John Hughes and Torsten Howind. Paisley, Scotland: University of West Scotland, 2016.

“Time Tested Repairs: A Review of 26 Years of Cemetery Stone Repairs” (Presentation)
13th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, 2016.

“Fiberglass Reinforced plastics at the Fair: Preserving the Future Past”
Proceedings of the Mid-Century Modern Materials and Preservation Symposium. Edited by Kathryn Doyle, Andrew Ferrell, Frank E. Sanchis III, Mary F. Striegel. Natchitoches, LA: Friends of NCPTT, 2016.

“Fiberglass Reinforced plastics at the Fair: Preserving the Future Past” (Presentation)
Mid-Century Modern Materials and Preservation Symposium, St. Louis, MO, 2015.

“Searching the Flames: Looking for Robert W. Chanler’s Whitney Studio Fireplace” (Presentation)
Robert Winthrop Chanler Symposium organized by Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL, 2014.

“Alabastine: using trade catalogues, patents and advertisements to find a company”
Architectural Paint Research: Sharing Information, Sharing Decisions. Edited by Rachel Faulding and Sue Thomas. London: Archetype Publications Ltd, 2014: 11-22.

“Latex Paint: A Coating for the Mid-Century Modern Building” (Presentation)
APTDC Symposium, Washington, DC, 2014.

“Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Authenticity and Concrete Restoration” (Key Note Address)
Fifth American Historic Cement Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2014.

APT Annual Conference: Preserving the Metropolis (Conference Co-Chair)
New York, NY, 2013.

“Where the Water Flows: Louis Kahn’s Bath House” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2013

“Nuts and Bolts! Four Centuries of Technical Preservation Issues in New York City Buildings” (Presentation)
Seminar by the Historic Districts Council, New York, NY, 2013.

“Forensics – Solving the Mysteries of Wood in Buildings New and Old” (Presentation)
ASCE Metropolitan Section, New York, NY, 2013.

On the Surface: Modern Materials in Historic Restoration (Presentation)
Historic Districts Council, New York, NY, 2011.

“The History of Pyrex Cast Glass Block and its Conservation Issues” (Presentation)
Glassac 11 Conference, Wurzburg, Germany, 2011.

***“Cast Pyrex Glass Block: Illuminating Its History and Conservation Issues”**
APT Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 2-3, 2010. Winner of the Anne de Fort-Menares Award.

“Picking, Peering and Peeling: The Evolving Field of Architectural Paint Research” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.

Architectural Finishes in the Built Environment
Editor, London: Archetype Publications, Ltd, 2009.

“Wisdom with Sound and Light: The story of a Pyrex glass wall sculpture and the wisdom painfully gained trying to conserve it” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2009.

“Conservation Methods and Case Studies for Historic Buildings” (Presentation)
Historic Districts Council, New York, NY, 2009.

Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference” (Conference Chair)
New York, NY, 2008

Science of Historic Preservation Workshop
Chaired International Conference hosted by Columbia University, Summer 2007.

“Do You See what I See: Historic Paint Colour Investigations”
Paint Research in Building Conservation. Edited by Line Bregnhøi, Helen Hughes, Jenni Lindbo, Tone Olstad and Edwin Verweij. London: Archetype Publications Ltd, 2006: 45-51.

“Cleaning Terra Cotta in the New York City Subway Stations: Making informed choices” (Presentation)
APT Northeast Terra Cotta Symposium, New York, NY, 2006.

“Buried in New York: Preserving Historic Cemeteries” (Panelist)
The Historic Districts Council, New York, NY, 2005.

“Do You See What I See?” (Presentation)
Architectural Paint Research Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005.

Decorative Paint Workshop (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Galveston, TX, 2004.

“Restoring a Restoration” (Presentation)
Restoration Renovation 2002, Boston, MA, March 2002

“Do Paint Color Investigations Have Value?” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Monterey, CA, 2001.

“The Rescue of the Lott House” (Presentation)
AIA New York State Convention, Brooklyn, NY, 2000.

“Restoration of Vandalized Grave Stones” (Presentation)
Cemetery Restoration Symposium, Upper Marlboro, VA, 1998.

“Cast Stone: Does it All Fall Down?” (Presentation)
Restoration/97, Chicago, IL, 1997.

“Flake, Peel and Powder: A Paint Failure Investigation” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 1997.

“Restoration or Replacement: Steel Casement Windows at the Century Building” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1991.

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“Stymied by Success: Preservation Stagnation on the Jersey Shore” (Presentation)
Preservation New Jersey, Virtual, 2021.

“Paint Misbehaving: An introduction to graffiti” (Presentation)
“Developing a testing program for the removal of graffiti” (Presentation)
Workshop on “Graffiti management in a changing world,” APT Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2021.

“’The Writing on the Walls’ Conserving and Analyzing Civil War Graffiti with Advanced Technology” (Presentation)
Civil War Interpretation Center, Fairfax, VA, 2021.

“Signatures and Scribbles: Preservation and Conservation of Graffiti as an Architectural Finish” (Presentation)
International Architectural Finishes Research Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2021.

“Sacred to Secular: Adaptive reuse of Religious Buildings” (Presentation)
APT Northeast Chapter Symposium, Providence, RI, 2020.

“Vaunted Vaults: Guastavino Tiles, Vaults, and the Michigan Central Station” (Presentation)
Quinn Evans “Lunch and Learn”, 2020.

“Tenements, Tourists, and Treatments: Managing Visitor Impact at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Virtual, 2020.

“Mortar Mishaps: Testing the Freeze/Thaw Durability of Common Restoration Repair Mortars.” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Uncasville, CT, 2019.

“The Tasteful Tenement: Forgotten Finishes at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum”
Macro to Micro: Examining Architectural Finishes. Edited by Mary Jablonski and Christian Moffitt. London: Archetype Publications, Ltd., 2018: 111-118.

“Stymied by Success: Preservation Stagnation on the Jersey Shore”
Garden State Legacy. Edited by Gordon Bond, GSL 40 – June 2018.

“From Science to Stenciling: The Importance of Finishes Investigations in the Conservation of Historic Sites” (Presentation)
National Trust of Canada, October 2018.

"Art or Awful: The Conservation and Preservation of Graffiti” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2018.

“Stymied by Success: Preservation Stagnation on the Jersey Shore”
Proceedings of Are We There Yet? Preserving Roadside Architecture and Attractions. Edited by Deborah Dietrich-Smith and Sheena D. Simmons. Natchitoches, LA: Friends of NCPTT, 2019.

“Stymied by Success: Preservation Stagnation on the Jersey Shore” (Presentation)
“Are We There Yet: Preserving Roadside Architecture and Attractions” conference presented by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, Tulsa, OK, 2018.

“Gold Rush, Ghost Towns, and Graveyards: Conservation of Abandoned Cemeteries in the American West” (Presentation)
APT Rocky Mountain Chapter Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.

“Made From My Own Hand: An Introduction to Concrete Folk Grave Markers” (Presentation)
Association for Graveyard Studies – NY Chapter, Jamaica, NY, 2017.

"Flame, Flash, and Finishes: Investigating Fire Damaged Architectural Finishes” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2016.

“The Tasteful Tenement: Forgotten Finishes at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum” (Presentation)
International Architectural Paint Research Conference, New York, NY, 2016.

"Now We Know: Lessons Learned at Prospect Cemetery” (Presentation)
Association for Gravestone Studies – NY Chapter, Queens, NY, 2015.

"Paper, Pins, and Preservation: Preserving Historic Wallpaper in a ‘Ruin’ Environment”
Book and Paper Group Annual 34 (2015), 151-158.

"Paper, Pins, and Preservation: Preserving Historic Wallpaper in a ‘Ruin’ Environment” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, 2015.

“From Pauper to Prince: Re-interpreting St. John’s Colonial Building through Decorative Finishes.”
Standards in Architectural Paint Research. Edited by Lisa Nilsen, Kathrin Hinrichs Degerblad, London: Archetype Publications Ltd, 2014: 145-152.

“From Pauper to Prince; Reinterpreting St. John’s Colonial Building through Decorative Finishes” (Presentation) International Architectural Paint Research Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014.

“Made From My Own Hand: An Introduction to Folk Grave Markers.” (Presentation)
APT Northeast Chapter Symposium, Stamford, CT, 2013. Association for Graveyard Studies, Monmouth, NJ, 2013. Cemetery Conference presented by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, Niagara Falls, NY, 2014.

“The Rise, Fall, & Resurrection of Wildwood’s Doo Wop Motels”
Garden State Legacy. Edited by Gordon Bond, GSL 20 – June 2013.

"Control, Conserve or Condemn: The Evolution of Preserving “Ruin” Plaster”** (Presentation) at APT Annual Conference, Quebec City, Canada, 2013.

"Conserving Materials of the Recent Past” (Presentation)
Historic Preservation Workshop at Drew University, Madison, NJ, 2013.

“The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Wildwood, New Jersey.” (Presentation)
New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2012.

"Picking, Peering & Peeling: The Evolving Field of Architectural Paint Research” (Presentation)
AIC Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.

"Playing with Art: The Conservation on Isamu Noguchi's Playscape” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2009.

“Sustaining the Sustainable: Historic preservation at Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Farms” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2008.

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“Saving Face: Terra Cotta Testing and Treatments” (Presentation)
Connecticut Chapter of the International Concrete Repair Institute, West Haven, CT, 2018.

“Saving Face: Terra Cotta Testing and Treatments” (Presentation)
International Concrete Repair Institute Annual Symposium, New York, NY, 2017.

"Flame, Flash, and Finishes: Investigating Fire Damaged Architectural Finishes" (Presentation)
Co-presented with Stephanie Hoagland; AIC Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec Canada, 2016.

“Aluminum Imagineering at Work: Finishes for Architectural Aluminum” (Presentation)
Co-presented with Xsusha Flandro; APT Annual Conference, New York, NY, 2013.

“Bringing Modern Back: Restoring 1930s Aluminum Finishes” (Presentation)
Co-presented with Xsusha Flandro; AIC Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2013.

“When Things Go Wrong: Ethics and Responsibilities” (Presentation)
Co-presented with Mary A.C. Jablonski; AIC Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.

“Protecting the Fort: Consolidation of Lime Concrete at Fort Laramie National Historic Site” (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Denver, CO, 2010.

“Masonry Testing” (Presentation)
Presentation for Conservation Methods & Case Studies for Historic Buildings: An informational Seminar, Historic Districts Council, New York, NY, 2009.

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"Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection for Cultural Heritage" (Presentation)
Digital Heritage International Congress, Marseille, France, 2013

"Preservapedia: Leveraging the Knowledge of Preservation Practitioners" (Presentation)
APT Annual Conference, Charleston, SC, 2012

"Disaster Response and Recovery Application for Mobile Devices" (Presentation)
National Preservation Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2011

"Building Foundations: Quantifying Skilled Labor Needs in the Building Repair and Restoration Sector"
Finding Common Ground: Papers from the International Trades Education Symposium. Leadville, CO: Preservation Trades Network, 2009.

"Building Foundations: Quantifying Skilled Labor Needs in the Repair and Restoration Sector" (Presentation)
International Trades Education Symposium, Leadville, CO, 2009