Sasha Martin Email & Phone Number

California, United States

My Etsy shop is where I am able to share pieces of my life, feminist inspiration, and emotions with viewers through fine-line illustrations and mixed media works with the hope that my art offers a sense of connection and solidarity.

Waltham, MA

Supplied feedback and suggestions regarding how to make content more accessible to a wider audience for chapters submitted to an upcoming book of linguistic anthropological analyses of Donald Trump’s language, performance, and political platform (editors, Dr. Janet McIntosh and Dr. Norma Mendoza-Denton; Cambridge University Press). Helped edit citations.

Roles varied depending on the course, including: assisting in formulating syllabi, lecturing, leading discussions, helping craft assignments, grading, holding office hours, and mentoring students.

Elected as a liaison between faculty and graduate students.Highlight: Leading and organizing discussion groups, which explore the work of academics who are invited to present at Brandeis Anthropology Research Seminar (BARS), which is a biweekly anthropology seminar.

Anthropology of Reproduction Readings & Research (R&R) Course: Alongside Dr. Sarah Lamb, I wrote the syllabus for and helped lead this R&R, which offered a chance to explore the anthropology of reproduction.

Waltham, MA

Co-conducting an undergraduate ethnographic research lab, which focuses on cross-cultural perceptions of aging.

Waltham, MA

Helped edit and provide organizational and structural feedback for Dr. Sarah Lamb’s forthcoming article, concerning her ethnographic work with single women in India.

Waltham, MA

Helped edit the writing and content of chapters submitted to:Lamb, Sarah, ed. 2017. Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession: Global Perspectives. Brunswick. NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Malden, Massachusetts

• Managing academic book development process from conception to publication for the following lists: Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies, Communication, Classics, American History, World History, Linguistics.
• Corresponding with scholars (contributors and editors) in each field.
• Managing proposal and development reviews of proposed and submitted manuscripts.
• Market research, including creating and analyzing surveys for professors concerning new editions and what should or should not change.
• Preparing manuscripts for review and cast off.
• Researching permissions rights and assessing manuscripts’ organizational structures and permissions content.

Boston, MA

While working for professor and author, Lise Haines, I researched the way in which author platforms have evolved over time (including mediums and promotional techniques).

Boston, MA

Boston, MA

Berkeley, CA

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assisted in proofreading Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons, The Corrected Centennial Edition.
• Designer, Linda Ronan and I created the index for Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie’sBlues on InDesign.
• Created podcasts of City Lights’ events, developing the podcast editing process to enhance its efficiency. I also uploaded these podcasts to the City Lights’ website.
• Helped manage City Lights’ Pinterest, blog, main website, and other IT work. I also helped upgrade computer systems.
• Initiated, organized, and moderated a discussion platform in which the following City Lights’ staff discussed topics from digital publishing to the difference between West and East Coast publishing firms: executive.
• Trained incoming interns.

San Francisco Bay Area

Bachelor’S Degree, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Minor In Creative Writing, Intra-Major Gpa: 3.8; Overall Gpa: 3.7

Master’S Degree, Anthropology And Women'S, Gender, And Sexuality Studies, 4.0

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