Dennis A. Doster, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Prince George'S County, Maryland

Manage three historic African American properties (Abraham Hall, Dorsey Chapel, and the Ridgeley Rosenwald School); curate the program's annual Black History Month exhibition; and plan and implement programs for students and the general public related to African American history, including the annual Juneteenth celebration.

College Park, Md

Instructor for lower-level courses in African American history, including African American History to 1865 and Constructions of Manhood and Womanhood in the Black Community.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Perform a variety of duties related to the production of Museum exhibits, including: complete historical research; write and edit exhibit text; work on exhibit design layout; secure permission to reproduce images for exhibit panels; secure permission and process paperwork relating to artifacts loaned for exhibitions; develop children's activities and educational materials to accompany exhibits; write, design, and edit gallery guides; write exhibit docent guide; and participate in planning and execution of exhibit opening receptions.• Wrote and designed guide for museum visitors highlighting African American historical sites in Alexandria.• Processed approximately 20% of the museum's largest archival collection, the Moss Kendrix Collection.• Photographed items in the museum's collection and uploaded them into an online database with corresponding descriptions.• Regularly assist with the planning, advertisement, and execution of special events held at the museum that engage members of the community, including annual events such as the Kwanzaa program, Teddy Bear Tea, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster Exhibition.• Serve as lead in running the Museum's gift shop, including selecting and purchasing items for sale, designing items for the gift shop, and arranging items in the gift shop.• Schedule and lead group tours.• Train museum volunteers.

College Park, Maryland

Instructed approximately 65 students per semester in the lower level course AASP 202: Black Culture in the United States. The course is a survey of African American culture from its largely West African roots to the 21st century with a focus on the relationship between history, politics, and culture. Gave lectures; led students in discussions; crafted oral and written assignments; and developed social media content for the course that focused on various forms of expressive culture, including religion, music, literature, film, and photography. Additionally, I was responsible for developing all course content and grading all student assignments and exams.

College Park, Maryland

Processed and arranged documents and assisted in the scanning process for documents as part of the Holocaust Records Project (HRP) team. Served as a member of the Accessions Team, working with two to three specific federal agencies to ensure the proper transfer of documents to our facility; assisted with the physical transportation of records into the National Archives facility; served as the lead for re-organizing and creating an electronic record for official accessions documentation dating back to the 1930s.

Baltimore, Maryland

Worked in the archives of the Afro-American Newspaper as a member of the Diaspora Pathways Archival Access Project administered by the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. I was responsible for re-housing, arranging, and describing materials in the newspaper's archives, which primarily consisted of newspaper clippings and photographs. Additionally, I entered descriptions of materials in the collection into the project's online database and photographed/scanned visual materials in the collection.

Washington, D.C.

Served as the lead editor of the Guide to Federal Funding for Governments and Nonprofits, a research-intensive quarterly publication that provides detailed information on federal grants for local and state governments and nonprofit organizations. Additionally, I regularly contributed to the Title I Monitor newsletter and the School Administrator's Guide to ESEA Formula Grants.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History

Activities and Societies: African American Political Culture Workshop (Founding Member)Dissertation: “To Strike for Right, To Strike.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), History

Activities and Societies: African American Political Culture Workshop (Founding Member)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History And English

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Howard University Choir, Chancellor Williams Historical Society, Baltimore.