Laura Newman Eckstein Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Granted a fellowship to conduct research for my thesis at the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati on Jewish life in the Mississippi Delta before and during the Civil War. Worked with first and secondary materials and attempted to visualize economic and familial networks of Jews in the Delta using GIS.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsible for the delivery and collection of final exams for all of Haverford College’s self-scheduled exams. Hired and managed a staff of student employees who worked as proctors. Worked closely with the registrar and assistant registrar to ensure final exams ran smoothly for students, faculty, and staff.

Haverford, PA

Used Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro to create numerous videos including instructional technology videos.

Haverford, Pennsylvania

Photographed activities and speakers at Haverford College. Used Adobe Lightroom to edit photos.

Greater Boston Area

I was a Tri-College Digital Humanities Fellow. I worked at Viral Texts, a digital humanities lab at Northeastern University. I used my GIS skills to map the spread and reprinting of 19th century newspapers and periodicals.

Portland, Oregon Area

Created and executed a research project entitled Food of Incarceration: A New Way of Life for Japanese AmericansExplored how the Japanese-American diet changed due to incarceration in the War Relocation Centers during WWII. Analyzed how this change in diet was a symbol for an overall change surrounding eating patterns and ultimately cultural norms and.

Portland, Oregon Area

Researched prospective interviewees and found their contact information. Ultimately, their interviews were published in Todd Schultz's book "Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith."

Portland, Oregon Area

Worked at a Migrant Summer SchoolWorked with students individually and in small groups on reading and math in both Spanish and EnglishPlanned and taught two bilingual lessonsLearned about Migrant culture and hardships

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History

Early Atlantic Jewish history. Business history. Material culture. Digital humanities.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Religion/Religious Studies, 3.7 Cumulative, Highest Honors In Religion

Activities and Societies: ETHOS Food Initiative, Food Systems Working Group, Chair of Final Exams

High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma

Activities and Societies: Constitution Team, National Honors Society, Peace in the Middle East Club, Mission:Citizen, SuperSac