Teaching graduate-level course, HIST 483: Oral History Method and Practice

Manages the NPHM Oral History Archive.-Creates, develops and documents creative, innovative, and strategic plans forthe Archive and the oral history training program (the “Oral History Collective”),including ethics and aesthetics, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.-Creates and oversees efficient post-production processing of oral histories;manages oral history database.-Co-curates, -writes and -edits Out of the Archives oral history podcast andother public oral history programming with the Programming Team.-Facilitates Focus Groups and other community engagement with publichousing residents, archivists, and digital storytellers about the userinterface, user experience, and design of the Public-facing Archive.-Collaborates with exhibition design team about visitor access of the physicalArchive and other creative avenues of interaction with the Archive.-Reviews and vets access requests of the Archive.-Provides organizational and research support for and/or leads presentations,displays and exhibitions about NPHM programming.-Cultivates collaborations with creators, colleagues, community organizers,and other interested parties through trainings, events, and conferences.Manages the NPHM Oral History Collective.-Creates, develops, and executes 10 week training program, “The BeautyTurner Academy of Oral History” with 15-20 intergenerational participantswho have personal connections to public housing. Creates, develops, andexecutes additional Beauty Turner Academy apprenticeships in Fall–Spring.-Mentors graduates of Beauty Turner Academy for long-term careerdevelopment, including negotiating positions and contracts for work in theNPHM oral history programs.-Supervises training, evaluation, and performance management ofcontractors working in the archive and workforce training program.-Project manager for OHA/NEH mini-grant project, “Narrating through theCarceral Divide.”

CUE Fellows learn how to use various equity tools including Racial Equity Impact Assessments, a tool and process that brings people together and helps us find better answers to our most challenging policy problems. Fellows then lead racial equity reforms in their organizations and to support communities across Chicago.At CUE, We believe that those who are most impacted by policy decisions should be in the room, at the table, and active participants in determining their future. This is how we envision closing racial disparities in Chicago.Fellows in Residence support the ongoing curriculum development of the Fellowship Program.

Researches for, conducts, and processes oral history interviews for the "Voices Lifted: The African American Experience in Maryland" project. Oral histories are centered around Maryland history and culture, including African American Chesapeake Bay Watermen, the classical Civil Rights Movement, the 2015 and 2020 Uprisings, and more.

Performs oral history-related research and consulting for the Oral History MA (OHMA) program and its associated research center. Tasks include:--Audit-editing oral history transcripts.--Researching and advising OHMA professors on radical diversity in their syllabi. Focus has been on greater inclusion of black, indigenous, and other voices of color; and disabled voices.--Consulting with OHMA professors and students about increasing accessibility in coursework and course products for students and community members with disabilities.

Edited oral history transcripts to match the guidelines outlined in the Columbia University Center for Oral History Research Style Guide.--Style guide and audit-editing process balance ease of access for researchers with fidelity to narrator’s meaning.--Developed my own personal style to transcription and transcript-editing by analyzing what I did and did not like about Columbia’s approach.---Main project: The Hamilton & James Oral History Project (Narrators: Charles V. Hamilton, co-author of “Black Power;” Wilmot James, South African academic and politician, and former anti-apartheid activist)

Conducted preliminary research, interviews, and post-interview processing for oral history projects related to student activism, UWM history, and state history.• Independently secured funding via Swarthmore College’s Summer Social Action Award. Responsible for coordinating all logistics between Swarthmore and sponsoring organization.• Researched best-practices about oral history ethics, techniques, and incorporation into papers.• Conducted and coded interviews, including re-coding recently-digitized interviews.• Utilized coding and database software.

Part of a team of six students and two faculty supervisors who re-visioned a space for community and resources related to gender and sexuality. My projects focused on designing and implementing programming for survivors of sexual assault.• Started the first campus group focused on the needs of survivors. Programs included support and activities.• Renovated one floor of the WRC building to serve as a space for self-care. Project included “Third Floor Thursdays,” a monthly self-care activity open to the campus.• Led an effort with additional campus groups to offer alternative options to party spaces, concentrated on populations, such as survivors, who felt unsafe in main events.

Hired by mathematics department for mastery of knowledge and ability to aid struggling students.• Hosted tutoring sessions of ~30 students twice a week, helping individual students with concepts and specific questions.• Attended weekly class sessions, available to assist professors and students when needed.

Tutored high school students privately, primarily online.• Approved to tutor in test preparation (ACT, SAT, SAT II), middle and high school math, and American history. Based on VT’s qualifying tests and my own standardized testing scores.• Created lesson plans around test-taking and question-type strategies: selected practice questions, reviewed incorrect questions, and taught lessons on concepts in clients’ areas of difficulty.

• Logged multi-media materials into online database, including cross-referencing and summarizing.• Kept track of and maintained material and their archival storage systems, replacing when necessary.• Provided visiting and off-site researchers with access to materials.

Researched and wrote the resources and glossary sections of their upcoming book for parents of LGBTQ youth, as well as edited the manuscript. Contributed to the research process for their online database of over 1,000 local resources across the country. Regularly updated written and video posts with tags on the social media platforms Tumblr, YouTube, and Vimeo. 15 hours/week

Served as member of five-person Youth Advisory Board that helped Zest stay relevant and appealing to their youth audience. Duties included creating story ideas, drafting potential titles for existing books, providing feedback on story concepts and cover designs, editing tables of contents, sample chapters and manuscripts. 4 hours/week.