Michelle Kelley, Phd Email & Phone Number

Write and publish on film and television history, particularly as it relates to the history of social movements, labor relations, and the postwar U.S. economy.Book chapters, journal articles, and scholarly book reviews published in The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, The Washington Post, Film Quarterly, Cineaste, and an academic anthology from Duke University Press. Wrote and curated the online exhibit Freedom Song: Interviews from Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965 for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

Project manage the development of manuscripts and transmission of book files to production.Review and developmentally edit manuscripts. Write back cover copy, new book announcements, and other marketing materials for forthcoming titles.Conduct image research for book cover designs.Serve as the main point of contact for authors during the manuscript development stage.

Greater St. Louis Area

Oversaw the production of textbooks and e-books in the health and veterinary sciences.Ensured the quality of copyediting on medical textbooks and e-books.Reviewed textbook and e-book layout and design.Coordinated with content development strategists, authors and editors, copyeditors, typesetters, designers, and manufacturers.Served as the main point of contact for authors during revision.Used content authoring and project management tools and software (EMSS, QuickBase, PPM).

St. Louis, Mo

Curated a collection of 25 boxes of archival documents on the National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape's (NCMDR's) fight to criminalize rape in marriage.Wrote the NCMDR collection's finding aid. Organized and re-housed NCMDR archival documents.Prepared NCMDR documents for transfer to archives at the University of Illinois.Assisted in processing the Laura's Social Movements Archives collection of over 200 boxes of documents on the history of social movements in the U.S.

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

Taught graduate and undergraduate courses, including History of Electronic Media, Children’s Television, Broadcasting Equality, and Media Convergence.Wrote syllabi, developed course content, lectured and led discussions, and graded student essays.Supervised two senior theses outside my department.Presented regularly at academic conferences, including the American Historical Society and the American Studies Association conferences. Managed course content on Canvas, a learning management system.

Taught film and media studies courses at colleges and universities, including Brown University, Fordham, City University of New York, and New York University. Courses taught include International Cinema: 1960 to Present, Introduction to Film Studies, Teen Films, and TV Genres.Wrote syllabi, developed course content, lectured and led discussions, and graded student essays.Presented regularly at academic conferences.

New York, New York, United States

Conducted dissertation research at the National Archives and Records Administration headquarters, the Library of Congress, the American Jewish Committee Archives, and other archives and special collections. Led class discussions, graded student essays, and assisted faculty with research projects. Worked as an archival assistant at the George Amberg Memorial Film Study Center and Archives.Wrote fellowship proposals and successfully applied for dissertation research funding from the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota.Wrote the dissertation "Visions of Equality: Film and Television in the Fight against Prejudice, 1945–1965," defended with distinction.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cinema Studies

Studied nontheatrical film history, educational TV history, and the history of media activism in the US. Wrote the dissertation "Visions.

Fellow, Publishing

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Cinema Studies

Activities and Societies: Studied film and TV history and theory.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film And Dramatic Writing

Designed a unique major within the Gallatin School of Individualized Study focused on dramatic writing, film studies, and critical theory.