[Work samples and references available on request]
rainbowjeremy@gmail.com
608 Cleveland St., Apt. 2
Richmond, VA 23221
434-996-2088
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Doctoral work (28.5 credit hours completed as of summer 2010) in Media, Art, and Text
Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC
Listening Institute Participant
University of Montana, Missoula, MT
MFA in Creative Writing, June 2008
Thesis in Poetry directed by Joanna Klink
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
BA with high honors in Literature, March 2006
Thesis in Literature directed by Melissa Feuerstein
Thesis in Creative Writing directed by Jorie Graham
[Writing & Editorial]
+ Relevant Graduate Coursework:
Poetry & Nonfiction Workshops
MATX 601: Texts & Textuality
Assistant Production Editor, Blackbird Online Journal, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA [Aug 09-present]
Editorial Board, Virginia Quarterly Review, Universtity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA [Jan. 08-present]
Co-Editor of Poetry, Cutbank, University of Montana, Missoula, MT [June 2007-May 2008]
Research-Writer, Let's Go Publications, Cambridge, MA [Summer 2005]
Writer & Intern, Goldenseal Magazine, WV Division of Culture & History, Charleston, WV [June 2004-Aug. 2004]
Copy Editor, Harvard University Class Report & Biography Office, Cambridge, MA [2004-2005]
Poetry Editorial Board, The Harvard Advocate, Cambridge, MA [2003-2005]
Editor, The Mather Matters, Cambridge, MA [2003-2004]
Assistant Editor, Harvard Book Review, Cambridge, MA [2002-2005]
Reporter, The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV [1997-2000]
[Audio & Multimedia]
+ Relevant Graduate Coursework:
Kinetic Imaging 695: Advanced Sound
Kinetic Imaging 670: Graduate Seminar in Sound
Painting and Printmaking 591: Electronic Strategies
MATX 600: Interdisciplinary Lab
MATX 604: Production & Application Workshop
Curator, "The Sound Issue" of Slope [in production]
Audio Editor, Blackbird Online Journal, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA [Aug. 2009-present]
Assistant Producer, BackStory with the American History Guys, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Radio, Charlottesville, VA [May 2008-present]
Pressgroup Member, Virginia Arts of the Book Center, Charlottesville, VA [May 2008-present]
Organizer, Type-A-Thon, Charlottesville, VA [April 2009]
Producer, Wishing Trains: A Multimedia Exhibition, Missoula, MT [May 2008]
Merchandise Sales, Mountain Stage, West Virginia Public Radio, Charleston, WV [1998-2000]
[Research / Archives / History]
+ Relevant Graduate Coursework:
ENGL 661: Methodology of Media, Art, and Text
MATX 602: History of Media, Art, and Text
Researcher, BackStory with the American History Guys, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Radio, Charlottesville, VA [May 2008-present]
Archives Assistant, K. Ross Toole Archives & Special Collections, University of Montana, Missoula, MT [June 2007-June 2008]
Pursued research at the Montana Historical Society Research Center, Helena, MT [2008]
Pursued research at the West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV [June 2004-Sept. 2004]
Folk Arts Intern, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, MA [Sept. 2003-May 2004]
Archives Assistant, Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA [Sept. 2002-May 2005]
Legal Researcher, Moore & Weber, Charleston, WV [1999]
[Teaching]
+ Relevant Graduate Coursework:
ENGL 560: Teaching Practicum
Teaching Assistant, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA [Aug. 2009-present]
Courses Taught-- English 200: The Research Essay
Associate Professor, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ [Sept. 2008-present]
Courses Taught-- COM 140: Business Writing
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana, Missoula, MT [Aug. 2006-May 2008]
Courses Taught-- ENEX 101: Composition; ENGL 211: Introduction to Poetry Writing
Creative Writing Instructor (Volunteer Position), Fresh Ponds Enrichment Program, Cambridge, MA [2004]
Courses Taught-- Reading Comprehension; Poetry Writing
Oxford American,"The Road to Beury" (long-form essay), forthcoming
Verse, "Wishing Trains" (poetry chapbook), forthcoming
Encyclopedia Virginia, "Charles Wright" (encyclopedia entry), forthcoming
The University of Virginia Magazine, "The Song Collector," (features), Spring 2010
FENCE, "Healing Birds" (poem), Winter 2008-09
Word For/Word, Three Poems, Spring 2008
580 Split, Two Poems, 2008
The Virginia Quarterly Review, Various (book reviews), 2008-present
BackStory, Various radio essays & features (radio), 2008-present
St. Martin's Press, "Let's Go Mexico: 20th Edition" (book), 2005
Goldenseal Magazine: WV Traditional Life, Various (features), 2004-2005
+ Languages: Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (beginner/intermediate), Italian (beginner)
+ Research: advanced knowledge of search techniques for general and discipline-specific academic research databases such as Academic Search Complete, JStor, PubMed, LexisNexis, etc.; familiarity with archival research procedures, as well as oral history interview and transcription methods; experience with copyright and permissions clearance for images
+ Audio: audio editing and mixing in ProTools, Logic Pro, Adobe Audition, and Sound Forge; audio slide show production in Sound Slides; operation of field recording equipment; some knowledge of sound board operation
+ Multimedia Production: knowledge of Adobe CS4 Creative Suite (including Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Flash, Premiere, InDesign); WordPress blogging software; Microsoft Office; Google Docs; Google Wave; and Sound Slides; experience with copyright and permissions clearance for images
+ Programming: beginning knowledge of HTML, Processing, and Action Script 3
+ Letterpress: experienced in typesetting and letterpress printing technique, photopolymer plate printing, and bookmaking