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Adam Turner : Curriculum Vitae

Education

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 2010–2015

MA History - 2012
PhD History - 2015

University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 2003–2007

BA History (magna cum laude) - 2007
Virginia Teaching Certification, History and Social Sciences

Publications

    Adam Turner. “Hacking Institutions: Interdisciplinary Centers and Spaces - Hacker Spaces as Scholarly Spaces.” In Hacking the Academy, The Edited Volume, edited by Dan Cohen and Tom Scheinfeldt. University of Michigan Press: digitalculturebooks. http://www.digitalculture.org/hacking-the-academy/hacking-institutions/#institutions-ramsay.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, 2010 – present

Student Teacher, Grade 11, US/VA History, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, January 2007 – May 2007

Professional Experience

Research Associate, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University (2010–present)

Project Associate, Teaching American History Grant Program (2007–2010)
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, GMU (Fairfax, VA); Loudoun County Public Schools (Ashburn, VA); Montgomery County Public Schools (Rockville, MD)

Research Assistant, Virginia Studies Project (April 2009–October 2009)
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, GMU; Virginia Department of Education (Richmond, VA); Prince William County Public Schools (VA)

Recognitions

Certificate of Excellence for Superior Achievement in Historical Research (2006) for senior thesis: “Segregation to Sterilization: The Eugenic Campaign to Preserve White Racial Integrity in Virginia, 1900-1970” (2006)

Ruby Lee Norris Scholarship (2006-2007)

Meritorious New Teacher Candidate (2007)

Dean’s List: five semesters

UMW Alumni Scholarship Recipient (2003-2007)

Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society

Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society

Skills

Experienced in web development techniques, standards, and design elements.

Skilled in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. Experienced in the use of the Wordpress and Omeka publishing platforms.

Skilled in the use of photo and graphic design production software and techniques; including the Adobe design suite.

Proficient with a variety of word processing, database, and presentation platforms (including the Microsoft Office suite, Google Documents, and OpenOffice).