Katrina Denman’s Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., Modern European History | 2024 | Claremont Graduate University

• Qualifying Exams passed with Honors (Fields: Fin de siècle Europe, Women’s History, History of Science)
• Dissertation Title: “To Happily Lay the Foundation of Patriotism in One Single Englishman”: Women, History Texts, and the Construction of an English National Identity, 1820-1870
• Dissertation Committee: Joshua Goode (CGU), Janet Farrell Brodie (CGU), Daniel Lewis (CalTech)

M.A., History and Archival Studies | 2009 | Claremont Graduate University

• Certificate, Preparing Future Faculty Program, CGU, 2008
• Member, Phi Alpha Theta

B.A., History, summa cum laude | 2007 | Azusa Pacific University

Fellowships & Awards

Grace Berry Award for Women in Graduate Studies, Intercollegiate Feminist Center of the Claremont Colleges, 2021/2022.

3^rd Place, Big Pitch/3-Minute Thesis Competition, Claremont Graduate University, Fall 2020. Presentation title: “Angels ‘Leaning In’: Uncovering Women’s Roles in Academic History.”

Fernandez Prize in History, Claremont Graduate University, Spring 2019.

Friedman Grant for dissertation research, Claremont Graduate University, 2018/2019.

Maguire Intercollegiate Grant for teaching assistantship, Claremont Graduate University / Harvey Mudd College, Fall 2015.

Ida Lloyd Crotty Endowed Fellowship for outstanding woman scholar in history as selected by the faculty, Claremont Graduate University, 2014-2015.

History Department Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University, 2007-2009, 2014-2016.

Faculty Award in History, Citrus College, 2004.

Professional Academic Experience

Adjunct Professor | WRIT 350: Dissertation and Thesis Writing, Claremont Graduate University | Summer 2023-present

• Teaches writing course on organizing, preparing, and completing dissertation and thesis projects for graduate students

Senior Consultant | Center for Writing and Rhetoric, Claremont Graduate University | Fall 2019-present

• Acting as a writing consultant for graduate students on dissertations, research papers, presentations, grant applications, and other academic and professional projects. This includes both one-on-one consultations with students (online and in-person) and giving written feedback on longer writing samples. Other responsibilities include:
• Running organized dissertation bootcamps and writing retreats
• Presenting writing workshops and webinars
• Creating Canvas modules, written resources, and YouTube videos on writing-related topics
• Serving as an embedded Writing Fellow for SCGH Capstone course
• As a Senior Consultant served on the CWR’s Hiring Committee (2021) and prepared and presented training materials during a multi-week training program for new hires, as well as acting as a mentor for new consultants.
• Served on the Anti-Discrimination Committee (2020-2021) which created the CWR’s Anti-Discrimination Statement and policy guide.

Graduate Writing Consultant | San Diego State University | Fall 2022-present

• Acting as a writing consultant for graduate students from all academic disciplines, with an emphasis on Social Science and STEM fields. Feedback incudes both one-on-one consulting sessions with students and giving written feedback on paper drafts.

Webinar Instructor | San Diego State University | Spring 2022-present

• Creates and presents webinar workshops for SDSU’s Student Life and Diversity writing program.
• Topics include writing thesis statements, creating writing plans, writing APA-style papers, plagiarism and integrating sources, writing dissertation proposals, submitting grant proposals, and writing research papers.

Historical Consultant | Cadigan Building Project Committee, Claremont Graduate University | Spring 2022

• Worked on committee for proposed Cadigan Arts & Humanities and transdisciplinary collaboration building.
• Conducted historical research on the history of the building site, held collaborative meetings with SCI-Arc Institute of Architecture, and contributed findings to final published project.

Writing Tutor | Harvey Mudd College | Spring 2018- Spring 2020

• Served as a writing tutor for three sections of HSA-10, intensive humanities writing course for incoming freshmen.
• Duties included commenting on and grading student papers, holding regular office hours and student conferences, and attending class sessions.

Research Assistant | Claremont Graduate University | Spring 2015 and Fall 2019

• Served as research assistant to Dr. Janet Farrell Brodie, History Department.
• Conducted research on and obtained image access copyrights for book project on Alamogordo nuclear project.

Researcher and Bibliographer | Simon & Schuster Book Project | Summer 2017

• Conducted research, wrote and formatted footnotes, and wrote and formatted bibliography (Chicago Style).
• Book worked on: The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs by Ed Asner and Ed Weinberger (Published by Simon & Schuster, October 2017).

Teaching Assistant, History of Science | Harvey Mudd College | Fall 2015

• Served as teaching assistant for Dr. Vivien Hamilton, Department of Humanities – Course: History of Science and Technology in the Modern World.
• Duties included conducting student meetings to discuss paper drafts and writing improvement.
• Prepared and taught class session on Eugenics and Hereditary Determinism.

Teaching Assistant | Azusa Pacific University | Fall 2006 and Spring 2007

• Served as research assistant to Dr. Brad Hale, History Department – Course: World Civilizations since 1648.
• Duties included grading tests and holding office hours with students.
• Prepared and delivered class lecture on The Cold War in Europe both semesters.

Professional Archival & Library Experience

Reference Services Assistant | The Huntington Library | 2014-2016

• Assisted with off-site research, supervised rare materials reading room, processed photo orders, and paged rare materials (rare books and manuscripts).

Library Assistant for Western Historical Manuscripts | The Huntington Library | 2009-2013

• Served as archivist and curatorial assistant to Peter Blodgett (Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts) and Bill Frank (Curator of Hispanic and California Collections)
• Primary duties included cataloging manuscripts ranging from single items to collections of over 1,000 pieces, writing and encoding finding aids for the Online Archive of California, writing abstracts for the Huntington digital catalog and WorldCat (over 500 entries created), and creating metadata for digitized collections.
• Wrote 30-page guide to the Huntington’s Mormon history collections for the Huntington Digital Library.
• Other duties included conducting research for off-site researchers, assisting with exhibit preparation, assisting with acquisitions and donor meetings, and organizing photo orders.

Photo Archives Intern | City of Hope National Medical Center | 2009

• Created database of over 1,000 images from City of Hope’s institutional photo archives in preparation for centennial exhibition.

Recent Conference Presentations

• “To ‘Happily Lay the Foundation of Patriotism in One Single Englishman’: ‘Mothers’ as School History Authors in Victorian England, 1830-1876”“To ‘Happily Lay the Foundation of Patriotism in One Single Englishman’: ‘Mothers’ as School History Authors in Victorian England, 1830-1876,” Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies, 2023.

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience with archival practices and research methods.
• Proficient with MARC 21, cataloging in OCLC and Innovative Millennium applications, Aeon applications, and EAD encoding in XML programs (particularly oXygen).
• Proficient with DACS, AACR2, and RDA cataloging standards, as well as LC subject genres.
• Experienced in building databases with FileMaker Pro, and training experience in CONTENTdm, Archivists’ Toolkit, and Dublin Core.
• Proficient with Chicago Manual of Style / Turabian style formatting, footnotes, and bibliographies.
• Basic reading knowledge in French and German.

Community & Service

Webmaster, Glendora Pony Youth Baseball, Glendora, CA, 2019-present.

Student Mentor, History Department, Claremont Graduate University, 2016-2018.

Volunteer Leader, Glendora Pony Youth Baseball, Glendora, CA, 2002-2010.

Volunteer Leader, San Dimas Retirement Center, San Dimas, CA, 2005-2007.