RACHEL ROSEKIND, PhD
rosekindness@gmail.com www.writeyouare.net
EDUCATION
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
MLIS, December 2016
Focus on school libraries, readers advisory, 21st century community library engagement, innovative library services and platforms, and information literacy, equity, and ethics
Yale University, New Haven, CT
PhD, African American Studies and American Studies, 2006
Between the Country House and the Kitchenette: Literary Excavations of Space and Self in the Work of Henry James and Gwendolyn Brooks. Advisor: Hazel V. Carby
M.Phil., Honors, African American Studies and American Studies, 2003
M.A., Honors, African American Studies and American Studies, 2001
New York University, New York, NY
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Literature and Social Theory, 1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Write You Are! 2016-present
Founder El Cerrito, CA & Remote
- Run independent business providing writing instruction, content creation, and editorial services to students and clients throughout the country
Independent Editor 2000-present
- Work with individual clients to develop academic and literary manuscripts for publication
- Edit dissertations, theses, grant proposals, academic articles, and literature reviews
- Review literary manuscripts, including poetry, novels, novellas, and essays
- Create content for corporate reports, factbooks, presentations, blogs, and websites
Wikimedia Foundation January 2016-September 2016
Research Intern San Francisco, CA
- Research the intersection between and application of Wikimedia projects to: cultural preservation and knowledge dissemination in the developing world, academic, public, research and special collections libraries, information literacy instruction, and innovative technological platforms
- Design and tag a Zotero bibliographic collection to collocate and disambiguate the data
- Write a comprehensive literature review documenting the evolution of Wikipedia’s role in information literacy frameworks and instruction
Yale University January 2001-May 2006 Research Assistant to Department Chair New Haven, CT
- Assisted Chair with personal research, preparation and editing of conference papers and journal articles, and creation of course syllabi
- Planned “African American Studies and Yale: Revisiting Origins, Imagining Futures,” held in May 2002; organized conference panels, designed publicity materials and commemorative brochure; wrote and published historical and photographic essay documenting African American Studies department’s history
“Langston Hughes and his World” Coordinator March 2001-October 2002
- Drafted grant proposal and budget narrative to Ford Foundation outlining plans for international conference to celebrate centenary of Hughes’s birth
- Secured $100,000 from the Ford Foundation and an additional $15,000 from Yale’s Kempf Memorial Fund
- Tracked all expenses and prepared budget reports for grantmaking institutions
- Liaised with Yale’s Office of Printing and Publishing Services, the President’s Office, Beinecke Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, Grants & Contracts, and academic departments to facilitate collaboration and communication
- Prepared all website content and facilitated online conference registration
- Helped plan and execute all conference activities, including library exhibition, film screening, panel discussions, meals, book signings, music and theatre
- Prepared and edited all publicity materials, brochures, and souvenies for event
- Coordinated travel plans and lodging arrangements for conference speakers
- Partnered with publishing house and performed outreach to local public schools to organize reading of Hughes’s work, musical performance, and large book donation school libraries and classrooms
Central Falls Public Schools December 2004-March 2006
High School Tutor Central Falls, RI
- Worked with 9th-12th grade students on discrete assignments for classes as well as to build study and writing skills
SCOPE Summer Program Instructor June 2005-August 2005
- Wrote grant to secure funds from Central Falls School Department to lead summer course for academically challenged middle school students
- Created and led month-long program to build literacy and math skills
Providence Public Schools September 1998-June 1999
Development Associate Providence, RI
- Researched and identified potential funding sources for public schools
- Major projects include grants to provide the following: literacy resources and instruction, expanded afterschool programs, and technological innovation
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Write You Are! 2015-present
Founder/Educator El Cerrito, CA & Remote
- Teach classes at community centers and to homeschoolers to guide young people through the creative writing process
- Inspire students through discussions of exemplary poetry and prose, exciting writing prompts, and thoughtful individualized feedback
- Provide private writing instruction to youth, teens, and adults to discuss and hone craft and to generate, refine, and discuss works-in-progress
Crystal Springs Uplands School August 2007-March 2009
English Teacher, 9th & 11th Grade, Honors Hillsborough, CA
- Collaborated with colleagues to select materials for year-long survey courses in world and American literature
- Instructed students in grammar, close reading, research, academic writing, and historical interpretation of literary texts
- Maintained website for students and parents to keep abreast of course materials
- Served as year-long advisor to 9 freshmen students
Yale University Spring 2003, 2004
Teaching Fellow, Formation of Modern American Culture
- Led weekly discussion sections engaging students in dialogue about 20th century American cultural history
- Graded weekly response papers and 2 longer essays
- Collaborated with fellow instructors to present multimedia materials and other dynamic learning opportunities to students
Instructor, Black Literature and the Urban Environment Fall 2003
- Designed new interdisciplinary course for African American Studies Department based on my research interests and dissertation materials
- Met weekly with students to present and discuss course materials
- Led students on a walking historical tour of Harlem
Teaching Fellow, Modern African American Literature Spring 2003, Fall 2002
- Worked with Professor and another teaching fellow to draft syllabus and invite guest lecturers to class
- Led weekly discussion sections exploring new and exciting voices in African American literature
- Graded close reading exercises and research paper
Senior Essay Advisor, Department of American Studies Fall 2004-Spring 2005
- Was nominated by American Studies department faculty for position
- Met individually with students to help them select and refine senior essay topics; devise research strategies; and draft and edit essays
- Led group tutorials exploring topics related to brainstorming, information literacy strategies, the writing process, and bibliographic instruction
Wesleyan University Fall 2002-Fall 2003 Afro-American Studies Teaching Assistant and Writing Advisor Middletown, CT
- Met individually with students to discuss course materials, devise paper topics, and refine drafts
FELLOWSHIPS
- Mellon Fellowship in Gender History, Harvard University, Summer 2002
- John Perry Miller Fellowship, Summer 2003
- University Dissertation Fellowship, Susan Rhoda Cutler Fellowship Fund, 2004-2005
- John F. Enders Fund Summer Fellowship for Dissertation Writing and Research, Summer 2005
PUBLICATIONS
- Review of Selling the Race: Culture, Community, and Black Chicago, 1940-1955, by Adam Green, Economic History Review, 60 (November 2007): 862-864.
- Nourishing our Children and our World through Stories: a Book List that Promotes Awareness and Affirmation of Self, Others, and the Natural World, January 2016
- “Using a Compass without a Map: the Journey of a Mother-Educator.” Hybrid Pedagogy, 10 May 2016, http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/hybridped/using-a-compass-without-a-map/
- “Data Retrieval, Information Literacy, and Knowledge Synthesis in the Age of Wikipedia: a Framework for Partnership and Progression.” Wiki site: Summer 2016
- A History of African Americans in Oakland, California: an Annotated Bibliography, prepared for the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, AY 2016-2017
WORKS IN PROGRESS
- “Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong with the Way She Moves”: The Experience and Influence of Women in the Grateful Dead (monograph & oral and cultural history project)
- Flight of the Beautiful Days: A Chronicle of the Radical Women Who Ignited Bay Area Social and Cultural Movements
- An Apprentice to Words: Why I Write, Why I Teach
- Ivy Grows in the Garden of Eden: Letters to my Older Young Daughters
