2019 HUMANITIES FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD INAUGURAL CLASS OF SUMMER INTERNS
The following humanities and humanities-adjacent University of Iowa PhD students have been competitively selected to spend this summer working with local arts and culture organizations on specific projects. They will earn $5,000 each and learn on the job and also participate in workshops as a cohort, building networks to extend their skills and scholarship beyond the walls of campus and academe.
Leia Belt, Sociology
Exhibit Researcher-Modern Protest & Social Justice
African American Museum of Iowa
Andrew Boge, Communication Studies
Program Researcher—High School Underground Railroad Program
African American Museum of Iowa
Hannah Bonner, Cinematic Arts
Community Participation Researcher
The Englert Theatre
Marie Culpepper, French & Italian
Preservation & Designed Product-Belgian Yard Game
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development
Michael Davis, Journalism & Mass Communication
Audience Development: Student Engagement
Hancher
Alex Denison, Cinematic Arts
Community Participation Researcher
The Englert Theatre
Mark Rheaume, Music
Writing & Communication to Contextualize Visiting Artists and Events
Hancher
Kathleen Shaughnessy, English
Promotional Campaign—Rural Historic Sites
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development
Paul Schmitt, English
Flood Resilience Community Engagement
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development
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