“Emily was a critical contributor to the Scholastic, Inc. Magazine Division when I worked there. She was brought on board to revitalize math and science magazines and did a superb job. Emily's passion for education and art history is contagious! She is diligent in bringing creative and academically robust curriculum to the classroom, and art museum tours, that completely engages the participants. ”
About
Emily is a journalist, art historian, memoir writer, and educator -- pursuits now engaged…
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Thesis focuses on mid-20th-century bisexual artist Jared French's use of coded imagery and visual puns to signal his interests during a time of deep antagonism towards, and legal constraints against, homosexuals in American society.
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Member, Board of Trustees
Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- 3 years 1 month
Education
Stone Ridge, NY
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Garden Guide and Educator
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 20 years
Prepare and lead tours on wide range of horticultural, botanical and garden design topics as well as tours on specialty topics. Areas of expertise include: the history of roses, Japanese garden design, bonsai and trees.
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Senior Docent and Contract Arts Educator
Brooklyn Museum
- 12 years 11 months
Developed and led both public and private tours of the Museum's permanent collections and special exhibitions. Areas of expertise: Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party; the Luce Collection of American Art; the Collection of Egyptian, Ancient and Near-Eastern Art; and the Collection of European Art. Served as the go-to docent and educator for the museum's Board of Trustees.
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Museum Docent
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 5 years
Led both public and private highlights tours as well as tours of the Impressionist and 19th-century European art collections.
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Literacy Educator
Brooklyn Public Library
- 6 years 1 month
Led weekly literacy classes for emerging adult readers.
Publications
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Shut Up and Let the Lady Teach
Simon & Schuster
Memoir of my year teaching 8th-grade math at an underperforming New York City middle school was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Honors & Awards
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Kossack Study and Travel Grant
City University of New York -- Hunter College
Award granted to advance my research into the Magic Realist Circle and the ways this group of bisexual and homosexual artists incorporates visual puns and codes to advance their messages in socially acceptable ways during the homophobic mid-century American decades.
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
Organizations
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Academia.edu
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