R E S U M É
S A M A N T H A . E U N I K A . A L E K S A N D R A . G R A B O W S K A
SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT
september 2009 - present :: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
GSI [ for ARCH 413 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE ]
° grading papers
° leading discussion
august 2007 - december 2008 :: University of CO at Boulder
LECTURER [ for ENVD1004 - DESIGN STUDIO]
° structuring course material and creating original curriculum with a focus on:
usurping consciousness with imagination, the multisensory and synaesthetic, undoing an architecture of occupation, and rendering visible the invisible cultural systems at work in the built environment
° grading projects
° continuous desk crits and assisting in design process development
august 2005 - 2007 :: University of CO at Denver
TEACHING AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT [ for courses: ARCH 6290 Architecture of Empire - ARCH 5240 Human Factors in Design - ENVD 2001 Social Factors in Environmental Design - ARCH 6290 Film, Literature, and Architectural Imagining]
° structuring course material + developing curriculum
° grading course assignments + exams
° organizing groups of teaching assistants and assisting professors
° online course maintenance
june 2004 - march 2005 :: Sculpturesite Gallery in San Francisco
ASSISTANT GALLERY DIRECTOR
° working with clients for the acquisition and installation of local and international private and public sculpture
° assisting the curation of exhibits and scouting for new artists
° graphic design - web site design, development, and maintenance
august 2000 - may 2004 :: university of CO at Boulder
RESEARCH ASSISTANT (08/2002-01/2003)
° assisting with the editing, research, and formatting of Dr. Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz's book Bunuel and Mexico: The Crisis of National Cinema (see page xi for acknowledgement)
° extensive library research
TEACHING ASSISTANT (05/2002-05/2004) [ for courses: ENVD 3001 Environment and Behavior - FILM 3051 Film History - ENVD 2001 Social Factors in Environmental Design - ARCH 6290 Film, Literature, and Architectural Imagining]
° grading assignments and meeting with students
° managing, designing, and maintaining several online architecture courses
° evaluating and restructuring course material and class structure
PROJECTIONIST (08/2001-08/2002)
° training projectionists and incoming employees
° projecting 16mm and 8mm films, assisting professors with AV/technology fiascos
OFFICE ASSISTANT (02/2001 - 08/2003)
WEBSITE DEVELOPER (08/2000-08/2004)
LAB MONITOR (08/2002 - 01/2003)
° assisting students during off-class hours with digital post-production (particularly with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, ProTools, and After Effects)
EDUCATION
2000-2004 University of Colorado at Boulder
BFA Film // BA Design Studies - Architecture
2005-2008 University of Colorado at Denver
Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities
Thesis: "Un/Taming: Feminine Wilderness and
its [Lack] of Place in the Built Environment"
2009-present University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ph.D. in Architecture - Design Studies
[in progress]
AWARDS
Goldfarb Award : best student film [Fall 2001]
With Honors : graduated top of Design Studies class of 2004
EXHIBITIONS
Visual Arts ::
Hooked On Colfax, Denver, CO. March - May, 2007.
Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO. February - March, 2007.
BAC, Colorado Springs, CO. March - April, 2000.
Clothing ::
Louis Vuitton Night, Denver, CO. December 2007.
Hooked On Colfax, Denver, CO. March - May, 2007.
Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO. November 3, 2006.
The Fabric Lab, Denver, CO. 2006 - present.
Stay Gallery, Denver, CO. September 22, 2006.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Boulder Homeless Shelter, Boulder, CO: serving and preparing food for the homeless
Smokebrush Theatre, Colorado Springs, CO: theatre assistant
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO: aiding in the care of primates
Water Watch, Colorado Springs, CO: Testing pollution and quality of rivers
Colorado Springs, CO: tagging and studying big horn sheep
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