DH Certificate Dossier
DH Certificate Dossier
An in-progress record of coursework, work, events, and trainings attended to complete the Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Virginia (UVA). These records are being prepared to comply with the final requirements to receive the certificate.
Last modified: April 25, 2026 9:31am EST
Coursework
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ENGL 8500: Introduction to DH (2022 Spring)
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Essays:
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"Advanced Searching Workshop," co-taught with Samantha Stephens and Seanna Viechweg. Slides here.
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"Research Intervention: Panel Proposal on Digital Humanities"
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ENGL 5559: Big Data & Life Writing (2020 Fall)
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SPAN 5800: Colonial Latin American Literature Survey (2020 Fall)
- Supported Drupal website content management and troubleshooting for the Multepal Project.
- Customized Elective Agreement
Extracurricular Technical Learning
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Since 2020, I've attended more one-time workshops on digital methods than I can remember. Here's a list of a few I do, in chronological order:
- Arduino Basics with Ammon Sheperd at the Makerspace.
- Raspberry Pi Basics with Ammon Sheperd at the Makerspace.
- Setting up a static collection in Wax using minimal computing by Alex Gil
- ArcGIS and StoryMaps basics by Drew McQueen
- How use Webscraper.io in your browser and Voyant Tools by Brandon Walsh.
- How to set up an Omeka collection with Ronda Grizzle, Jeremy Boggs, and Laura Miller.
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2021 spring, Python for Humanists 4-day Workshop. Chief instructor: Jackie Huband (now Assistant Director of the Data Analytics Center). We learned to use Python for basic text analysis operations and how to setup programming environments using Anaconda.
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2022–2023, Praxis Program Fellow.
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2024 fall. Critical Digital Pedagogy Reading Group. Online, co-hosted by Seanna Viechweg, Rachel Retica, and Brandon Walsh.
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2024 DHSI.
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2025 #byteSizedPedagogy Series, co-hosted by Seanna Viechweg and Brandon Walsh. I guest-hosted the session on October 23, 2025.
DH Events and Conferences Attended
selection of events and conferences attended.
- 2019 Digital Frontiers Conference. Attendee. In-person. Sep 26–28.
- 2022, 30 Years of Digital Humanities at UVA celebration (guest speaker). Nov 12.
- 2023, Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) Annual Conference. Volunteer. Online.
- 2024, Alliance for Digital Humanities Organizations Annual Conference (ADHO). Presenter. In-person.
- 2025, ACH Annual Conference. Technical Co-Chair. Online.
DH Research Assistant Experiences
- 2023–2026 managing editor, archipelagos joural
- 2024 DH teaching instructor, Leadership Alliance-Mellon Initiative (LAMI)
- 2025 Digital Humanities Designer
- 2025 ACH web map developer in WorkAdventure
- 2025 PhD Plus/Student Programs Intern
- 2026 Student Programs Assitstant