Experience

Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department of New Mexico

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Advisor

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Policy Advisor at the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department of the State of New Mexico, working on climate policy. Policy Advisor at the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department of the State of New Mexico, working on climate policy.



Sustainable Maryland - Environmental Finance Center

• College Park, MD

• GIS Project Assistant

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  GIS mapping work for Sustainable Maryland's projects in Prince George's County and Montgomery County. GIS mapping work for Sustainable Maryland's projects in Prince George's County and Montgomery County.



Freelance writer-editor-critic

• Fiction Writer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Speculative fiction writer under the pen name ‘Arkady Martine’. Novel, A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE, published by Tor Books (Macmillan), 2019. Freelance and contract editor (content and copy) for romance, fantasy, and science fiction, including e-books. Reviewer for speculative fiction magazines. Speculative fiction writer under the pen name ‘Arkady Martine’. Novel, A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE, published by Tor Books (Macmillan), 2019. Freelance and contract editor (content and copy) for romance, fantasy, and science fiction, including e-books. Reviewer for speculative fiction magazines.



Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Community Fellow, Division of Neighborhood Revitalization - Sustainable Communities Team

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Community Fellow with the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization, working on sustainability planning for Maryland's designated Sustainable Communities. Community Fellow with the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization, working on sustainability planning for Maryland's designated Sustainable Communities.



New York City Mayor's Office of Sustainability

• Graduate Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer Graduate Intern in the Mayor's Office of Sustainability on the Energy, Infrastructure, and Transportation team. Conducted research and prepared reports on electric vehicle infrastructure siting, communication, and outreach; prepared memos and white papers on renewable natural gas in urban areas. Summer Graduate Intern in the Mayor's Office of Sustainability on the Energy, Infrastructure, and Transportation team. Conducted research and prepared reports on electric vehicle infrastructure siting, communication, and outreach; prepared memos and white papers on renewable natural gas in urban areas.



Journal of Planning History

• College Park, Maryland

• Managing Editor

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Managing Editor for the Journal of Planning History (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/jph). Managing Editor for the Journal of Planning History (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/jph).



University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation

• Communications Assistant - Social Media

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Social media specialist and communications writer for the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (Graduate Assistantship position). Social media specialist and communications writer for the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (Graduate Assistantship position).



Uppsala University

• Uppsala, Sweden

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • May 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Organized international conference, open to the public and involving creative professionals and academics, on Byzantium, medieval empire, and modern science fiction (August 2017), and edited a volume of fiction and essays related to the conference; won external funding to support research • Organized workshop and lecture series for early-career researchers working on Byzantium and Armenia (March 2017) • Organized international conference, Narrative & Verisimilitude in Byzantium (October 2016), and edited resulting proceedings for a special issue of The Scandinavian Journal of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies • Participated in and helped to organize multiple meetings between Uppsala University and the University of Gent’s ERC project on Novel Saints (May 2016, December 2016) • Organized and helped to run workshop for early-career and postgraduate students on Storytelling in Byzantium (November 2015) • Maintained web presence for project. • Provided instruction in Classical Armenian to Swedish students for the first time in decades • Published four peer-reviewed articles in leading journals and obtained two book contracts with established and significant presses. Show less



St. Thomas University (CA)

• Fredericton, New Brunswick

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • Taught a 3-3 (18 credit hour per semester) teaching load, including an introductory World History survey and upper-level courses in Medieval History, Islamic World to 1350 CE, and Byzantine History. • Taught a 3-3 (18 credit hour per semester) teaching load, including an introductory World History survey and upper-level courses in Medieval History, Islamic World to 1350 CE, and Byzantine History.