Curriculum Vitae
Miriam R. Martin Erickson, Ph.D.
African Diaspora & Atlantic World
Latin American & the Caribbean
Vanderbilt University 1209 Tremont Avenue
Department of History Nashville, TN 37212
2301 Vanderbilt Place Mobile phone: (615) 497-4527
Nashville, TN 37235-1802 Work phone: (615) 322-2575
E-mail: miriam.r.martin@vanderbilt.edu Fax: (615) 343-6002
EDUCATION:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, August 2008-2015
Ph.D., History, received August 2015
Major Fields: African Diaspora; Atlantic World; Latin America and the Caribbean
Minor Fields: Age of Revolutions; Black Atlantic; Colonialism and Empire; Slavery Studies
Dissertation: “The Black Auxiliary Troops of King Carlos IV: African Diaspora in the Spanish Atlantic World”
Primary Advisor: Jane G. Landers, Ph.D.
Secondary Advisors: Edward Wright-Rios, Ph.D.; Dan Usner, Ph.D.; Steve Wernke, Ph.D.
St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 2006-2007
M.A., Classical Studies, received 2007
Major Field: Greek and Roman History
Thesis: “Herodotus and Roles of Custom and Myth”
Advisors: Peter Kalkavage, Ph.D.; David L. Townsend, Ph.D.
David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 1997-2002
B.A., English Literature, received 2002
Minor Field: History and Philosophy
Advisor: Matt G. Hearn, Ph.D.
American University in Paris, Paris, France, 1998-1999
Major Field: Comparative Literature
Minor Field: History and Philosophy
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Herbert and Blanche Henry Weaver Research Fellowships, Summer 2011 & 2013
Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science, Dissertation Enhancement Award, Spring 2013
Newberry Library Short-Term Residential Fellowship for Individual Research, Winter 2012
HASTAC Scholar 2012/2013 for Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science, Summer Research Award, Summer 2012
P.E.O. Scholar Award Nominee, 2011 & 2012
Harvard University Atlantic History Seminar Grant, Summer 2010
Tinker Field Research Grant, Center for Latin American Studies, Vanderbilt University, Summer 2010 (declined)
Vanderbilt University Teaching Fellowship, Department of History, 2009 – 2014
Title VI Foreign Language Area Study Fellowship (Brazilian Portuguese), Vanderbilt University, Latin American Studies, 2009
Vanderbilt University Provost’s Graduate Fellowship, 2008 – 2013
Vanderbilt University Dean’s Select Award, Department of History, 2008 – 2013 (declined)
Vanderbilt University Fellowship, Department of History, 2008 – 2013
PUBLICATIONS
Dictionary of Caribbean and Latin American Biography, Contributor Section: “Juan Santiago,” Editors Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Franklin W. Knight, Oxford University Press, Forthcoming 2015
“‘Midst a Firing of Grape:’ The 1798 Battle of St. George’s Key in the Entangled Atlantic World,” Publication in Process, (Slavery & Abolition in review)
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Paper: “Haitian Revolution’s Black Auxiliary Troops and Migration to the Americas,” San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2015
National Council for the Social Studies Conference (NCSS), Co-Presenter with Andrew Hostetler and Mona Frederick, Paper: “Teaching Project-Based Learning with the Who Speaks? Digital Archive,” St. Louis, MO, November 2013
Association of Caribbean Historians (ACH), Panel: “The Caribbean at Arms,” Paper: “The Role of Black Militias in Anglo/Spanish Geopolitics of the 18th century Atlantic World,” San Ignacio, Belize, May 12-17, 2013.
HASTAC 2013, Panel: “Pushing Productive Limits: Creativity and Anxiety in the Digital Humanities,” Paper: “Navigating Encounters with Neatline: Geotemporal History and the Battle of St. George’s Key," Toronto, Canada, April 25-28, 2013.
American Historical Association (AHA), Panel: “Black Militias in the Spanish Atlantic World during the Age of Revolution,” Paper: “ ‘Midst a Firing of Grape:’ Black Auxiliary Troops in 18th century Circum-Atlantic,” Chicago, IL, January 8, 2012.
“Slavery, Memory, and Citizenship” Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, York University and the Institut d’Été/Summer Institute 2011, with the UNESCO Slave Route Project, Panel: “Biography and Diaspora Linkages,” Paper: “Los Negros Franceses: Black Militias and Atlantic Creoles in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World,” Toronto, Canada, August 20-27, 2011.
Consortium on Revolutionary Era (CRE), Panel: “The Intersections of Race, Religion, and Regiments in the Greater Caribbean during the 18th Century,” Paper: “Exiles and Immigrants, Los Negros Franceses: Black Auxiliary Troops in Late 18th Century Circum-Atlantic," Tallahassee, FL, March 3-5 2011.
Graduate Research Colloquium, Vanderbilt University Graduate Historical Association, Paper: “Following the Leader: Juan Santiago and Los Negros Franceses in 1797 Circum-Caribbean,” Nashville, TN, April 22, 2011.
SCHOLARLY COLLABORATION & OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Academic Advisor, CASPAR, Vanderbilt University, 2015
Graduate Consultant, Writing Studio, Vanderbilt University, 2014/2015
Digital Humanities consultant, “Ecclesiastical & Secular Sources for Slaves Societies” (ESSSS), a collaborative, NEH-funded project involving the digital preservation of sacramental records, 2010, 2014
Guest Lecturer, AADS 101, “Intro to African American and Diaspora Studies,” Prof. Trica Keaton, Vanderbilt University, February 2014
LETTERS Editor, Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities Newsletter, 2013/2014
Guest Lecturer, History 286d, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Prof. Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University, March 2013/August 2014
THATCampVU co-organizer, Panel Chair: “Data management and software for visualizations and archival analysis,” Vanderbilt University, November 2012
Guest Lecturer, History 115, “Destruction of the Indies,” Prof. Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University, October 2009
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
History 210, “Russia: USSR & Afterward,” Dean Frank Wcislo, Vanderbilt University, Spring 2015
History 166, “American Enterprise,” Prof. David Carlton, Vanderbilt University, Fall 2014
History 120, “Arab Spring and Contexts,” Prof. David Wasserstein, Vanderbilt University, Spring 2014
History 135, “Western Civilization,” Prof. Bill Caferro, Vanderbilt University, Fall 2012
History 172, “History of WWII,” Prof. Michael Bess, Vanderbilt University, Spring 2010 & 2011
History 268, “Black New York,” Prof. Peter Hudson, Vanderbilt University, Fall 2010
History 280, “Modern Medicine,” Prof. Ruth Rogaski, Vanderbilt University, Fall 2009
ARCHIVES CONSULTED
Archivo General de CentroAmerica (AGCA), Guatemala City, Guatemala
Archivo General de las Indias (AGI), Seville, Spain
Archivo General de Simancas (AGS), Simancas, Spain
The National Archives (BNA), Kew, London, England
British Library (BL), London, England
Belize Archives and Records Services (BARS), Belmopan, Belize
The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Historical Association (AHA)
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA)
Conference on Latin America History (CLAH)
Latin American & Caribbean Section, Southern Historical Association (LACS / SHA)
Napoleonic Historical Society (NHS)
Consortium on the Revolutionary Era (CRE)
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
SOFTWARE
Qualitative Data Analysis and Research – DEVONThink Pro Office, Atlas.ti, EndNote X5, Adobe Acrobat X Pro, Evernote 3, Zotero, TEI, GIS
Archival Publishing & Transcription – Scripto, Omeka, FromThePage, Neatline
Editing – Microsoft Office X, iWork ’09, Scrivener, Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Cumberland Trust and Investment Company, Nashville, TN, Estates Administration and CEO Executive Assistant, December 2007 to August 2008
St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, Graduate Council President & Social Activities Chair, June 2006 to August 2007
M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC, Nashville, TN, Senior Researcher/Reporter, January 2002 to May 2006
Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN, contract copyeditor, January 2002 to May 2004
BENCHMARKS
PhD Qualifying Exams Passed – January 2011 (written), April 2011 (oral)
PhD Dissertation Proposal Approved – May 2011
LANGUAGES
Spanish (reading, comprehension), Portuguese (reading), French (reading)
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