Curriculum Vitae

Mathew Brundage 1054 Meredith St. Kent, Ohio 44240 Phone: (419) 618-5212 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Present Kent State University Exam Fields: U.S. Diplomatic, East Asia, Comparative field in cultural encounters, with an emphasis on the Atlantic World and colonial sub-Saharan Africa.

M.A. 2007 Kent State University Thesis: “In Opposition to a Dark and Ignorant People”: British Domestic Representations of the Chinese, 1834-1850.

B.A. 2005 Capital University

RELEVANT WORK/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Assistant Kent State University History Department - Assisted in grading coursework, writing quiz and examination material, lecturing, and providing additional assistance to the supervising instructor. * = Indicates a course which also required outside discussion sections.

Course Instructor Semester Communications Committee Dr. Timothy Scarnecchia Fall 2010 History of Jazz Dr. Kenneth Bindas, Spring 2010. World Civilizations II Dr. Patti Kameya Fall 2009. Modern U.S. Dr. Kevin Adams Spring 2007 World Civilizations I* Dr. Isolde Thyret Fall 2006 World Civilizations II* Dr. Alison Fletcher Spring 2006 Formative U.S. Dr. Leone Hudson Fall 2005

English Teacher – (2007-2008) Center for Teaching and Learning in China - Haibin Middle School, Shenzhen, China - Taught English as a foreign language to middle school students and studied Mandarin Chinese through Peking University and Shenzhen University.

History/Architecture Intern (2003-2005) Ohio Department of Transportation- Office of Environmental Services - Assisted in locating, researching, and documenting historical structures and locations throughout Ohio for the Office of Environmental Services in compliance with federal regulations for the National Record of Historic Places.

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:

2010. “Travel Narratives and Gendered Representations in America of the Chinese between the Opium Wars, 1843- 1856,” Ohio Academy of History, Columbus, Ohio.

OTHER SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS:

Accepted into Middlebury University’s Summer Language Program for Mandarin (Declined admission).