Professional CV
Educator and Artist
Research and Teaching Interests: 19th Century African American Literature, 19th and Early 20th Century Black Women’s Social Movement, African American Arts and Culture, 19th Century Black Atlantic/Black Travel
Education
University of Delaware: Masters in English, June 2020
Princeton University: Bachelors in English, Certificate in African American Studies, June 2013
Awards & Recognition
University Graduate Scholar: 2019, 2020
African American Public Humanities Initiative Fellowship, 2019
Delaware Division of the Visually Impaired, Certificate of Appreciation; May 2014
Teaching
Delaware Art Museum: Museum Educator, September 2021-Present
University of Delaware: English Composition (ENGL 110) Instructor, Fall 2019, Spring 2020
UD Scholars Teaching Assistant, Spring 2019
Delaware Technical Community College, Stanton Campus (DTCC): Educational Laboratory Specialist, January 2014-September 2016, Adjunct Professor, Fall 2014 & Fall 2015
TeenSHARP Delaware: Academic Advisor, July 2016-August 2018: Instructor, January 2016-June 2016
Public Art and Humanities
Artist Blogger: www.melissabenbow.art/blog
Artist Instructor: True Essence: Discovering Your Inner (g), May 2021
Designer and Painter: United Neighbors 2020 Community Mural @ 6th street, October 2020
Lead Artist, Culture Restoration Project: Kuumba Art Kits Project, December 2020
Colored Conventions Project, Fall 2018, Spring 2019