Curriculum Vitae
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Research Interests:
Digital Humanities; Cultural Analytics; Text Mining; Natural Language Processing; Data Science; Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; 19th/20th Century American Literature; Place Studies; Regionalisms; Geospatial Analysis; Print Culture; Bibliography; Book History; Composition Studies; Writing Studies; Creative Writing.
Education:
- PhD in Information Science (in progress) – School of Information Sciences
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to Present - MFA in Creative Writing, Fiction Emphasis – Creative Writing International Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, graduated Spring 2017
- MA in Literary Studies – Department of English, Washington State University, graduated Spring 2022
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities – Digital Technology & Culture Program, Washington State University, graduated Spring 2022
- BA in English – Department of English, Winona State University, graduated Spring 2012
Academic Employment:
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
- Teaching Assistant – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, 2022 to 2024. Courses: Information Science 312: Reading & Writing Data – Instructor of Record
- Teaching Assistant – English Department, Washington State University, 2020 to 2022. Courses: English 101: Composition – Instructor of Record; English 102: Writing Tutorial 1 – Instructor of Record; English 373: Global Literatures – Substitute Instructor
- Adjunct Faculty – English Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017 to 2020. Courses: English 101: Composition – Instructor of Record; English 102: Composition – Instructor of Record
- Teaching Assistant – English Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 to 2017. Courses: English 101: Composition – Instructor of Record; English 102: Composition – Instructor of Record; English 205: Introduction to Creative Writing – Instructor of Record
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:
- Research Assistant – Virality of Racial Terror Project, University of Illinois, Fall 2024 to Present
- Research Assistant – Viral Texts Project, University of Illinois, Fall 2022, Summer 2023
- Editorial Assistant – Complete Works of Edith Wharton, Oxford University Press, 2020 to 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
- Assistant Director – Avery Microcomputer Lab, Washington State University, 2021 to 2022
- Writing Center Consultant – Writing Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 to 201
Publications:
DIGITAL PROJECTS
- Fiona Hartley Kroeger, Matthew Kollmer, Isabella Viega, and Loida Pan. Folklore, Place, and Song: Mapping Corridos Across Mexico and the American Southwest. Published with Omeka & ArcGIS, 2023.
- GitHub Repository: https://github.com/matthewkollmer/corridos
- Reviews in Digital Humanities by Ysabel Munoz Martinez: https://doi.org/10.21428/3e88f64f.fffd5fa3
BLOGS & POPULAR VENUES
- “First Edition Information by Publisher.” Collector’s Counsel, Evening Land Books blog, July 2024. https://eveninglandbooks.com/first-edition-by-publisher/
- “Glossary of Book Terms.” Collector’s Counsel, Evening Land Books blog, July 2024. https://eveninglandbooks.com/glossary-of-terms/
- “Condition Grading Scales.” Collector’s Counsel, Evening Land Books blog, July 2024. https://eveninglandbooks.com/condition-grading-scales/
Presentations:
- Featured Presenter – “Convergences of Generative AI and the Writing Process” – Data Cultures Lab in the School of Information Sciences, UIUC – February 2024
- Panelist – “So You Think You Want to Go to Grad School? Ask Graduate Students!” – Hosted by Student Affairs in the School of Information Sciences, UIUC – September 2023
- Panelist – “English Studies and Digital Humanities” – Graduate English Organization at Washington State University – March 2023
- Presenter – “Folklore, Place, and Song: Digital Ethnomusicological Mapping of Corridos of Mexico and the Rio Grande” – Global Digital Humanities Symposium at Michigan State University – March 2023
- Speaker – “Editing Edith Wharton in a Digital Age” – Center for Arts & Humanities Colloquium at Washington State University – October 2021
- Panelist – “Professional Development Considerations” – New Student Orientation at Washington State University – August 2021
- Presenter – Neon Lit Reading Series hosted by the Black Mountain Institute –
- April 2017, February 2017, March 2016, and September 2014
- Presenter – Emerging Writer Series hosted by the Black Mountain Institute – presented award with introduction for Kirsten Valdez Quade – September 2015
Conference Attendance:
- Global Digital Humanities Symposium at Michigan State University, as a presenter – March 2023
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP), as a Representative of Bauman Rare Books – Portland 2019
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP), as a Representative of the Black Mountain Institute – Washington D.C. 2017
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP), as a Representative of the Creative Writing International Program – Minneapolis 2015
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP), independently – Seattle 2013
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP), as a Representative of the English Department at Winona State University – Chicago 2012
Book Fair Attendance:
- Chicago Book & Paper Fair, as a Representative of Evening Land Books – 2024
- Chicago Book & Paper Fair, as a Representative of Evening Land Books – 2023
- Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, as a Representative of Bauman Rare Books – 2018
Awards:
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Spring 2024
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2023
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Spring 2023
- Master’s Student Achievement Award – awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) at Washington State University, 2022
- Best Seminar Paper or Project Award at the M.A. level – awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) & the English Department at Washington State University, 2021
- Black Mountain Institute Study Abroad Award – University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016
- International Programs Office Scholarship – University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016
- Graduate and Professional Research Funding Award – University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2016
- Dean’s List – Winona State University, 2010 to 2012
- Midwest Regional Student of the Month – awarded by the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH), January 2012
Service:
ACADEMIC SERVICE
- Literature Liaison – English Graduate Organization (EGO), Washington State University, 2021 to 2022
- Club Advisor – Undergraduate Book Club, Washington State University, 2021 to 2022
- Committee Member – Emerging Writers Series, UNLV, 2014 to 2017
- Reader – Witness Magazine, UNLV, 2014 to 2017
- Club Advisor – UNLV Undergraduate Creative Writing Club, Fall 2016 to 2020
- Activities Coordinator – Undergraduate Creative Writing Club, Winona State University, 2011 to 2012
- Director of Marketing – Stage One Group, Winona State University 2010 to 2012
PUBLIC SERVICE
- PR Committee Member – Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), 2024 to present
- Utility Volunteer – Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 2016 to 2017
Organization Memberships:
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) – Individual Member, 2012 to Present
- Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) – As Evening Land Books, 2023 to Present
- Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) – As Evening Land Books, 2023 to Present
- Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) – Individual Member, 2024 to Present
- Association for Computers & the Humanities (ACH) – Individual Member, 2024 to Present
Technical Skills:
SOFTWARE
- Microsoft Office Suite: high proficiency
- BBEdit: high proficiency
- Voyant Tools: high proficiency
- WordPress: high proficiency
- Scalar: intermediate proficiency
- Omeka: intermediate proficiency
- Adobe Suite: intermediate proficiency
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
- Python: high proficiency
- Markdown: high proficiency
- R: high proficiency
- HTML: high proficiency
Languages:
Spanish: Working Proficiency reading and writing
Coursework:
GRADUATE CLASSES
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign:
- IS 430: Foundations of Information Processing – Professor Kevin Trainor
- IS 445: Data Visualization – Dr. Jill Naiman
- IS 493: Native American Collaborations – Dr. Elizabeth Sutton
- IS 509: History & Foundations of Information Science – Dr. Kathleen McDowell
- IS 519: Research Design in IS – Dr. Ted Underwood
- IS 529: Doctoral ProSeminar – Dr. J. Downie
- IS 567: Text Mining – Dr. Halil Kilicoglu
- IS 578: Intro to Digital Humanities – Dr. Zoe LeBlanc
- IS 583: Print to Programming Dr. – Ryan Cordell
- IS 583: Book as Physical Object – Dr. Sidney Berger
- IS 583: Print Culture & Material Book – Dr. John Vincler
- IS 590: Critical Information Studies – Dr. Karen Wickett
- IS 597: Large Language Models – Dr. Halil Kilicoglu
- IS 597: Culture at Scale – Dr. Zoe LeBlanc
Washington State University:
- ENG 458: Corpus Linguistics – Dr. Michael Ford Thomas
- ENG 501: Methodology of Teaching Composition – Dr. Melissa Nicolas
- ENG 527: Gothic Romance – Dr. Kirk McAuley
- ENG 534: Technical Writing Pedagogies – Dr. Julie Staggers
- ENG 548: Science Fiction and Cloud Computing – Dr. Roger Whitson
- ENG 549: Contemporary Irish Literature – Dr. Donna Potts
- ENG 573: Editing in a Digital Age – Dr. Donna Campbell
- ENG 560: Intro to Digital Humanities – Dr. Roger Whitson
- ENG 580: Chaucer – Dr. Michael Hanly
University of Nevada–Las Vegas:
- ENG 696C: Contemporary Latino/a Literature – Dr. Vincent Perez
- ENG 705: Fiction Workshop – Dr. Douglas Unger
- ENG 705: Fiction Workshop – Dr. Maile Chapman
- ENG 705: Fiction Workshop – Dr. Alissa Nutting
- ENG 705: Poetry Workshop – Dr. Donald Revell
- ENG 729: Forms of Fiction – Dr. Maile Chapman
- ENG 729: Forms of Poetry – Dr. Donald Revell
- ENG 739: Translation – Dr. Douglas Unger
- ENG 749: Critical Essay – Dr. Vincent Perez
- ENG 760: Tolkien and Romance – Dr. John Bowers
- ENG 760: Memoir – Dr. Beth Rosenberg
- ENG 791: Teaching Literature and Language – Dr. Karen Roop
UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES
Winona State University:
- ENG 223: Classical Mythology – Dr. Gary Eddy
- ENG 224: Bible as Literature – Dr. Wayne Ripley
- ENG 290: Literary Studies – Dr. Jane Carducci
- ENG 304: Victorian and Post-Civil War Literature – Dr. Debra Cumberland
- ENG 305: Modernism and Beyond – Dr. Chris Buttram
- ENG 324: Romancing the Marketplace – Dr. Brandy Schillace
- ENG 327: Gothic Novel – Dr. Wayne Ripley
- ENG 390: Literary Criticism – Dr. Gary Eddy
- ENG 417: Shakespeare’s Works – Dr. Jane Carducci
- ENG 439: Technical Writing – Dr. Robert Brault
Private Sector Employment:
RARE BOOK TRADE
- Partner & Founder – Evening Land Books, 2022 to Present
- Owner & Operator – Kollmer Rare Books, 2020 to 2022
- Rare Bookseller – Bauman Rare Books, 2017 to 2020
PRE-CAREER POSITIONS
- Scoring Supervisor – Data Recognition Corporation, 2013 to 2014
- Deckhand – St. Croix Boat & Packet, 2008 to 2014
- Zamboni Driver – St. Croix Valley Recreation Center, 2010 to 2014
- Chairlift Operator – Afton Alps, 2008 to 2014
- Prep Cook & Dishwasher – St. Croix Boat & Packet, 2006 to 2014