Christine Bianco, PhD
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I am seeking part-time work that utilizes the research, communication, and project management skills I honed in academia.


  • Freelance research on U.S. history, modern art, and visual culture

  • Freelance editing of non-fiction texts

  • Part-time teaching of art history, American studies, and critical media studies

  • Part-time project management work

  • Open to any relevant or interesting part-time jobs!


Key Strengths

  • Research, synthesize, and distill large amounts of information from a variety of sources

  • Communicate complex concepts to non-experts in clear, concise writing and presentations

  • Edit texts to improve clarity, organization, and writing style

  • Big picture perspective combined with attention to detail

  • Long and short-term planning and project management

  • Critical analysis and creative problem solving


Skills and Experience


My two decades in academia provide a range of transferable skills and experience:

  • Taught on 15 undergraduate modules at universities in the UK and US

  • Evidence-based research on topics in modern history, culture, and the mass media

  • Wrote numerous short papers as well as a book-length PhD thesis

  • Presented at 11 professional conferences

  • Applied for 8 research funding grants

  • Organized and hosted 4 conferences

  • Edited a journal and several newsletters

  • Created and maintained basic websites for several groups

  • Worked independently, as a team leader, and as a committee member

I have also worked in office and creative environments outside of academia doing general office administration, graphic design, typesetting, and a variety of other tasks.

Full CV/résumé available on request


Education


2016 PhD History, Philosopy, & Culture, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Thesis: Modern Art for Middle America: American Abstraction in Mass Magazines, 1946-1960

2000-2005 PhD Student, Art History, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA

Transferred to Oxford Brookes after moving to the UK

2000 MA Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Thesis: Selling American Art: Celebrity and Success in the Postwar New York Art Market

1998 BA History of the Arts, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, USA
(self-defined interdisciplinary honors program major in Humanities)    Minor: Spanish


About Me


I am an American who has lived in England since 2004. I enjoy gardening, the arts, woods, beaches, and of course spending time with my husband, two children, and dog.


Contact Information


email: christine@christinebianco.com

Follow my research on Academia.edu or connect with me on LinkedIn