Education - CURRICULUM VITA - Jessica Clark, PhD Candidate North Dakota State University Jessica.Clark@ndsu.edu or 701-866-8365 Revised: 7 March 2010 PhD: Rural History, North Dakota State University (University of North Dakota), anticipated completion date: May 2010 MA: Modern European History, North Dakota State University, 2004 (Thesis, Holocaust Education and Collective Memory in West Germany, 1945-1970 ) Dissertation Fields Teaching Experience BA: History Broad Area: Secondary Education, Central Washington University, 2002 Germans from Russia on the Northern Plains: Reconstructing Identity through Oral Histories Rural History, North American History, and Western European History (US twentieth-century history: social history, family and childhood history, women & gender studies, immigration history, memory studies, and oral history) Adjunct Faculty, North Dakota State College of Science, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2007- US History to 1877 US History since 1877 Western Civilization to 1500 Western Civilization since 1500 North Dakota History Women in America Instructor, North Dakota State University, Department of History, 2010 Dakota Germans from Russia, online course professional development for K-12 teachers Paper Presentations Teaching Assistant, Department of History, North Dakota State University, 2002 2004 Western Civilization to 1500 Western Civilization since 1500 The New German-Russian Story: Generational Change and Ethnic Resilience, Oral History Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (forthcoming October 2010) Somebody had to stay Home : Never-ending Chores and Responsibilities, Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 2009
The German-Russian Story: Reconstructing Identity through Oral Histories, Organization of American Historians, Seattle, Washington, March 2009 Beauty on the Plains : Germans from Russia Remember Growing up on the Northern Plains, Northern Great Plains History Conference, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, September 2008 Hope for Tomorrow : Holiday Traditions Shape German-Russian Identity, Western Social Science Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 2008 The Germans from Russia in Saskatchewan: An Oral History (copresented with Tom Isern), Western Social Science Association Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 2007 More than a Photo : Germans from Russia Reflect upon Their Grandparents, Oral History Association Annual Meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 2006 Captain May I Take One Elephant Step : German-Russian Childhood Fun, Western Social Science Association Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, April 2006 Shaping Memories: West Germany s Holocaust Education, 1945-1970, Northern Great Plains History Conference, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, October 2005 A History Overlooked by Academic Historians: Germans from Russia on the Northern Plains, Dakota Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 2005 Poster Presentations Panel Discussions Rebuilding a Nation from the Bottom-up: West Germany s Educational Structure, 1945-1970, Northern Great Plains History Conference, Fargo, North Dakota, October 2002 Reconstructing Childhood through Oral Histories: Germans from Russia on the Northern Plains, American Historical Association s Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, January 2010 Gather round the Table: Inaugural Rural Studies Book Discussion, featuring Pamela Riney-Kehrberg s Childhood on the Farm: Work Play, and the Coming of Age in the Midwest, Western Social Science Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ, April 2006 Great Books of the Great Plains, Childhood on the Prairies, Discussion Leader, Fargo/Moorhead CommUniversity, Fargo, North Dakota, January 2006
Invited Lectures Dakota Memories Oral History Project Overview, North Dakota State University, Dr. Mark Harvey s Public History, Fargo, North Dakota, November 2009 Dakota Memories: Growing Up German-Russian on the Northern Plains, Dakota Memories Heritage Tour Lecture Series, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University, Lehr, North Dakota, September 2009 Hope for Tomorrow : Holiday Traditions Shape German-Russian Identity, North Dakota State University History Department Colloquium, Fargo, North Dakota, March 2008 Childhood Memories: Growing Up German Russian on the Northern Plains, Phi Alpha Theta Lecture Series, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, November 2006 Peer-Reviewed Publications Growing Up German Russian on the Northern Plains, Dr. Mark Harvey s American West Since 1850, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, Fall 2006 More than a Photo : Germans from Russia Remember their Familial Relationships, Journal of Family History (under review) Captain May I : Treasured Memories of Germans from Russia, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (under review) Work Makes Life Sweet : Germans from Russia Remember their Childhood, The Historian (accepted, pending revisions) Book Reviews Other Publications Other Professional Isern, Tom (co-author), The Germans from Russia in Saskatchewan: An Oral History, American Review of Canadian Studies 40 no. 1 (March 2010): 71-85. Review of Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family s Long Journey from Russia to Canada, by Arthur Kroeger. Oral History Review 34, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 2007): 145-47. Review of The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John & Charles Deere, by Neil Dahlstrom and Jeremy Dahlstrom. Great Plains Newsletter 27 (September 2006): 2. The German-Russian Christmas: Oral Histories from the Northern Plains. The Heritage Review 37 (December 2007): 8-9, 30, 44. Oral History News USA. Oral History (Fall 2006). Coordinator, Dakota Memories Oral History Project, 2005
Experience Research Historian, The Dirty Thirties: Germans from Russia Remember, a radio program produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public (forthcoming Spring 2010) Research Historian, German-Russian War Memories, a radio program produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public, 2009 Tour Guide, Dakota Memories Heritage Tour, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University, South-Central, North Dakota, September 2009 Oral Historian & Host, Dakota Memories Oral History Public Forums, Napoleon and Richardton, North Dakota, August 2009 Research Historian & Commentator, Red, White, & Blue: German Russians Remember Independence Day a radio program produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public Radio, July 2009 Oral Historian & Instructor, Dakota Memories Oral History Workshops, Napoleon and Richardton, North Dakota, June 2009 Research Historian, Home Grown: German-Russian Farm Kids Remember, a radio program produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public Radio, May 2009 Research Historian & Commentator, A Holiday Special: German- Russian Childhood Memories a radio program produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public Radio, December 2008 Research Historian, Growing Up German-Russian: A Radio Series, Part II, a radio series produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public Radio, Spring 2008 Research Historian, Voices from the Heartland, a radio series produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public Radio, funded by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, Fall 2007 Research Historian, Growing Up German-Russian: A Radio Series, a radio series produced by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and Prairie Public Radio, funded by the North Dakota Humanities Council, Spring 2006 Research Historian, Germans from Russia on the Canadian Prairies, an archival and oral history research project funded by the Faculty
Enrichment Program, Canadian Embassy, Summer 2006 Research Historian, Germans from Russia Oral History Project Public Forums, funded by a North Dakota Humanities Council Grant, Fall 2005 Research Historian, Germans from Russia Oral History Project, funded by a North Dakota State University Development Foundation Grant, Fall 2005 Presenter, My Adventures in South Central North Dakota: Visiting with Germans from Russia, Dakota Memories Oral History Project Public Forums, Wishek and Gackle, North Dakota, Fall 2005 Research Assistant, Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University, Summer 2004 Awards & Honors Program Designer and Liaison, Northern Great Plains History Conference, Fall 2003 Fellowships: Germans from Russia History Doctoral Fellowship, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, 2006- Theresa Mack Germans from Russia History Fellowship, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, 2005-06 Grants: Dakota Memories: Oral History Project & Heritage Tours, Extension Service, North Dakota State University, 2009 Awards: Non-Faculty Travel Award, Sponsored Programs, North Dakota State University, 2009 Non-Faculty Travel Award, Sponsored Programs, North Dakota State University, 2006 Alpha Iota Psi (Phi Alpha Theta) Outstanding Service Award, 2006 Phi Alpha Theta Award for Conspicuous Attainments and Scholarship in the field of History, 2003 Central Washington University Outstanding Student Teacher Award, 2002 Honors: Phi Alpha Theta Honor Cord, 2004 Central Washington University Cultural Awareness Honor Cord, 2002
Other Qualifications Certificates: Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams, National Institutes of Health, North Dakota State University s Institutional Review Board, 2004, 2008 State of Washington, Professional Education Certificate (399631A, Endorsements: Social Studies and History), 2002 Languages: German: 2-year college proficiency Spanish: working knowledge Technology: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, & Professional Blackboard & E-College Dreamweaver Wavepad WinDV Sony Video Camera and Microphones Scanners Endnote X2 Memberships: American Historical Association Organization of American Historians Oral History Association Phi Alpha Theta Society for the History of Children and Youth Western Historical Quarterly Western Social Science Association Service: Dual Credit Program, North Dakota State College of Science, Distance Education, History Representative, 2009 Social Studies Search Committee, North Dakota State University, Department of Education and Department of History, Graduate Representative, 2007-08 Department Head / Professor Modern European Historian Search Committee, North Dakota State University, Department of History, Graduate Representative, 2006 07 Special Collections Associate Search Committee, North Dakota State University, Library, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, Dakota Memories Oral History Project Representative, 2007 Alpha-Iota-Psi Chapter (North Dakota State University), Phi Alpha Theta and History Club: President, 2005 06; Treasurer,
2003 04; Co-Publicist, 2009 History Day, North Dakota State, Judge, 2004; Roosevelt Elementary School, Assistant, 2003-04; Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State University, Judge, 2003-04; Discovery High School, Fargo, North Dakota, Judge, 2004; Central Washington University, Volunteer, 2000-01 Telephone Cell: 701-866-8365 NDSU: 701-231- 8419 NDSCS:701-671-2951 E-Mail Jessica.Clark@ndsu.edu Jessica.Clark@ndscs.edu Web www.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories http://historyrfd.net/isern/gfr/ Mail NDSU Address: North Dakota State University, The Libraries, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, Dept. 2080, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 NDSCS Address: North Dakota State College of Science, Hektner Hall 202, Wahpeton, ND 58076