Projects

Em is currently working on their PhD dissertation, teaching, and providing research support for multiple Digital Humanities projects. They will be on the job market in 2025-26.

For a fuller picture of Em’s projects, check out their CV.

Recent Projects

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Publication: Forthcoming articles in The Palgrave Handbook of Nineteenth Century Literature and
Science (2026), Digital Humanities Quarterly (2026), & Debates in Digital Humanities 2028
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Award: Co-nominated for the Paul Fortier Prize at the ADHO Annual Conference
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Grant: PI & Organizer for
“Thinking Critically About Code: A Community Workshop Series”
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Digital Project: Building a Critical AI Data Storage Tool with the AIAI Data Collective
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Research & Editorial: Creating a Data Style Guide for the Post45 Data Collective
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Workshop: “Making Meaning with Metadata” at the Sounding Spirit Singing School Convening
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Research: Has the DEI Backlash Come for Publishing? (published by Sinykin & So in The Atlantic)
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PhD Qualifying Exams: British Prose 1789-1848; British Prose 1849-1914; Theory & History of Crowds & Quantification
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Digital Project: Word2Vec Crowds in long 19th-Century British Prose
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Essay: Sexuality and Southern Dark Academia in Lee Mandelo’s Summer Sons
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Interview: Nineteenth-Century Studies Association 19 Cents Blog
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Digital Project: Topic Modeling 2020 BLM Protest Coverage