Courtney Rawlings, PhD

• In Spring 2024 I will teach the course “The History of Architecture.” This part-history, part-writing course will introduce students to a variety of issues and sites in the history of architecture as well as teach them how to write about architecture in a meaningful way.

Focus areas: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Metaverse business, Social Media, Real Estate industries • Summarize breaking news in short, fact-forward daily newsletters read by thousands • Oversee transition from newsletter-focused company to social-news site • Grow newsletter readership (I increased readership by between 50-100% depending on the newsletter)

• Write short essays discussing the history and significance of lesser-known sites or objects in Los Angeles County to peak public interest and secure future conservation • Turn around edits in short publication timelines

• Work closely with faculty on their projects by researching topics and finding technologies capable of communicating findings to a broader online public, including digital visualization tools like Tableau, Google MyMaps, and Visme • Work as project manager to oversee my team of undergraduate workers by providing clear instructions on how to research topics and map their progress on Trello • Organize public speaker events by coordinating visiting lecturers’ schedules, publicizing events across campus and on other platforms like NPR, and locating and reserving venues

• Write long-form essays on topics of my choice for a broad academic audience • Discover new writers and edit pieces submitted for publication using MS Word’s track changes function, often resulting in the writer submitting two or more drafts

•Develop novel methods for cultivating interest in obscure objects and engaging the museum’s vast audience, e.g., by installing a digital placard (iPad) alongside a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed desk that shows images of the desk in its original context and uses videos that compare the object to others from its period •Give public lectures to large audiences on topics relating to my research in order to engage the community, encourage membership, and fundraise •Travel to museums across the country to assist curators by looking closely at objects in order to provide more accurate dates and provenance for art- or design-pieces that lie outside the curator’s field

•Research, write, and prepare lessons for undergraduate students interested in the field of Art History and deliver lectures in both large- and small- classroom formats that present unfamiliar and difficult topics that excite and engage an audience of young non-experts •Develop students’ writing abilities for long-form essay projects that require them to use language descriptively in order to demonstrate one’s familiarity with a work of art or period so that they may accurately communicate their topic’s historical and cultural significance •Meet regularly with students one-on-one to celebrate individual accolades and help guide them toward strengthening their skills in problem areas