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ANNA ZEIDE
Department of the History of Science
1225 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1393 U.S.A
zeide [at] wisc.edu

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Expected May 2012, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Master of Arts, History of Science, May 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Master of Arts in Education, August 2006, Washington University in St. Louis
• Missouri State Teaching Certification (Biology 9-12), August 2006
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology and Environmental Studies; Writing minor, May 2005, summa cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis
  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Twentieth-century American environmental history, history of public health, and history of science
• History of food, nutrition, agriculture, and food preservation; particularly the history of canned food
• Public perceptions of science and environmental issues and experitise
  

 
RELATED EXPERIENCE

• COMMUNITY LIAISON, University of Wisconsin, Community GroundWorks at Troy Gardens, Fall 2009
• GARDEN EDUCATOR, Troy Kids’ Garden, Madison WI, Summer 2009
• GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, Center for Culture, History and Environment (CHE), UW-Madison, Madison WI, Fall 2008-Spring 2009
• SUMMER PROGRAM TEACHER, American Collegiate Adventures, Madison WI, Summer 2008
• PROJECT ASSISTANT, Gregg Mitman, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, Center for Culture, History and Environment, UW-Madison, Madison WI, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
• STUDENT TEACHER, University City High School, St. Louis MO, Spring 2006
• INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER, Washington University Center for Inquiry in Science Teaching and Learning, St. Louis MO, Summer 2005
• RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Washington University Department of Biology – Plant Genetics Laboratory, St. Louis MO, Fall 2002-Spring 2005
• STUDENT CONSULTANT, Washington University School of Law Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic, St. Louis, MO, Spring 2005
• SUMMER SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO, Summer 2004
  

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Served on planning committee for Madison Youth Grow Local conference, a day of workshops on youth gardening and cooking for Wisconsin educators, and designed the conference website (Spring 2010)
• Organized planning committees for first and second annual CHE Graduate Student Symposiums (Spring 2008-09)
• Helped to organize and lead a three-day CHE trip focused on Southwestern Wisconsin agricultural landscapes, with visits to the Kickapoo Reserve, CSA farms, the Muscoda Bison Range, cheesemakers, and Organic Valley (May 2008)
  

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Guest lectured on the History of Abortion in America, for a UW Contemporary Moral Issues course (September 2009).
• Anna Zeide, “Shades of Gray: Conservation Education and Women’s Activism in 1930s Wisconsin,” (Master’s Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 2007)
• Participated in a panel “The Reel Dust Bowl: Roundtable on The Plow that Broke the Plains and the Role of Film in Environmental History” at the American Society for Environmental History conference in Idaho. (March 2008)
• Presented a talk on the preparation of applications for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship  at the UW-Madison History of Science department brown bag. (October 2007)
  

HONORS

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2006-2009)
• University Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2006)
• John Neu Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, Department of History of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2006)
• Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi nominee (2005)
  

SKILLS

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools; Corel WordPerfect; Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, and Dreamweaver.
• Basic html and webpage maintenance experience for university departments and nonprofit organizations.
• Russian spoken fluently; German reading proficiency.