Luke J. Bloomfield
Department of Resource Economics •309B Stockbridge Hall • University of Massachusetts Amherst • bloomfield@umass.edu
Employment
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Senior Lecturer, Dep’t of Resource Economics, 2023 - Present
Fulltime Lecturer, Dep’t of Resource Economics, 2018 - 2023
Lecturer, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2015 - 2018
Lecturer, Dep’t of Resource Economics, 2013 - 2018
Smith College
Lecturer, English Department, 2013 - 2016
Education
M.F.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2010
B.A. Philosophy & French (with honors), Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, 2006
Certificate Literature, Université Paris Diderot, 2005
Teaching
RES-ECON 303 Writing in Resource Economics
ECON 365 Writing in Economics
SBS 191 First Year Seminar
WRT 118 Colloquium in Writing
ENG 253 Creative Writing
ENG 112 First Year Writing
Grants and Fellowships
PIT@UMass Faculty Fellowship, 2024
Mutual Mentoring Grant, 2023
Juniper Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008
Service
External Communications Committee, Dep’t of Resource Economics, 2021-Present
University Writing Committee, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, 2019-2020
Assistant Director, First Year Seminar, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2015-2018
Awards and Honors
Pushcart Prize Nomination, 2011, 2014
Honorable Mention, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, 2009
Publications
21 peer-reviewed publications
Poetry Collection: Russian Novels, Hadley, MA: Factory Hollow Press, 2014
Poetry Chapbook: The Duffel Bag, Hadley, MA: Factory Hollow Press, 2011
Other Experience
Poetry Teacher, Smith College Summer Program, 2013, 2014
English Tutor, Beijing, China, 2011 – 2012
Kindergarten Teacher, Sunny High Scope School, Beijing, China, 2011 – 2012
College Prep Tutor, Legal Outreach, Queens, NY, 2010, 2013
Grant Writer, World Cares Center, New York, NY, 2010 – 2011
Founding Editor, Notnostrums Literary Journal, 2006 – 2014
Glass Art Teacher, Hidden Valley Camp, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014