Martha Abrams

DCC project requires teamwork and collaboration through shared research folders, regression and analysis of data in shared spreadsheets, and development of website featuring key archival documents, oral histories, and interactive maps detailing police misconduct. Composed and submitted comprehensive research spreadsheets, reports, and interactive exhibits. Publication of online exhibit "Crackdown: Policing Detroit Through the War on Crime, Drugs, and Youth" pending through the University of Michigan HistoryLab Program.

Responsible for archival research for upcoming book, "Bullet and Burn." Discovered, categorized, and uploaded materials into shared file server. Additionally created comprehensive timelines/websites based on newspaper and archival research, and established key events and figures throughout. Research work conducted remotely and on-site, as well as digitally and physically.

Facilitated club membership and experience, organized campus-wide advertising and invited speakers, panelists, and educators for Leading Women of Tomorrow events. Mentored women through writing workshops and professional fairs.

Writer responsibilities included researching and writing informed policy papers and recommendations to submit for publishing in the Michigan Foreign Policy Journal and conferring with MFPJ writers on policy issues, debates, and histories. Editorial responsibilities included the editing and correction of policy recommendations, as well as prep for a public presentation on the chosen topic. Samples available through Michigan Library Services.

Sorted and organized materials such as physical and online files for city councilman William Greenlee. Responsibilities included compiling up-to-date media database, attending city council hearings, and providing administrative support within city council offices.