Sarah P. Wells
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
319 Alderman Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22905-4115
Phone: (434) 924-4370
E-mail: spw4s@virginia.edu
Education
M.A., English Literature, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. (1997)
B.A., English Literature, Pomona College, Claremont, CA. (1990)
History
2005 to present: Scholarly & Technical Communications Officer, Institute for
Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
2004-2006: Project Manager for “Traditions of Exemplary Women: Liu Xiang’s
Lienü Zhuan,” Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of
Virginia
2001-2005: Technical Writer, Institute for Advanced Technology in the
Humanities, University of Virginia
1997-2001: Technical Writer, Legion Research Group, University of Virginia
1996-1997: Project Manager for The Ford Foundation web site, Institute for
Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
1995-1997: Managing Editor, Postmodern Culture, Institute for Advanced
Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
Experience
Scholarly & Technical Communications Officer, Institute for Advanced
Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
Responsible for editorial, communication, and management tasks that support
IATH’s scholarly mission. Primary duties include writing, editing, and publishing
digital and print publications of scholarly books and projects. Work with IATH
faculty Fellows, directors, and staff to develop and publish project specifications,
reports, etc. Act as liaison between IATH Fellows and technical staff. Help
manage planning of conferences and workshops.
Accomplishments:
 Managed abstract and paper submissions and produced and edited
Program and Abstract Book for CAA 2009 conference, Williamsburg, VA
 Produced and edited content, managed and edited graphic design, and
took on project management responsibilities for creating Ancient Rome
3D layer on Google Earth (2008)
 Technical editor, designed and implemented print edition and produced
electronic edition of Beyond Illustration (eds. Bernard Frischer and
Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, 2008)
 Designed and implemented print edition and produced electronic edition
of The Horace’s Villa Project: 1997-2003 (eds. Bernard Frischer et al.,
2006-2007)
 Generated and edited scholarly content, designed, and produced IATH
Best Practices Guide to Digital Panoramic Photography, print and
electronic editions (2007)
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Organized the Summit on Digital Tools for the Humanities (2005)
Project Manager for “Traditions of Exemplary Women: Liu Xiang’s Lienü
Zhuan,” Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of
Virginia
Managed bilingual digital scholarly project for Dr. Anne Kinney, IATH Fellow and
University of Virginia Professor of Chinese Studies. Responsible for managing
project tasks, technical development, and development of bilingual web site.
Oversaw production of XML versions of Chinese and English texts and managed
and trained graduate student workers. Helped produce grant reports from the
Mellon Foundation and the Luce Foundation.
Technical Writer, Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities,
University of Virginia
Wrote, edited, and produced documentation, reports, and proposals for IATH
Staff and Fellows.
Technical Writer, Legion Research Group, University of Virginia
Responsible for all documentation, on-line and print, for the Legion Research
Group, in the Computer Science department of the University of Virginia.
Project Manager for The Ford Foundation web site, Institute for Advanced
Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
Managed development, creation, and maintenance of The Ford Foundation’s first
web site.
Managing Editor of Postmodern Culture, Institute for Advanced Technology
in the Humanities, University of Virginia
Managed peer-reviewed electronically published academic journal. Responsible
for mark-up and copy-editing of successful submissions, maintaining database of
current and past subscriptions, communicating with authors, and working with offsite editors to prepare issues for simultaneous publication on IATH’s web site and
Johns Hopkins University's Project MUSE’s web site.
Conferences
“Rome Reborn in Google Earth,” CAA 2009, Williamsburg, VA.
URLs
Google Earth Ancient Rome in 3D: http://earth.google.com/rome/
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities: http://www.iath.virginia.edu
Best Practices Guide to Digital Panoramic Photography:
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/panorama/index.html
Traditions of Exemplary Women: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/xwomen/
Summit on Digital Tools for the Humanities: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/dtsummit/
Supporting Digital Scholarship: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/sds
Legion Research Group: http://legion.virginia.edu
Postmodern Culture: http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/pmc/ (IATH)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/postmodern_culture/ (Project MUSE)