JENNIFER MUNRO MILLER
Department of Art History • University of Southern California • jennifmm@usc.edu

Education

2003 - Present Ph.D. program, Art History, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
major field: 20th century American Art, minor field: History and Theory of Collecting and Display, A.B.D.

2003 M.A., Art History, Program in Museum Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1996 B.A. (cum laude), English and Art History with a minor in Secondary Education, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

Dissertation
In the Flesh: The Burlesque Theater in American Art and Visual Culture

Honors and Awards

• J. PAUL GETTY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP, University of Southern California, 2008-2009
• MCLELLAND ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP, University of Southern California, Fall 2007
• USC COLLEGE STRATEGIC THEMES RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP, University of Southern California, 2004 - 2005 and 2005 - 2006
• LUCE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, and Summer 2006
• MUSEUM STUDIES FELLOWSHIP, University of Southern California, 2001 - 2003

Publications

Heroes and Myths in Ancient Art. Evenings for Educators Curriculum Guide. Museum
Associates / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2004.

Maya Mobile. Curriculum Guide. Museum Associates / Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
2004

Ancient World Mobile: Ancestors and Afterlife in the Art of the Ancient World. Curriculum
Guide. Museum Associates / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.

“Glamour: Fashion and Illusion.” Fashion and Transgression. Exhibition Catalogue. Los
Angeles: USC Fisher Gallery, 2003.

“A Lasting Epiphany: What happens when the SOL’s seem to conflict with the Writing Project’s
message?” The Journal of the Northern Virginia Writing Project. Volume 20, Issue 3.
April/May 1999.

Exhibitions
CO-CURATOR, Fashion and Transgression, Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, California, January 29 - April 12, 2003

Professional Experience

TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Southern California, January 2008 – May 2008, August 2006 – December 2006, August 2003 - May 2004

GRADUATE ASSISTANT, University of Southern California, Literary, Visual, and Material Culture Initiative and Visual Studies Graduate Certificate program, August 2004 - present

INTERN, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles California, September 2002 - September 2003

GRADUATE ASSISTANT, University of Southern California, Slide Library, August 2001 - July 2002

VOLUNTEER LITERACY TUTOR, Americorps, Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, October 2000 - June 2001

TEACHER, Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church, Virginia, August 1996 - June 2000

Related Activities

GALLERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, The University of Southern California, Graduate Student Representative, 2002 - 2003

GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE, University of Southern California, 2001 - 2003

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT SENATE, University of Southern California, 2002 - 2003

NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT, Northern Virginia Writing Project Teacher Consultant, 1997 - Present

MUSCARELLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, The College of William and Mary, Student Representative, 1995 - 1996

Languages
French, proficient in reading and speaking
German, competent in reading