Hello, I’m Amy Hildreth Chen!

I received my PhD in English from Emory University in 2013 and am the author of Placing Papers: The American Literary Archives Market (University of Massachusetts Press, 2020) and 1,000+ Tips for Life Inside and Outside the Academy (Springer, 2022), among other academic publications. I’ve been invited to give talks at Columbia University, Princeton University, and the University of California, Los Angeles in addition to the American Antiquarian Society, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Bibliographical Society of America.

I am employed as the Assistant Director of the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Iowa, but I’ve held a variety of roles in the past, including as a medical editor, project manager, grant program director, and academic librarian. Along the way, I obtained my Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. I’m happy to speak to anyone who is interested in alt-ac roles or leaving the academy. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to chat if you would like support for your own career journey at amyhildrethchen [at] gmail [dot] com.