Dana D'Amico

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Contact Info
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I’m a creative-analytic hybrid – a trained plant biologist, award-winning creative writer…

Experience & Education

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Volunteer Experience

  • Minds Matter Twin Cities Graphic

    Mentor

    Minds Matter Twin Cities

    - 2 years 9 months

    Education

    Mentored high-achieving high school students from underrepresented backgrounds (financial literacy, college application process, good study habits, SAT/ACT test prep, professional skill-building, exploring interests, etc) -- weekly for 3 years.

  • Minnesota DFL Party Graphic

    Pro Bono Campaign Consultation | Digital Marketing and Web Building

    Minnesota DFL Party

    - Present 6 years 11 months

    Politics

    I have done pro bono work on a case-by-case basis for emerging progressive or nonpartisan campaigns of first-time candidates in the state. Coordinated and designed digital and print communications campaign for a Minnesota State House seat in 2018, which was successful (seat flipped). Campaigns include: Ruth Richardson for House (2018-2023), Mary Frances Clardy for House (2022-present).

  • University of Minnesota Graphic

    Mentor

    University of Minnesota

    - 1 year

    Education

    Served as a career mentor to an undergraduate senior for the UMN Alumni Mentoring Program

Publications

Courses

  • Bioethics

    395

  • Biostatistics

    385

  • Epistemology

    220

  • Evolution

    340

  • Genetics

    305

  • Grant Writing

    -

  • Newswriting

    205

  • Nonfiction Advanced Workshop

    407

  • Nonfiction Independent Thesis

    590

  • Nonfiction Seminar/Workshop

    with Patricia Hampl

  • Plant Physiology

    360

  • Plant Physiology Thesis

    600

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions

    580

  • Poetry Seminar/Workshop

    with Ray Gonzalez

  • Science Writing

    490

  • The Researched Essay

    with Kim Todd

  • Thesis

    Kim Todd/Patricia Hampl

  • Writing Pedagogy and Practice

    590

Projects

Honors & Awards

  • Reed Awards Finalist

    Campaigns & Elections

    Finalist in category, "Best Direct Mail Piece for Bootstrapped Campaigns"

  • 2017 Artist Initiative Grant

    Minnesota State Arts Board

    $10,000 award for prose writing, project ranked 3rd out of 56 applicants in panel (top 16 funded)

  • College of Liberal Arts Research/Travel Fellowship

    UMN English, Creative Writing

    Awarded for proposal to conduct archival research at the American Institute of Physics in Maryland on women in astronomy.

  • Degree Cum Laude

    Allegheny College

  • CLA Graduate Fellowship

    University of Minnesota

    Awarded to exceptional incoming first-year graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts.

  • AWP Intro Journals Project (Nonfiction) Nomination

    Allegheny College English Department

  • Chautauqua Writer's Festival Scholarship

    Allegheny College

  • Shanbrom Fund Recipient

    Allegheny College

    Awarded to conduct summer research in plant biology at Allegheny College

  • Abstract selected for Sigma Xi Undergraduate Conference

    Penn State University, Behrend

    Accepted again for separate thesis (oral presentation): March, 2013

  • Distinguished Alden Scholar

    Allegheny College

    Dean's List, GPA >3.8

  • Presenter, American Society of Plant Biologists ASPB Conference

    -

  • "Moving Portraits" selected for juried student art show

    Allegheny College Bowman-Penelac-Megahan Galleries

  • Trustee Scholarship

    Allegheny College

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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