1. VANESSA VOSS, M.A.
4010 Feagan #2 ~ Houston, TX 77007
(281) 381-2266 vossvanessa@yahoo.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Conscientious, diligent, and industrious academic professional with 9 years’ experience in
teaching, organizational development, and interdisciplinary research. Trained in multiple
languages, logic, and conceptual analysis. Functions well in a fast-paced, team-based culturally
diverse environment, and is able to quickly grasp complicated procedures and policies. Builds
collaborative relationships with others easily and is flexible to changing workplace demands and
assignments. Meticulous in editing, writing, and oral communication. Diligent in administrative
and managerial responsibilities. Advanced working competency in Farsi and Japanese, as well as
elementary Urdu; reads Greek.
PRO FE S S IO NAL EXPE RIE NCE
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas 2012-Present
Lecturer
• Teaches Ethics, Philosophy of Art, and Introduction to Philosophy at the undergraduate level.
• Contributes to faculty professional reading and research groups.
• Creates presentation and lecture materials for all courses based upon prior research and teaching
assignments.
• Advises students on studies in Philosophy and other majors; conduct student office hours;
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON–DOWNTOWN, Houston, Texas 2012-Present
Lecturer
• Conducted curriculum assessment assignments for State of Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
• Teaches introduction to philosophy and meaning of life at the undergraduate level.
• Competency and use of Blackboard, PowerPoint, Premiere, and Excel
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Houston, Texas 2012-Present
Lecturer
• Teaches introduction to philosophy and introduction to humanities, and ethics at the undergraduate
level.
• Nominated for the Teaching Excellence Award, 2016.
• Volunteered to serve as mentor to international students.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, Indiana. 2010-2012
Instructor/Graduate Research Assistant
• Received a FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) grant funding for research from the U.S.
Department of Education.
• Translated Farsi and Urdu language documents and media for faculty and graduate research activities.
• Edited scholarly materials, promotional documents, internal reporting, and other media for the
Department of Islamic Studies.
• Planned and conducted of community-building event series international programs and students
including film series, cultural events, musical performances, and outside lectures.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM, Houston, Texas. 2006-2010
Assistant Manager, Museum Shop
• Managed stock and inventory of materials from multiple local, national, and international vendors.
• Created invoices, shipping orders, and close out reports for all shop financial reporting.
• Participated in monthly fund-raising events and actively participated in its development strategy.
• Overhauled and updated the institutional records system and served as the museum librarian.

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EDUCATION
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN
M.A. in Central Eurasian Studies, 2012, Culm. GPA: 3.9
• Emphasis on Iran and Afghanistan: languages, culture, history, and anthropology.
• Recipient of full graduate stipend.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, TX
M.A. in Philosophy, 2006, Culm. GPA: 3.8
• Emphasis on Philosophy of Art, Ethics, and Media.
• Recipient of teaching assistant position.
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, San Marcos, TX
B.A. in Philosophy and Japanese, 2001, Culm. GPA: 3.5
TE C H N I C A L CO M P E N T E N C I E S
Six years of in-classroom teaching experience, grade-record keeping and test construction. Knowledge of
Blackboard/Moodle/OnCourse/Canvas online teaching tools. Video, newsletter, flyer production,
knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
PU B L I C A T I O N S & PR E S E N T A T I O N S
• “Atonal Music and a Schizophrenic Persona: Applying Robinson’s Theory to Morton Feldman,” New
Mexico Texas Philosophical Society Conference, San Marcos, March 2016.
• “Questions and Frustrations: Philosophers in the Office,” Women of Houston Gala Dinner, Keynote
Speaker, February 2016.
• “Introducing the Philosophy of Humor in the Classroom,” Houston Community College Faculty
Colloquium, August 2015.
• “Thou Shalt Not, Unless…: Double Effect and the Metaethical Troubles of Jus in Bello,” New
Mexico Texas Philosophical Society Conference, Houston, March 2015.
• “The Flesh and Blood of Ancient Iran” E-Sasanika, Fall 2013.
• “Ganymede and Ghulam: Eros and the Quest for the Divine in Classical Greek and Perso-Arabic
World,” Lights: The MESSA Journal, Spring 2012.
• “The Female Body as Political Blackmail: Women, Body Image and Revolution in Iran;” ACES
Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, Spring 2012.
• “The Useless Perfection of Pornography: Baudrillard’s Critique of Sexual Reason,” Thesis defended,
passed, May 2006.
• “Writing about Art: An Interview: Discussion with a Local Artist Concerning the Troubles in Writing
about Art” Houston Free Press, Summer 2005.
• “Plato and Malevich: Explaining how modern art may have solved Plato’s problem of art in the
Republic” Public lecture, University of Houston, Fall 2005.
• “Cool Aesthetics: Basquiat and Rock n’ Roll: A Critique of the MFAH’s show, Basquiat, alongside
the CAMH’s It’s Only Rock n’ Roll” Houston Free Press, Winter 2005.
• “Language, Music and Emotion: Probing the possible link between emotions and music,
incorporating Freud, Schopenhauer and Jung” Public lecture, Texas State University, Fall 2002.