Curriculum Vitae

Ahmed H. Sharma

May ****

Phone number: 832-***-****

Mailing Address: 5039 Hamilton Wolfe Rd. Apt 3415 San Antonio, TX 78229 Email: addb2e@r.postjobfree.com

Website: http://mrwriterblog.com

Educational Qualifications:

B.A. History – University of Houston – May 2017

M.A. History – University of Texas at San Antonio – May 2019 Work Experience:

Northwest Vista College

-Adjunct History Professor (August 2019 – Present) Sinclair Broadcast Group (News4/Fox San Antonio)

-Digital Content Producer (October 2019 – Present)

-News Assignment Editor (June 2019 – October 2019)

-Intern (Sept. 2018 – May 2019) University

of Texas at San Antonio

-Social Media Coordinator/Reader-Grader/Research Assistant (Aug. 2017- Aug. 2018)

-Graduate Teaching Assistant (Jan. 2018 – May 2019) Publications:

“The Masters and the Boys: South Asian Muslim Immigrants and African American Muslims in 20th Century Houston, Texas (1950-1980)” Journal of South Texas. (FALL 2019 VOLUME 34 NUMBER 2)

Houston Press

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/remembering-texas-first-muslim-tdcj-chaplain-11469240 AsAmNews

https://asamnews.com/?s=ahmed+sharma https://asamnews.com/2019/07/22/south-asian-short-film- makes-history-by-winning-hbo-spotlightaward/

https://asamnews.com/2018/12/21/how-do-muslims-celebrate-christmas/ https://asamnews.com/2018/04/10/roseanne-barr-faces-backlash-after-awful-poc-joke/ https://asamnews.com/2018/05/14/spiritual-retreat-inspires-youth-to-stop-hiding-muslim-identity/ https://asamnews.com/2018/05/27/university-of-houston-students-protest-u-n-ambassador-nikki-haley/ https://asamnews.com/2018/05/20/thousands-of-muslims-mourn-exchange-student-killed-in-santa- feshooting/

https://asamnews.com/2018/08/03/new-law-in-california-hopes-to-put-breaks-on-whitewashing/ https://asamnews.com/2018/09/27/should-asam-shows-strive-to-be-like-kims-convenience/ https://asamnews.com/2018/10/19/new-book-from-google-engineer-hopes-to-open-minds-of-young-girls/ News4 & Fox San Antonio (stories are syndicated to both sites) https://news4sanantonio.com/search?find=ahmed%20sharma https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/local-muslims-try-to-remain-hopeful-as-covid-19s-new- normalimpedes-Ramadan

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/deputy-rangel-bexar-county-autism-and-special-needs-liaisonpublic- role-model https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/deputy-frydberg-bexar-county-jewish-liaison-real-life- action-hero https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/the-fearless-savior-muslim-liaison-bexar-county-deputy https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/tx-gov-greg-abbott-expected-to-give-covid-19-update- sundayafternoon

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/mayor-nirenberg-county-judge-wolff-demonstrate-optimism- amidgovernors-executive-orders https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/study-looks-at-gender-differences- in-stress-awareness-actionsduring-covid-19-pandemic https://news4sanantonio.com/news/coronavirus/local-organizations-aim-to-virtually-assisting- studentsduring-mandatory-school-closures https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/watch-mayor-nirenberg- urges-san-antonians-to-trust-cdc-to-handlecovid-19-testing https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/18-year-veteran-deputy-arrested-for-inappropriately- searchingwomen https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/award-winning-filmmaker-credits-san-antonio- for-success https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/sa-indian-nurses-offer-public-a-taste-of-india-with- brunchfundraiser https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/mayor-nirenberg-city-officials-celebrate- ramadan-with-san-antoniomuslims https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/muslim-resident-has-broken- barriers-in-sa-for-more-than-25-years https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/local-artist-wants-to- interview-san-antonios-muslims https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/bexar-county-deputy-auditions- for-americas-got-talent https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/sas-sikh-community-feeds-federal- agents-during-governmentshutdown

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/zombie-deer-are-steadily-approaching-texas-says-cdc-report Papers Presented at Research Conferences:

The War of 1812: Who Won and Why Does It Matter? Bicentennial Celebration of the War of 1812; Undergraduate Research Conference at Stephen F. Austin State University; Presenter; Dec. 2012 Explosive Decisions: The Use of the Atomic Bomb in World War II; World Wars Student Research Conference at University of Houston – Downtown; Presenter; Dec. 2015 By the Books: The Nation of Islam’s Transition to Sunni Islam in Houston, Texas; Southern Historical Association Conference in Dallas, TX; Presenter; Nov. 2017

Muslims in the Space City; College of Liberal Fine Arts Graduate Research Conference at University of Texas in San Antonio; Presenter; Mar. 2019

Professional Associations:

Member of Honor Society for History Students: Phi Alpha Theta (Since May 2017)

-President for Theta Iota Chapter at University of Texas at San Antonio (2018-2019) Citizen Historian for the 1947 Partition Archive (Since October 2017) Member of Asian American Journalists Association (Since January 2018) Staff Writer & Chair member for South Asian Advisory Board for AsAmNews (June 2018 - present

-Writing Intern (April 2018 – June 2018)

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University Associations:

Stephen F. Austin State University

-Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Since November 2012)

University of Houston

-Muslim Student Association (Since October 2016)

-Phi Alpha Theta (Since May 2017)

University of Texas at San Antonio

-Phi Alpha Theta (President from 2018-2019)

-Pakistan Student Association (2018-2019)

-Caribbean Student Association (2018-2019)

Awards & Fellowships:

Nau Graduate Fellowship at the University of Texas at San Antonio (2017-2018)

-Travel Award Recipient for Graduate Research (Fall 2017) Nau Teaching Assistantship at the University of Texas at San Antonio (2018-2019) Intern for News4SanAntonio and Fox29 (September 2018 - Present) Who’s Who Award for Outstanding Campus Leadership at University of Texas at San Antonio (Mar. 2019) University of Texas at San Antonio – University Life Awards– Outstanding COLFA Graduate Student (Apr. 2019)

Teaching Experience:

His. 1301: “U.S. History before 1865” at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio, TX (Fall 2019) His. 1302: “U.S. History 1865-Present” at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio, TX (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020)

Teaching Assistant Experience:

His. 2003: “Historical Methods” with Dr. Patrick Kelly at the University of Texas at San Antonio (Spring 2018) His. 3623: “Civil Rights Movement” with Dr. Laguana Gray at the University of Texas at San Antonio (Fall 2018)

His. 3653: “African American history to the Civil War” with Dr. Crystal Webster at the University of Texas at San Antonio (Spring 2019)

Language Proficiencies:

English: Native Speaker

Urdu: Near Native Speaker; elementary reading ability in Urdu (Nastaliq script) Hindi: Near Native Speaker

Spanish: Advanced Speaking Ability; Advanced Reading & Writing Other Skills:

Types 83 Words Per Minute

Communication

Academic Writing, AP, and Chicago style writing proficiency Research Proficiency

Data Entry

Adaptable

Ability to work under pressure

Multi-tasking

References:

Quixem Ramirez Darian Trotter Patrick Kelly, PhD Randall Yip Digital Content Producer News Reporter/Anchor Professor Editor-in-chief Komo News – Seattle, WA News4/Fox San Antonio UT San Antonio AsAmNews

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