Sheila Curran Bernard Assistant Professor Associate Director, Documentary Studies Program Director of Media Programs, New York State Writers Institute B.S. Boston University 060-J Social Sciences Department of History University at Albany, SUNY 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 Phone: (518) 442-5364 Fax: (518) 442-5301 sbernard@albany.edu

Teaching: Undergraduate Courses: His 390-0006: Topics in American History/History on Film Select Publications: Archival Storytelling: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Finding, Using, and Licensing Third-Party Visuals and Music (with Kenn Rabin). Burlington, Ma.: Focal Press/Elsevier, September 2008. Documentary Storytelling, 2nd edition: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films. Burlington, Ma.: Focal Press/Elsevier, 2007. School: The Story of American Public Education (narrative by, with Sarah Mondale). Boston: Beacon Press, 2001. Select Honors: Emmy, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Erik Barnouw Award, Organization of American Historians Fellowships, The MacDowell Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Film/Television: I specialize in nonfiction media storytelling, working to create, develop, and/or write materials in a range of formats, from museum installations and digital media to multipart prime time series and theatrical films. Credits include: 100 Years of Women (Lifetime) 45 Words: A Story of the First Amendment (museum) A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom (PBS) America’s War on Poverty (PBS) The College Track (PBS) Eyes on the Prize (PBS) Fear No More (Lifetime) Forgotten Ellis Island (non-broadcast) I’ll Make Me a World (PBS) Liberty!: The American Revolution (PBS) Miss America: A Documentary Film (PBS) Out of the Past (PBS) The Ring of Truth (PBS) School: The Story of American Public Education (PBS) This Far By Faith (PBS) Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France (Imax film, theatrical) Current Research Interests: I’m beginning a third edition of Documentary Storytelling and starting a new book on the use of documentary media to address global issues. I’m consulting on a science-based dramatic feature about HIV/AIDS intended for a pan-African audience, and serving as an advisor on a new initiative from American University’s Center for Social Media to look at best practices in documentary ethics. As a teacher, I’m especially interested in raising media literacy across disciplines, not only targeting those who may become media producers but also those who are likely to use media in their work, whether for professional development, advocacy, fundraising, or some other purpose. Websites: www.documentarystorytelling.com www.archivalstorytelling.com