Alex Tretbar
Graduate Research Assistant
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Tretbar is a versatile writer, editor, and educator with over a decade of experience crafting journalism, scholarship, and creative work across print and digital platforms. Currently an MFA candidate and Graduate Research Assistant at UMKC, Alex blends archival digital humanities work—building Omeka-S exhibits and redesigning center websites—with scholarship on mid-20th-century literary debates. He has a track record of designing and teaching innovative creative-writing curricula in prisons, public libraries, and community programs, and co-founded MOPen to bring literary instruction to incarcerated students. Alex’s background in journalism, legal writing, and editorial roles gives him a rare fluency in rigorous research, clear persuasive copy, and meticulous proofreading. His publications in top literary journals and experience filming documentary B-roll hint at a cross-disciplinary practice that moves smoothly between textual, scholarly, and multimedia projects. Based in Kansas City, he pairs institutional project experience with hands-on community engagement and a knack for turning archival material into public-facing digital storytelling.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of KansasMaster of Fine Arts - MFA Poetry, Master of Fine Arts - MFA Poetry at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Github Skills (4)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
arguslab/ancor
Oct 2013 - Nov 2021
Contributions:207 commits, 59 pushes, 3 issues in 8 years 3 months
arguslab/ancor-rails-example
Apr 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:2 pushes in 4 months
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