CV

Contact Information

Name Benjamin Armus
Email benarmus@utexas.edu

Education

  • 2026 -

    Austin, TX

    PhD
    The University of Texas at Austin
    History
  • 2022 - 2026

    Williamsburg, VA

    B.A.
    William & Mary
    History and French & Francophone Studies
    • GPA: 3.83/4.0
    • Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors), Alpha Delta Gamma (Medieval and Renaissance Studies Honors)
    • Studied at Hertford College, University of Oxford, Jan. 2025 - Jun. 2025

Experience

  • 2025 - present

    Remote

    Digital Humanities Intern
    Gale Academic
    • Wrote a digital humanities research article using the Gale Digital Scholar Lab for the Gale Research Showcase.
    • Created blog and social media content highlighting archival materials.
    • Organized an on-campus event promoting Gale resources, and engaged in professional development through weekly skill-building sessions.
  • 2023 - present

    Williamsburg, VA

    Resident Assistant
    William & Mary Residence Life
    • Peer leader for ~20-30 first-year students in Nicholson Hall, Spotswood Hall, and Gooch Hall.
    • Managed bonding events and enforced University policy, mentored new Resident Assistants.
  • 2026
    The Transformation of University Pedagogy in Eighteenth Century England
    Gale Research Showcase
  • 2025
    Crown and Gown: The Death of Religious Disputations at Oxford and Cambridge
    Charles James Fox Society Magazine

    Volume 1, pp. 23-38.

  • 2024
    'Le Temps Passé n'est Plus:' Transcending the Past and Temporalizing the French Revolution
    James Blair Historical Review

    Volume 14, pp. 8-23.

Activities

  • Co-Editor in Chief of the James Blair Historical Review 2025-26
  • President of the William & Mary History Club 2024-26

Skills

Languages: French (advanced speaking and reading proficiency), Latin (basic reading proficiency)
Paleography: Basic proficiency in reading early modern English handwriting (secretary hand)
Digital Humanities: Python (Pandas, NLTK), Gale Digital Scholar Lab