Her first novel, Anthropology of an American Girl, is the story of a search for authenticity told in the first-person voice of teenaged protagonist Eveline Auerbach.

Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams, called Categories "A beautiful synthesis of science and art, pleasing to the mind and to the eye," and Dr. Helen Caldicott, founder and president of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, said, "This wonderful book will provoke thought in lovers of science and art alike, and with knowledge comes the inspiration to preserve the beauty of life on Earth.

From ages 9 to 19 she was involved in over 30 plays, including some produced at East Hampton's Guild Hall, in roles ranging from property mistress to female lead to writer and director.

in Cinema Studies from the Graduate School of Arts and Science, and a post-graduate certificate in Ethnographic Filmmaking from the Center for Media, Culture, and History.

While at NDI, Hamann oversaw script and project development and she produced a short film titled We Real Cool, which was directed by Academy Award-winner Emile Ardolino and based on the Gwendolyn Brooks poem of the same name.

It was this experience that inspired Hamann to start Vernacular Press, an independent publishing company with a focus on content development and book packaging.

Hamann wrote Anthropology of an American Girl, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about Eveline Auerbach, a young woman growing up in Reagan-era America.

Hamann critiques her era and culture through the tale of a precocious young woman buffeted by the accidents, values and consequences of her age.

"[32] The Washington Post praised it as "a very respectable and serious descendant of the work of D.H. Lawrence," adding that Hamann had created "a carefully devised, coherent world, filled with opinions that need to be spoken—and heard."

"[4] East Hampton Independent called the novel "An ethnographic exploration of youth culture," "haunting, wise, and hip," with "its ear-perfect dialogue and erotic charge.

Hamann is co-writer, creative and editorial director of Categories—On the Beauty of Physics (2006), a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary educational text that uses imagery to facilitate the reader's encounter with challenging material.

She worked with physicist Emiliano Seffusati, PhD, who wrote the science text, and collage artist John Morse, who created the original artwork.

It is intended to promote scientific literacy, foster an appreciation of the humanities, and encourage readers to make informed and imaginative connections between the sciences and the arts.

"[37] Cognitive scientist, Harvard professor, and author of The Language Instinct (1994) and How the Mind Works (1997), Steven Pinker called it "A gorgeous book—proof that beauty can be found in equal measure in words, images, and ideas."

Raina Lampkins-Fielder, education chair of The Whitney Museum, stated, "By weaving together the worlds of science, literature, and art while also providing thoughtful suggestions for active learning, this book invites the reader on a creative and liberating journey of the mind.

Also on the list are Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago, Edward W. Said's Orientalism, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.