Curriculum Vitae

Dissertation

Bury Me Beneath a Cacao Tree: Displacement and the Politics of Memory in Southern Bahia, Brazil.

Degrees

2023 (expected) - Ph.D. - ABD. Columbia University. Anthropology.

1995 - Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies. Columbia University. Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies.

1992 - M.Phil. Columbia University. Anthropology.

1989 - M.A. Columbia University. Anthropology.

1985 - B.A. University of California, Berkeley. Sociology.

Fellowship and Grants

2020 Stanford University Libraries Access Grant, Center for Latin American Studies

1995 Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant to host conference.

1995 SSRC-MacArthur Committee on International Peace and Security
Research Workshop Award to host conference.

1994-95 Lindt Dissertation Writing Fellowship.

1992-93 Fulbright-Hays IIE Grant for dissertation research in Brazil.

1992-93 Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant for dissertation research.

1991-92 Columbia University Traveling Fellowship for dissertation research.

1991 Sigma Xi Research Foundation for dissertation research.

1991 American Women in Science for dissertation research.

1990 Inter-American Foundation Master's Fellowship for research in Brazil.

1990 Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies at Columbia University Travel Grant for research in Brazil.

1989 MacArthur Foundation Dissertation Development Grant for research in Brazil.

1988-98 Columbia University Presidential Fellowship for graduate study.

Awards

2016 Orange County Teacher of the Year, Saddleback College Nominee

2011 President’s Award for Leadership and Innovation, Saddleback College.

2010 Blackboard Catalyst Award for Individual Contributions in Staff Development.

2005 Leadership Award, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division, Saddleback College.

Teaching Experience

Saddleback College, California, Professor; 2000-present.
Chair of Anthropology; 2004-2005; 2008-2017; 2018-present
Chair of Ethnic Studies; 2001-2005; 2008-2017

Whittier College, California, Adjunct Lecturer; Spring 1999-Fall 2000.

Drew University, New Jersey, Adjunct Lecturer; 1996-1997.

New York University, Adjunct Lecturer; 1995-1997.

Columbia University, Adjunct Lecturer; 1995-1996.

Leadership/Administrative Work Experience

Educational Planning and Assessment Coordinator, Saddleback College, 2018-present

Chief Negotiator, SOCCCD Faculty Association, 2020-Present

Institute for Teaching and Learning Co-Coordinator, Saddleback College, 2018-2020

Past President, SOCCCD Faculty Association, 2016-2018

President, SOCCCD Faculty Association, 2014-2016

Vice President/President-Elect, SOCCCD Faculty Association, 2012-2014

Educational Planning and Assessment Coordinator, Saddleback College, 2009-2012

President, Academic Senate of Saddleback College, 2005-2006

Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator, Saddleback College, 2005-2006

President-Elect, Academic Senate of Saddleback College, 2004-2005

Distance Education Chair, Saddleback College, 2002-2005; 2007-2010