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Curriculum Vita

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

Full Professor, University of San Diego, Department of Sociology; affiliated faculty member of the

Ethnic Studies Department, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Latin American Studies Program and

Transborder Institute. Fall 2012-present

Department Chair, University of San Diego, Department of Sociology July 2011-present

Associate Department Chair, University of San Diego, Dept. of Sociology July 2010-June 2011

Associate Professor, University of San Diego, Department of Sociology and affiliated faculty member

of the Ethnic Studies Department, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Latin American Studies

Program and Transborder Institute. Spring 2008-Spring 2012

Assistant Professor, University of San Diego, Department of Sociology and affiliated faculty member

of the Ethnic Studies Program. Spring 2002-Fall 2007

UC Faculty Fellow, University of California, San Diego, Department of Ethnic Studies. Fall 2000-

Spring 2001

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, UCSD Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San

Diego. 1999–2000

Visiting Adjunct Professor, Cal State University, San Marcos. Department of Liberal Studies. Course

taught: Dilemmas of Modern Mexico. Fall 2000

Instructor, University of California, Irvine. Courses taught: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America;

Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology Summer 1999

Michelle M. Camacho Professor & Chair

Sociology Department

5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 619-200-6757, mobile zumba.camacho@gmail.com

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Faculty Research Coordinator, University of California, Irvine. Wrote proposals for SCR-43 research

funds to support the Center for Research on Latinos in a Global Society at UCI. Grants awarded in the

amounts of $45,000 and $25,500. Jan–Jul 1996 & Spring 1998

Research Assistant, University of California, Irvine. Drafted the proposal for the new major in

Chicano/Latino Studies. Fall 1998

Research Assistant, Cancer and Latinas Project, University of California, Irvine. Principal

Investigators: Dr. Leo Chávez, Dr. Alan Hubbell. Summer 1998

Teaching Associate, University of California, Irvine. Courses taught: Sociology Research Practicum;

Introduction to Sociology. September 1995–March 1996

Researcher, Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA), Non-profit organization,

Cochabamba, Bolivia. Worked with international research team; coordinated and collaborated in the

methodological design and execution of research tasks in Sacabamba, Bolivia. April–Sept 1995

Lecturer, University of California, Irvine. Course taught: Research Design and Methodology.

January–March 1995

Teaching Assistant, University of California, Irvine. Courses taught: Economic Anthropology,

Social Inequality, Social/Cultural Anthropology. 1993–1995

Research Assistant, Cancer and Latinas Project. University of California, Irvine. Principal

Investigators: Dr. Leo Chávez, Dr. Alan Hubbell. 1991–1993

EDUCATION

University of California, Irvine Ph.D. Social Science, Social Relations Program 2000

M.A. Social Science 1993

Cornell University

Intensive Andean Studies and Quechua Institute 1994

Loyola Marymount University

B.A. in Communication Studies 1987–1991

St. Louis University Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain 1990

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HONORS AND AWARDS

WEPAN Betty Vetter Award for Research, "For exceptional research committed to understanding the intersectionality of race and gender." 2013

Executive Leadership Academy for Emerging Leaders in Academia, UC Berkeley, (declined) 2013

Nomination for Pinnacle Athena Award, 2012

Wickenden Award for most outstanding research paper in the Journal of Engineering Education, 2012

Innovation in Experiential Education Award, USD 2011

McNair Mentor of the Year, USD 2011

Professor of the Game, USD 2010

Who’s Who among Collegiate Faculty, 2010

Nominee, Woman of Impact Award, 2009, 2005, 2003

Nominee, Innovation in Experiential Education Award, 2007, 2008, 2009

USD, Mortar Board Faculty Recognition 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2009-2010

UCSD Department of Ethnic Studies, Contributions to Teaching and Academic Life Award 2001

Fulbright Fellow 1997

Alpha Kappa Delta, National Sociological Honors Society 1992

Presidential Citation, Academic Excellence and Leadership, LMU 1991

Alfred J. Kilp Award, Outstanding Service, LMU 1991

Chicana of the Year, LMU 1991

Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honors Society

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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Center for Educational Excellence, Grant 2012

National Science Foundation, ADVANCE Grant (co-principal investigator) 2011-2016

National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research Award (co-principal investigator) 2007-2012

Faculty Research Grant, USD 2009

USD International Opportunity Grant 2008

Presidential Advisory Board Inclusion/Diversity Grant 2008

National Science Foundation, mini-grant “Mentor Award” 2006

Faculty Research Grant, USD 2006

Faculty Research Grant, USD 2002

UCSD Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California Faculty Fellow 2000–2001

U.S. Department of Transportation: University of California Fellow 1999

Regent’s Fellowship, University of California 1998

UCMEXUS Dissertation Research Fellowship 1996

Sigma XI: Society for Scientific Research 1995

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Cornell University 1994

Humanities Research Grant, University of California Irvine 1994

National Hispanic Scholarship 1994

La Raza Scholarship 1994

President’s Fellowship, University of California Irvine 1991–1993

Social Science Summer Research Grant, UCI 1992

Comisión Femenil de Los Angeles Scholarship 1991

Hispanic American Professional Association Scholarship 1990

Minority Leadership Grant, LMU 1989–1991

Fritzche Family Scholarship 1989–1991

Mexican-American Alumni Scholarship, LMU 1988–1991

Latina Leadership Grant, LMU 1988

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PUBLICATIONS

Books:

2013 Michelle M. Camacho and Susan M. Lord. The Borderlands of Education: Latinas in Engineering

Education*. Lexington Press, a division of Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group. Lanham, MD.

*Nominated for the Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize, National Women’s Studies Association, 2013.

2012 Dwayne Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle M. Camacho, Editors. Mentoring Faculty of Color: Essays on

Professional Development and Advancement in Colleges and Universities. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press.

Journal Articles:

2013 Michelle M. Camacho and Susan M. Lord. “Latinos and the Exclusionary Space of Engineering Education,”

Latino Studies 11(1), 103–112.

2012. Catherine E. Brawner, Michelle M. Camacho, Susan M. Lord, Russell A. Long Matthew W. Ohland.

“Women in Industrial Engineering: Stereotypes, Persistence, and Perspectives,” Journal of Engineering Education.

101(2): 288-318.

2011. Ohland, M., Camacho, M., Lord, S., Brawner, C. “Race, Gender, and Measures of Success in Engineering

Education,”** Journal of Engineering Education. 100(2), 225-252.

**Distinguished article featured in JEE Selects

**Winner Wickenden Award for outstanding publication, 2012.

2011. Michelle M. Camacho and Susan Lord. “Quebrando Fronteras: Trends among Latino and Latina

Undergraduate Engineers,” Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (a SAGE Publication). 10(2), 134-146.

2009. Lord, S., Camacho, M., Layton, R., Long, R., Ohland, M., Wasburn, M. “Who’s Persisting in Engineering? A

Comparative Analysis of Female and Male Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American and White students,” Journal

of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 15(2), 167-190.

2004. Camacho, Michelle Madsen. “Power and Privilege: Community Service Learning in Tijuana,” Michigan

Journal of Community Service Learning. 10 (3):31-42.

1996. Camacho, Michelle Madsen. “Dissenting Workers and Social Control: A Case Study of the Hotel Industry in

Huatulco, Oaxaca,” Human Organization. 55(1):33-40.

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Published Conference Proceedings:

2012. Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Susan M. Lord, Michelle M. Camacho, Eileen Cashman. “Race and the Idea of

Privilege in the Engineering Classroom,” Proceedings of the 2012 Frontiers in Education Conference, Seattle

Washington, October 2012. (Peer Reviewed)

2011. Michelle M. Camacho and Susan M. Lord. “`Microaggressions’ in Engineering Education: Climate for Asian,

Latina, and White Women,” Proceedings of the 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota,

October 2011. (Peer Reviewed)

2010. Susan M. Lord, Michelle Madsen Camacho, Richard A. Layton, and Matthew W. Ohland. “Who enrolls in

electrical engineering? A quantitative analysis of U.S.A. student Trajectories,” Proceedings of the IEEE EDUCON

Education Engineering, Madrid Spain. April 2010. (Peer reviewed)

2010. Michelle Madsen Camacho, Susan M. Lord, Catherine E. Brawner, and Matthew W. Ohland. “Climate in

Engineering Education from 1995 to 2009,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference. Arlington VA.

October 2010. (Peer reviewed)

2009. Matthew W. Ohland, Michelle M. Camacho, Richard A. Layton, Russell A. Long, Susan M. Lord, and Mara H.

Wasburn. “How we measure success makes a difference: Eight-semester persistence and graduation rates for

female and male engineering students,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009.

(Peer reviewed)

2009. Catherine E. Brawner, Michelle M. Camacho, Russell A. Long, Susan M. Lord, Matthew W. Ohland, and

Mara H. Wasburn. “Work in Progress: The Effect of Engineering Matriculation Status on Major Selection,”

Proceedings of the 2009 Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 2009. (Peer reviewed)

2009. Susan M. Lord, Catherine E. Brawner, Michelle M. Camacho, Richard A. Layton, Matthew W. Ohland, and

Mara H. Wasburn. “Work in Progress: Engineering Students’ Disciplinary Choices: Do Race and Gender Matter?”

Proceedings of the 2009 Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 2009. (Peer reviewed)

2009. Ohland, M., Lord, S., Wasburn, M., Layton, R., Camacho, M., Long, R. “How We Measure Success Makes a

Difference: Eight-semester Persistence and Graduation rates for Female and Male Engineering students,”

Published in American Society for Engineering Education Conference Proceedings. (Peer reviewed).

2008. Lord, S., Brawner, C., Camacho, M., Layton, R., Long, R., Ohland, M., Wasburn, M. “Effect of Climate and

Pedagogy on Persistence of Women in Engineering Programs,” Published in Frontiers in Education Conference

Proceedings. (Peer reviewed).

2008. Susan M. Lord, Michelle Madsen Camacho, & Christina Aneshansley (undergraduate student). “Are

Engineering Educators a Cultural Group? Applying Cultural Consensus Analysis,” Published in American Society for

Engineering Education Conference Proceedings. (Peer reviewed).

2007. Lord, Susan M.; Camacho, Michelle Madsen. “Effective Teaching Practices: Preliminary Analysis of

Engineering Educators,” Proceedings of the FIE Frontiers in Education Annual Conference. Milwaukee, WI,

October 2007. (Peer reviewed).

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2007. Lord, Susan M.; Camacho, Michelle Madsen. “Why Pedagogy Matters: Faculty Narratives,” Proceedings of

the ASEE Annual Conference. Honolulu HI, June 2007. (Peer reviewed).

Under Review:

2013. Camacho, Michelle Madsen; Lord, Susan “Latinos and Latinas in the Borderlands of Education:

Researching Minority Populations in Engineering.” Frontiers in Education. Under Review as April 8, 2013.

Book Chapters:

2012. Michelle M. Camacho. “Bearing Children on the Tenure Track: Survival Strategies from the Trenches,” in

Mentoring Faculty of Color: Essays on Professional Development and Advancement in Colleges and Universities.

edited by Mack, D; Watson, E.; Camacho, M. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press.

2012. Michelle M. Camacho. “Los azahares bien puestos,” in Abuelas Hispanas: desde la Memoria y el Recuerdo.

Marina Llorente and Ilia Casanova-Marengo, editors. Ediciones Torremozas Press.

2012. Michelle M. Camacho. “Biography of Sociologist Patricia Zavella,” in Great Lives from History: Latinos.

Salem Press.

2012. Michelle M. Camacho. “Biography of Chicana Muralist Judith F. Baca,” in Great Lives from History: Latinos.

Salem Press.

Book Reviews:

2011. Michelle M. Camacho. Review of Holiday in Mexico: Critical Reflections on Tourism and Tourist Encounters,

by Dina Berger and Andrew Grant Wood. London: Duke University Press. Journal of Enterprise and Society.

2007. Camacho, Michelle M. Review of The Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing and

Mexican American Activism, by Kristy Nabhan-Warren, NYU Press. Sociology of Religion. Winter.

2007. Camacho, Michelle Madsen. Review of The Penitente Brotherhood: Patriarchy and Hispano-Catholicism in

New Mexico, by M. Carroll, Johns Hopkins Press. Catholic Historical Review. 93(1):204

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

American Sociological Association. “Retention, Diversity, Mentorship.” Workshop for Department Chairs. New

York, NY 2013.

National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. “Mentoring Faculty of Color.” (Invited book presentation) New

Orleans, LA 2013

Pacific Sociological Association. Camacho, M. “Job Market Pitfalls to Avoid” (Invited Paper) & Session Organizer:

“ Finding Success in the Academic Job Market”. Reno NV 2013.

Pacific Sociological Association. Camacho, M. “Author Meets Critics: Mentoring Faculty of Color” Reno NV 2013.

Author presentation of book.

Pacific Sociological Association, Camacho, M. “Innovative Practices with Undergrads: Lessons, Challenges and

Rewards.” Reno NV 2013. Session Organizer. Presider: Michelle Madsen Camacho, University of San Diego

Frontiers in Education. “Special Session: Race and the Idea of Privilege in the Engineering Classroom”

Eschenbach, B.; Lord, S., Camacho, M., Cashman, E. Seattle, Washington - October 3-6, 2012

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. Camacho, M. “Quebrando Fronteras: Educational

Trajectories of Latino and Latina Undergraduates.” Costa Mesa, March 8-10, 2012.

Sociologists for Women in Society. Camacho, M. “Negotiating/Changing/Creating Work-Family Policies in

Institutions of Higher Education” Panel on Work/Family in Academia. St. Petersburg, Florida. February 2-5, 2012.

Pacific Sociological Association. Camacho, M. Organizer. “Difficult Dialogues: Sensitive Subjects in the Classroom.”

Seattle, March 10-13, 2011.

Pacific Sociological Association. Camacho, M. “Technological Innovations in Pedagogy,” sponsored by the Pacific

Sociological Association’s Committee on Teaching and Learning. Oakland, CA, April 2010.

IEEE EDUCON Education Engineering. Lord, S., Camacho, M., Layton, R., Ohland, M. “Who Enrolls in Electrical

Engineering? A quantitative analysis of U.S.A. Student Trajectories.” April 2010.

NAMEPA/WEPAN 4th Joint Conference. Matthew Ohland, Mara Wasburn, Michelle Camacho, Susan Lord. “Effect

of Climate and Pedagogy on Persistence.” National Science Foundation program, Research on Gender in Science

and Engineering (GSE). Spotlight!: Improving Access to and Understanding of GSE Outcomes—Dissemination of

GSE Outcomes project. April 12-14, 2010, Baltimore, MD.

Frontiers in Education Conference. Michelle Madsen Camacho, Susan M. Lord, Catherine E. Brawner, and

Matthew W. Ohland. “Climate in Engineering Education from 1995 to 2009.” Arlington, VA, October 2010.

American Sociological Association (ASA) Co-Presenter: “Engineering Communities: A Longitudinal, Comparative

Analysis of Persistence among Undergraduate Engineering Students.” Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August

8-11, 2009.

Pacific Sociological Association. Organizer & Discussant: “Public Sociology through Undergraduate Eyes.” 80th

Annual meeting San Diego, CA, April 9-11, 2009.

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Conference Presentations (continued)

Pacific Sociological Association 2009. “Building Community in the Classroom,” (Co-Presenter with USD

undergraduate, Katie Tracey) for panel, “Feminist Pedagogy II: Doing and Being in the Feminist Classroom.” 80th

Annual meeting, San Diego, CA, April 9-11, 2009.

Pacific Sociological Association, 2009. Organizer & Discussant: “Creative Pedagogy & Innovative Teaching.”

Invited Session. 80th Annual meeting San Diego, CA, April 9-11, 2009.

American Education Research Association (AERA). “Framing Persistence: Race and Gender in Undergraduate

Engineering,” (co-presenter). 2009 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2009.

American Society Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA. “Applying Cultural Consensus Analysis to a Subgroup of

Engineering Educators” (with Susan Lord and Christina Aneshansley). June 2008.

Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR. “Bearing Children on the Tenure Track: Survival Strategies from

the Trenches.” April 2008.

Pacific Southwest Women's Studies Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA. “Exploring the Terrain in

Engineering Education” (with C. Sanchez-Weston). April 2007.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), “Making Mission Matter: Case Studies in Integrated

Learning” San Jose, CA. April 17-20, 2007. (With Beth Dobkin, Chris Nayve, Angela Yeung and Miriam Rothman).

Pacific Sociological Meeting. Annual Meeting, Oakland, CA. “Past, Present, Future: Locating Ethnic Studies in

Sociology” (With Rafik Mohamed). March 2007.

Association for the Sociology of Religion, Montreal, Canada. “The Meanings of Mary: Tourism, Faith and Cultural

Interpretations of Marian Apparitions.” August 2006.

Association for the Sociology of Religion, Montreal, Canada. “Author Meets Critic” (served as critic, reviewing

text The Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing and Mexican American Activism, by Kristy

Nabhan-Warren, NYU Press). August 2006.

Pacific Sociological Meeting Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. “Breakin’ In! Seventy-five years of Race and

Ethnicity at the PSA,” invited Presidential Session (With Rafik Mohamed). April 2004.

Pacific Sociological Meeting Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. “Does Community Service Learning Reinforce

Social Stratification?” April 2004.

Western Regional Campus Compact Meeting, San Diego, CA. “From Tourism to Social Justice: Reframing Service

Learning.”

Discussant, Crossing Borders Conference, UCSD, San Diego, CA. February 2004.

Pacific Sociological Meeting Annual Meeting, Pasadena, CA. Session Organizer, “Scholarship and Activism: A

Tribute to Dr. Lionel Cantu.” April 2003.

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Conference Presentations (continued)

Pacific Sociological Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. “Which Latina? Categories in Public Health Discourse.” April

2002.

American Anthropological Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. “The Commodified Body: Labor and Gender

Relations in Oaxaca’s Hotel Industries.” November 2000.

Center for US-Mexican Studies, UCSD, San Diego, CA. The Social Relations of Mexican Commodities. Conference

Co-Organizer. Paper Presented: “Economic Restructuring, Labor and the Body.” April 2000.

Chicano Studies Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Invited Lecture: “La Evolución de la

Modernización en México.” February 2000.

Department of Anthropology, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Invited Lecture: “Paradoxes of Progress in

Mexico.” March 1999.

Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. “Modernization Ideology at

Work: Gender and Labor Discipline.” April 1994.

International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Mexico City. “Union and Non-Union

Workers in Huatulco, Oaxaca: A Study of Class and Ethnicity in the Tourist Industry.” July/August 1993.

American Anthropological Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. “Anglo Women and Mexican Immigrant Women:

A Cultural Analysis of Breast Cancer Perceptions.” December 1992.

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COURSES DEVELOPED

Contemporary Social Issues: Power and Inequality in Global Perspectives

Contemporary Social Issues: Community, Urbanization and Culture

Social Statistics

Research Methods (quantitative/qualitative)

The Woman in the Body

Internship/Field Experience

Gender through the Prism of Difference

Ethnic Identities

Critical Perspectives in Ethnic Studies: Theory and Methods

Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

Sociology of the Borderlands

Comparative/Historical Sociology of Chicanas/os and Latinas/os

Tourists, Travelers and Pilgrims: Encounters of Self and Other (Honors course)

Dilemmas of Modern Mexico

Cultural Constructions of Motherhood: Ideologies, Practices, Contradictions (team taught Honors course

with Sandra Sgoutas-Emch and Susannah Stern) **Syllabus published in Teaching Motherhood: A

Collection of Post-Secondary Courses on Mothering /Motherhood

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SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Budget Committee 2013-present

Academic Assembly, Vice Chair of the Executive Committee, governing body for the College of Arts and

Sciences, 2013

Pacific Sociological Association, Session Organizer: “Considering Administrative Positions, Navigating

Administrative Careers” Reno NV 2013

Pacific Sociological Association, Program Committee Board member, 2012-2013

Consensual Relations Policy Working Committee member, 2012

Journal Referee: Journal of Engineering Education, September 2012.

Distinguished AFFIRM mentor 2012-present

Presenter for Center Educational Excellence at USD, with Gail Perez: “A Thousand Tiny Cuts:

Microaggressions and the Hope for an Inclusive University.” October 1, 2012

Latin American Studies Program, Advisory Board member. 2012-2013

McNair Mentor 2012-2013, Denise Ambriz, UCSD undergraduate research conference presenter. Summer

2012

Pacific Sociological Association, Nominations Committee, 2011-2013

Chair Discussion Group. 2011-present

Panelist, Miss Representation Film Screening. La Jolla, CA. On behalf of Girl Scouts of America.

McNair Mentor 2011-2012, Maddie Dibb, UCSD undergraduate research conference presenter. 2011

Classroom Innovation Committee 2011-2012

Advisory Board for the Office of Undergraduate Research. 2011

Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 2011

Officer of the Pacific Sociological Association Council, 2011-2014.

McNair Mentor Program. In 2010 I mentored three undergraduates: Maureen Truxton; Daina Sanchez;

Michael Murphy. They presented their research at the UCSD undergraduate research conference and at

the 2011 PSA Conference in Seattle.

Consultant, “Undergraduate Research Inspired Student Engagement, U-RISE” Grant application to Keck

Foundation, Spring 2010 & Fall 2010. Successfully funded.

WASC Learning Resource Group and Standard I Subcommittee. 2007-2011

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Service, Leadership and Professional Activities

College of Arts & Sciences Teaching Evaluation committee. 2009

Participation in search committee outside my department: Office of Sponsored Programs.

Catholic Social Thought and Family-Friendly Policies, sponsored by CEE.

Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board.

National Science Foundation in Washington, DC. Selection Committee (two days of reviewing research

grant proposals). 2009

Journal Referee: Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 2010

“Catholic Social Thought and Feminist Pedagogy” -- formal presentation connecting liberative, feminist

and critical race models of pedagogy. Presentation for Center Educational Excellence at USD, Fall 2009

“Publishing on Pedagogy” -- developed a template for theorizing and framing course-related data for

journal submission. Presentation for Center Educational Excellence at USD. Fall 2009

Co-Chair (with PSA President Mike Messner) & Organizer of “Author meets Critic” sessions, Pacific

Sociological Association. 2009-2010

USD Committee for formation of Latin American Studies Program. 2009

Creative Collaborations at USD, “Cultural Analysis of Faculty Narratives on Teaching” (served as mentor)

Chair, USD Committee on Teaching Evaluations. 2008

Chair, Committee on Teaching and Learning, Pacific Sociological Association. 2007-2010

Committee Member, Pacific Sociological Association, Committee on Teaching and Learning.

Facilitator, “Integrated Learning in STEM courses.” CSL roundtable workshop. March 2007

McNair mentor. 2007

Presenter, “Reflecting on Power and Critical Pedagogy.” FCDP workshop: “Working with Under-

Represented Students, Recognizing Our Power/Privilege” at USD. January 2007

BBC Interview (radio), Topic: Immigration issues in the upcoming election. November 2006

Reviewer for Sociological Quarterly. September 2006

San Diego Eye Bank public lecture, “Death, Dying, and Organ Donation: Cultural Considerations.”

October 2006

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Service, Leadership and Professional Activities

Channel Ten local San Diego news (televised interview). Topic: Use of Cosmetic Surgery among Teens.

September 2006

Facilitator, “The Long Road to Diversity: A Workshop to Explore New Tools and Ideas,” w/ J. Liu for

Sociology and Ethnic Studies Faculty. January 25, 2006

Ethnic Studies Program, Search Committee, American Indian Position. 2006

Curriculum Committee, departmental representative. 2005–2007

San Diego Eye Bank, public lecture: “Death, Dying, and Organ Donation: Cultural Considerations.” Fall

2005

FCDP co-Facilitator (w/E. Del Rio and A. Pulido), “D Requirement: Thoughts and Considerations.”

Sociology Department Search Committee, Crime/Law/Society Position.

Assisted in research design for COPC grant application, Judy Liu, P.I. Summer 2005

Presenter, CSL Panel on Service Learning. Spring 2005

President’s strategic directions roundtable on diversity, delivered presentation. Spring 2005

Facilitator, Open forum for campus community on diversity and inclusion. Spring 2005

Co-class captain, Mexican American Alumni Association @ LMU. 2005–2007

McNair mentor. 2005

TBI Trans-Border Institute FOCO (Faculty Oversight Committee), member.

Grant reviewer for TBI (read and ranked all grant proposals as the internal representative to the

committee).

Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociological Honor Society co-advisor. 2003-2005.

Committee for education abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico (planning curriculum and learning opportunities for a

new summer program).

Advisor for MEChA, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán. 2003–2005. Attended meetings/retreats,

assisted in organization of fund-raisers and on-campus events.

Sociology Departmental Assessment Committee (WASC Chair). 2003-2007

Dean search committee, alternate 2005

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Service, Leadership and Professional Activities

Focus group with Nadinne Cruz: Difficulties of Engaging Communities

Maintained Web Page for the Sociology Department during job search (Spring 2004)

Participated in Town hall meeting and focus groups for “General Education Renewal”

Served as co-Chair of Committee for Race and Ethnic Minorities, Pacific Sociological Association.

Coordinated Sociology Lecture Series, for Alpha Kappa Delta 2003-2004

Professional Education Group Committee member 2003-2004

Social issues Conference, panel organizer 2003

Data analyst for “Sociology Departmental Assessment (with Rafik Mohamed) 2003.

Guest lecturer Our Lady of Peace High School 4/11/03 on career options with a Sociology degree.

Participated in TransBorder Institute job search, 2003

Participated in Ethnic Studies Director job search 2003.

As appointed co-chair of New Faculty Social Committee, I co-coordinated and hosted a social gathering

for all new faculty (at my clubhouse). Fifty people were in attendance. 2003

Attended two seminars hosted by USD Academic Computing to learn how to build a web page and

designed first web page for the Sociology Department. 2003

Designed a webpage for the Ethnic Studies Program. 2003

Actively participated in the Ethnic Studies all day workshops, (Prepared presentation on vision and five-

year goals.) 2003

Appointed to attend a strategic planning meeting for the Sacred Heart Sisters. Oct, 31 2003

Offered a guest lecture: “The Truth about Graduate School” for students interested in pursuing a post-

graduate degree. (With Rafik Mohamed)

Hosted a party for Chicano Latino Faculty Staff Association and MEChA students at my home 12/4/03.

Co-organized AKD initiation party 12/05/03.

Hosted a networking reception for minority students and faculty at PSA Conference (with Dr. Mohamed).

Guest lecture: “Effective Recruitment and Retention of Faculty” September 26, 2002 (FCDS) addressing

strategies on how to recruit and retain exceptional faculty

Guest Lecture, USD Asociación de Chicana Activistas (ACHA) October 29, 2003

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Service, Leadership and Professional Activities

Co-founder: “Latino Association for Faculty and Staff” (LAFS) at USD

Co-coordinated the LAFS Winter Gathering for United Front students, 2002

Developed Capital Campaign Concept Paper, “The Center for the Study of Social Science, Culture and

Health” on behalf of the Sociology Department. 2002

Puente Project Mentor, Mesa College liaison, 2002-2003

Co-Chair of Committee for Race and Ethnic Minorities, Pacific Sociological Association. 2002–2005

USD Task Force, Ethnic Studies (ES) Program, Development of the ES major. 2002–2003

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS – MEMBERSHIP

American Sociological Association Latino Studies section Teaching and Learning section Departmental Resource Group, elected member Pacific Sociological Association National Women’s Studies Association