Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Humanities & Social Sciences (Bachelor of Arts: English)
Language of Instruction:
English
Cultural Anthropology (Bachelor of Arts: Anthropology)
Language of Instruction:
English
Professional Experience
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (CV is available upon request)
UC Davis, California, United States
Sep 2003 - Jun 2009Anthropology: (Intro to Cultural Anthropology), Spring ‘09
Religion: (Death and Afterlife), Winter ’09
Anthropology: (Intro to Cultural Anthropology), Fall ‘08
Native American Studies: (Introduction to Native American Studies), Winter ’08
Theater and Dance: (Introduction to Dramatic Art and Asian Cultural Performances), Fall ‘07
Sociology Spring: (Popular Culture) Spring ’07
Asian American Studies: (Asian Diaspora) Fall ’06
Psychology for Summer Sessions: (Introductio
Education
PhD in Performance Studies/Theatre and Dance
University of California, Davis, California, United States
Sep 2003 - Jun 2009
Honors:
Graduation with my doctorate from UC Davis on June 11 2009
Recommendation for the UC Davis Chapter of the Golden Key International Society, Nov. 2008
Passing Qualifying Exams for the All But Dissertation/PhD Candidate Status on May 2006
BA in Theatre and Dance and Cultural Anthropology
City University of New York-Queens College, New York, United States
Aug 1998 - May 2003
Additional Honors:
Joseph L. Bertram award for pursuing graduate studies in Drama: 5/27/03
Hortense Powdermaker award in Cultural Anthropology: 5/7/03
Senior Honor’s Thesis award in Anthropology on Native American Theater: 5/7/03
Mellon Graduation: 5/8/02 and 5/15/03
Most Promising Student award (Anthropology Dept.): 6/13/02
Recruitment into the Undergraduate Andrew Mellon Program: 6/13/01
NYC Council Academic Scholarship recognition: 5/11/01
Golden Key National Honors Society Induction: 4/13/00
Golden Key National Honors Society Recognition: 11/10/99
B average merit semester-based (Vallone) scholarship (as of Fall ’99 and throughout college)
Professional Exams & Certifications
Performance Studies Dissertation Defense
UC Davis, United States
Year Of Passing:
2009
Qualifying Exams in Multiethnic Dramatic Literature and Theatre for "All But Dissertation" Status
UC Davis, United States
Year Of Passing:
2006
CBEST (California Basic Educational Skils) 30 Day Emergency Substitute Teaching Credential
California, United States
Year Of Passing:
2006
Associations & Membership
BGPSA (Black Professional Graduate Student Association of UC Davis)
California, United States
Apr 2007 - Jun 2009Served as secretary/minutes coordinator by attending, recording and reporting on monthly meetings as well as participation in various organization activities related to youth empowerment and charities.
Anthropology Society of Queens College CUNY, The Drama Club of Queens College CUNY
New York, United States
Sep 2001 - May 2003
Publications and Research
"Performing Cultural Empowerment: Native American Activism on Alcatraz Island"
Isis L. Golden
Dissertation is currently being processed at UMI dissertation services.
Presentations:
Arthur Kopit’s play Indians as Ethnohistory. Paper presented at the January 2006 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.
Undergraduate senior honor’s thesis on Native American Theatre/Diane Glancy’s The Truth Teller. Paper presented at the January 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.