Dissertation

• Ethnographic Research: Old Time Appalachian String Band and Traditional Bluegrass Musicians

Research Interests

• Symbolic Interactionism, the Sociology of Music, Feminist Theory, Sociology of Sport, Media and Popular Culture

Teaching Experience

• Department of Sociology--Teaching Assistant for SOCY 1001; SOCY 1016. Graduate Part-time Instructor for SOCY 4016, 3041 and 3151. Contact: Graduate Secretary, Campus Box 327, University of Colorado at Boulder, (303)735-2335.

• School of Journalism & Mass Communications --Teaching Assistant for TV Reporting and Public Relations classes, graduate and undergraduate levels. Contact: Meg Moritz, Associate Dean, Campus Box 478, University of Colorado at Boulder, (303) 492-1610.

Work Experience

• Writing Specialist (Student Asst. VI), President's Office, University of Colorado, Campus Box 35-SYS, Boulder. (303) 492-1602.
• President Hank Brown, 2005-Current.
• President Elizabeth Hoffman, 2000-2005.
• President Sandy Bracken, 2000.
• President John Buechner, 1996-2000.

Activities at Professional Meetings

• Session Organizer, "Fans and Fan Communities," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood Hills, CA, 2006.
• Session Organizer, "The Sociology of Music," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood Hills, CA, 2006.
• Session Organizer, "Music and Identity," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood Hills, CA, 2006.
• Session Organizer, "The Sociology of Bluegrass," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood Hills, CA, 2006.
• Session Organizer, "The Disneyfication of Adulthood: Postmodern Maturity," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood Hills, CA, 2006.
• Session Organizer, "Television Cartoons in the Post Modern Era," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, 2005.
• Session Organizer, "Music and Identity" Sessions I, II & III, annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, 2005
• Session Organizer, "The Sociology of the Simpsons," annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, 2004.

Academic Papers

• 2004. "Gender and Identity in Old Time Music." Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Women of Appalachia Conference, Zanesville OH.
• 2003. "Taster's Choice: Shopping for a Date Online." Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Atlanta GA.
• 2002. "Presentation of Self on Reality TV: An examination of CBS' Survivor." Paper presented at the
  annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver BC.
• 2002. "The Demon Other: Race and Sexuality in the WB's Angel." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver BC.
• 2001. "Something's Queer About Townsville: Sex and Gender in the Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim CA.

Non-Academic Publications

• 2005. "State Bridge hosts all-star bluegrass jam." Summit Daily News. May 19.
• 2005. "Midwinter Mandolins: Frank Wakefield is coming to town!" Pow'r Pickin'. February Edition.
• 2004. "G'Earls just wanna have fun." Colorado Daily. July 23.
• 2004. "High hopes, hot licks." Colorado Daily. April 23.
• 2004. "Hit and Run: momentum picks up as 'Beauty Fades.'" Marquee Magazine. March Edition.
• 2004. "High on the Hog." Colorado Daily. February 13.
• 2003. "Bluegrass and beer flow through River Run." Summit Daily News. August 8.
• 2003. "Local 'grassers make good." Colorado Daily. July 25.

Academic Service

• Internship Advisor: Paula Pant, Department of Sociology Undergraduate Internship Program, Spring 2005
• Internship Advisor: Jessica Friedman, Department of Sociology Undergraduate Internship Program, Spring 2005
• Graduate Student Association, Diversity Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Judge, 2003 Suncoast Region Emmy Awards, Investigative Reporting Series, National Academy Television Arts & Sciences

Community Service

• Board of Directors, The Steam Powered Preservation Society, 6859 W. 175th Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477, info@thespps.org
• Artist Liaison, High Street Concerts, P.O. Box 668, Lyons, CO 80540, Info@HighStreetConcerts.com
• Mentor and Moderator, TeenGrass, Email-based social networking group for pre-teen, teen and young adult bluegrass musicians.
• Publicist, On a Night Like This: A Boulder All-Star Tribute to Bob Dylan, May 24, 2005, Boulder Theater. Contact: Greg Schochet.

Awards

• 1999 Environmental Award, University of Colorado Environmental Center, Campus Earth Summit

Professional Memberships

• American Sociological Association
• Pacific Sociological Association
• Sociologists for Women in Society
• Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
• International Bluegrass Music Association

Education

• Ph.D. (in progress) Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, , Women's Studies Program, University of Colorado at Boulder
• M.A., (ABT) Communications Research, School of Journalism & Mass Communications, University of Colorado at Boulder
• B.A., English/Communications. Minors: Southwest Studies, Sociology. Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado