1/20/2020

CRYSTAL WHETSTONE
whetstcm@mail.uc.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalwhetstone/
Eportfolio (at https://crystalwhetstone.com/)

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Political Science Expected: Summer 2020
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
 Dissertation: Nurturing Democracy in Armed Conflicts through Political Motherhood: A
Comparative Study of Women’s Political Participation in Argentina and Sri Lanka
o Dissertation Committee: Rina Verma Williams, PhD (head), Laura Dudley Jenkins, PhD,
Anne Sisson Runyan, PhD, Amy Lind, PhD
 Field Concentrations: Comparative Politics and International Relations
 Doctoral Concentration: Feminist Comparative and International Politics
 Graduate Certificate: Preparing Future Faculty; Modern methods of teaching and learning

Master of Arts, International and Comparative Politics 2013

Wright State University, Dayton, OH
 Thesis: Is the Motherist Approach More Helpful in Obtaining Women’s Rights than a Feminist
Approach? A Comparative Study of Lebanon and Liberia
 Graduate Certificate: Women’s Studies

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies 2007

Wright State University, Dayton, OH Summa Cum Laude
 Minor: French
 Concentration: Comparative Cultures

RESEARCH EXPERTISE
 Women and politics  Human rights
 Political participation  Gender, peace and security
 Latin America  Transitional justice
 South Asia

PUBLICATIONS
Forthcoming peer reviewed articles
 “Recreating the Third World Project: Possibilities through the Fourth World.” Third World
Quarterly (forthcoming). DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1702457. Co-authored with Murat
Yilmaz.

Peer reviewed articles

 “The Use of Political Motherhood in Egypt’s Arab Spring Uprising and Aftermath.” International
Journal of Feminist Politics. 2018. 20.1: 54-68. DOI:10.1080/14616742.2017.1371624. Co-
authored with Anwar Mhajne.
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 “Partnering with Insiders: A Review of Peer Models across Community-Engaged Research,

Education and Social Care.” Health and Social Care in the Community. 769-786. Epub 7 March
2018. DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12562. Co-authored with Lisa Vaughn (lead author), Alicia Boards,
Melida Busch, Sylvia Määttä, and Maria Magnusson.

Chapters in edited collections

 “Troubling Conceptions of Motherhood: State Feminism and Political Agency of Women in the
Global South.” In Troubling Motherhood: Maternity and the State, co-edited by Lucy Hall, Anna
Weissman and Laura J. Shepherd, 156-178. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Co-authored
with Anwar Mhajne.

 “Positive Engagements with Globalization: Lessons from Maternal Activists in Transnational

Women’s Groups during the Liberian Civil War.” In Mothers, Mothering and Globalization,
edited by Dorsía Smith Silva, Laila Malik and Abigail Palko, 248-263. Bradford, Ontario: Demeter
Press, 2017.

Forthcoming chapters in edited collections

 “Comparative Feminisms.” In Companion to Feminist Studies, edited by Nancy Naples. Wiley-
Blackwell. (Forthcoming). Co-authored with Anne Sisson Runyan, Anwar Mhajne, Rina Verma
Williams.

Book reviews
 “Linda Åhäll. Sexing War/Policing Gender: Motherhood, Myth and Women's Political Violence.
Routledge, 2015.” Women's Studies International Forum. 53 (November-December): 101, 2015.

 “Erin E. O'Connor. Mothers Making Latin America: Gender, Households, and Politics since 1825,
John Wiley & Sons, 2014.” International Feminist Journal of Politics. 17.2 (March): 358-360,
2015.

Other venues
 “Lessons from Egypt on the Role of Women in Fighting for Democracy.” The Conversation. Co-
authored with Anwar Mhajne. 22 October 2017. https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-
egypt-on-the-role-of-women-in-fighting-for-democracy-85468.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Moving from Women, Peace and Security to Gender, Peace and Security and Beyond.” To be presented at
the Women, Peace and Security Conference. Binghamton University. Binghamton, NY. 23-25 April 2020.

“Political Motherhood and Feminism: Collaborating across Differences in Approach to Women's Political
Participation.” To be presented at International Feminist Journal of Politics Conference 2020. Vanderbilt
University. Nashville, TN. 6 March 2020.

“Expanding Access to Activism: A Comparison of Argentine and Sri Lankan Mothers of the Disappeared.”
To be presented at the International Studies Association 2020 Convention. Honolulu, Hawaii. 25 March
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2020.

“Who Counts as a ‘Worthy’ Activist in Global Civil Society?” iPoster session. The 2019 American Political
Science Association Meeting. Washington, DC. 30 August 2019.

“Globalizing Women's Political Participation: Beyond the State, Beyond the Global North.” Co-authored
with Rina Verma Williams. The Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. 18
April 2019.

“Investigating the Politics of Memory of Women’s Maternal Peace Activism.” Queen City Colloquium.
University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 5 April 2019.

“What Counts as Activism? Exploring the Legacy of the Madres of the Plaza de Mayo and the Mothers’
Front.” humantiesNOW. TAFT Research Center. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio. 14 March
2019.

“How the Type of Maternal Frame Affects the Longevity of Social Movement Work: Authority and
Emotionality in the Madres of the Plaza de Mayo and the Mothers’ Front.” ISA Midwest Annual
Conference 2018. The Hilton at the Ballpark. St. Louis, MO. 17 November 2018.

“Imagining Justice for Working Women through a Maternal Gift Economy: A Comparative Case Study of
Migrant Nepali Domestic Workers and Migrant Chinese Factory Workers.” Co-authored with Sayam
Moktan. 2018 National Women’s Studies Association’s Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. 10 November
2018.

“How Political Context Shapes Women's Engagement with Mothering as Resistance in Armed Conflicts
and their Aftermath: A Comparative Analysis of the Madres of the Plaza de Mayo and the Mothers' Front.”
2018 South Atlantic Modern Language Association: Fighters from the Margins: Socio-Political Activists
and Their Allies. Birmingham, AL. 2 November 2018.

“Recreating the Third World Project: Possibilities through the Fourth World.” Co-authored with Murat
Yilmaz. The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences-International Studies Association (FLACSO-ISA)
Quito 2018 Meeting. Quito, Ecuador. 25 July 2018; Association of Global South Studies (formerly
Association of Third World Studies) 34th Annual Meeting. New Albany, IN. Indiana University Southeast.
21 November 2016.

“The Methods Used in ‘Nurturing Democracy through Political Motherhood in Environments of Armed
Conflicts: A Comparative Study of Women’s Political Participation in Argentina and Sri Lanka.’”
Methodological Pluralism & Political Science: Exploring and Extending Bayesian and Critical Methods.
TAFT Research Center. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio. 3 May 2018.

“Advancing Women’s Political Participation in Wartime Environments through Political Motherhood: A

Comparative Study of Women’s Maternal Peace Activism in Argentina and Sri Lanka.” Research &
Innovation Week 2018. The Kingsgate Marriott. Cincinnati, OH. 11 April 2018; humantiesNOW. TAFT
Research Center. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio. 20 February 2018.
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“Troubling Motherhood: Maternity and the State.” Roundtable with Rebecca Wilson, Anna L. Weissman,
Anwar Mhajne and Sara Motta. International Studies Association 2018 Annual Convention. San
Francisco, CA. 5 April 2018.

“Beyond Empowerment: Improving Rural Migrant Women Factory Workers' Lives in China.”
International Studies Association 2018 Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA. 4 April 2018; The
Seventeenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Gender and Sexualities. Hofstra University.
Hempstead, NY. 1 June 2017.

“Troubling Conceptions of Motherhood: State Feminism and Political Agency of Women in the Global
South.” Co-authored with Anwar Mhajne. 7th Annual International Feminist Journal of Politics
Conference. The University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 2 April 2018.

“Using Political Motherhood to Reveal the ‘Truth’: How Mothers Took on the State’s Lies in Argentina’s
Dirty War and Sri Lanka’s Civil War.” 2018 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. San
Francisco, California. 29 March 2018.

“A Comparative Study of Political Motherhood.” Graduate Student Expo’s Three Minute Thesis
Competition. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 15 February 2018.

“Globalizing Women’s Political Participation: Democracy Beyond the Global North.” Co-authored with
Rina Verma Williams. 2017 National Women’s Studies Association’s Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD.
17 November 2017.

“Youth Participatory Action Research: Empowering Immigrant and Urban Minority Female Adolescents
Using Arts Based Informed Research.” Co-authored with Alicia Boards. The Thirteenth International
Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign-Urbana, IL. 17-20 May 2017; College of Education, Criminal
Justice and Human Services Spring Research Conference 2017. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
1 April 2017.

“Approaching 100 Years of Women as Political Citizens: Identity Politics and Feminist Policy Making in
the United States.” Co-authored with Anwar Mhajne and Alexis Straka. The 75th Annual Midwest
Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. 9 April 2017; humanitiesNOW Graduate Conference.
TAFT Research Center at the University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 10 February 2017.

“Motherhood, Intersectionality and Global Politics.” Roundtable with Lucy Hall, Anwar Mhajne and Anna
L. Weissman. International Studies Association 2017 Annual Convention. Baltimore, MD. 23 February
2017.

“Using International Law Counter-Hegemonically to Help Women in War and War’s Aftermath.”
International Studies Association 2017 Annual Convention. Baltimore, MD. 22 February 2017. (Accepted
to ISA’s Junior Scholars Symposium).

“Advancing Women’s Political Participation in Wartime Environments through Political Motherhood.”

Graduate Student Expo’s Three Minute Thesis Competition. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 10
February 2017.
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“Women’s Leadership in Politics, Business and Civil Society.” 31st Annual Student Leadership
Conference. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 29 October 2016.

“Motherhood as Power.” The Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement’s
Mothers, Mothering, Motherhood in Today’s World Conference. Toronto, Ontario. 14 October 2016.

“Women's Political Participation in Egypt's Arab Spring Uprising: ‘Bargaining with Patriarchy’ and the
Deployment of Traditional Motherhood.” Co-authored with Anwar Mhajne. 2016 National Women’s
Studies Association Conference: Decoloniality. Montreal, Quebec. 10-13 November 2016; International
Feminist Journal of Politics 5th Annual Conference. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 20 May
2016.

“Women’s Maternal Organizing for Peace in Wartime Sri Lanka: A Path Towards Empowerment?”
International Studies Association 2016 Annual Convention. Atlanta, GA. 18 March 2016; Brown bag at
University of Cincinnati Department of Political Science. 25 February 2016; humanitiesNOW Graduate
Conference at the TAFT Research Center at the University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 18 February
2016.

“Is the Motherist Approach More Helpful in Obtaining Women’s Rights than a Feminist Approach?”
Selected to present on the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Colloquium. The Celebration of Research,
Scholarship, and Creative Activities. Wright State University. Dayton, OH. 12 April 2013.

“Women’s Activism during Liberia’s Civil War.” 12th Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Symposium.
Miami University. Oxford, OH. 1 February 2013.

“Women’s Activism during Lebanon’s Civil War.” 2012 International Studies Association-Midwest
Conference. The Hilton at the Ballpark. St. Louis, MO. 3 November 2012; McGill Institute Islamic Studies
Graduate Student Symposium. McGill University. Montreal, QC. 4 May 2013.

Pedagogical Professional Development Presentations

“Interaction with Students and Faculty.” Get Up and Go! Preparing for Your First Teaching
Assistantship at UC. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching
Enhancement workshop. 22 August 2019; 10 August 2017; 11 August 2016.

“The Inclusive Classroom.” Get Up and Go! Preparing for Your First Teaching Assistantship at UC.
University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 22
August 2018; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Classroom. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 28 February 2018.

“Setting the Tone in Your Class and the TA-Student Partnership.” Teach Me To Teach: A Pedagogical
Preparation Seminar for Graduate Students. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate
Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 26 April 2017; 5 December 2017.
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“Language and Body Language.” Capturing Your Students’ Attention. University of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 20 March 2018.

Self-Care and Time Management Workshop. Co-facilitated with Alexis Straka. University of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement. 2 February 2018. Invited workshop for
Biomedic Informatics graduate students.

“Aligning Assessments with Objectives.” Assessing Student Learning. University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 13 November 2017.

“Going Beyond ‘Lecture + Textbook = Class.’” Get Up and Go! Preparing for Your First Teaching
Assistantship at UC. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching
Enhancement workshop. 10 August 2017.
“Introduction to Course Design: A Strategic and Systematic Approach.” Co-facilitated with Alexis Straka.
Teach Me To Teach: A Pedagogical Preparation Seminar for Graduate Students. University of
Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 26 April 2017.

“Counteracting Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat in the Classroom.” Workshop on Inclusive Teaching
Practices Embracing and Integrating Diversity in your Pedagogy. University of Cincinnati. Graduate
Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 2 February 2017.

“Assessment: Introduction to Course Design.” Teach Me To Teach: A Pedagogical Preparation Seminar

for Graduate Students. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching
Enhancement workshop. 6 December 2016.

“Student Engagement.” Student Engagement and Classroom Management. University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 28 September 2016.

“Work/Life Balance.” Get Up and Go! Preparing for Your First Teaching Assistantship at UC. University
of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 22 August
2019; 11 August 2016.

“Student Learning Outcomes: Intro to Course Design.” Teach Me To Teach: A Pedagogical Preparation
Seminar for Graduate Students. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of
Teaching Enhancement workshop. 26 April 2016; 8 December 2015.

“How to Avoid ‘Death by Powerpoint.’” Capturing Your Students’ Attention. University of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. 4 April 2016.

“Classroom Management.” Beyond the First Day of Class: Student Engagement and Classroom
Management. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement
workshop. 22 September 2015.

GRANTS
2020 Graduate Conference Travel Grant, Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati. $500.
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2019 American Political Science Association Travel Grant. $200.

Graduate Conference Travel Grant, Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati. $500.
2018 Graduate School Dean's Fellowship, University of Cincinnati. $20,000.
Graduate Enrichment Grant, Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati. $2,500.
2017 Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellowship, University of Cincinnati. $17,600.
2017 Dissertation Planning Grant from the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies. $5,700.
2016 Graduate Enrichment Grant, Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati. $2,500.
Graduate Conference Travel Grant, Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati. $500.
2014-2017 Graduate assitanstship, Department of Political Science, University of Cincinnati. Full tuition
coverage and $15,000 per year.
2012 Tuition scholarship, Department of Political Science, Wright State University, $3,500.
2009 Study abroad scholarship, Wright State University. $700.
2008 Graduate assistantship, Department of Political Science, Wright State University. One-year full
tuition and $5,600.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

2019 Nominee, Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Assistants for the University of Cincinnati
College of Arts and Sciences.

Awardee, Exemplary Initiative Award, University of Cincinnati’s Graduate Student Government

Association.

2018 Nominee, Betty Nesvold Prize, Best Paper in Women and Politics, Western Political Science
Association.

2013 Awardee, Outstanding Graduate Student in International and Comparative Politics, Wright
State University, College of Liberal Arts.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

R E S E A RC H
University of Cincinnati
Research Assistant, Department of Political Science 2014-2019
 Collected and conducted qualitative textual analysis on policy and other documents on City of
Cincinnati Health Department employees, for inclusivity and non-discrimination in gender and sexual
identities. For an upcoming report conducted by a University of Cincinnati research team, the Cities for
CEDAW Cincinnati project
 Gathered description statistics and created graphs for (MANUSCRIPT, Williams forthcoming) focusing
on Indian political parties and women’s political participation
 Conducted literature review on nuclear patriarchy for (MANUSCRIPT, Runyan forthcoming)
 Conducted literature review on women’s political participation and updated portions of Global Gender
Politics, 5th edition (Runyan 2019)
 Transcribed interviews, obtained copyright permissions for photos, formatted bibliography and
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copyedited Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India (Jenkins 2019)

 Conducted literature review on transnational religious organizations and norms spoilers for “Norm
Proxy War and Resistance Through Outsourcing: The Dynamics of Transnational Human Rights
Contestation” (Sanders 2017)
 Conducted research on international laws and global terrorism and copyedited for Plausible Legality:
Legal Culture and Political Imperative in the Global War on Terror (Sanders 2018)
 Created a unique dataset on the methodological approaches taken in political science dissertations
 Collected basic literature review on the methodological preferences of political scientists for
“Divergent? Gender & Methods Diversity in Political Science Dissertations 2005-15” (Jenkins and
Williams 2015)
 Constructed academic listserv to connect South Asianist scholars in the Tristate Area; assisted in
managing listserv 2014-2016

Wright State University

Research Assistant, Department of Theater, Dance and Motion Pictures 2011-2013
 Conducted archival research and a basic literature review on US women clerical workers' labor
organizing for educational documentary (projected completion date 2020—see below)
Research Assistant, Department of Political Science 2009
 Conducted literature review on the long-term effects of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia-Herzegovina
 Conducted basic literature review on nuclear arms

TEACHING

University of Cincinnati Blue Ash

Instructor, Department of History, Philosophy and Political Science 2019-2020
 Taught one section, online, POL 1010 Introduction to American Politics
 Taught two sections of online and one in person, of POL 2089, International Human Rights

University of Cincinnati
Instructor, Department of Political Science 2017-2020
 Taught one section, online, POL 1080, Introduction to International Studies
 Taught three sections, all online, POL 1060, Introduction to Comparative Politics

Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science 2014-2017

 Served as a teaching assistant for: Introduction to American Politics (for three consecutive years),
Introduction to International Relations, International Human Rights, Introduction to Comparative
Politics
 Independently ran two discussion sections for Introduction to Comparative Politics that met once per
week. Designed learning materials and activities for the discussion section
 Delivered class lecture in Introduction to Comparative Politics, “Government and policymaking.”
Independently developed lecture and accompanying classroom activities
 Delivered class lecture in International Human Rights, “Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons”
 Delivered two class lectures in Introduction to International Relations, “Critical Approaches to IR:
imperialism, inequality, injustice” and “Regional perspectives, current world problems and
globalization.” Independently developed both lectures and accompanying classroom activities
 Graded in all six classes, including essay grading and short answer exam responses
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 Implemented classroom management

 Held weekly office hours
 Developed quiz questions for Introduction to American Politics and final exam for Introduction to
Comparative Politics

Wright State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science 2008-2009
 Served as TA for Introduction to Political Life and held exam review sessions and tutored students
individually as needed

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Producer, Chief Researcher, Office Manager at Community Media Productions,

Inc. 2013-2018
 Gathered archival visuals and documents on the women’s labor union and advocacy group 9to5 for
upcoming documentary film (release date 2020), collected from Harvard University’s Schlesinger
Library, Wayne State University’s Walter Reuther Library, and the archives at Wright State
University, University of Cincinnati and Cleveland State University
 Conducted basic literature review on community organizing and the history of the labor and
women’s movements in the US, creating a 100+ page historical timeline
 Drafted sections of grant proposals that contributed $435,000 total from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, The Ohio Humanities Council, and Mass
Humanities
 Attended interviews with the film’s major personalities to provide administrative support
 Maintained the film’s Facebook webpage: posted screen grabs from interviews, uploaded archival
photos and wrote updates about the film’s progress
 Presented at national conferences to share sneak peek screenings of the film
 Coordinated smooth operation of the office through shipment making, recordkeeping, maintaining
files and arranging business travel

International Visitor Leadership Program intern at the

University Center for International Education at Wright State University 2011-2012
 Conducted research for materials included in proposals to international delegates from Russia,
Turkmenistan, and Iraq on city planning and public transportation to facilitate cultural and technical
exchange between experts in these countries and the US

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations intern at the

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University 2011
 Attended seminars and site visits including: presentation by Tony Blair; meetings with ambassadors;
visits to the Egyptian Defense Office and Saudi Embassy; and lectures at Carnegie Endowment, the
Palestine Center and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
 Assisted in planning and implementing a week-long workshop for educators on incorporating Arab
and Arab-American perspectives in K-12 curricula by developing the workshop materials and
providing administrative support
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 Wrote a piece for the Center’s newsletter based on an interview with a Georgetown University
student
 Conducted a basic literature review to organize research on the Iraq War
 Analyzed articles for relevant themes used in a paper on the Wikimedia Public Policy Initiative
 Provided general office administration, including large filing projects, which preserved the history of
this unique center focused on Arab studies research and public outreach

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
 National Association of Women’s Studies. 2016-Present
 American Political Science Association. 2015-Present
 International Studies Association. 2011-Present

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WRITING PRODUCTIVITY
 “Overcoming Writing Blocks.” 17 April 2018. Academic Writing Center. University of Cincinnati.
 “The Style of Graduate Writing II.” 7 March 2018. Academic Writing Center. University of
Cincinnati.
 “Writing for Grants.” 29 November 2017. Academic Writing Center. University of Cincinnati.
 “Graduate Reading Strategies.” 8 November 2017. Academic Writing Center. University of
Cincinnati.
 “The Dissertation Success Program.” National Faculty Center for Development and Diversity. Self-
guided 12-week Online module program that provides writing tips on daily 30-minute practice,
realistic goal setting, and dealing with technical, psychological and outside barriers that slow the
writing process. (Completed over August-October 2017).
 University of Cincinnati workshop by Wendy Belcher based on Belcher’s best-selling Writing Your
Journal Article in Twelve Weeks. 12 May 2017. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 “The Style of Graduate Writing.” 8 November 2016. Academic Writing Center. University of
Cincinnati.
 “Writing Your Dissertation Proposal.” 11 October 2016. Academic Writing Center. University of
Cincinnati.
 “Pay It Forward: Women Helping Women 2016.” 15 March 2016. International Studies Association’s
Annual Convention 2016 by the Committee on the Status of Women. Atlanta, GA.

METHODLOGY DEVELOPMENT
 “Interpretive Methods Analysis: The Methods Studio—Workshop and ‘Crit’.” The 2019 American
Political Science Association Meeting. 28 August 2019.
 “When and How to Use Focus Groups.” The 2019 American Political Science Association Meeting.
Washington, DC. 28 August 2019.
 “Interpretive Methods and Methodologies Preconference Workshop.” The 2019 Western Political
Science Association Meeting. Manchester Hyatt Hotel. San Diego, CA. 17 March 2019.
 “Methodological Pluralism & Political Science: Exploring and Extending Bayesian and Critical
Methods.” Facilitated by Mary Hawkesworth and Ryan Bakker. Taft Research Center. University of
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Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 3-4 May 2018.

 “The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research.” Syracuse University’s Center for
Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry. 19-30 June 2017. An intensive summer training program
that enables participates to create and critique methodologically sophisticated qualitative research
designs, including case studies, tests of necessity or sufficiency, and narrative and interpretive work.
 “Concept Mapping Methodology Symposium.” 8-11 May 2017. University of Cincinnati and
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, OH.
 “Interpretive and Relational Methodologies Workshop.” 5 November 2016. International Studies
Association Northeast Annual Conference 2016. Baltimore, MD. Established scholars provided
guidance in conducting empirical work through diverse methodological approaches including science
and technology studies; narrative and visual culture, non-anthropocentric and ecological
approaches; and postcolonial and diaspora studies.

PEDAGOGIAL DEVELOPMENT
 Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC) at The 2019 American Political Science Association
Meeting. Washington, DC. 30 August 2019.
 “Engaging Students through Active Learning.” 13 March 2019. Center for Teaching and Learning.
University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 “Teaching Students for Lifelong Learning: Honing the Transferable Skills of a Well Ordered Mind.”
13 February 2019. Center for Teaching and Learning. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 “Maximizing the Use of Groups for In-Class Activities.” 12 February 2019. Center for Teaching and
Learning. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 “Simple Strategies for Making Your Classroom More Inclusive and Equitable.” 29 January 2019.
Center for Teaching and Learning. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 “Quality Matters Applying the Rubric.” 9 January 2019. University of Cincinnati Blue Ash. Blue Ash,
OH. A nationally recognized program that offers professional training in student-centered and best
practices in Online learning.
 “Developing Productive Student Teacher Relationships.” 28 November 2018. Center for Teaching
and Learning. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 ISA Innovative Pedagogy Conference 2018. 15 November 2018. The Hilton at the Ballpark. St.
Louis, MO. Day-long conference devoted to pedagogy for International Relations courses.
 “How to Get Students to Focus on Learning, Not Grades.” 5 September 2018. Presented by Saundra
Yancy McGuire. Center for Teaching and Learning. University of Cincinnati.
 6th Annual 3T: Teaching, Techniques, & Technology Conference. 3 March 2018. University of
Cincinnati Clermont College. Batavia, Ohio. Offers educators of all levels of education and from all
disciplines the opportunity to share a broad range of innovative teaching practices, cutting edge
pedagogical developments and practical applications of technology.
 “Models of Teaching Excellence.” 24 January 2018. Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and
Learning and Graduate Association for Teaching Enhancement at the University of Cincinnati
workshop.
 “Creative Teaching and Course Design Workshop.” International Studies Association 58th Annual
Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 21 February 2017.
 “Workshop on Inclusive Teaching Practices: Embracing and Integrating Diversity in Your
Pedagogy.” 2 February 2017. Graduate Association of Teaching Enhancement workshop. University
of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH.
 “Building Better Discussion Questions.” 26 September 2016. Center for Teaching and Learning.
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University of Cincinnati.
 “Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning: Pedagogical Strategies and Instructional Design.” 4-
17 April 2016. Center for Educational Technology and Instructional Support at the University of
Cincinnati.
 “Using Participatory Methods in International Relations.” 16 March 2016. International Studies
Association’s Annual Convention 2016 by Kate Mangino. Atlanta, GA.
 “Productive Ways to Incorporate Technology in Your Classroom.” 22 February 2016. Center for the
Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and Graduate Association for Teaching Enhancement at
the University of Cincinnati.
 “Models of Teaching Excellence.” 18 November 2015. Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and
Learning and Graduate Association for Teaching Enhancement at the University of Cincinnati.
 “Dissertation Workshop” taught by Laura Micciche, PhD. 11 May – 22 May 2015. University of
Cincinnati. Intensive two-week dissertation writing workshop that focused on best writing practices
and provided a structured writing space.
 “3T Teaching, Techniques, & Technology Conference.”11 April 2015. University of Cincinnati
Clermont Campus. Batavia, OH.
 “GATE Brown Bag: How to Get Students to Read.” 26 January 2015. Center for the Enhancement of
Teaching and Learning and Graduate Association for Teaching Enhancement at the University of
Cincinnati.
 “Teach Me to Teach: A Pedagogical Preparation Seminar for Graduate Students.” 11 December 2014.
Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and Graduate Association for Teaching
Enhancement at the University of Cincinnati.
 “Applying What We Know About How People Learn.” 30 October 2014. Center for the Enhancement
of Teaching and Learning and Graduate Association for Teaching Enhancement at the University
of Cincinnati.

SERVICE DATES

University of Cincinnati
Graduate Association for Teaching Enhancement 2015-present
President 2018-2019
 Co-organized and co-facilitated pedagogical workshops for graduate students
 Co-led a new initiative to directly engage members in the scholarship of teaching and learning
 Co-organized professional development social events to connect graduate students from across
departments
Co-secretary 2017-2018
 Co-coordinated monthly meetings and recorded notes during meetings
 Co-organized and co-facilitated pedagogical workshops for graduate students
Co-president 2016-2017
 Co-developed new recruitment strategies, and attended campus events to represent the
organization
 Co-organized and co-facilitated pedagogical workshops for graduate students and faculty
 Co-organized professional development social events to connect graduate students from across
departments
Secretary 2015-2016
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 Coordinated monthly meetings and recorded notes during meetings

 Co-organized and co-facilitated pedagogical workshops for graduate students

Political Science Graduate Student Assembly 2014-present

Communications Officer 2018-2019
 Collected and sent bi-monthly news on upcoming events and notices pertinent for our members
 Led the initiative that earned our group $400 in grant money to screen the documentary A
Revolution in Four Seasons (2016)
 Co-organized a screening and faculty-led discussion of A Revolution in Four Seasons, about
women’s roles in Tunisia’s transition to democracy, featuring an interdisciplinary panel of
University of Cincinnati scholars
 Co-raised grant funds for $1,000 to contribute to departmental events featuring Profs. Amrita
Basu and J. Ann Tickner, heavy weights in women and politics
2017-2018
 Organized a “book distribution party” in which each graduate student received a free copy of The
Professor Is In (2015) by Karen Kelsky to support members’ professional development
 With co-organizer, planned and carried out a graduate student collaboration with the English
Graduate Organization for an open public event “WINNIE Film Screening, Discussion, &
Reception, 9 November 2017.” Screened the 2017 documentary Winnie, which examines the life
of Winnie Mandela and the trope of gendered citizenship, followed by a faculty and student led
discussion panel
Treasurer 2016-2017
 Processed the group’s accounting paperwork
 Co-organized a screening of Madame Presidenta: Why Not U.S.? which examines female heads of
state/government and accompanied interdisciplinary faculty panel
 Developed, implemented and facilitated a service project on “Women’s Leadership in Politics,
Business and Civil Society” for the Leadership Conference to help undergraduate and graduate
students foster inclusivity of women in leadership roles and advance their own professional
development
 Developed community building project for graduate students to attend the Midwest Political
Science Association’s 2017 Meeting in Chicago for professionalization of our members and to
strengthen our connections to one another (April 2017)
President 2015-2016
 Developed a focus for the 2015-2016 year on graduate student professionalization into the
discipline by organizing round tables by faculty on professional development topics such as
conferencing, publishing, comprehensive exam preparation and the academic job search
 Administered the Political Science Department’s Blackboard page, Facebook page and Twitter
account on behalf of the graduate student population
Vice President 2014-2015
 Administered the Political Science Department’s Blackboard page, Facebook page and Twitter
account on behalf of the graduate student population
 Co-organized an outside lecture by Graham E. Fuller

Political Science Women 2014-present

Served as member
 From 2015-2019, co-organized semester luncheons that bring female faculty and graduate
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students from the Department of Political Science together for professional development and
informal mentoring

Girls Action Team 2017-2019

Served as co-facilitator
 Co-designed and co-facilitated curriculum and participatory activities on identity, mentorship,
leadership and social change to empower young girls at the Academy for Multilingual Immersion
Studies in a youth participatory action research project

Grad-Undergrad Research Connections 2019-present

Served as mentor
 Mentored five undergraduate students on their research and how to conduct qualitative and
interpretive research

Universities Studying Slavery 2019-present

Served as member
 Supported the committee’s work in preparing for the October 8-11th Universities Studying Slavery
Symposium cohosted by the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University, by promoting the
event through graduate student networks and serving as a volunteer during part of the
conference, to set up rooms, direct conference attendees and time-keep on panels