Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)

• Jul 2022 - Present

I serve the students, faculty, and staff to ensure everyone feels welcome, heard, and valued. Specific roles include: planning heritage month celebrations and activities, providing weekly DEI email updates, grant management, facilitating book clubs and DEI student groups, assist with recruitment efforts, liaison with local schools and universities, serve as faculty and staff resource, develop and conduct professional development, advocate for BIPOC and other marginalized students and staff, assist in college application and scholarship process, oversee DEI-related strategic planning, create and manage 3 and 5 year plans for DEI initiatives, work for justice and inclusion in whatever ways necessary and possible Show less

Adjunct Professor

• Jul 2022 - Present

Assistant Professor

• Aug 2021 - Present

Department Chair

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, History

Associate Professor

• Aug 2013 - Mar 2022

Program Chair

• Aug 2014 - May 2017

Program Chair for Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, and Political Science

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2012 - Present

Sociology, Anthropology Sociology, Anthropology

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2010 - Present

Sociology, Anthropology, and Human Relations Skills Sociology, Anthropology, and Human Relations Skills

Yoga Teacher

• May 2019 - Dec 2019

Taught beginner and yin classes, and did specialized training on fascia release and massage Taught beginner and yin classes, and did specialized training on fascia release and massage

Yoga Teacher

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2019

Specializing in Beginner's Courses Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Veteran's Yoga, LGBTQ+ Yoga Specializing in Beginner's Courses Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Veteran's Yoga, LGBTQ+ Yoga

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

Sociology, Anthropology Sociology, Anthropology

Ethnographer

• Jan 2012 - May 2013

Research Staff, Project Management

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

Conducted research and outreach to experts in various industries and areas of expertise Networked with domestic and international organizations, non-profits, and academia Provided military leadership and staff with briefings/presentations (STRATCOM) Wrote policy papers for the consideration of U.S. Strategic Command and DoD Published research findings: Village Infrastructure in a Kit - May 2009 Legal Challenges in Cyberspace - August 2009 Mitigation of Electromagnetic Interference - December 2009 Project Oversight and Office Assistant: Aug. - Dec. 2009 Provided incoming intern teams guidance throughout research, writing, and editing process Assisted management with data entry, special projects, and miscellaneous office tasks Show less

Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2006 - May 2010

Assisted Sociology and Anthropology professors with classroom activities, grading, exams, and data entry Assisted Sociology and Anthropology professors with classroom activities, grading, exams, and data entry