Curriculum Vitae
Education
Binghamton University
Ph.D. Sociocultural Anthropology
August 2020, Binghamton NY
MA Sociocultural Anthropology
May 2015, Binghamton NY
The Impact of European Integration and Secularization on Refugees, Labor Migrants, & Soldiers in Lithuania
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Supervisor: Dr. Thomas M. Wilson
Nuclear Nationalism & the Contradictions of Europeanization in Lithuania
Bridgewater State University
May 2011, Bridgewater MA
BA Anthropology
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BS Geography
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Minor: History
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Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Professional skillset
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Qualitative research and analysis, project design and coordination
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Teaching beyond the traditional classroom, course design/development
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Commitment to diversity and inclusion, sensitivity to student identities and faculty relations
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Interpersonal and public communication, leadership and collaboration, academic advising
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Composition, technical, and ethnographic writing and editing
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Microsoft Office [Excel, Word], virtual learning platforms, word process, data analytics
Languages
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French (rudimentary)
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Lithuanian (rudimentary)
Experience
Fall 2020 - Pres.
Review Editor
International Journal of
Women's Studies
Summer 2020 - Pres.
Student Mentor
Mentor Match, SUNY Binghamton
I recently joined the Editorial Board for the Journal of International Women's Studies, an online, open-access, and feminist journal.
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I currently engage in academic mentorship for undergraduate students and anthropology majors at my alma mater.
2019-2020, Fall 2020
Ithaca College, Lecturer
Anthropology Deparment
Ithaca, NY
I am currently teaching an upper level course I took over, "Anthropological Perspectives in Sustainable Development." Students engage topics on applied methods in anthropology, unequal access to power, sustainability projects, and community wellbeing.
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During 2019-2020, I taught two introductory courses in cultural anthropology. Students engaged topics of whiteness and racism in anthropology, ethnographic methods, and environmental anthropology, and also participated in project design and field exercises
2015 - 2021
SUNY Binghamton, Instructor
Anthropology Deparment
Binghamton, NY
2013 - 2020
SUNY Binghamton, TA & GA
Anthropology Deparment
Binghamton, NY
As an instructor I have designed syllabi for cultural, economic, and medical anthropology courses, and have regularly taught an online course called: Game of Thrones: Anthropological perspectives.
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As a TA, I have assisted professors in teaching, grading, and hosting laboratory work in each of the four subfields of anthropology. I supervised students in ethnographic film projects and group research projects that extend beyond classroom, and engaged in student mentorship and advising.
2015 - 2020
CUNY CityTech, Adjunct Lecturer
Social Sciences Department
Brooklyn, NY
2013 - 2020
CUNY Brooklyn College, Adjunct
Political Science Department
Brooklyn, NY
In this introductory course students were introduced to human evolution, archaeology, medical anthropology, linguistics, and political anthropology. Students engaged a reflexive writing and group projects.
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In this American Government course, students addressed a series of famous court cases throughout the semester in order to deconstruct historical and philosophical notions of identity, populism, racism, sexism, and the politics of power.