CURRICULUM VITA

CURRICULUM VITA=

Nancy J. Mezey

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Education

Ph.D. Michigan State University, Spring 2002

= ; Major Area: Sociology of Structural Inequalities

&= nbsp; Dissertation Title: Dropping the Motherload: Lesbians’ Decisions to Become Mothers= or

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Remain Childfree

= ; Major Professor: Maxine Baca Zinn

M.A. Michigan State University, May 1994

= ; Major Area: Sociology of Wellbeing and Health

= ; Concen= tration: African Studies<= /p>

= ; Thesis Title: To Pay or Not to Pay: Purchasing of Prescribed Government Pharmaceuticals in Rural Mali

= ; Major Professor: David Wiley

B.A. Vassar College, May 1987

&= nbsp; Major Area: Sociology

&= nbsp; Thesis Title: The Battered WomenR= 17;s Movement: A Case Study of a N= ew Social Movement

&= nbsp; Major Professor: Sondra Farganis

Fellowships, Honors, and Awards<= /o:p>

Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Graduat= e School, Michigan= State University, Spring 2002

Excellence in Teaching Citation, Mic= higan State University, 2001

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, 1995, declined

Walker Hill International Scholarship, Michigan State University, 1994

Title VI African Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, August 1992 - May 1= 993, August = &nb= sp; 1993 - May 1994, August 1994 - May 1995

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - for superior scholarship in graduate studies, Michigan State Universit= y, Chapter 041, 1993

Norman Hinerfeld Honors Award - for excellence in sociology, Vassar College, 1987

Helen Miringoff Prize - for community contribution through field work, Vassar College, 1987

Rhodes Scholar - New York State semi-finalist= , 1986

Areas of Specialty<= /b>

Family Sociology, Gender Studies, Sexualities, Structural Inequalities, African Studies.

Teaching Interests

Family Sociology, Gender Studies, Inequalities, Sociology of Sexualities, Global Sociology.

Teaching Experience=

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Monmouth University<= /st1:PlaceType>, West Long Branch, <= st1:State w:st=3D"on">NJ.&n= bsp; Teach various sociology courses, including Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Gender Studies, Sociology of the Family, and assorted speci= al topics. (August 2002-present)= .

Instructor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Developed syllabus fo= r and taught 300-level, three credit, sociology course on families and society for 25-35 students. Focused on fa= mily difference created by class, race, gender, sexuality, technology, history, = and politics, as well as on sociological theories of the family, work and famil= y, motherhood, fatherhood, marriage, divorce, reproductive technologies, family violence, and social policy. Wrote and graded exams and developed class activities. (May - July 1998; May - July 1999; May - June 2000).=

Instructor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Developed syllabus fo= r and co-taught 300-level, three credit, sociology course on families and society= for 150 students. Focused on fami= ly difference created by class, race, gender, sexuality, technology, history, = and politics, as well as on sociological theories of the family, work and famil= y, motherhood, fatherhood, marriage, divorce, reproductive technologies, family violence, and social policy. Wrote and graded exams and developed class activities. (August 1999-December 1999).

Instructor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI= . Developed syllabus for and taught 200-level, three credit, sociology course on sex and gender for 25-35 students. Focused on feminist theories, intersections of race, class, gender, and sexualities, and social institutions. Wrote and graded exams. (May - June 1994; May = - June 1995; May - June 1996; May - June 1997).

Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.&n= bsp; Assistant for different 100, 200, and 300 sociology courses for 150-= 250 students, including Introduction to Sociology, and Youth and Society. Organ= ized and conducted study sessions. Assisted professor in daily functions of the course. Helped students organize papers. Graded papers. Lectured on occasion. (August 1997= - May 1998; August 1998 - May 1999; January 2000-May 2000).

Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.&n= bsp; Assistant for two 800-level, four credit sociology courses in quantitative data analysis. Taught computer lab exercises used for statisti= cal analysis. Graded lab assignme= nts. Organized and conducted study sessions.&nb= sp; Assisted professor in daily functions of the course (August 1995 - M= ay 1996; August 1996 – May 1997).

Research Experience

Co-producer, research and development= , for documentary titled, “My Buddy: The 369th from Harlem to WWII and Back.” Collected and reviewed primary and secondary sources regarding the life and social climate of the members of the 369^th Veteran’s Association = (VA), an association formed by Black soldiers serving in World War II (WWII). Interviewed members of the 369^=
th VA in order to document their life histories and experiences in Harlem, dur= ing WWII, and upon their return to the United States. (May 2004 R= 11; present). <= /p>
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Research Assistant, for Dr. Tom Conner and Dr. Lori Post, Cens= us 2000 Project, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.&n= bsp; Analyzed Census 2000 and 1990 data.= Wrote briefing reports concerning different aspects of census data a= nd trends in Michigan. (December 2001 – May 2002). =

Research Assistant, for Dr. Lori Post, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.&n= bsp; Participated in surveillance of several domestic violence and sexual assault data bases. Analyzed = data using statistical methods to generate information for public health and domestic violence organizations around the country. (August 2000 – November 2001).

Research Assistant, for Professor Larry Busch, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.&n= bsp; Collected data on the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR). Wrote repor= ts and input data from past reports written by ISNAR staff members (November 1992 - August 1993).

Other Work Experience

Peace Corps Recruiter, Michigan= State University, East Lansing, MI.&n= bsp; Recruited students for Peace Corps volunteer positions. Organized information sessions. Conducted class talks. Participated in internationally re= lated campus events (September 1991 - November 1992, August 1993 - August 1995).<= o:p>

Developmental Specialist, Westchester Association for Retarded Citiz= ens, White Plains, NY.&n= bsp; Head teacher for thirteen developmentally disabled adults in day treatment program. Designed a= nd implemented communication, recreation and independent living skills programs. Evaluated participa= nts' progress and formulated individual long term objectives for development (February-August 1991).

Peace Corps Volunteer, Mali, West Africa. Worked as agricultural extension agent. Organized women's community gardens. Introduced new vegetables for enha= nced nutrition. Obtained funds and coordinated training for women's soybean project. Worked with local government and non-governmental organizations to enhance community development. Improved personal skills in intercultural and interpersonal communication (January 1988 -October 1990).=

Program Assistant/Coordinator, Victim Services Agency, New York, NY. Helped implement domestic violence program in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Trained officers of the New York C= ity Police Department and Housing Authority Police Department. Coordinated community outreach program for domestic violence victims by conducting home visits and public education meetings (May – August 1986; June 1987 - December 1987).

Publications

Peer Reviewed

Nancy J. Mezey. Forthcoming, fall 2005. “Conducting Multira= cial Feminist Family Research: Challenges and Rewards of Recruiting a Diverse Sa= mple.” In Michigan Family Review.

Nancy J. Mezey, Lori A. Post, and Christopher D. Maxwell. 2002. “Redefining Intimate Partner Violence: Women’s Experiences with Physical Violence= and Non-Physical Abuse by Age.” In International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 22(7/= 8).

L.A. Post, Nanc= y J. Mezey, Christopher Maxwell, Wilma Novalés Wibert. July 2002. “The Rape Tax: Tangible and Intangible Costs of Sexual Violence.” In Journal of Interpersonal Violence 17(7).

Nancy Mezey. 2000. “Improving Women's Health in Mali: Research, Policy Review, and Recommendations.” In Democracy and Development in Mali, James Bingen, John Staatz, a= nd David Robinson, eds., East Lansing, Michigan State University Press. <= /o:p>

Readers

Nancy J. Mezey and Linda Littman. 2003 (upda= ted in 2004 and 2005). Connection= s, Relationships, and Theory: Reading Gender Studies. Island Park, Whittier Publications= , Inc. Currently under consideration= by Thomson/Wadsworth.

Instructor’s Manuals

Nancy J. Mezey. 2002. Instructor’s Manual for Social Problems, ninth edition, D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Nancy Mezey. 1997. Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank for Through the Prism of Difference: Readings on Sex and Gender, fi= rst edition, Maxine Baca Zinn, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, and Michael A. Messn= er, eds., Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Second edition, retitl= ed, Gender Through the Prism of Difference= . 2000.

Book Reviews

Nancy Mezey. 1999. Book review of On the Road to Same-Sex Marriage:&= nbsp; A Supportive Guide to Psychological, Political, and Legal Issues, Robert P. Cabaj and David W. Purcell (eds.). San Francisco, California: Josey-Bass Publishers, 1998. In Transformations: A Resource for Curric= ulum Transformation and Scholarship, 10(1):118-119.

Nancy Mezey. 1998. Book reviews of the following: 1) Where Women Have No Doctor: A Health Guide for Wo= men, A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, and Katharine Shapiro. Berkeley, California: The Hesperian Foundation, 1997; 2) = Women, Poverty, and AIDS: Sex, Drugs= , and Structural Violence. Paul Farmer, Margaret Connors, and Janie Simmons (eds.). Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press, 1996; and 3) Power, Reproduction and Gender: The Intergenerational Transfer of Knowledge. We= ndy Harcourt (ed.). Atlantic Highl= ands, New Jersey: Zed Books, 1997= . In Transformations: A Resource for Curriculum Transformation and Scholarship, 9(1):139-145.
Nancy Mezey. 1998. “Lesbians, Gays, and Other ‘Queers’ in the Matrix of Domination.” A panel essay in In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society, eighth edition, D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn, Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Other

Nancy Mezey. 1994. To Pay or Not to Pay: Purchasing of Prescribed Government Pharmaceuticals in Rural Mali. Ann Arbor, Michigan= : University Microfilms, Inc. (UMI), Master’s Thesis, Michigan State University.

Nancy Mezey. 1993. Individual Financing of Western Medical Treatment in Mali. Report to the Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Agency for International Development and Abt Associ= ates Inc. Bethesda Maryland.

Presentations
Professional Meetings

“Is Marriage the Best Way to “Do Family”= ? Historical and Current Questions,” with Cheryl Boudreaux, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Philadelphia (Aug= ust 2005)

“Honey, It’s Time: The Birt= h of Lesbian and Gay Families in the 20^th Century,” Eastern Sociological Society, New York (February 2004)

“Medical Systems and the Social and Economic Cost of Lesbian Motherhood,” Soci= ety for the Study of Social Problems, Atlanta (August 2003)

“Recruiting a Sample: Dilemmas of Rac= e and Class in Conducting Qualitative Feminist Research,” Eastern Sociologi= cal Society, Philadelphia (February/March 2003)

“Dropping the Motherload: Les= bians' Paths to Becoming Mothers and to Remaining Childfree,” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chic= ago (August 2002)

“Desistance of Intimate Partner Viole= nce over the Lifespan: The Relationship Between Physical Violence And Non-Physi= cal Abuse,” with Lori Post; American Public Health Association, Atlanta (October 2= 001)

“No New Tr= icks For Old Dogs: Desistance of Intimate Partner Violence or N= ew Mode of Operation?” American Sociological Association, Anaheim (August 2001)=

“The Historical, Social, and Cultural Emergence of Queer Families in the U.S.: A Response to the Conservative Family Values Debate” American Sociological Association, Anaheim (August 2001)=

“The Concept of Oppression in Family Studies,” with Maxine Baca Zinn; Amer= ican Sociological Association, Wash= ington D.C. (August 2000)

“To Pay or Not to Pay: Purchasing of Prescribed Government Pharmaceuticals in R= ural Mali,” North Cen= tral Sociological Association, Colu= mbus, Ohio (April 1994)

Other Presentations

“The History= and Evolution of Marriage as a Living Institution,” Governor’s Scho= ol for Public Issues, Monmouth University (July 2005).

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“Key Issues Concerning Homophobia and Female Athletes,” CASE Media Fellows= hip program, Monmouth University (April 2005).

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“Modern Amer= ican Families,” Governor’s School for Public Issues, Monmouth University (July 2004).

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“History, Politics,= and Critical Thinking: Calling to Students to Social Activism,” Keynote address at the First Annual Political Science and Sociology Undergraduate Student Convention: Ideas, Institutions, and Society (April 2004)

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“Presenter to Go: Using Handhelds for Classroom,” Faculty Showcase: Homegrown Innovations in Teaching for Learning, Monmouth University= (May 2003).

Keynote speaker, “Cultural Connections Convocation,” for 150 third and fourth graders from Monmouth County’s Gifted and Talented program, Freehold (April 2003).

Panelist for Teaching Workshop, “Teaching the Sociology of Sexualities,” American Sociological Association, Chi= cago (August 2002)

Panelist for discussion, “Searching for the Pot of Gold: Faculty and Graduate Students Disc= uss Their Funding Experiences,” for funding workshop on research and gend= er, Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), Michigan State University Chapter (April 1996).

“Allopathy, Islamic Medicine, and African Traditional Medicine in Mali,” MIDEON Workshop 4: Exploring the Third World through the Allied Health Professions (February 1995).

“Food and Nutrition in Mali&= #8221; for undergraduate Human Nutrition and Foods course (HNF 406), Michigan State University (every semester since March 1993).

“Traditional, Islamic, and Government Medicine in Mali,” North Central Michigan College Internation= al Day (April 1993).

Academic Service

Faculty Council, Monmouth University= . Represent faculty from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SH= SS). Develop and review= the academic policies and programs. Consider reports and proposals from the standing committees of the faculty. Initiate and present proposed legislation to the faculty (May 2005-M= ay 2007).

Sociology Program Coordinator, Monm= outh University. Maintain and develop sociology program. Organize full-time a= nd part-time faculty. Develop new courses in sociology and political science. Developed a minor in sociology. Sc= hedule courses. Address student conc= erns and needs. (August 2002 ̵= 1; present)

Curriculum Coordinator, Gender Studies Program, Monmouth University. Maintain and monitor current gender studies courses. Help develop= new gender studies courses. Admin= ister paperwork for gender studies minors.

Sociology Club Faculty Advisor, Mon= mouth University. Helped students develop a Sociology Club. Participate in club rec= ruitment efforts. Support students in organizing and raising funds for campus activities. (February 2005 – present)

All Lifestyles Included (ALI) Club Faculty Co-advisor, <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Monmouth University= . Support club activities run by les= bian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered students, and their allies. Help organize and raise funds for = campus activities. (February 2005 – present)

Freshman Advisor, Monmouth University. Advised 30 first year students. Scheduled courses. Advised students concerning academ= ic and other university issues. (Jul= y 2003 – May 2005).

Course development, Monmouth University. Developed two graduate-level cours= es for the proposed Masters in Public Policy (MAPP): Gender and Family Policy (PS = 553) and Research Methods (PS 516) (with Dr. Johanna Foster). Developed two undergraduate courses: Identities: Gender and Sexuality (= SO/SW 398) and Religion, Culture, and Society (SO 398). (2004-2005)

Co-organizer (with Dr. Joseph Patten) of the “Stand Up and Be Counted CampaignR= 21; – campus wide effort to register 100% of Monmouth University= students to vote by 2008. In = 2004, organized and coordinated over 20 activities and events, including the “Political Olympics” and a registration and voting survey of Monmouth University students in collaborati= on with students from an honors Introductory Sociology section. (September = 211; December 2004; August 2005 – present)

Co-organizer (with= Dr. Joseph Patten) of the “First Annual Political Science and Sociology Undergraduate Student Convention: Ideas, Institutions, and Society” – organized and hosted undergraduate conference for students coming f= rom 11 colleges and universities from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania<= /st1:State>. (April 9^th, 2004)

Web Manager, Monmouth University. Manage and design the sociology co= ntent on the Web page of the Political Science Department. (September 2003 – present). =

Global Service Club, Faculty Co-Organizer, Monmouth University. Help start a Global Service Club.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Recruit students for the club. Help students plan and organize activities. (September 2003 – present)

Library Coordinator, Monmouth University. Acted as liaison between Political Science Department and the library. Facilitated faculty members in selecting new books for library collection. (September 2002 &= #8211; August 2003)

Chair of Instructor of Sociology Search Committee, Monmouth University= . Wrote position announcement. Revie= wed applications and selected candidates. Organized candidate visits. Interviewed candidates. (March – July 2003).

Professional Development

Member, = Organizations in Society Reading Group, Monmouth University (Septemb= er 2004-present). Participate in a reading group to study what goes on within and across organiza= tions at micro and macro level, and the link to the wider context of organizations in terms of economic, political, social
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Member, Qualitative Research Working Group, M= onmouth University (August 2004–present). Paricipate in informal, collegial cross-disciplinary meeti= ngs where members explore qualitative research techniques and software, share information, interests and expertise, and work to further the understanding= and use of qualitative research at MU.

Division Chair, Society for the Study of Social Problems’ Family Division. (Au= gust 2005-August 2007).

Representative for Sociologists for Women in Society to the United Nations’ ECOSOC. (Jan= uary 2005-January 2008)

Co-organizer and co-chair (with Dr. Cheryl Boudreaux) of the Family Division’s thematic paper session entitled, “Why Marriage: Is Marriage Worth Fighting For= ?” Society for the Study of Social Problems (August 2005)

Organizer and chai= r of the paper session entitled, “Sexual Violence,” Society for the Study of Social Problems (August 2005)

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Co-organizer and co-chair (with Dr. Heather Dillaway) of paper session titled, "Families and the Use of Reproductive Technologies:&= nbsp; New Issues, Questions, and Debates," Society for the Study of Social Problems (August 2004)

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SSSP Meeting Mentor, the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Mentored two graduate students by helping them make a smooth transition to the SSSP Annual Meeting. (August 2003).

Board member and co-organizer of Michigan State University Chapter of Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS-MSU). Conducted promotional activities, designed SWS-MSU brochures and distributed them to departments campus-wide. Organized and participated in SWS-= MSU events, such as workshops on grant writing and creating web pages, sponsori= ng women speakers at campus events, and collecting goods for a local battered women’s shelter. (August 1996 – August 1998). Currently a member of SWS-MSU.

Editorial Experience

Reviewer

Chair, Society for the Study of Social Problems’ Family Division Graduate Student Paper Competition. (August 2004-pre= sent).

Reviewer, the Society for the Study = of Social Problems. Review gradu= ate student papers for the 2004 SSSP Fami= ly Division Graduate Student Paper Competition. (August 2003 – present) =

Trainings Attended<= /b>

Session

Loca= tion

Date=

Qualitative Data Analysis- Transana Overview

MU

06/2= 2/2005

Tapping PowerPoint’s Instructional Potential

MU

10/1= 9/2004

Video Production Workshop - Camera Technique

MU

06/2= 8/2004

Orientation to WebAdvisor

MU

02/1= 0/2004

Digital Dimensions

MU

11/1= 0/2003

Self-Calculating Electronic Gradebook

MU

04/3= 0/2003

Creating a WebPage

MU

03/2= 5/2003

Laptops in Action: Collaborative Writing & Peer Editing

MU

02/2= 6/2003

Promoting Active Engagement in Learning

MU

01/0= 7/2003

Learning: Theory, Research and Practice

MU

01/0= 7/2003

Grants Received=

“My Buddy: The 369^th Infantry Regiment from Harlem to WWII and Back,” Monmouth University’s = Grant-in-Aid for Creativity, $2000.00 (May 2004-May 2005).=

“Financing Medical Treatment in Mali,” Abt Associates' Health Financing and Sustainability (HFS) Project, US A.I.D./Washington, $9,850.00 (June-August 1992).

Professional Affiliati= ons

Eastern Socio= logical Society (2003-present)

Society for t= he Study of Social Problems (2002-present)

Sociologists for Women in Society (1996 – present)

American Sociological Association (1996 – 2002)

Michigan State University’s Chapter of Sociologists for Women in Society (1996 – 2002)=

Professional Travel

Mali, July to August 1994. Predissertation travel, funded under a grant from the Walker Hill International Scholarship Program and additionally supported by the Departm= ent of Sociology, the College of Social Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Institute of Intern= ational Health at MSU. Consulted with officials from the Ministry of Health and social science and medical faculty members and researchers concerning possible collaboration on proposed dissertation research.

Mali, June to August 1992. Consulta= nt work for Abt Associates' Health Financing and Sustainability Project, funde= d by U.S. A.I.D, to conduct two months of survey research to study purchasing behavior of government pharmaceuticals in Sansanding.

Languages: Bambara, French

Session	Loca= tion	Date=
Qualitative Data Analysis- Transana Overview	MU	06/2= 2/2005
Tapping PowerPoint’s Instructional Potential	MU	10/1= 9/2004
Video Production Workshop - Camera Technique	MU	06/2= 8/2004
Orientation to WebAdvisor	MU	02/1= 0/2004
Digital Dimensions	MU	11/1= 0/2003
Self-Calculating Electronic Gradebook	MU	04/3= 0/2003
Creating a WebPage	MU	03/2= 5/2003
Laptops in Action: Collaborative Writing & Peer Editing	MU	02/2= 6/2003
Promoting Active Engagement in Learning	MU	01/0= 7/2003
Learning: Theory, Research and Practice	MU	01/0= 7/2003