Curriculum Vitae VALLI RAJAH

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1 Curriculum Vitae VALLI RAJAH Present Position: Address: Research Interests: Assistant Professor John Jay College City University of New York Department of Sociology, 520T th Avenue New York NY, Race and Ethnic Relations Intimate Partner Violence Sociological Theory EDUCATION PhD with distinction Columbia University 2001 MA Columbia University 1994 BA Barnard College, Columbia University 1990 Assistant Professor Postdoctoral Fellow ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS John Jay College, C.U.N.Y. Department of Sociology Center for Research on Violence Prevention (CRVP), Columbia University 2003-present Senior Research Scientist The Family Violence Project, Urban Justice Center Senior Research Associate Social Intervention Group, Columbia University SCHOLASTIC HONORS AND AWARDS American Association of University Women; American Fellow ( ) Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Research Award ( ) John Jay College Faculty Scholarly Excellence Reward (2006) Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Research Award ( ) Faculty Fellowship Publications Program; C.U.N.Y Honors, Doctoral Qualifying Examinations in Social Theory & Racial and Ethnic Theory Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellowship in Sociology, Columbia University Watumull Fellowship, Columbia University

2 Valli Rajah 2 President's Fellowship, Columbia University Research Assistant, Columbia University (competitive funding) Teaching Assistant, Columbia University (competitive funding) PUBLICATIONS Peer-reviewed articles Rajah, V. (forthcoming). Intimacy, time and scarcity: Drug-involved women account for secretly withholding financial capital in violent intimate relationships. The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. Rajah, V. (2007). Resistance as edgework in violent intimate relationships of drug-involved women. The British Journal of Criminology, 47, Rajah, V. (2006). Respecting boundaries: The symbolic and material concerns of drug-involved women employing violence against violent male partners. The British Journal of Criminology, 46, Rajah, V., Frye, V., & Haviland, M. (2006). "Aren't I a victim?" notes on identity challenges relating to police action in a mandatory arrest jurisdiction. Violence Against Women, 12, Raghavan, C., Rajah, V., Gentile, K., Collado, L., & Kavanagh, A. M. (in press). Male perpetration of intimate partner violence: The roles of community violence and violent male and victimized female social network members. The Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Gentile, K., Raghavan, C., Rajah, V., & Gates, K. (in press). It doesn t happen here: An assessment of eating disorders in ethnically diverse urban sample of male and female college students. The International Journal of Eating Disorders. Frye, V., Haviland, M., & Rajah, V. (in press). Dual arrest and other unintended consequences of mandatory arrest in New York City: A brief report. Journal of Family Violence. El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., & Rajah, V. (2003). The relationship between drug abuse and sexual performance among women on methadone: Heightening the risk of sexual intimate violence and HIV. Addictive Behaviors, 28, El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Rajah, V., Foleno, A., & Frye, V. (2001). Social support among women in methadone treatment who experience partner violence. Violence Against Women, 7, Frye, V., El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Rajah, V., & Christie, N. (2001). Intimate partner sexual abuse among women on methadone. Violence and Victims, 16, Gilbert, L., El-Bassel, N., Rajah, V., Foleno, A., & Frye, V. (2001). Linking drug related activities with experiences of intimate partner violence: A focus group study of women in methadone maintenance. Violence and Victims, 16, Leifer, E. M., & Rajah, V. (2000). Getting observations: Strategic ambiguities in social interaction. Soziale Systeme, 2,

3 Valli Rajah 3 Gilbert, L., El-Bassel, N., Rajah, V., Foleno, A., Fontevilla, J., Frye, V., et al. (2001). The converging epidemics of mood-altering-drug use, HIV, HCV, and partner violence: A conundrum for methadone maintenance treatment. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 67, El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Rajah, V., Foleno, A., & Frye, V. (2000). Fear and violence: Raising the HIV stakes. AIDS Education & Prevention, 12, Other publications Gilbert, L., El-Bassel, N., Rajah, V., Foleno, A., Fontevilla, J., Frye, V., et al. (2001). The Converging Epidemics of Mood-Altering-Drug Use, HIV, HCV, and Partner Violence: A Conundrum for Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Methadone Symposium: A Handbook. Binghamton: NY. The Harworth Press. Haviland, M., Frye, V., Rajah, V., Thukral, J., & Trinity, M. (2001). The Family Protection and Domestic Violence Intervention Act of 1995: Examining the effects of mandatory arrest in New York City: The Family Violence Project; Urban Justice Center. WORK IN PROGRESS Manuscripts under review at peer-reviewed journals Rajah, V., Raghavan, C., Gentile, K., Vespe, J. Accounts of agency and control: An examination of dating conflicts in an urban, college sample. (Feminist Criminology). Haviland, M., Frye, V., Rajah, V. Harnessing the power of advocacy-research collaborations: lessons from the field. (Feminist Criminology). Raghavan, C., Yasykova, K., Ranjan, S., O Connor, M., Reeves, K., Gentile, K., Rajah, V., & Galietta, M. (2006). Stalking reframed in a feminist analysis in an urban sample of immigrant commuter-college students. (Resubmission to Feminist Criminology). Raghavan, C., Markus, K., A., Gentile, K. and Rajah, V. A test of the differential risk factor theory: Contributions of both community-level And psychological-level risk factors. (Violence Against Women). Book manuscript in preparation Rajah, Valli, Between Love and Violence: The Meaning of Intimacy in the Margins. GRANT SUPPORT External Rajah, V (American Association of University Women; American Fellowship; $30,000). The importance of culture in framing policy responses to domestic violence. Rajah, V. (Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Research Award; $11,280). Negotiating cultural constructions of domestic violence: Drug-involved women engage, resist and reframe discourses of a social problem

4 Valli Rajah 4 Rajah, V. (Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Research Award; $25,670). Relations on the margins: Love, drug use, and violence in the inner city. Rajah, V. (National Institute of Drug Abuse; R03; DA ; $27,835). Partner abuse and HIV-risk behavior: Resistance of women in MMTPs. Rajah, V.; El-Bassel, N. Co P.I. (National Institute of Drug Abuse; DA Minority Supplement; $44,460). Resistance of women to partner violence: A study of women in MMTPs. Rajah, V.; Gans, H. J. mentor (RISM Landes Foundation; summer salary). Bi-Racial Identity: A Study of Mixed Race Individuals Internal Rajah, V. (PSC CUNY-38 Research Award Program; $4,625). Framing the domestic violence problem: cultural constructions of policy Rajah, V. (John Jay College Research Assistance Program; $1,000) Rajah, V. (PSC CUNY-37 Research Award Program; $2,723). Gender differences in how young adults negotiate cultural constructions of partner violence. Rajah, V. (PSC CUNY-36 Research Award Program; $3,840). Gender differences in accounts for dating violence among a low income, minority, college sample. Rajah, V. (PSC CUNY-35 Research Award Program; $4,854). Relations on the margins: Love, drug use, and violence in the inner city. Raghavan, C., P.I.; Rajah, V., Co-P.I.; Gentile, K., Co-P.I. (Forensic Psychology Research Institute; $10,280). An examination of dating violence in first-year students at John Jay College. Rajah, V. (PSC CUNY-34 Research Award Program; $5,055). Power and scarcity: Drug-involved women managing limited capital in violent intimate relationships PRESENTATIONS Rajah, V., Raghavan, C., Gentile, K. (2007, August 11-14). Accounts of Agency and Control: An Examination of Dating Conflicts in an Urban, College Sample. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, NY. Frye, V., Haviland, M., & Rajah, V. (2007, February 27). An analysis of mandatory arrest in NYC: Applications to restorative justice. Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Promises and Challenges, New York University School of Law, New York, NY. Rajah, V. (2005, August 14). Scarcity, resistance and Sociological Ambivalence: Drug Involved Women manage Limited Capital in Violent Intimate Relationships. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), Washington DC. Rajah, V., Raghavan, C., & Gentile, K. (2005, March 3-6). Gender differences in accounts for dating violence among a low income, minority, college sample. American Psychology Law Society Conference; La Jolla, CA.

5 Valli Rajah 5 Raghavan, C., Gentile, K., Rajah, V., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2005 March 3-6). Description of dating violence and community risk factors in an urban college sample. American Psychology Law Society Conference; La Jolla, CA. Carter, A., Raghavan, C., Rajah, V., Gentile, K., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2005, March 3-6). Alcohol use and dating violence in an urban college sample. American Psychology Law Society Conference; La Jolla, CA. Gentile, K., Raghavan, C., Rajah, V., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2005, March 3-6). Eating disorders in a low income ethnic minority sample. American Psychology Law Society, Conference; La Jolla, CA. Rajah, V., Frye, V., & Haviland, M. (2004, August 14-17). Aren t I A victim? : An investigation of mandatory arrest law and its consequences. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA. Rajah, V. (2003, October 19). Ethical considerations in domestic violence research. Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association, Hartford, CT. Rajah, V. (2003, August 16-19). Power and scarcity: Drug-involved women manage limited capital in violent intimate relationships. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), Atlanta, GA. Rajah, V. (2002, February 27-March 2). That s the line I wouldn t cross : Symbolic boundaries and the rationales of drug involved women for the use of violence in their intimate relationships. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA. Frye, V., Haviland, M., & Rajah, V. (2001, July 26-29). The Family Protection and Domestic Violence Intervention Act of 1995: Examining the effects of mandatory arrest in New York City. Annual Family Violence Conference, Durham, N.H. Rajah, V., El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Frye, V., & Foleno, T. (1998, November 15-19). Stigma and focus group dynamics in a study of partner abuse, drug abuse and sexual-risk behavior. Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Washington, DC. El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Rajah, V., Frye, V., Elam, E., & Foleno, T. (1998, June 28-July 3). Contextual gender inequalities and drug determinants of partner violence and sexual HIV risk behavior among women on methadone. Twelfth International Conference on AIDS; Geneva, Switzerland. Rajah, V. (1996, Summer). Double contingency and the racial identifications of bi-racial individuals. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association; NY. Rajah, V. (1995, Summer). Hedging their bets: Minority students success stories in career magnet schools. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC. Undergraduate courses Introduction to Sociology TEACHING

6 Valli Rajah 6 Sociology of Violence Race and Ethnic Relations M.A. courses Violence in the American City Race and Crime Ph.D. courses Representations of Race and Ethnicity in the US PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE Service and participation in the discipline Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Urban Health Member, American Sociological Association Member, Eastern Sociological Association Member, American Studies Association Member of the Society for the Study of Social Problems Member of the Steering Committee on Mandatory Arrest; Office of C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President Service to the university and to the department Member, John Jay College Faculty Senate Member, John Jay College Council Member, College Council Committee on Scholarships, Prizes and Awards Member, HEO search Committee; Department of Sociology 2007 Member, Women s Studies Committee Participant, General Education Workshop 2007 Participant, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Workshop 2006 Member, John Jay College Standards Committee Member, John Jay College IRB Member, Sociology Department Curriculum Committee