GINGER L. JACOBSON CURRICULUM VITAE Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law Phone: 813.476.9999 Email: gjacobson@ufl.edu Updated: August 2014 EDUCATION Ph.D., Sociology, University of Florida Dissertation: Living in a Cancer Cluster: Residential Coping Response to Speculation of Environmental Contamination Chair: Dr. Stephen Perz M.A., Sociology, University of South Florida Thesis: Realness and Hoodness: Authenticity in Hip Hop as Discussed by Adolescent Fans Chair: Dr. Laurel Graham B.A., Human Development, Connecticut College Senior Project: The Effectiveness of the Chilean Education Reforms in their Efforts to Improve Quality Education Internship: Corporación de Desarrollo Social de Buin, Buin, Chile, Summer 2003 IES Study Abroad: Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, Fall 2002 Expected May 2015 2009 POSITIONS HELD Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida 2011-2012 Adjunct Instructor, Hillsborough Community College 2009-2010 Adjunct Instructor, University of South Florida 2009-2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida 2007-2009 Classroom Teacher, grade 4, Belle Witter Elementary School -2007 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Environmental Sociology Social Inequality Gender Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Race/Ethnicity Social Movements GRANTS AND HONORS Alumni Graduate Student Fellowship, University of Florida $116,000.00 2010-2015 Research Travel Award, Howard University $733.00 April 2014
Graduate School Doctoral Research Travel Award, University $5,000.00 Aug-Dec 2013 of Florida Research Travel Award, University of Florida $400.00 Aug 2013 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (reviews: Excellent, Good, Good; Unfunded) ($12,000.00) Feb 2013 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Travel Award, University of Florida $300.00 Nov 2012 Cedar Key Research Award, University of Florida $500.00 Oct 2010 Prairie Project Graduate Fellowship, University of Florida $300.00 May 2011 Provost s Commendation for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida $200.00 May 2009 Graduate Student Travel Award, University of South Florida $300.00 April 2009 Lee Student Support Fund, Society for the Study of Social Problems $150.00 April 2008 Graduate Student Travel Award, University of South Florida $300.00 Aug 2008 COURSES INDEPENDENTLY TAUGHT Racial and Ethnic Relations; Principles of Sociology; Introduction to Sociology; Consumer Culture MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Racial Formation Theory and Systemic Racism in Hip Hop Fans Perceptions. Ginger L. Jacobson, under review at Sociological Forum. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Flipping the Script: Female Fans Describe Modern Feminism in Hip Hop Ginger L. Jacobson Mother Activists and Counter-Narratives in the Pro-Vaccine Countermovement. Alison E. Adams and Ginger L. Jacobson. Mother Activists in the Autism Spectrum Disorder/Vaccine Link Movement: Gender in an Embodied Health Movement. Ginger L. Jacobson. PRESENTATIONS 2014 Living in a cancer cluster: Residential coping response to speculation of environmental contamination. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at Howard University Research Day, Washington, D.C. 2013 Mother Activists in the Autism Spectrum Disorder/Vaccine Link Movement: Gender in an Embodied Health Movement. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY. 2
2012 Colorblind Ideology of Non-Black Female Hip Hop Fans. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference of DePaul University, Chicago, IL. 2012 Hip Hop Culture and the Environmental Justice Movement: An Intersection in the Crossroads of Social Justice. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the NYU Show and Prove Conference, New York, NY. 2010 Representations of Womanhood in Hip Hop Videos: A Suggestion for Future Research. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the Annual Meetings for the Florida Society of the Social Sciences, Gainesville, FL. 2009 It s Just Fresh: Adolescent Hip Hop Fans Discuss Their Music. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the National Conference for the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association, New Orleans, LA. 2008 The Identity of Rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West through Lyrical Narrative. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Boston, MA. 2011 Consumer Concern about Foodborne Illness. Ginger L. Jacobson, presented at the Annual Meetings for the Florida Society of the Social Sciences, Gainesville, FL. INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES 2012 Race and Hip Hop: Colorblindness in a Colorful Space. Ginger L. Jacobson and Luis Caraballo-Burgos. University of Florida Levin College of Law and the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations 2011 Sociology of Race in Hip Hop. Ginger L. Jacobson, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 2009 Race and Ethnicity. Ginger L. Jacobson, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. REVIEWS FOR SCHOLARLY JOURNALS Sociological Inquiry LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE Research Coordinator and Mentor, Department of Sociology and Criminology and Law, University of Florida Organizer, Florida Society for the Social Sciences Senator, Graduate Assistants Union, University of Florida Graduate Student Member, Search and Screen Committee (senior faculty hire), Graduate Student Member, Search and Screen Committee (instructor), 2012-2013 2010-present 2010-present 2008 2008 3
Graduate Student Member, Search and Screen Committee (senior faculty hire), 2007 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Graduate Students Teaching Co-op, University of Florida 2011 Sustainability Workshop, Prairie Project Graduate Fellows, University of 2011 Florida Center for 21 st Century Teaching Excellence: Certificate of Achievement, 2009 University of South Florida Finding Your Active Teaching Style, University of South Florida 2009 Navigating On-Line Education Platforms, University of South Florida Understanding the Impact of Online Social Networking on Teaching and 2008 Learning, University of South Florida Multiple Choice Exams: Not Just for Recall, University of South Florida 2008 Intermediate PowerPoint: Further Enhancing Teaching and Learning with 2008 Multimedia, University of South Florida Promoting Active Learning in Large Classes, University of South Florida 2007 CERTIFICATIONS Geographic Information System (GIS) training 2014 Elementary Education (K-6), State of Connecticut and Florida English for Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement, State of Florida Expires June 2014 Certification: Spanish, American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages Certification, Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association Environment, Technology & Society Society for the Study of Social Problems Popular Culture Association REFERENCES Stephen Perz Associate Professor Department of Sociology University of Florida (352) 294-7186 sperz@ufl.edu 4
Milagros Peña Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences Professor for Department of Sociology, Department of Women s Studies University of Florida 2014 Turlington Hall, P.O Box 117300 Gainesville FL 32611 (352) 392-2230 mpena@ufl.edu Charles Gattone Associate Professor Department of Sociology (352) 392-0265 ext. 225 cgattone@ufl.edu 5