CURRICULUM VITAE Michelle Renee Jacobs, Ph.D. September 2015 Visiting Assistant Professor 330 Jewell Street Ferndale, MI 48220 Wayne State University 330-612-5993 2270 Faculty/Administration Building 656 W. Kirby Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 michelle.jacobs@wayne.edu EDUCATION August 2012 December 2007 May 2002 Doctorate of Philosophy, Sociology, Kent State University Dissertation: Negotiating American Indian Identity in the Land of Wahoo Comprehensive exams: Race and Gender (2009) Master of Arts, Sociology, Kent State University Thesis: Framing Pseudo-Indian Mascots: The Case of Cleveland Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Anthropology, University of Akron EMPLOYMENT 2014-Current Visiting Assistant Professor,, Wayne State University 2012-2015 Assistant Professor,, SUNY Plattsburgh (Leave of Absence: 2014-2015 academic year) 2012 Qualitative Research Project Coordinator, Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context, University of Michigan School of Education 2009-2010 Instructor, & Women s Studies Program, Kent State University 2005-2009 Graduate Assistant,, Kent State University RESEARCH INTERESTS Race & ethnicity Social inequalities Qualitative methods Race/class/gender Urban studies Jacobs 1
PUBLICATIONS Jacobs, Michelle R. 2015. Urban American Indian Identity: Negotiating Indianness in Northeast Ohio. Qualitative Sociology 38 (1): 79 98. Jacobs, Michelle R. 2014. "Race, Place, & Biography at Play: American Indian Perspectives on Indian Mascots. Journal of Sport & Social Issues 38 (4): 322 345. Jacobs, Michelle R. 2014. Gender and Power in an Urban Indian Community. Race, Gender & Class 21 (1-2): 133 150. Jacobs, Michelle R. and Tiffany Taylor. 2012. Challenges of Multiracial Antiracist Activism: Racial Consciousness and Chief Wahoo. Critical Sociology 38 (5): 687 706. UNDER REVIEW Jacobs, Michelle R. and David M. Merolla. Being Authentically Indian : Symbolic Identity Construction and Social Structure among Urban American Indians. Under review at Symbolic Interaction. WORKS IN PROGRESS Jacobs, Michelle R. Ethnography Intersected: A Reflection on Race, Gender, and Rapport in Two Urban American Indian Communities. In preparation for submission to Qualitative Inquiry. Jacobs, Michelle R. Weeding out Wannabees: the Urban American Indian Experience. Book prospectus. Chapters in preparation for submission to Duke University Press. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Jacobs, Michelle R. 2014. 100 Years of Insult: Ban the Cleveland Indians Name and Logo. Indian Country Today Media Network, March 30 (http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/03/30/100-years-insult-ban-clevelandindians-name-and-logo). PRESENTATIONS Jacobs, Michelle R. and David M. Merolla. 2015. Being Authentically Native American: Identity Non-Verification, Identity Change, and Social Structure among New Urban Indians, at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Chicago, IL (scheduled for August). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2015. Racial/Ethnic Socialization and Urban American Indian Children at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society in New Orleans, LA (March). Jacobs 2
Jacobs, Michelle R. 2014. Racial Formations, Internalized Oppression, and Urban American Indian Identity, at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society in Charlotte, NC (April). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2014. Ethnography Intersected: A Reflection on Gender, Race, and Rapport in Two Urban American Indian Communities, at the Winter Meeting of Sociologists for Women in Society in Nashville, TN (February). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2013. Race, Place, & Biography at Play: American Indian Perspectives on Indian Mascots, at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems in New York (August). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2013. The Intersections of Ethnicity, Gender, and Power in Two Urban American Indian Communities, at the Race, Gender, Class Conference in New Orleans, LA (March). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2011. "Urban American Indian Identity: Negotiating Indianness in Northeast Ohio," at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Las Vegas, NV (August). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2011. Experiences of Urban American Indian Identity, at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association in Seattle, WA (March). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2009. Indian Mascots & Meaning Making in Indians Country at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems in San Francisco, CA (August). Jacobs, Michelle R., Daniela Jauk, Jodi Ross, and Tiffany Taylor. 2009. A Work In Progress (or, reflections on the making and re-making of a local SWS chapter) at the Winter Meeting of Sociologists for Women in Society in Savannah, GA (February). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2008. A Fascinating Play of Double-Speak : A Study of Frames Utilized by Proponents of Indian Mascots at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Boston, MA (August). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2008. Resisting Colonization in Organizations and Organizational Research: A Case Study at the Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry in Champaign Urbana, IL (May). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2008. Feminism and Antiracism: Why We Can t All Just Get Along (Without Critical Reflection of Our Differences) at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Sociological Association in Cincinnati, OH (March). Jacobs, Michelle R. 2007. He is not a Chief. Team is not a Tribe. You are not an Indian! : A Case Study of Indian Mascot Protest at the North Central Sociological Association and Midwest Sociological Society Joint Meeting in Chicago, IL (March). Jacobs 3
GRANTS & HONORS 2013 Alpha Kappa Delta Professional Development Award ($1,000) 2009-2010 Outstanding Ph.D. Student,, Kent State University 2010-2011 Research Grant, KSU Graduate Student Senate 2009-2010 Research Grant, KSU Graduate Student Senate COURSES TAUGHT Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Introduction to Sociology Inequalities in Societies Understanding Differences and Inequalities Qualitative Research Methods Data Analysis Lab Women s Studies Colloquium PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING & WORKSHOPS 2015 LGBTQ Ally Development Training Program (University of Michigan Spectrum Center) 2013 American Sociological Association Section on Teaching and Learning Workshop: Universal Design: Interrogating Inequality in Learning 2012 Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Training Institute (trainer) 2011 Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Training Institute (trainee) DISCIPLINARY SERVICE 2014-2016 Co-Chair, Division on Racial & Ethnic Minorities, Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) 2015 Committee Chair, SSSP Division on Racial & Ethnic Minorities Kimberlé Crenshaw Outstanding Article Award 2010-2014 Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), Membership & Welcoming Committees 2008-2010 Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), Academic Justice & Social Action Committees DEPARTMENT & OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICE 2015-2016 Faculty Advisor to the Pre-Veterinary Medical Association, WSU student organization 2014 Search Committee,, SUNY Plattsburgh 2014 James Mapstone Prize Committee,, SUNY Plattsburgh Jacobs 4
2012-2014 AKD Advisor,, SUNY Plattsburgh 2012-2014 Advisor to sociology students, SUNY Plattsburgh 2012-2013 Curriculum Committee,, SUNY Plattsburgh 2006-2010 Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) KSU Chapter, Founder and President 2005-2009 Kent State University Graduate Student Senate, Sociology Department Representative PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE Proving Innocence (PI), Detroit, MI Advisor, 2010-2011; Board Member, 2011-2016 This grassroots, citizen-led group investigates prisoners' claims of innocence and then conducts amateur investigations &/or helps fund investigations for persons deemed to be wrongfully convicted in Michigan. PI also educates citizens about the failings of the criminal justice system and assists exonerees by connecting them with post-release social services. In addition to serving as a board member, I manage PI's social networking websites. Theory Group (Inside Out Prison Exchange), Ryan Correctional Facility, Detroit, MI "Outside" member and participant, 2011-2012 and 2014-current The Theory Group is comprised of "inside" participants (incarcerated men) and "outside" participants who study and discuss scholarly literature about crime, justice, punishment, rehabilitation, and restorative justice. The group also develops educational events and programs, including conferences and workshops on restorative justice, to promote public discussion of these issues. AmeriCorps*VISTA, Tuba City, AZ (Navajo Nation) Regional Coordinator for the Center for Service-Learning Opportunities in Education, 2002 2003. Organized workshops for educators and administrators interested in integrating service learning activities into the classroom and curriculum. Provided technical assistance to educators implementing service learning in the classroom. Provided small grants to educators to fund service learning activities in the classroom. Created a service learning resource library for the CSLOE regional office in Tuba City, AZ. Coordinated service learning activities for youth in conjunction with the Tuba City Community Center. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Alpha Kappa Delta American Sociological Association Pi Gamma Mu Society for the Study of Social Problems Sociologists for Women in Society Southern Sociological Society Jacobs 5
REFERENCES C. André Christie-Mizell Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37235 615-322-7530 andre.christie-mizell@vanderbilt.edu Joanna Dreby University at Albany State University of New York Albany, NY 12222 518-442-4666 jdreby@albany.edu Clare L. Stacey Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242 330-672-2044 cstacey@kent.edu Tiffany Taylor Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242 330-672-9474 ttaylo36@kent.edu Jacobs 6