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Karen Deeming
5200 North Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343
(209) 827-1067
[email protected]
EDUCATION:
PhD
University of California, Merced
Interdisciplinary Humanities
Conferral Expected May 2019
M.A. University of California, Merced
Conferral Expected May 2016
World Cultures: Socio-cultural Anthropology Concentration
B.A.
University of California, Merced
Anthropology Major
Political Science Minor
Regent Scholar
Graduated with Highest Honors 4.0
A.A.
Merced College
Social Science
Graduated with Superintendent Honors 4.0
May 2013
May 2011
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
University of California, Merced, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, 2013-2014
Teaching Assistant
Anthropological Approaches to Gender
1 Section
Spring 2016
Dr. Linda-Anne Rebhun
Anthropology of Citizenship
1 Section
Fall 2015
Dr. Anneeth Kaur Hundle
Twentieth-Century America
2 Sections
Spring 2015
Dr. David Torres-Rouff
History of Anthropological Theory
2 sections
Fall 2014
Dr. Linda-Anne Rebhun
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
3 sections
Spring 2014
Dr. Christina Torres-Rouff
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
3 sections
Fall 2013
Dr. Heather Jarrell
Merced College, Los Banos Campus
Invited Guest Lecturer: History of Foster Care and Adoption in the United States
Merced College Los Banos Campus, Los Banos, November 25, 2014
Dr. Sheila Ryskamp
Deeming 2
Merced College, Los Banos Campus
Supplemental Instruction Leader
Biology
Dr. Cary Coburn
Merced College, Los Banos Campus
Tutor
Biology
Math
History
Spanish
English
Political Science
Spring 2010-Spring 2011
Spring 2009-Spring 2011
PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS:
The New Face of Ethnography: Utilizing Facebook as a Study Site on Adoptive Identity
American Anthropological Association 114th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado,
November 2015
Toward a More Holistic Transfer of Children
Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2015
Adoption: In the Best Interest of the Child?
Research Week, Merced, CA March 2015
Telling Stories: Narrative Analysis of Adoptive Identity
American Anthropological Association 113th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.,
December 2014
Cyber Babies: Adoption in the Age of Technology
2nd Annual World Cultures Graduate Student Research Conference, Merced, CA, April
2014
CERTIFICATES
University of California, Merced
Mastering the Classroom with 1st Generation College Students
Center for Research on Teaching Excellence, May 2015
Improving Teaching by Assessing Learning
Center for Research on Teaching Excellence, May 2015
GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS:
University of California, Merced
Interdisciplinary Humanities Summer Research Grant, Summer 2015
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Art
Deeming 3
World Cultures Summer Research Grant, Summer 2014
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Art
World Cultures Graduate Bobcat Award, 2013-2014
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Art
Regents Scholarship, 2011-2013
Regents of the University of California
Merced College, Merced
Jim & Lu Edmonson UC Merced Scholarship, 2011
Merced College Foundation
AAUW—Merced Branch UC Merced Transfer Scholarship, 2011
Merced College Foundation
Humanities Los Banos Campus Scholarship Award
Merced College Foundation
AWARDS/HONORS:
Outstanding Women Leadership Award, University of California, Merced 2015
Legacy Award Nominee, University of California, Merced 2013
Chancellor’s List, University of California, Merced 2012 & 2013
Superintendent Honors, Merced College, Merced 2011
Outstanding Student in the field of Social Science, Merced College, Merced 2011
Student of the Year, Merced College, Los Banos 2010
SERVICE:
Red Cross FirstAid/CPR/AED Instructor
2015-Present
Chairperson Merced County Medical Reserve Corps
Los Banos Chapter, 2015-Present
Planning Committee Member
Interdisciplinary Humanities Graduate Student Conference, Merced, April 2016
Deeming 4
World Cultures Graduate Student Representative
University of California, Merced 2014-2015
Graduate Student Association Delegate Assembly Member
University of California, Merced 2014-2015
Planning Committee member
2nd Annual World Cultures Graduate Student Research Conference, Merced,
April 2014
AFFILIATIONS:
Professional:
American Anthropological Association, Member
Society for Applied Anthropology, Member
Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture, Member
Educational:
Phi Theta Kappa, Lifetime Member
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Merced College
Student Fees Assistant
2011-Present
Private Tutor
Mathematics and Science
1997-Present
Merced College
Supplemental Instruction Leader
2010- 2011
Merced College
Tutor
2008- 2011