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Jennifer Heil Heipp
1673 Park Road NW #101
Washington DC, 20010
(908) 501 0002
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Present
2013
2010
Ph.D. Student Washington University in Saint Louis, Anthropology
M.A.
Washington University in Saint Louis, Anthropology
B.A.
University of Notre Dame, Glynn Arts and Sciences Honors
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Teenage pregnancy and parenting, neoliberalism, emotion, embodiment, non-profits, approaches
to social problems, psychological anthropology, United States of America, gender, race,
adolescence
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2014-2015
2012
2010
2010
2009
Teenage Parenting and Aid Organizations: Gender, Morality, Legibility and
Psychological Anthropology
Conducted dissertation research with three organizations that serve teen parents.
Analyzing organizational discourses, daily interactions and utilizing interviews
with teen parents, this research demonstrates the ways that parenthood is
constructed.
White Paper: Homelessness, Youth and HIV in Saint Louis
Collaborated to produce a white paper for the non-profit institution Doorways, to
assess through ethnographic research the needs of homeless and housing instable
youth in Saint Louis who have or are at risk for HIV.
American War Veterans and PTSD
Ethnographically researched experiences of PTSD among veterans living in South
Bend, IN through participation in focus groups and interviews.
Promoting Beneficial Response to Errors in Game versus Formal Context
Independent experimental cognitive emotional psychology research project.
Domestic Violence in Masaka, Uganda
Conducted research on the stories of women in Masaka, Uganda about domestic
violence and gender roles.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentation
2014
2013
2013
Emotion Work and Moral Self-Making among Teen Moms in the United States.
American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C. December 2014.
“Take Time to Be a Dad”: Discourses of American Fatherhood. American
Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. November 2013.
The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy: The Creation of a Problem. Society for
Psychological Anthropology Bi-Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2013.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2011-2013
2011-2017
Diane DeMell Jacobson Scholarship
Olin Women’s Fellowship
AWARDS
2010
2010
Irwin Press Prize for the best paper in Medical Anthropology, University of
Notre Dame Anthropology Department, title: Only the dead know the end of war:
War-related PTSD, Veterans and the Public
University of Notre Dame Senior Psychology Departmental Award
PUBLICATIONS
2010
Peterson, L., Heil, J., McNeil, N.M., Haeffel, G. (2010) Learning from Errors in
Game-Based versus Formal Mathematics Contexts. Proceedings of Cognitive
Science.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer
2013
2013
Social Constructions of Sexuality
Gendered Experiences of Personhood and the Body
Teaching Assistant
2012
2013
The AIDS Epidemic: Inequalities, Ethnography and Ethics
Global Gender Issues
SELECTED OTHER EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2015
2015
2014
RAINN Online Hotline Volunteer
Provide support, referrals and non-judgmental listening to survivors of rape,
abuse or sexual assault.
Post-Partum Doula
In training as a postpartum doula by Childbirth International; certification
expected 2015
Research Consultant: Teen Parenting Organizations
Provided qualitative research expertise to organizations seeking to improve or
expand their services.
2014-present Jesuit Volunteer Corps Alumni Outreach
Initiate events to engage former Jesuit Volunteers in the themes of simplicity,
spirituality, social justice and community.
2013
Almost Home: Residential Services for Teen Mothers
Teach journaling and self-expression during life skills sessions; contribute to a
committee planning for expanded services for program graduates
2013
Columbia Heights School District: Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Collaborate with D.C. public school summer programs to provide pregnancy
prevention information to high school students.
2013
Catholic Charities D.C.
Intakes and referrals for women seeking prenatal care.
2011-2013
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Mentor
2010-2011
Loaves and Fishes Mustard Seed School: Outreach Team
2008-2010
Rape and Domestic Violence Victim Advocate: South Bend Justice Center