APPOINTMENTS<\/p>\n
Vassar College, Department of Political Science
\n Assistant Professor, July 2014-present<\/p>\n
University of Wisconsin-Madison
\n Lecturer, Department of Gender and Women\u2019s Studies (Autumn 2013-Spring 2014)<\/p>\n
EDUCATION<\/p>\n
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n
PhD, Political Science<\/p>\n
Dissertation: The Political Life of Black Infant Mortality<\/p>\n
Committee: Christine Di Stefano (Co-Chair), Jack Turner (Co-Chair), Naomi Murakawa, Bob Mugerauer<\/p>\n
Fields: Political Theory, Race and Minority Politics, Philosophy and Qualitative Methods (emphasis on gender, health, and reproduction)<\/p>\n
Fellow, Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality (WISER)<\/p>\n
Master of Arts, Political Science, University of Washington, 2009 (Thesis: Birthright Citizenship and the Racial Contract: The United States\u2019 Jus Soli Rule against the Global Regime of Citizenship)<\/p>\n
Maternidad La Luz Midwifery School, El Paso, Texas
\n CPM (Certified Professional Midwife), 2003<\/p>\n
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
\n Bachelor of Arts, Middle Eastern Studies, 2000<\/p>\n
PUBLICATIONS<\/p>\n
Peer reviewed
\nAnnie Menzel, \u201cBirthright Citizenship and the Racial Contract: The United States\u2019 Jus Soli Rule against the Global Regime of Citizenship.\u201d Du Bois Review, Volume 10, Number 1 (2013), 29-58.<\/p>\n
Revise and Resubmit
\n The Midwife\u2019s Bag: Political Ontologies of Racism and Resistance (resubmission date January 2016)<\/p>\n
In preparation
\nBook project:
\nThe Political Life of Black Infant Mortality<\/p>\n
Articles:
\n\u201cAwful gladness\u201d: The dual political rhetorics of Du Bois\u2019 \u201cOf the Passing of the First-Born\u201d<\/p>\n
Agency without optimism: Afro-Pessimism and Queer Negativity: contribution to critical exchange on Afro-Pessimism (invited contribution), Contemporary Political Theory, June 2016<\/p>\n
Book Reviews:
\nAlexander Weheliye, Habeas Viscus (2014), for Theory and Event, will submit November 2015<\/p>\n
Literary journal
\nAnnie Menzel, \u201cBordering on Birth.\u201d The Rio Grande Review, Volume 25 (Spring 2005).<\/p>\n
HONORS & FUNDING AWARDED<\/p>\n
June 2014 Citizen Scholar Medal Finalist, University of Washington Graduate School
\n2013-2014 Martha Duggan Fellowship in Labor Studies, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, University of Washington, $10,000 for the study of caring labor<\/p>\n
Summer 2010 Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship, advanced Spanish language study, University of Washington, stipend $2500, tuition waiver $3535 <\/p>\n
Spring 2009 Letter of Recognition for year of excellent teaching evaluations, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington<\/p>\n
May 2009 Stuart Scheingold Award for best graduate student paper in Law & Society Studies, University of Washington Department of Political Science for \u201cThe SCHIP\u2019s \u201cFetus Option\u201d: An Intimate Geography of the Global Racial Regime of Citizenship,\u201d $250 prize<\/p>\n
Spring 2008 Speyer Fellowship, Department of Political Science, University of Washington, competitive merit fellowship awarded to one incoming student per year, stipend $4353, tuition waiver $3139<\/p>\n
Winter 2008 Speyer Fellowship, Department of Political Science, University of Washington, competitive merit fellowship awarded to one incoming student per year, stipend $4353, tuition waiver $3139<\/p>\n
Autumn 2007 5-year funding package (TA-ships) from Department of Political Science, ~$23,000 per year combined tuition waiver and stipend<\/p>\n
Summer 1997 Middle Eastern Studies scholarship for coursework in Israel, $1000<\/p>\n
1994-1995 National Merit Semifinalist full year scholarship to University of Texas at Austin <\/p>\n
TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n
Autumn 2015 African American Political Thought
\n Biopolitics
\nSpring 2015 African American Political Thought
\n The Politics of Human Reproduction (seminar)
\nSpring 2014 The Science and Politics of Reproductive Health
\nAutumn 2013 The Science and Politics of Reproductive Health
\nSpring 2013 African American Political Thought
\nWinter 2012 Teaching Assistant, American Political Thought
\nSpring 2011 Teaching Assistant, Ancient and Medieval Political Theory
\nSpring 2010 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Political Theory
\nAutumn 2009 Teaching Assistant, LSJ\/SIS 322, Human Rights in Latin America
\nFull Year 2008-09 Instructor, IWP link to Pol S 203, Intro to International Relations, intensive writing course
\nAutumn 2007 Teaching Assistant, LSJ\/SIS 362, Introduction to Social Theory
\n2002-2003 Instructor, prenatal classes (taught in Spanish), Maternidad la Luz Birth Center, El Paso, TX<\/p>\n
CONFERENCE PANEL PRESENTATIONS<\/p>\n
2015 Agency Without Optimism: Afro-Pessimism and Queer Negativity. American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, Sept. 4. <\/p>\n
Discussant, Race and Memory in American Political Thought. American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, September 4. <\/p>\n
Discussant, Psychoanalysis and Political Thinking: Key Concepts panel, Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 3.<\/p>\n
2014 \u201cAwful gladness\u201d: The complex political rhetorics of Du Bois\u2019 \u201cOf the Passing of the First-Born.\u201d Western Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington, April 18.<\/p>\n
2013 The Midwife\u2019s Bag: Actor-Network Theory and the Stuff of Racial Domination and Resistance. Western Political Science Association, Hollywood, California, March 28.<\/p>\n
2012 Southern African-American Midwifery and the Political in the Biopolitical. Western Political Science Association, Portland, Oregon, March 19.<\/p>\n
2010 Crisis and Epistemologies of Ignorance. American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 3.<\/p>\n
2009 The SCHIP\u2019s \u201cFetus Option\u201d: An Intimate Geography of the Global Racial Regime of Citizenship. Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, March 20.<\/p>\n
PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS <\/p>\n
American Political Science Association
\nWestern Political Science Association
\nMidwives\u2019 Association of North America
\nNational Association of Certified Professional Midwives
\nWisconsin Guild of Midwives
\nGroundwork Antiracism Collective
\nAnti-Racism and Anti-Oppression in Midwifery Working Group<\/p>\n
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS<\/p>\n
Fluent in spoken and written Spanish
\nProficient in written French
\n2 years modern Hebrew language
\n2 years Persian language<\/p>\n
COMMUNITY WORK (selected)<\/p>\n
October 2013 Lead organizer and co-facilitator, \u201cHow does being white impact midwifery practices? Working toward an inclusive profession and equity in maternal and infant health.\u201d Full-day pre-conference workshop, Midwives Association of North America annual meeting, Portland, OR
\nJanuary 2013-present Member, Groundwork Antiracism Collective
\n2012-2013 Co-organizer, yearlong anti-racism training series for Wisconsin NACPM chapter
\nSeptember 2012 Co-organizer, full-day anti-racism training for 40 midwives, doulas, and childbirth educators, Madison, WI
\nFall 2012 Participant, Groundwork Antiracism Collective 8-week training
\nAugust 2012 Co-organizer, Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression in Midwifery fundraiser for midwifery students of color to attend the 2012 Black Midwives and Healers Conference, Miami, FL
\nApril 2012-present Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Work in Midwifery, member, blog administrator
\nOctober 2009 Pro-bono interpreter, CISPES visiting speaker from El Salvador
\nNovember 2007 Pro-bono interpreter, CISPES visiting speaker from El Salvador
\nSeptember 2007 Pro-bono interpreter, for Casa Latina Fundraiser, Seattle, WA
\nMay & August 2002 Co-organizer, bilingual presentations at Maternidad La Luz clinic on n Juarez femicides with NGO Border Network for Human Rights, El Paso, TX
\n2001-2003 Member, Amigos de las Mujeres de Ciudad Juarez<\/p>\n
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n
1\/2013 AHI National Healthcare Interpreter Exam, pass<\/p>\n
12\/2010 \u2013 present Dane County, WI Medical Interpreter<\/p>\n
9\/2005 \u2013 9\/2011 Hourly staff interpreter, UW Medical Center Interpreter Services<\/p>\n
7\/2003 \u2013 present Washington State DSHS-Certified Spanish Medical Interpreter<\/p>\n
3\/2002\u2013 6\/2003 Advanced Intern Midwife, Maternidad La Luz Birth Center, El Paso, TX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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