Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Dwight Haase, Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Toledo University Hall Room: 2520 Phone: 419-530-2791 E-mail: [email protected]

Education University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. PhD in Sociology, May 2006. Clark University, Worcester, MA. Masters in International Development, August, 1997. Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN. Bachelors in Social Work with a Minor in English, December, 1991.

Teaching and Research Experience Assistant Professor, University of Toledo. Teaching Soc 4980: Social Movements, Soc 4830: Globalization, Soc 2640: Race, Class and Gender, and Soc 1010: Intro to Sociology. Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Dayton. Taught Soc 208: Social Research Methods, Soc 309: Data Analysis, Soc 435: Economy and Society, CJS 207: Research Methods for Criminal Justice, and Soc 101: Principles of Sociology; fall 2005 through spring 2007. Part-time Faculty, Sinclair Community College. Taught Soc 145: Global Cultures, Summers 2006, 2007. Lecturer, Sociology, UW-Madison. For Soc 357: Methods of Sociological Inquiry, designed the course, taught and graded; fall 2003 and spring 2004 and 2005. Instructor, Madison Senior Scholars, UW-Madison. Designed and conducted a six-week course on Social Problems for senior citizens visiting from around the country; summer 2004. Project Assistant, Sociology, UW-Madison. Researched the history of the US and European steel industries; June 2002-August 2003. Teaching Assistant, Sociology, UW-Madison. As TA for Sociology 210: Survey of Sociology, I led two discussion groups, and design and grade homework assignments and a term paper; fall 2004 and 2000. Project Assistant, Land Tenure Center, UW-Madison. Worked on four projects: (1) conducted a literature review on land tenure security and agricultural performance in southern Africa; (2) edited a book on peri-urban agriculture in Africa; (3) wrote a review of literature on housing reform in Russia; and (4) assisted with collection and analysis of survey data on urban land markets in Albania; spring and summer of 1998, 1999 and 2000. Teaching Assistant, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison. As TA for Economics 477: Agricultural and Economic Development in Africa, assisted in selecting and compiling course readings, assisted in designing and grading homework assignments, and wrote a manual and instructed students on how to use an on-line data base; fall of 1998. Teaching Assistant, Integrated Liberal Studies, UW-Madison. As TA for ILS 209: Introduction to Global Cultures, led four discussion groups, designed and graded exams and homework assignments; fall of 1997, 1998 and 1999. Instructor, American Collegiate Adventures, UW-Madison. Designed and instructed two six-week courses for high school students staying at the UW-Madison campus during the summer: (1) Advertising and Popular Culture, and (2) Community Services; summer 1998. Fulbright Scholar, Bangladesh. Researched indigenous NGOs' relations with their donors and clients, March 1996 – January 1997. Research Assistant, Development Studies Department, Clark University. Edited a manual for Participatory Rural Development and several articles and newsletters; spring and summer of 1997. Tutor, The Writing Center and Department of Continuing Education, Clark University. Provided one- on-one assistance to ESL undergraduate and professional students; spring of 1995 and summer of 1997. Teaching Assistant, Government Department, Clark University. As TA for Government 120: Introduction to American Government, graded exams, assisted students with learning disabilities, and occasionally lectured; fall of 1994. Work Experience Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua, Madison, WI. As interim loan fund manager, supervised lending operations to partner agencies in Nicaragua, maintain investor relations and update lending policies, July 2001 – June 2002. Grameen Foundation, Mexico. As interim director, established the administrative and legal frameworks for a microcredit wholesale fund that would provide capital and technical assistance to Mexican microcredit NGOs; February – June 2001. Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, Madison, WI. As Program Assistant for the Computer Room, supervised children while they used the computers and coordinated learning activities and field trips, such as reading lessons for younger children and university campus visits for high school students. Grameen Bank and PACT, Bangladesh. As a consultant, wrote, edited and translated various books and documents for both Grameen and PACT and conducted independent field research; November 1993 – June 1994. Centro de Apoyo a la Microempresa (Microenterprise Support Center), El Salvador. As a research assistant conducted impact evaluations in the field. Also evaluated USAID-sponsored health programs for Results; October 1992 – August 1993. Women Entrepreneurs, Stockton, CA. As administrative intern, helped write fundraising proposals for a program to provide credit to low-income businesswomen; March 1992 – September 1992. Results, Washington, DC. As legislative intern, lobbied Congress on issues related to US foreign aid; June 1991 – February 1992.

Scholarships and Awards Outstanding Lecturer, Dept. of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 2003. Tinker-Nave Scholarship to study microcredit in Nicaragua; May-July 2002. Fulbright Scholarship to study microcredit in Bangladesh; February 1996-January 1997.

Publications “Closing the Gender Gap.” Economic Self-Reliance Review, 9:2, 2007 Directory of Support Organizations and Support Services to NGOs. Dhaka: The PRIP Trust, 1996. (Editor) El Libro de Lectura del Banco Grameen. Dhaka: Grameen Trust, 1995. (Co-translator) Putting Children First: A Report on the Effectiveness of USAID Child Survival Programs in Fiscal Year 1991. Washington, DC: Bread for the World Institute/Results Educational Fund, 1995. (Contributing author) Developing Domestic Sources of Funds: A Review of PVDO Practice in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Community Development Library/PACT-Bangladesh, 1994. (Co-editor) Directory of Management Services for PVDOs in Bangladesh. Dhaka: PACT-Bangladesh, 1994. (Co-author) Guía de Capacitación del Banco Grameen. Dhaka: Grameen Trust, 1994. (Translator)

Conferences “Microcredit and Gender Inequality: The Case of Nicaragua’s Informal Economy.” Paper presented at the Michigan Sociological Association’s 2005 Annual Meeting, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, October 21-22, 2005. "Land Tenure and Agricultural Performance in Southern Africa.” Paper co-authored with Prof. Michael Roth for the Land Reform in Africa Conference, Cairo Egypt, March 27-30, 2002. "A Lack of Women's Participation in Microcredit: A Lack of Incentives." Paper presented at the International Development and Social Change Symposium, "Gender and Participation: All Things Considered." Clark University, Worcester, MA, November 9, 2001. “Women’s Participation in Small Bangladeshi NGOs: Two Competing Views.” Paper presented at the Third World Studies Conference, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, October 7-9, 1999. “Hope for Empowerment: Women’s Participation in Small Bangladeshi NGOs.” Paper presented at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs 48th Annual Meeting, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, September 24-26, 1999. Foreign Languages Spanish (very good) Bangla (good)

Other Activities Treasurer of Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua (WCCN), September 20002 to August 2005. Interviewed in “Microfinancieras: Llenando el Vacio del Credito” in El Observador Economico, 124, May-June 2002, pp. 16-19.