JESSICA CHRISTIAN

University of California, Irvine [email protected] Irvine, CA 92697

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, History University of California, Irvine • First Field: United States History, Second Field: World History Ph.D. Expected Spring 2015 • Dissertation: “Return to the Mission: Gendered Bonds, Women, M.A. Fall 2010 and Colonization in San Diego, 1769-1910” (Vicki Ruiz, chair)

Graduate Feminist Emphasis, Women’s Studies University of California, Irvine American Indian Studies Certificate Palomar College Bachelor of Arts Scripps College

COLLEGE TEACHING

Adjunct Professor: History and Women’s Studies Irvine Valley College, Orange Coast College, • Instructor of record, responsible for entire class. University of California, Irvine o History of California Fall 2014 o World History Since 1600 Fall 2014 o History of California Fall 2014 o Mexican American History Fall 2014 o History of the U.S. to 1876 Fall 2014 o Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History Fall 2014 o History of California Spring 2014 o World History Since 1600 Fall 2013 o History of California Fall 2013 o History of the U.S. Since 1876 Spring 2013 o History of California Spring 2013 o Mexican American History Spring 2013 o History of the U.S. Since 1876 Fall 2012 o History/Women’s Studies: U.S. Women and Gender Summer 2012

Teaching Assistant: Asian American and Women’s Studies; History University of California, Irvine • Led sections, evaluated and aided students as needed. September 2009-June 2014 o Asian American Studies: Asian American and Race Relations Spring 2014 o Women’s Studies: Gender and Power Winter 2013 o Women’s Studies: Gender and Feminism Fall 2012 o History: World Since 1870 Spring 2011 o African American Studies; History: Comparative Slave Rebellions Winter 2011 o History: The Colonial Americas Fall 2010 o History: 20th Century U.S. Spring 2010 o History: 19th Century U.S. Winter 2010 o History: Transnational First Encounters Fall 2009

Intern: California Community College Internship Program Orange Coast College • Mentored by a senior professor about community college careers. Summer 2011-Spring 2012 o History of the U.S. Since 1876 Summer 2011

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Teaching Associate: Humanities Core University of California, Irvine • Identical duties as instructor, just one fewer section. September 2011-June 2012 o Humanities Core Writing 1C Spring 2012 o Humanities Core Writing 1B Winter 2012 o Humanities Core Writing 1A Fall 2011

PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING

Strategies for Teaching and Learning Online Orange Coast College. Spring 2014 Online, Hybrid, Flipped, Tech-Enhanced Learning University of California, Irvine, March 2014 New Faculty Orientation Workshops Irvine Valley College and Orange Coast College Women’s Studies Teaching Assistant Training University of California, Irvine, September 2012 Feminist Pedagogy Workshop University of California, Irvine, April 2012 Humanities Core Writing Training University of California, Irvine, September 2011 Teaching Online Workshop University of California, Irvine, December 2010 Teaching Assistant Professional Development University of California, Irvine, Fall 2009 Preparing Future Faculty Practicum Certificate Claremont Graduate University, 2005-2006

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Long Term Department Needs Report, History Irvine Valley College • Researching class offerings and student enrollment to plan for future terms. Spring 2014-Present

Course Outline Work, History and Women’s Studies Irvine Valley College • Co-revising Women’s Studies, co-creating U.S. Race and Ethnicity. Spring 2013-Present • Co-revised U.S. Women’s History and co-created Honors version.

Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Assessment, History Orange Coast College • Starting assessment of other two SLOs. Fall 2012-Present • Helped complete department assessment of the compare/contrast SLO.

Undergraduate Program Committee, Graduate Representative University of California, Irvine • Active in decisions about curriculum development and changes. Fall 2010-Present • Advocate for students and work with the history club.

Faculty Promotion Committee, Graduate Representative University of California, Irvine • Collect feedback from graduate students and represent their interests. Fall 2013-Present

Conference Chair, History Graduate Student Association University of California, Irvine • Organized the annual graduate student conference. Fall 2012-Summer 2013 • Participants from multiple fields and universities across the U.S.

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PUBLIC HISTORY

Conference Assistant Gilder Lehrman Seminar for Teachers • Coordinated and planned for K-12 teachers’ conference. July 2012

Conference Assistant California Indian Conference • Planned and directed activities, assisted participants. October 2010

Research Assistant Kumeyaay Place Names Project • Researched indigenous place names and helped design website. July 2009-August 2010

Intern: Education National Museum of the American Indian • Led visitors through the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Discovery Room. March-May 2008 • Gathered information for a guide on the Haudenosaunee for teachers.

Docent Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center • Led visitors, mainly K-12 classes, through the center and site. August 2007-February 2008 • Taught them about local Native American history and culture.

Intern: Archival Women’s History Mueum • Processed collections for the museum’s archive. May-July 2006 • Analyzed materials in each box, categorized, and created descriptions.

Intern: Research San Diego History Center • Gathered information for a project on women in San Diego history. May-August 2005 • Planned and created lesson plans for K-12 students.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Western Association of Women Historians Conference Cal Poly, Pomona • Presented dissertation chapter: “Internalizing Colonization: Perpetuating May 2014 and Challenging Gendered Occupation in the Office of Indian Affairs”

Mary Wig Johnson Senior Forum Scripps College • Presented undergraduate thesis: “Movement in the Borderlands: May 2007 Women, Gender, and Immigration in San Diego”

Western Association of Women Historians Conference University of San Diego • Presented undergraduate thesis: “Movement in the Borderlands: May 2007 Women, Gender, and Immigration in San Diego” • Panel member for discussion on Gender and Women’s Studies

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Social Justice Conference Claremont Graduate University • Presented paper: “Los Angeles History, Elementary School March 2006 Education and Questions of Remembrance”

Pacific Southwest Women’s Studies Association Conference Scripps College • Presented paper: “Redefining Pocahontas: Feminist April 2005 Postcolonial Interpretation of History”

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

Summer Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Irvine June-September 2014 Humanities Collective Grant, University of California, Irvine November 2013-June 2014 California Studies Consortium Graduate Student Travel Grant July 2013-June 2014 Women’s Studies Research Travel Grant, University of California, Irvine July 2012-June 2013 Humanities Center Grant, University of California, Irvine July 2012-June 2013 Arthur J. Quinn Memorial Fellowship, Bancroft Library Summer 2012-Spring 2013 Regents Fellowship, University of California, Irvine Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Magna Cum Laude, Scripps College Awarded May 13, 2007 Scripps College History Department Senior Thesis Award Awarded May 12, 2007 Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Chapter of California Inducted May 11, 2007 Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society) Inducted April 2006

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