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American / Cultural Studies Scholars in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act 1,000 signatories as of March 31, 2009 AMERICAN / CULTURAL STUDIES Rebecca Adelman, Ohio State University David Bjelajac, George Washington University Jim Hicks, Smith College & University of Massachusetts, Amherst Rana Jaleel, New York University Wendy Kozol, Oberlin College Emily Satterwhite, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ANTHROPOLOGY Mary Anglin, University of Kentucky Anna Bellisari, Wright State University Robert Chidester, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Jacqueline Doyle, University of Texas, Austin Paul Durrenberger, Pennsylvania State University Richard Franke, Montclair State University Karen Johnson-Weiner, State University of New York, Potsdam Betty Wolder Levin, City University of New York, Brooklyn College Wende Marshall, University of Virginia Kenneth McGill, Southern Connecticut State University Robert Moore, Rollins College Thomas Offit, Baylor University Pamela Pacheco, Golden West College Kelley Ready, Brandeis University Edgar Rivera Colon, Rutgers University Claire Wendland, University of Wisconsin, Madison James Wessman, State University of New York, Albany Angela Zito, New York University E. Zubrow, State University of New York, University at Buffalo BUSINESS Maggie Cohen, University of Maryland, University College Ernie Englander, George Washington University Lois Flaig, Ridgewater College Nancy Frank, State University of New York, Empire State College Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University Olle Gladso, Riverland Community College Karen Laning, New Jersey Education Association Ginger Latham, New Jersey Education Association Scholars in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act / page 1 Cheryl Maranto, Marquette University Tim McGuckin, New Jersey Education Association Janet Spitz, College of Saint Rose Sarah Stookey, Central Connecticut State University ECONOMICS Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts, Boston Jack Amariglio, Merrimack College Jay Arekere, Indiana University Michael Ash, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Nursel Aydiner Avsar, University of Utah Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research David Barkin, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (Mexico) Zakri Bello, Central Connecticut State University Joyce Beverly, New Jersey Education Association Carole Biewener, Simmons College Cyrus Bina, University of Minnesota, Morris Campus Howard Botwinick, State University of New York, Cortland Richard Brown, New Jersey Education Association Al Campbell, University of Utah Jim Campen, University of Massachusetts, Boston John Chasse, State University of New York, Brockport Miriam Chion, Clark University Kurt Christensen, University of Missouri, Kansas City Omar Dahi, Hampshire College Jane D'Arista, Political Economy Research Institute Shakuntala Das, University of Missouri-Kansas City Gregory DeFreitas, Hofstra University George DeMartino, University of Denver James Devine, Loyola Marymount University Peter Dorman, Evergreen State College Justin Dubas, Saint Norbert College Lynn Duggan, Indiana University Justin Elardo, Lewis & Clark College Catherine Elliott, New College of Florida Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts Thomas Falocco, New Jersey Education Association Rudy Fichtenbaum, Wright State University Catherine Finnoff, University of Massachusetts Frederick Floss, State University of New York, Buffalo State College Kirsten Ford, University of Utah Tom Gausman, Minnesota State Community and Technical College Ken Geiser, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Lonnie Golden, Pennsylvania State University Lois Gray, Cornell University Mitch Green, Portland State University Sue Headlee, American University Julio Huato, Saint Francis College Amy Ickowitz, Clark University Scholars in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act / page 2 Rosemarie Jankowski, New Jersey Education Association Ricot Jean, Valencia Community College Robert Jensen, American Federation of Teachers Mark Johnson, Chicago State University Valerie Kazhdan, New Jersey Education Association Mary King, Portland State University John Kirk, San Mateo County Community College, College of San Mateo Robert LaJeunesse, University of Newcastle Mehrene Larudee, Mount Holyoke College Frederic Lee, University of Missouri, Kansas City Eddie Lincoln, Portland Community College Gregory Ludlow, George Washington University Nuria Malet Quintar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Thomas Masterson, Bard College Richard McIntyre, University of Rhode Island Michael Meeropol, Western New England College Peter Meyer, University of Louisville James Miehls, University of Massachusetts Marcelo Milan, University of Wisconsin, Parkside John Miller, Wheaton College Mohammad Moeini, University of Massachusetts, Amherst & Skidmore College Erik Olsen, University of Missouri, Kansas City Paul Osterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Richard Parker, Harvard University James Parrott, Fiscal Policy Institute Michael Pendleton, State University of New York, Buffalo State College Kenneth Peres, Communications Workers of America Joseph Persky, University of Illinois, Chicago Karl Petrick, Western New England College Xuan Pham, University of Missouri, Kansas City Steven Pitts, University of California, Berkeley David Plante, Western State College of Colorado Paddy Quick, Saint Francis College Hind Radouane, New School for Social Research Surekha Rao, Indiana University Northwest Michael Reich, University of California, Berkeley Charles Rock, Rollins College Nancy Rose, California State University, San Bernardino Michael Rosen, Milwaukee Area Technical College Ruth Ruttenberg, National Labor College Gregory Saltzman, Albion College & University of Michigan John Sarich, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Helen Scharber, University of Massachusetts Markus Schneider, New School for Social Research Peter Skott, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Nina Smolyar, University of Pennsylvania Aleta Styers, City University of New York & State University of New York Rosemary Teetor, Clackamas Community College Joel Tickner, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Ahmet Tonak, Istanbul Bilgi University (Istanbul) Scholars in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act / page 3 Charles Tontar, Merrimack College Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Jennifer Wilkins, New Jersey Education Association Marty Wolfson, University of Notre Dame EDUCATION Janice Abelove, Pennsylvania State University Vadim Barbarovich, State University of New York, Downstate Laura Black Paul Bocko, Hampshire College Tony Brown, University of Technology, Sydney (Australia) Liz Castelgrant, New Jersey Education Association Michael Cohan, Walden University Alex DeVicaris, New Jersey Education Association Melissa Felland, Pine Technical College Sharon Gifford Toni Elise Guerra, New Jersey Education Association Thomas Hardy, New Jersey Education Association Lauren Hill, Education Law Center Esther Innis, New Jersey Education Association Mary Matzorkis, Cleveland State University Sarah Michaels, Clark University Lynne Nelson, New Jersey Education Association Nikki Peterson, Utah Education Association Adrienne Sosin Jacob Werblow, Central Connecticut State University FINE ART AND ART HISTORY Dorian Beaulieu, Lake Superior College Mary Belanger, Dakota County Technical College Marc Cirigliano, State University of New York, Empire State College Raymond Munro, Clark University Amy Murphy, State University of New York David Raymond, Merrimack College HEALTH POLICY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE Stephanie Farquhar Mark Goldberg, City University of New York, Hunter College Gail Gordon, New Jersey City University Erin Knight, University of Delaware Nancy Krieger, Harvard University Paul Landsbergis, State University of New York, Downstate Kawika Liu, University of Hawaii, Manoa David Michaels, George Washington University Franklin Mirer, City University of New York, Hunter College Stacey Plichta, City University of New York, Hunter College Laura Punnett, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Scholars in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act / page 4 Karen Bierman, Northland Community and Technical College Carol Braund, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University Susan Doering, Lake Superior College Susan Falzone, Morris-Union Jointure Commission Julie Kupfer, Century College Stephen Levin, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Angela McDermott, New Jersey Education Association Beth Rosenberg, Tufts University Craig Slatin, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Irene Stern, State University of New York, Stony Brook University Barbara Starfield, Johns Hopkins University Alfredo Villasenor, University of Illinois HISTORY Laura Ammon, University of North Florida Tyler Anbinder, George Washington University Frank Baglione, Tallahassee Community College Patricia Bauernhuber, New Jersey Education Association Alfred Beaver, Kingsway Regional High School Gail Bederman, University of Notre Dame Justin Behrend, State University of New York, Geneseo Rudolph Bell, Rutgers University Eileen Boris, University of California, Santa Barbara Kevin Boyle, Ohio State University Renate Bridenthal, City University of New York Susan Brietzer, Fayetteville State University Catherine Britton, New Jersey Education Association David Brody, University of California, Davis Jennifer Brooks, Auburn University Gregory Brown, University of Nevada, Las Vegas David Brundage, University of California, Santa Cruz Sean Burns, University of California, Santa Cruz Bob Bussel, University of Oregon Daniel Byrne, University of
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