Dr. Pamela Dorn Sezgin UNIVERSITY of NORTH GEORGIA (U.S.A.) Oconee Campus / P.O
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Dr. Pamela Dorn Sezgin UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (U.S.A.) Oconee Campus / P.O. Box 1748 / Watkinsville, GA 30677 Tel. (706) 310-6229 / E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION SACS Certification 2003 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Post-Doctoral Studies World History (completed 20 graduate semester hours); Certificate 1993 Georgia Archives Institute, Atlanta, GA Archival Management Ph.D. 1991 Indiana University Graduate School, Bloomington, IN M.A. 1981 Social Anthropology / Turkish Studies / Folklore Scholar 1981 Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey Turkish Classical Music B.A. 1977 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Urban Anthropology / Ancient Greek and Roman Studies A.A. 1975 Clayton State College, Morrow, GA Journalism / Music / French NOTE: DIPLOMAS RECEIVED AS PAMELA J. DORN HONORS American-Turkish Friendship Council (AFTC) Board of Trustees, 2013 - present Board of Advisors, International Journal for Heritage and Sustainable Development, Green Lines Institute, Portugal, 2010- Present Scientific Committees for the following Portuguese conferences: Heritage 2013, 2012, 2010; Eco Museum, 2014, 2012; and Sharing Cultures 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 Innovative Teaching Grant, Gainesville College, 2010, 2008, 2005 Governor’s Teaching Fellows, University of Georgia, Workshop Leader 2009,2008; Fellow, 2006 Outstanding Faculty Finalist, Oconee Campus, Gainesville State College, 2008, 2007, 2006 Invited Panelist, Ottoman History Seminar, Folger Library, Washington, D.C., 2007 Steering Committee, Middle East Council, University System of Georgia, 2005 Ella Rose Society Award for Exceptional Women of the Oconee Campus, 2005 1 Curator’s Committee Award, Southeastern Museums Conference, 1999 Award for Excellence, Fulton County Public Schools Foundation, 1997 Outstanding Young Women of America, 1989 Indiana University, Graduate School Award for Outstanding Research, 1984 Fellow at the Jerusalem Center, 1983 FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP, 1980-1982 Cum Laude Graduate, Georgia State University, 1977 Honors Program Thesis, Georgia State University, 1977 Honors Graduate, Clayton State College, 1975 Lambda Alpha [Anthropology] Honors Society Scholarship, 1977 Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Educational Honors Society) 2012-Present Academic Work Experience 2014-Present Professor of Anthropology, History and Museum Studies (Tenured) University of North Georgia (consolidated university) Chair of the Oconee Subcommittee, Leadership and Appointments Committee Served on HAP Departmental Tenure and Promotion Guidelines Committee, And Pre-Tenure Review Committee Member of the Strategic Planning Committee (university-wide) Developed 8 new anthropology courses and anthropology minor proposal Advise 45 education and anthropology majors Serve on the Selection Committee for Awarding Innovative Teaching Grants and on the Library Committee Serve as a judge for the North Georgia Social Science Fair (since 2004) Teach HIST 1111, 1112, 2112; ANTH 1102 (HYBRID), 2010, 2020 and new 3000 and 4000 level courses beginning in 2014: ANTH 3101 (Museum Studies); ANTH 3103 (Anthropology of Food); ANTH 3400 (Anthropology of the Middle East); ANTH 4803 (Anthropology of Things); ANTH 4860 (Anthropology of Religion) 2009-2013 Associate Professor of Anthropology and History (Tenure Awarded) Gainesville State College (Georgia) Developed new courses for CRM (Cultural Resources Management) Proposal for a Certificate in Museum Studies Chair of the Oconee Social Sciences Social Committee Active in developing structures for the new School of Social Sciences and Departmental structures in the transition from a two-year college to a four-year institution; nominated for department chairperson (Anthropology and History); Served on the search committee for the Dean, School of Social Sciences. 2004-2008 Assistant Professor of Anthropology and History 2 Gainesville State College, Oconee Campus (Watkinsville, Georgia) Teach the following courses: Anthropology 1102 (Introduction to Anthropology Survey) Anthropology 2010 (Biological Anthropology) Anthropology 2020 (Cultural Anthropology) History 1111 and 1112 (World History Survey) History 2111 and 2112 (U. S. History) Hybrid Anthropology 1102 (Online + On-Site Course) INED 2903 (Interdisciplinary Study Abroad in Greece) Service: Advise 105 Education and Anthropology Majors on Oconee Campus Assist with SOAR and Registration Each Semester, including Second Summer Expanded Anthropology Program (2005) and Developed CRM Certificate (2011) Served on Academic Special Programs Committee and Learning Communities Committee (2007) Served on the Library PAC Committee (2005) Chaired History Search Committee (January – May, 2006) Chaired Anthropology Search Committee (January – May 2008) Served on History Search Committees (2005, 2007, 2008) Served on Sociology Search Committee (2005) Serve on Public Relations Committee, Social Sciences Division (2004-Present) Served on Women’s History Month Committee, Oconee Campus (2004, 2005) Taught Center for Teaching and Learning Seminars on “Shared Class Files,” “Learning Community,” “Millennials,” “Managing Classroom Problems,” “Testing and Grading Techniques,” “Enculturating the Oconee Student” and “Using Assessments to Improve Attendance” (2004-2007) Participated in the Faculty Mentoring Program (2004-2006) Wrote and Administered Georgia Humanities Council Grant for “Understanding Islam: A One-Day Conference” (April, 2007) Judge for Social Science Post Competitions, Science and Social Fairs (2004-2011) 1999-2004 Adjunct Faculty, and Temporary Fulltime Professor (January – May, 2004) Division of Social Sciences, Gainesville College, Gainesville, Georgia Taught three sections of Anthropology 1102 per term World History 1111 and 1112 Coordinator for Chicopee Oral History Project (2002-2003) Volunteer for Science Fair (2003-2004) Writing Across Curriculum Group (2002) Speaker for Middle Eastern community seminars (2001 - 2003) 3 2003 Part-time Professor, History Department Reinhardt College, Alpharetta, Georgia Campus Taught World Geography 2002, 2003 Assistant Professor of Anthropology Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia Taught two sections of Anthropology 101 (Cultural Anthropology) And Anthropology 202 (Human Origins) 2001-2003 Part-time Professor, Department of Anthropology and Geography Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Taught one to two sections of Anthropology 1102 and 2020 Research Associate in the Center for Applied Studies 1998 Instructor for Teacher In-Service Program (Part-time) Collaboration between the Department of History, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, And the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, MS Developed and taught course on Mississippi’s Ethnic Heritage 1992-1997 Instructor for Teacher In-Service / Staff Development Program (Part-time) Fulton County Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia Developed and taught the following courses: Atlanta’s Ethnic Pluralism Ethnobotany and Teaching History and Science Across the Curriculum Bill of Rights Seminar The Civil Rights Movement in Art, Literature and Music Southern Folklore and Folklife Historic Preservation / Local History Seminars I, II, and III 1990-1992 Research Associate The Southern Regional Council, Atlanta, Georgia Grant awarded by the Ford Foundation to look at economic opportunity, participatory democracy and poverty issues in the Southeastern United States. Investigated the impact of 1981 Supreme Court Rulings on minority contracting with local governments and democratic participation in the REA electric cooperatives. 1989-1990 Independent Consultant and Freelance Writer Conducted workshops and seminars on multiculturalism for business people. 1985-1989 Coordinator 4 International Intercultural Studies Program, Atlanta, Georgia University System of Georgia Board of Regents Developed and marketed 21 student programs and 10 faculty seminars for 34 Georgia public universities and colleges. Conducted cross-cultural training and international orientation seminars. 1983-1985 Instructor and Visiting Lecturer Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Taught the following classes: American Culture, Customs, and Educational System (U.S. Fulbright Orientation) Israeli History and Society (Department of Near Eastern Studies) Biological Anthropology (Department of Anthropology) Cultural Anthropology (Department of Anthropology) Jewish Music (School of Music) 1983 Instructor Tikhon Makif High School, Yehud, Israel Taught English as a Second Language 1980-1982 Conducted Field Research in Turkey and Israel for Dissertation 1978-1980 Served as a Teaching Assistant in the Departments of Anthropology, Jewish Studies and Near Eastern Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington Public History / Museum Work Experience 1997-2004 Consultant in Private Practice. Institutional clients included Kaplan College, New York; Smith Plantation Home, Roswell, Georgia; Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Georgia; and the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia. Work activities include designing interpretive plans, fund-raising, board and staff training, archival design, historic preservation administration, program evaluation, museum governance oversight, analysis of operating budgets, and strategic planning. 1999-2000 Executive Director Georgia Mountains History Museum, Gainesville, Georgia Managed three-site facility; ran 4.1 million dollar capital campaign; secured funding for educational programs and exhibits. Secured $35,000 contract