BRIAN K. GRAN
Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue Mather Memorial 226 Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7124 Office: 216 368 2694 [email protected] Twitter: @ScienceRights
EDUCATION
Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research Yale University 1997-1999
Ph.D., Sociology Northwestern University 1997
J.D. Indiana University 1988
B.A., English Literature DePauw University 1985
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Professor 2017-present Case Western Reserve University, Department of Sociology Case Western Reserve University, School of Law Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Associate Professor 2008-2017 Case Western Reserve University, Department of Sociology
Associate Professor (secondary appointment) 2015-2017 Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Associate Professor (secondary appointment) 2008-2017 Case Western Reserve University, School of Law
Assistant Professor 2002-2008 Case Western Reserve University, Sociology Department
Assistant Professor (secondary appointment) 2003-2008 Case Western Reserve University, School of Law 1
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of 1999-2002 Sociology
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Scholar, Yale University 1997-1999
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Robinson, L, and Gran, B. “No Kid is an Island.” American Behavioral Scientist. Forthcoming.
Cronin, C., and Gran, B. The importance of environment: Neighborhood characteristics and parent perceptions of child health. Journal of Child Health Care. Forthcoming.
Gran, B. An International System of Children’s Rights? (2017). Annual Review of Law and Social Science 13: 79-100.
Cronin, C., & Gran, B. (2017). Community Benefit Practices and their Relationships to Organizational Survival. Journal of Organizational Psychology 17(6): 37-47.
Feldman, K. & Gran, B. (2016). What’s in it for dad? Developing a typology for a cross-national comparison of paternity leave policies. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 43 (1), 95-119.
Shura, R., Rochford, E., & Gran, B. (2016). Children for sale? International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 36(5-6), 319-334.
Gran, B., & Powell, B. (2013). Vulnerabilities of young people: Going beyond the public-private dichotomy. By invitation to Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji.
Gran, B., Waltz, M., & Renzhofer, H. (2013). A child’s right to enjoy benefits of scientific progress and its applications. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 21(2), 323-344. doi: 10.1163/15718182-02102002
Friesen, B.K., Frezzo, M., & Gran, B.K. (2012). Of tools and houses: Sociologists Without Borders and the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition. Societies Without Borders, 7(4), 447-469.
Thomas, N., Gran, B., & Hanson, K. (2012). Le rôle particulier des ombudsmans, interfaces entre les systèmes nationaux et internationaux de défense des droits de l’homme. Journal du Droit des Jeunes, 320, 22-29 (in French).
Lenzer, G., & Gran, B. (2011). Rights and the role of family engagement in child welfare: An international treaties perspective on families’ rights, parents’ rights, and children’s rights. Child Welfare, 90(4), 157-179.
Thomas, N.A., Gran, B.K., & Hanson. K.C. (2011). An independent voice for children’s rights in Europe? The role of independent children’s rights institutions in the EU. The International
2 Journal of Children’s Rights, 19(3), 429-449. doi: 10.1163/157181811X584550
Gran, B.K. (2010). The rights of Poland's children: Mitigating poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji, 63-78.
Gran, B.K. (2010). Comparing children’s rights: Introducing the children’s rights index. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 18(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1163/157181809X457905
Gran, B. (2008). Shifts in public-private provision of retirement income: A four-country comparison. Research on Aging, 30(5), 507-542.doi: 10.1177/0164027508319657
Gran, B., & Henry, W. (2008). Holding private prisons accountable: A socio-legal analysis of “contracting out” prisons. Social Justice, 34(3-4), 173-194.
Gran, B. (2008). Public or private management? A comparative analysis of social policies in Europe. Sociology Compass, 2(5), 1462-1490. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00142.x
Gran, B.K., & Hein, J. (2005). The preconditions and consequences of social movement actions: Opinions of immigrant assimilation among local polity members in France. Sociological Focus, 8(1), 25-39. doi: 10.1080/00380237.2005.10571255
Gran, B., & Aliberti, D. (2003). The office of the children’s ombudsperson: Children’s rights and social-policy innovation. International Journal of the Sociology of Law, 31(2), 89-106. doi: 10.1016/S0194-6595(03)00025-X
Gran, B.K., & Gaddie, L. (2003). Changing boundaries: Child abuse, public health, and separation of church and state. Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal, 21, 1-35.
Gran, B. (2003). A second opinion: Rethinking the public-private dichotomy for health insurance. International Journal of Health Services, 33(2), 283-313. doi: 10.2190/BV3W- 0JAR-R61K-6KAU
Gran, B. (2003). Charitable choice policy and abused children: The benefits and harms of going beyond the public-private dichotomy. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 23(11), 80-125. doi: 10.1108/01443330310790363
Ragin, C.C., Shulman, D., Weinberg, A., & Gran, B. (2003). Complexity, generality, and qualitative comparative analysis. Field Methods, 15(4), 323-340. doi: 10.1177/1525822X03257689
Gran, B.K., & Clifford, E.J. (2000). Rights and ratios? Evaluating the relationship between social rights and immigration. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 26(3), 417-447. doi: 10.1080/713680494
Gran, B.K., & Hein, J. (1997). International migration, ethnopolitics, and the French nation-state: Explaining natives' views of immigrant assimilation. Social Science Quarterly, 78(2), 369-384.
3 Gran, B. (1997). Three worlds of old-age decommodification? A comparative analysis of old-age support using the Luxembourg income study. The Journal of Aging Studies, 11(1), 63-79. doi: 10.1016/S0890-4065(97)90012-8
Ragin, C.C., Shulman, D., Weinberg, A., & Gran, B. (1993). Beyond complexity and generality: A qualitative comparative analysis of Village Republics. Sosiologi Idag 23(4), 67-87. (Published in Norwegian).
Books
Brunsma, D.L., Iyall Smith, K.E., & Gran, B.K. (Eds.). (2016). Institutions Unbound: Social Worlds and Human Rights. New York, NY: Routledge.
Brunsma, D.L., Iyall Smith, K.E., & Gran, B.K. (Eds.). (2015). Expanding the Human in Human Rights: Toward a Sociology of Human Rights. New York, NY: Routledge.
Brunsma, D.L., Iyall Smith, K.E., & Gran, B.K. (Eds.). (2013). The Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights. Boulder, CO: Routledge.
Beland, D., & Gran, B. (Eds.). (2008). Public and Private Social Policy: Health and Pension Policies in a New Era. England: Palgrave Macmillan Publishers.
Book Chapters
Gran, B. (2017). The dignity of children’s rights. Invited chapter for the book, Human Dignity, to be published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Waltz, M. & Gran, B. (2016). The portrayal of older adults in popular television shows. In G. Joseph (Ed.), Diverse Perspectives on Aging in a Changing World. Routledge.
Gran, B. (2016). Do fuzzy retirement-income systems work best? In G. Joseph (Ed.), Diverse Perspective on Aging in a Changing World. Routledge.
Gran, B. (2013). Children and youth. In D.L. Brunsma, K.I. Smith, & B.K. Gran (Eds), The Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights (pp. 69-78). New York, NY: Routledge.
Brunsma, D.L., Iyall Smith, K.E., & Gran, B. (2013). Introduction. In D.L. Brunsma, K.I. Smith, & B.K. Gran (Eds), The Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights (pp. 1-9). New York, NY: Routledge.
Gran, B. (2011). Making a case: Visual sociology of eminent domain. In E. Margolis, & L.Pauwels (Eds), The SAGE Handbook of Visual Research Methods (pp.665-684). England: SAGE. doi: 10.4135/9781446268278.n35
Gran, B. (2011). The roles of independent children’s rights institutions in implementing the CRC. In J. Williams, & A. Invernizzi (Eds), Children’s Rights: From 20th Century Visions to 21st Century Implementation? (pp. 219-237). Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing Group.
4 Gran, B., & Bryant, R. (2011). Children’s rights. In J. Blau, & M. Frezzo (Eds.), Sociology and Human Rights: A Bill of Rights for the Twenty-First Century (pp. 223-242). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
Gran, B. (2009). The rights of the child. In J. Blau, A. Moncada, C. Zimmer, & D. Brunsma (Eds.), The Leading Rogue State: The US and Human Rights (pp. 47-50). Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
Janoski, T., & Gran, B. (2002). Political citizenship: Foundations of rights. In E.F. Isin, & B.S. Turner (Eds.), The Handbook of Citizenship Studies (pp. 13-52). London, UK: Sage.
St. John, S., & Gran, B. (2001). The world’s social laboratory: Women friendly aspects of New Zealand pensions. In J. Ginn, D. Street, & S. Arber (Eds.), Women, Work, and Pensions: International Issues and Prospects (pp. 199-215). Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.
In progress
Gran, B. Indicators of the Right to Science. In preparation for submission to Human Rights Quarterly.
Gran, B., & Feldman, K. Do paternity leave policies promote health equity? A cross-national examination of paternity leave policies and health outcomes. Revise and resubmit to Journal of Family Relations.
Bryden, A. (student) & Gran, B. The Human right to Science for People with Spinal Injuries. Under review.
Caporale, L. (student) & Gran, B. Untangling impacts of institutions and resources on attitudes: A cross-national recipe for women’s stronger support of domestic violence. Under review.
Nalepa, E. (student) & Gran, B. Public-private boundaries of bodily control: An international comparison of abortion laws. Under review.
Powell, B. (student) & Gran, B. Introducing the LGBTQ Rights Index. Under review.
Frezzo, M., & Gran, B. The Human Right to Science. Book proposal under review.
Gran, B. The Champion of Children’s Rights: Children’s Ombudspersons Enforcing Children’s Rights. Book manuscript.
Gran, B. Sociology of Children’s Rights. Under contract with Polity Press.
Gran, B. National bans on corporal punishment of young people. In preparation for submission to Social Problems.
Gran, B. Does diversity harm children’s rights? Ethnic-cultural diversity and children’s rights from a comparative perspective. In preparation for submission to American Sociological Review.
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Gran, B., Polk, B. (student), & Shura, R. Tiers and trafficking: An analysis of human trafficking. In preparation for Social Forces.
Brunsma, D., Iyall Smith, K., & Gran, B. (Eds.). How Human Rights Change What Sociologists Do. Book manuscript. Contract with Routledge.
Podcasts
“Dr. Peter Eigen and Transparency International.” Forthcoming. Societies Without Borders Podcast.
“An Interview with Professor Doctor Gesine Schwan. 2016. Societies Without Borders Podcast.
“The Cleveland Rape Kit Case.” 2015. Societies Without Borders Podcast.
Opinion Editorials
With Jeffrey Toney. 2015. “Battling Digital Monsters.” Huffington Post, May 4, 2015.
As Editor of Societies Without Borders
“Human Rights and Media: New Insights.” 2016. 10 (2) Societies Without Borders.
“A New Societies Without Borders.” 2015. 10 (1) Societies Without Borders.
RESEARCH DATABASES
With Maria Schmeeckle. Development of “Worldwide Outlook for Children:” A Web Resource of Young People’s Wellbeing, Rights, and Interests.
Development of European Independent Children’s Rights Institutions database.
Children’s Rights Index (CRI): an international measure of children’s formal rights for over 190 countries for year 2004. In progress is replication of CRI for 1989-2009 at five-year increments.
U.S. Children’s Rights Index, which will accompany the international Children’s Rights Index.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS (selected)
“Abortion as a Human Right: A fsQCA Analysis.” Frontiers of Human Rights Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. March 2018.
“Health Policy and the Decline of Social Rights.” Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. November 2017.
“An International Framework of Children’s Rights.” Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South
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“Going Beyond the Public-Private Dichotomy: Health Rights and Social Policy.” COST Action IS1409, Barcelona, Spain. March 2017.
“Diffusion of Children’s Rights.” Social Science Korea Human Rights Forum, Seoul, South Korea. July 2014.
“Indicators of the Right to Enjoy Benefits of Scientific Progress and its Applications.” American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C. July 2014.
“On Becoming a Problem,” Alpha Kappa Delta Induction Ceremony Speech, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. April 2014.
“Children’s Rights from a Comparative Perspective,” Department of Sociology, Illinois State University. Normal, Illinois. April 2014.
“Law and Children’s Rights in Private Settings.” Fulbright Commission, Reykjavik, Iceland. March 2013.
“A Child’s Right to Enjoy Benefits of Scientific Progress and its Applications.” American Association for Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C. January 2013.
“Children’s Rights in the Americas.” November 2012. Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland. November 2012.
“Independent Children’s Rights Institutions.” November 2012. Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland.
“Child Participation in National Monitoring and Implementation” (roundtable discussion). November 2012. Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland.
“Children’s Right to Enjoy Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications.” July 17, 2012. Science and Human Rights Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Invited panelist.
With Sacha Coupet. “Changing Families and Children's Rights: How Shifting Paradigms can Impact Child Protection.” April 27, 2012. Crossing Boundaries: Public and Private Roles in Assuring Child Welfare. Invited panelist.
“The impact of health systems on people,” The US Health System Panel 2011, July 20, 2011. Invited panelist. CWRU School of Medicine.
“Children’s Rights Policies in the Americas.” 2010. Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland. “Children’s Ombudspersons and the Implementation of the UNCRC.” 2010. Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland.
7 “Independent Children’s Rights Institutions.” 2008. University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
“Children’s Rights.” 2008. The Leading Rogue State: The United States and Human Rights. Boston, Massachusetts.
“Anti-Bullying Legislation Across European Countries.” 2007. Annual Meeting of the European Network of Ombudsmen for Children (ENOC). Barcelona, Spain.
“Implementation and Monitoring Strategies of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.” 2007. Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland.
“Children’s Ombudspersons: Their Independence and Legal Powers.” 2006. Innocenti Research Centre, UNICEF. Florence, Italy.
“Children’s Rights and the Role of the Children’s Commissioner.” 2004. University of Cambridge.
“Children’s Commissioners and Children’s Rights: A Comparison.” 2004. University of Bath.
FUNDED RESEARCH (selected)
Transportation as a Barrier to Health Care. C. Cronin & B. Gran. In preparation for submission to Smith Richardson Foundation. June 2018.
An International Survey of Human Rights. B. Gran, D. Brunsma, M. Frezzo, & K. Iyall Smith, Co-principal Investigators. In preparation for submission to the U.S. National Science Foundation. August 2018.
Can Human Rights Promote Societal Resilience? In preparation for submission to the Minerva Research Program. August 2018.
Planning Grant: Engineering Research Center for Meeting Community Needs through Network Enabled Connected Technologies (M-CONNECT). K. Loparo, Y. Yoo, B. Gran, N. Zingale, B. Ray, N. Barendt, R. Fry, A. Hughes, & L. Camp. Under review with the U.S. National Science Foundation. June 2018.
“Human Rights and Societal Resilience.” Under review with the U.S. National Science Foundation. January 2018.
Bryden, A. (student), & Gran, B. Perspectives on Recovery and Interventions to Restore Function after Spinal Cord Injury. Under review with Spinal Cord Injury Research Program.
Strengthening Sociological Research through Methodological Innovations and Integration. B. Gran, Principal Investigator. Nord Grant, UCITE, Case Western Reserve University, May 2016.
ACES +, Case Western Reserve University. Visit of Professor Mary Romero. November 2015.
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Fulbright Scholar, Iceland. B. Gran, Principal Investigator. Fulbright program. 2013-2014.
A Comparative-Historical Analysis of Children’s Rights. B. Gran, Principal Investigator. U.S. National Science Foundation. October 2010-December 2013, $104,928 (SES 1025393).
Seen and Heard: Children’s Rights and the Children’s Ombudsperson. British Academy Visiting Fellow. 2004.
Comparing European Children’s Ombudspersons. B. Gran, Principal Investigator. U.S. National Science Foundation. 2004, $3527 (SES 0456279).
HONORS AND AWARDS (selected)
Chair, UNCRC Policy Center. 2017-present.
Learning Fellow, Case Western Reserve University. 2016.
Nominated to the Armington Professorship, Case Western Reserve University. 2015.
2014 ASA Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Book Award. Honorable Mention for the Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights.
“Scholar, Iceland.” 2013-2014. Fulbright program.
Freedman Fellow, Case Western Reserve University, 2012.
Nominated for Wittke Award (teaching), Case Western Reserve University. 2013, 2012, 2010, 2004.
Visiting Fellow, Swiss National Science Foundation, “Independent Children’s Rights Institutions.” March 2011. (Host: Professor Dr. Karl Hanson, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland).
Mentor Fellow, Case Western Reserve University. 2011.
Awarded Learning Fellowship (teaching), Case Western Reserve University. 2009. Awarded.
Glennan Fellowship (teaching and scholarship), Case Western Reserve University. 2007.
Nominated for Jackson Award (mentorship), Case Western Reserve University. 2006, 2016.
Nominated for Undergraduate Student Government Teaching Excellence Award, Case Western Reserve University. 2003.
9 CONSULTATIONS (selected)
UNICEF Consultancy, Pakistan (declined). 2012.
Child Rights Consultancy on the Africa Children’s Charter Project. Consultation on independent children’s rights institutions. 2012.
Egypt National Observatory on Children’s Rights. Consultation on project on children’s rights in Egypt. 2010.
Member, UNICEF Expert and Scientific Committee on Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children. March 2007 to present.
Research Consultant, World Justice Project, American Bar Foundation. 2007-2008. Consultant, Carnegie Mellon University-USAID Project on children’s wellbeing in Eastern Europe. July 2007.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (selected)
Journal Editor
Editor, Societies Without Borders. 2014-present.
External Reviewer
“Welfare State Futures,” NORFACE, European Union. February 2014.
Denison University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. October 2013.
Expertise
Expert. “Geotagging of Human Rights Violations.” U.N. Institute for Training and Research. 2013-present.
Expert. “Children’s Rights Indicators for Businesses.” Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, England. 2013.
Participant. Meeting on Human Rights Indicators Report. U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2013.
“Castro situation.” Channel 5 News (Cleveland, Ohio): interviews. May 2013.
Green Paper on Indicators of Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Prepared for the Science and Human Rights Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
10 With Rachel Bryant. Memo prepared to Executive Council of the American Sociological Association on ASA support of U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. 2012.
Co-organizer and co-director, Research Group on Ombudspersons for Children. 2010-present.
Editorships
Article Editor. SAGE Open. 2014-2015. Member, Editorial Board, The International Journal of Children’s Rights. 2011-present. Member, Editorial Board, Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji, 2011-present. Member, Editorial board. The International Review of Comparative Sociology.
Reviewer
Fulbright Commission. Boren Award. Health Research Board (Ireland). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. American Political Science Review. American Sociological Review. Child Indicators Research. Choice. Contemporary Sociology. The International Journal of Children’s Rights. International Sociology. Law and Society Review. Social Forces. Sociological Spectrum. Youth and Society. Reviewer of Pine Forge Press Reader series: Contemporary Issues in Sociology Reviewer of Palgrave Macmillan Press. U.S. National Science Foundation. 2010-Present.
Offices
Member, National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists. February 2016-present.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member, Steering Committee, Science and Human Rights Program. 2013-present. Member, Council, Science and Human Rights Program. 2011-present. Co-chair, Working Group on Benefits to the Human Rights Community. 2010-present. Co-chair, Article 15 and Welfare of Scientists Working Group, Coalition on Science and Human Rights. Coalition on Science and Human Rights. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2009-present. Member, Council of the Coalition on Science and Human Rights, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2009-present. Member, Coalition on Science and Human Rights, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2009-present. Member, Service to the Scientific Community Working Group, Coalition on Science and Human Rights. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2009-present. Member, Welfare of Scientists Working Group, Coalition on Science and Human Rights. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2009-present. 11
International Sociological Association President, Global Justice and Human Rights Thematic Group. 2011-2014. Organizing committee, Global Justice and Human Rights Thematic Group of World Congress of International Sociology Association. Yokohama, Japan. 2014. Co-Chair, Grant Awards Committee, Global Justice and Human Rights Thematic Group, 2014. Congress of International Sociological Association. 2014. Organizing committee, Global Justice and Human Rights Thematic Group of Second Forum of International Sociological Association, Buenos Aires, August 2012.
American Sociological Association Chair-Elect, Human Rights Section. 2017-present. Inaugural Member, Sociology Action Network. 2018-present. Member, Program Committee of 2019 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. 2017-present. Member, Sociology of Law section, Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, American Sociological Association. 2013. Member, Sociology of Law section, Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, American Sociological Association. 2012. Council, Human Rights Section, American Sociological Association. 2011-2013. Chair, Nominating Committee. Human Rights Section, American Sociological Association. 2009-present. Treasurer, Human Rights Section-in-formation, American Sociological Association. 2007-2008 present. Founding co-organizer, Human Rights Section, American Sociological Association. 2006 to present. Council member, Sociology of Law Section, American Sociological Association. 2006 to 2008.
Law and Society Association Organizer, Collaborative Research Network on Law and the Public-Private Dichotomy, Law and Society Association. 2003 to present.
Case Western Reserve University Service (selected)
University Member, Research Integrity Committee. 2018. Member, Committee on Undergraduate Education, Advising and Mentoring, 2017. Member, International Studies Advisory Committee, 2016-2017. Member, Rhodes Scholarship application review committee, Case Western Reserve University, 2016. Member, Fulbright Scholarship application review committee, Case Western Reserve University. 2016, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008. First-year advisor, Case Western Reserve University. Fall 2007 to 2009, 2011-present. Faculty Associate, Case Western Reserve University, Schubert Center for Child Development. 2006 to present. Faculty Associate, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations. 2003 to present. Faculty Associate, Case Western Reserve University, University Center on Aging and Health. 12 2003 to present. Faculty Associate, Case Western Reserve University, Center for Policy Studies. 2002 to present.
College Service Member, Executive Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 2015-present. Member, International Studies Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 2012-present. Chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee, College of Arts and Sciences. Case Western Reserve University. Fall 2011-Fall 2012; Fall 2015-present. Member, Budget Subcommittee, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. Fall 2011-present. Member, College Strategic Planning Subcommittee, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. 2009-Present. Member, Search Committee, Social Justice Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 2010-2011. Member, Search Committee, Judaic Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 2009-2010.
Departmental Service Co- and Director of Graduate Studies, May 2007 to 2013. Co-organizer, Department Colloquia, present. Organizer and convener of Graduate Fora, May 2007 to 2013. Organizer and convener of Graduate Proseminar, August 2008 to 2013.
Other Secondary appointment to Law School, Case Western Reserve University. 2003-Present. Member, International Law Program, Law School, Case Western Reserve University. 2009- Present. Secondary appointment to Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. 2015-present.
Community
President, Beaumont Father’s Club, Beaumont School for Girls, 2016-present. President, International Baccalaureate Programme Parent Association, St. Edward High School, 2014-2016. Vice President, Beaumont Father’s Club, Beaumont School for Girls, 2015-2016. Member, Recruitment Cabinet, Beaumont School for Girls. 2014-present. Co-chair, ACT II, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 2015-present. Member, Human Trafficking Educational Initiative, 2013-present. Vice President, Parent Association, Ruffing Montessori School. 2013-2014. Class Representative, International Baccalaureate Programme, St. Edward High School, Lakewood, Ohio. 2012-2014. Assistant coach, Volleyball Team, Ruffing Montessori School, 2012-2013. Class Parent, Middle School, Ruffing Montessori School. 2012-2013. Officer, Board of International Baccalaureate Programme, St. Edward High School, 2012-2013. 13 Coach, Ruffing Montessori School Volleyball team, 2012. Chair, Parent Toolbox Lecture Series, Ruffing Montessori School, 2011-2012. Assistant coach, Strikers Soccer, Solon, Ohio. 2006-2012. Assistant coach, Ruffing Montessori School Soccer, 2010-2012. President, Parent Association, Ruffing Montessori School. 2010-2011. Council, Advent Lutheran Church, Solon, Ohio. 2006 to 2008.
Other experience
Staff Attorney, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, May 1988 to November 1989. Represented indigent clients in cases involving Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits. Also represented indigent clients in unemployment insurance and special education cases.
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