VITA Mehdi Bozorgmehr Campus Address: Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center Graduate Center, City University of New York 365 Fifth Ave. New York, N.Y. 10016 Home Address: 360 Cabrini Boulevard, Apt. 2C New York, N.Y. 10040 Telephone: Office (212) 817-7572 Home (212) 923-3722 Fax: (212) 817-1545 E-mail: [email protected] DEGREES: 1992 Ph.D. (Sociology), University of California, Los Angeles 1984 M.A. (Sociology), University of California, Los Angeles 1982 M.A. (Sociology), San Diego State University 1980 B.S. (Business Administration), California State University, Chico ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 2010-present Professor of Sociology, City College and Graduate Center, City University of New York 2008-present Founding Deputy Director, Master of Arts Program in Middle Eastern Studies, Graduate Center, City University of New York 2001-present Founding Co-Director, Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York 2000-2009 Associate Professor of Sociology, City College and Graduate Center, City University of New York 1995-1999 Assistant Professor of Sociology, City College, City University of New York 1998 Appointed to the Doctoral Faculty in Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York 1998 Appointed to the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies, Graduate Center, City University of New York Spring 1997 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, New York University Summer Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, 1996-1999 Los Angeles 1993-1995 Visiting Scholar, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, University of California, Los Angeles 1992-1993 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Social Science Research, University of California, Los Angeles 1991-1995 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles COURSES TAUGHT: Undergraduate Introductory Sociology Sociological Research Methods Occupations and Professions Immigration Comparative Immigration Race and Ethnic Relations Middle Eastern Immigrants in the U.S. Sociology of the Middle East and North America Contemporary Conflicts: the Middle East Graduate Middle Eastern Diasporas Introduction to International Studies: Middle East Links to 9/11 Sociology Proseminar Immigrant Cities in the U.S. Critical Issues in International Studies Middle Eastern Diaspora Communities in the U.S. (taught at NYU) AWARDS: 2010 Honorable Mention (runner up) for the Thomas and Znaniecki award for the best book (Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond), International Migration Section, American Sociological Association. 1999-2000 Wegman Brothers Professorship for most outstanding junior faculty member at the City College, $5000. 1998 Outstanding Professor and Researcher, Immigration and Naturalization Service. 1997 Winner of the Thomas and Znaniecki award for the best book (Ethnic Los Angeles), International Migration Section, American Sociological Association. GRANTS: Extramural 2009-2011 "Broadening the Boundaries of Middle Eastern Studies at CUNY.” Title VI: International Studies and Foreign Languages, U.S. Department of Education, $178,996. Principal Co-Investigator with Beth Baron. 2009-2010 To develop and launch “Middle Eastern American Resources Online (MEARO),” $60,000. A Middle Eastern American community source. Principal Co-Investigator with Jonathan Friedlander and Anny Bakalian. 2005-2007 "Expanding the Study of the Middle East and its Diasporas at the City University of New York." Title VI: International Studies and Foreign Languages, U.S. Department of Education, $191,715. Principal Co- Investigator with Beth Baron. 2001-2003 "Employment Trajectories of the Middle Class Second Generation: Iranians in California." Institute of Labor Employment, University of California, $12,000. Principal Co- Investigator with Georges Sabagh. 2001-2002 "How Support Organizations Respond to Crises: Middle Eastern and South Asian American Organizations in the Aftermath of September 11." National Science Foundation, $60,000. Principal Co-Investigator with Anny Bakalian. 2000-2002 To establish a "Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center" at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Ford Foundation, $135,000. Principal Co- Investigator with Beth Baron. 1993-1995 "Immigrant and Native Engineers in California." Sloan Foundation, $100,000. Principal Co-Investigator with Roger Waldinger. 1993-1994 "Ethnic Los Angeles." Russell Sage and Mellon Foundations, $105,000. Principal Co-Investigator with Roger Waldinger. 1986-1989 "Emergent Ethnicity: Iranian Immigrant Communities." National Science Foundation, $208,000. Project Director. Georges Sabagh and Ivan Light, Principal Co- Investigators. Intramural 2009-2010 “Middle Eastern/Muslim Political Participation in the U.S. Presidential Elections.” PSC-CUNY, $3,516. 2007-2008 “Transnationalism and Sending Country: A Case Study.” PSC-CUNY, $3,625. 2006-2007 "The Socio-Political Role of the Iranian Diaspora." PSC-CUNY, $2,723. 2005-2006 "Comparing Transnationalism and Diaspora: A Case Study of Iranians." PSC-CUNY, $2,927. 2004-2005 “Competing Roles of Ethnic Organizations in America: Balancing Domestic and Foreign Policy Goals," PSC-CUNY, $3,563. 2002-2004 “Backlash from Terrorist Attacks on the US against Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans.” PSC-CUNY, $6,877. 2002-2003 MEMEAC was subcontracted by The September 11 Digital Archive, American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, The Graduate Center, CUNY to collect 75 interviews from Muslim and Arab New Yorkers (in kind). 2002-2003 “Effects of 9/11 on Middle Eastern American Philanthropy." Center for the Study of Philanthropy, The Graduate Center, CUNY, $20,000. 2001-2002 “Limits of Transnationalism among Exiles.” PSC-CUNY, $3,610. 1999-2001 “Children of Immigrant Professionals and Entrpreneurs: A Case Study.” PSC-CUNY, $9,700. 1999-2001 “The Middle East and its Diasporas.” Faculty Development Seminar, CUNY, $16,000. Principal Co-Investigator with Beth Baron. 1998-1999 “Asian, black, Hispanic, and white Engineers in New York.” PSC-CUNY, $6,038. 1998-1999 “Rethinking Area Studies: The Middle East and North Africa.” New Visions, CUNY, $8,500. Principal Co-Investigator with Beth Baron. 1997-1998 “Ethnicity and Ethnic Economy: Iranians in Los Angeles.” PSC-CUNY, $2,654. 1996-1997 “Asian and Native White Engineers in California.” PSC-CUNY, $7,000. ARTICLE, BOOK, AND PROPOSAL REVIEWER: American Sociological Review Social Problems International Migration Review Sociological Perspectives Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Identities Ethnicities Research in Political Sociology National Science Foundation Austrian Science Foundation Russell Sage Amsterdam University Press Temple University Press University of Michigan Press University of Texas Press United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 2009- present Co-Founder, Middle Eastern American Resources Online (http://www.mearo.org) 2002- present Board of Advisors, “Census Information Center (CIC)” Program of the US Census Bureau, Arab American Institute, Washington, D.C. 2001- present Associate, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego. 2004-2005 Consultant and Nominator, Carnegie Scholars Program on Islam and Muslim Communities. 1999-2002 Council Member, Section on International Migration, American Sociological Association. 1999-2002 Consultant, “Religion and Immigrant Incorporation in New York.” International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, New School University, Grant from the Pew Charitable Trust. 1998 Guest Editor, Special issue on “Iranians in America,” Iranian Studies. 1996-2003 Editorial board member, Sociological Perspectives. 1996-1998 Consultant, “Studies of Immigrants in the Science and High Technology Industries in California.” Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, UCLA, Grant from the Sloan Foundation. 1996 Co-Chair, “Immigrant Cities” working group, International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, The New School University. 1995 Seminar Associate, Iranian Studies, Columbia University. 1993-1995 Steering committee and nominations committee member, Section on International Migration, American Sociological Association. 1986 Founding member, Immigration Research Program, UCLA. 1985-1986 Founding member and editor, JUSUR: The UCLA Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS 2009 Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press (co-author with Anny Bakalian). 1996 Ethnic Los Angeles. New York: Russell Sage (co-editor with R. Waldinger). Chapter 1: “The Making of a Multicultural Metropolis” (co-author with R. Waldinger), Chapter 3: “Population Change: Immigration and Ethnic Transformation” (co- author with G. Sabagh), Chapter 12: “Middle Easterners: A New Kind of Immigrant” (first author with C. Der- Martirosian and G. Sabagh). ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS Forthcoming “Middle Eastern and Muslim American Studies since 9/11.” Sociological Forum (co-author with A. Bakalian). Forthcoming “Host Hostility and Nativism.” in The International Handbook of Migration Studies. Edited by Steve Gold and Stephanie Nawyn, Oxford, UK: Routledge (first author with A. Bakalian and S. Salman). Forthcoming “Middle Easterners.” In Encyclopedia of U.S. Immigration. Edited by Elliot Barkan. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. (first author with A. Bakalian). 2011 “Success(ion): Second-Generation Iranian Americans.” Iranian Studies 44(1): 3- 24. (first