CURRICULUM VITAE Nicole Willms Ph.D., Sociology 1201 S 6th St. W Apt. 202 Missoula, MT 59801 (406) 493-0374 or (206) 391-9159 [email protected] Education Dec, 2010 Ph.D. in Sociology Department of Sociology University of Southern California Los Angeles, California -Ph.D. in Sociology (Dec. 16, 2010) -Graduate Certificate: Gender Studies (Dec. 16, 2010) Dissertation: Japanese-American Basketball: Constructing Gender, Ethnicity, and Community Committee: Michael Messner (chair), Leland Saito, and Lon Kurashige Ph.D. Exams: 1) Sex & Gender; 2) Sport & Social Inequality Dec, 2006 Master of Arts in Sociology University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Thesis: Fathers and Daughters: Negotiating Gendered Relationships in Sport May, 2000 Bachelor of Arts Randolph-Macon Woman‟s College (now Randolph College) Lynchburg, Virginia -Majors: Sociology/Anthropology (honors) and Spanish -Study Abroad at Universidad Austral in Valdivia, Chile Areas of Interest: Research Sex and Gender, Race/Class/Gender , Sociology of Sport, Social Inequality/Stratification, Media/Representation Areas of Interest/Experience: Teaching Core: Introduction to Sociology; Social Problems Social Inequality: Sex and Gender; Race and Ethnicity; Race/Class/Gender; Social Inequality/Stratification Sport: Sociology of Sport; Social Inequality and Sport; Gender and Sport; Race and Sport; Citizenship, Identity, and Sport Theory & Methods: Gender/Feminist Theory; Sociological Theory; Research Methods; Qualitative Methods Other: Sociology of Family, Sociology of Childhood, Academic Writing Teaching Experience Aug, 2010 – Current Adjunct Faculty Department of Sociology University of Montana (Missoula, MT) Courses taught: SOCI 101 – Introduction to Sociology SOCI 391 – Special Topics: Sociology of Sports Aug, 2004 – May, 2009 Teaching Assistant Department of Sociology University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) Courses taught: SOCI 169 – Changing Family Forms SOCI 142 – Diversity and Racial Conflict SOCI 200 – Introduction to Sociology SOCI 150 – Social Problems SOCI 313 – Sociological Research Methods SOCI 305 – Sociology of Childhood. -In 100 and 200 level courses, I acted as a discussion section leader for two sections, each with 25 students. These sections supported the larger lecture, but also had their own syllabus and separate curriculum. I graded all papers and held office hours. For upper level courses, I acted as a grader and held office hours. All courses utilized Blackboard. Apr, 2008 – May, 2008 Adjunct Faculty (substitute) Department of Sociology California State University, Dominguez Hills Course taught: SOC 309 - Special Topics: Sociology of Sport Jan, 2008 – Mar, 2008 Adjunct Faculty Department of Psychology and Sociology California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Course taught: SOC 451 - Sociology of Sport and Social Inequality Jul, 2007 – Aug, 2007 Instructor Upward Bound University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) Course taught: Sociology of Sport -Developed and implemented course as part of a college preparation program for Los Angeles high school students. 2 Publications In Progress Article Willms, Nicole. “‟You Play Basketball?‟: Negotiating Racialized and Gendered Bodies” (plan to submit to Gender & Society). Current Status: Article Revise and Resubmit Willms, Nicole. “Cheering for Our Team: Coverage of Women‟s Basketball in a Japanese-American Community Newspaper.” Sociology of Sport Journal. Published: Book Chapter Aug, 2009 Willms, Nicole. 2009. “Fathers and Daughters: Negotiating Gendered Relationships in Sport.” Pp. 124-144 in Fathering through Sport and Leisure, edited by T. Kay. London: Routledge. Published: Article Aug, 2006 Messner, Michael A., Margaret Carlisle Duncan & Nicole Willms. 2006. "This Revolution is Not Being Televised." Contexts: Understanding People in Their Social Worlds, 5: 34-38. * Reprinted in Messner, Michael A. 2007. Out of Play: Critical Essays on Gender and Sport. State University of New York Press. Published: Research Report Feb, 2005 Duncan, Margaret Carlisle, Michael A. Messner & Nicole Willms. 2005. Gender in Televised Sports: News and Highlights Shows, 1989-2004. Los Angeles: Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles (now LA84). Research Experience May, 2005 – Aug, 2005 Research Assistant Dr. Michael Messner, Department of Sociology University of Southern California -Assisted with permissions and formatting of text Men’s Lives, Seventh Edition; transcription. Apr, 2004 – Jan, 2005 Research Assistant Amateur Athletic Foundation (now LA84 Foundation) Los Angeles, California (under the supervision of Dr. Michael Messner) -Collected and coded data for study: “Gender in Televised Sports: News and Highlights Shows.” Related Work Experience Aug, 2005 – May, 2007 Writing Center Consultant The Writing Center University of Southern California - Led one-on-one consultations with students to help them build writing and editing skills; taught courses in writing and grammar. 3 Fellowships/Grants/Awards Summer 2010 Final Summer Dissertation Fellowship ($5,000) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences University of Southern California -Competitive award to support completion of dissertation. 2005-2010 Departmental Travel Awards (ea. $300-850) Department of Sociology, University of Southern California -For travel to conferences. 2009 Department of Sociology Graduate Student Citizen of the Year Department of Sociology, University of Southern California -For outstanding service during the academic year 2008-2009 2008 -2009 Graduate Professionalization Initiative Award ($2,000) College of Letters, Arts and Sciences University of Southern California -Successfully funded grant proposal. 2003-2009 Summer Departmental Fellowships (each $1,000 – 2,000) Department of Sociology, University of Southern California 2007-2008 College Graduate Merit Fellowship Award ($16,000) University of Southern California 2004-2005 Research Grant ($5,832) Amateur Athletic Foundation (now LA84 Foundation) (under supervision of Dr. Michael Messner) 2004 Sociology Department Merit Award ($500) Department of Sociology, University of Southern California 2003-2004 College Graduate Merit Fellowship Award ($16,000) University of Southern California Conference Presentations November, 2010 Title: “‟You Play Basketball?‟: Negotiating Racialized and Gendered Bodies.” Annual meeting, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport San Diego, California April, 2010 Title: “„Everybody Plays‟: Gender Inclusion in the Japanese American Basketball Leagues” Annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association Oakland, California Nov, 2008 Title: “Cheering for Our Team: Coverage of Sports in a Japanese American Newspaper” Annual meeting, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Denver, Colorado 4 Aug, 2008 Title: “Coverage of Female Athletes in a Japanese American Community Newspaper” Annual meeting, American Sociological Association Boston, Massachusetts Feb, 2008 Title: “Japanese American Sports Icons and the Question of Gender” UCLA Thinking Gender Conference Los Angeles, California N ov, 2006 Title: “Japanese American Female Athletes as Icons.” Annual meeting, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Vancouver, British Columbia Aug, 2006 Title: “Downtown Showdown: Japanese American Basketball and the Construction of Race, Gender and Community.” Annual meeting, American Sociological Association Montreal, Quebec Nov, 2005 Title: “Fathers and Daughters: Negotiating Gendered Relationships in Sport.” Annual meeting, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Winston-Salem, North Carolina Invited Talks & Lectures Apr, 2011 Title: “Community Hoops: Race, Gender, and Ethnic Solidarity in Japanese-American Basketball Leagues” Colloquium, Department of Sociology University of Montana Apr, 2009 Title: “Japanese Americans” Presented to Amon Emeka‟s course “Diversity and Racial Conflict” University of Southern California Nov, 2005 Title: “Daughters, Families and Sport.” Presented to Adele Pillitteri‟s course “Changing Family Forms” University of Southern California Professional Service Sep, 2010 – Current Reviewer Annals of Leisure Research Mar, 2007 – Current Reviewer Gender & Society, SAGE Publications Aug, 2008 – May 2009 Chair Professionalization Committee, Sociology Graduate Student Association -Created successful proposal for series on professionalization, funded by the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Southern California ($2,000). -Organized two professionalization events 5 October, 2008 Event Organizer Graduate-Student Symposium, University of Southern California "Culture, Race, and Class: How Meaning Matters for the Marginalized"; Speakers: Michele Lamont (Harvard University), Prudence Carter (Stanford University), Mario Luis Small (University of Chicago), and Alford Young Jr. (University of Michigan). -Helped to plan and organize event. Aug, 2008 Moderator Session : Sociology of Sport – Sport and Gender Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association Boston, Massachusetts Aug, 2007 – May 2008 Graduate Student Representative Graduate Student Committee, Sociology Department -Represented upper-level students at department meetings; assisted with graduate student symposium. Nov, 2007 Organizer/Moderator Session: Racial and Ethnic Identities Annual meeting, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Aug, 2006 – May, 2007 Secretary Sociology Graduate Student Association -Managed listserv and took minutes at meetings. Apr, 2006 Moderator Session: Immigrant