EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Ph.D. Student, Department of Sociology, entered September 1997.
Advisor: Gary Alan Fine
Prospective dissertation topic: "Art For Whose Sake?: Altruism and Ambition in Contemporary Political Folk Music"

Women's Studies Graduate Certificate Program, joined April 1999.

Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude May 1993
Major: Social Sciences

Academic Honors
University Fellow, 1997-1998
Teaching Assistant Fellow, 2000

RESEARCH

Second Year Paper, May 1999, "Meaning Well: Lesbian Visibility in Healthcare"

Undergraduate Thesis, May 1993, "A Wave of My Own: Women at Sea"

Undergraduate Thesis Performance, April 1993, "In Men's Array: Songs of Seafaring Women"

Publication in Progress
Minna Bromberg and Gary Alan Fine, "Resurrecting the Red: Pete Seeger and the Purification of Difficult Reputations"

Presentations

March 29, 2001, Culture and Society Workshop, Northwestern University: "Art for Who's Sake? Altruism and Ambition in Contemporary Political Folk Music." Presented preliminary dissertation research.

October 21, 1999 "Sociology and Activism Panel" Illinois Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Discussed strategies for activist-scholars; included musical component.

February 27, 1999, Chicago Sociological Ethnography Conference
Panel: From Medical Training to Treatment: Beyond the biological
"Lesbian Feminist Approach to Breast Cancer

TEACHING

Instructor, "Social Basis of Environmental Change," Spring 2001 (Northwestern University, School for Continuing Studies)

Instructor, "Sickness and Health: A Sociological Perspective" Freshman Seminar, Winter 2000 and Spring 2001 (Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences)

Singing Sociology Guest Lecturer, Ongoing presentations of music of sociological interest in courses including "Sociology of Gender" (University of Wisconsin), "Environmental Politics" (Northwestern University), "Social Movements" (Freshman Seminar, Northwestern University), "Social Basis of Environmental Change" (Northwestern University)

Teaching Consultant, January 2001–present, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University

Participant, 1999–2000, Preparing Future Faculty program, Northwestern University

Teaching Assistantships, Introduction to Sociology (Professor Vilna Bashi), Sociological Analysis (Professor Andrew Newman), Gender and Society (Professor Susan Thistle), Field Research and Methods of Data Collection (Professor Vilna Bashi), Visions and Voices (Professor Nancy Owen), Introduction to Women's Studies (Professor Micaela di Leonardo), Health Systems Organization (Professor Blair Gifford)

SERVICE

Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee, Sociology Department, Northwestern University (academic years 1999–2000 and 2000–2001)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

American Sociological Association (Environment and Technology Section, Medical Sociology Section, Gender Section)

AREAS OF INTEREST

Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Art, Social Movements, Environmental Sociology, Medical Sociology, Women's Studies

RELEVANT SINGING SOCIOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Planning Committee Member, People's Music Network 1999 Winter Gathering, Chicago (1998–1999). Organized three-day conference for People's Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle.

Education Specialist, Clearwater, aboard Schooner Voyager (1994). Conducted Clearwater's environmental education program "Classroom of the Waves;" trained weekly volunteers.

Assistant Educator, Clearwater, aboard Schooner Voyager (1992–1993). Helped run Clearwater's environmental education program; assisted in all aspects of sailing and schooner maintenance.

CONTINUING ADDITIONAL INTERESTS

Singer-songwriter, perform throughout Chicago area and nationally; independently released two albums of solo work Wherever I¹ve Come From, Wherever I Go 1995, The World is Ready 1999).

NAAFA Member (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance), 30-year-old civil rights organization working towards equality in education, employment, and healthcare for everyone regardless of size.