Resume

• 2012

  Pima Community College

  Designed and taught \"History and Culture of Mexican Americans in the U.S. Southwest\" (cross-listed as Anthropology 127 and History 127) for three semesters

  at the Desert Vista campus.

  Pima Community College

• 2010

  Thomas Riggs & Company

  Writing and editing articles for popular publications

  including “30 Rock”; “Baldwin

  Alec”; “Clooney

  George”; “Dora the Explorer”; “Fey

  Tina”; “Guest

  Christopher”; “Mockumentaries”; “Newman

  Paul”; “Spinal Tap (This Is Spinal Tap)”; “SpongeBob SquarePants”; “Timberlake

  Justin”; and \"Urban Legends\" for the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

  2nd edition (2013). Farmington Hills

  Michigan: St. James Press.

  Thomas Riggs & Company

  Arizona State University

  Dept. of Leadership

  Liberal Studies

  and Interdisciplinary Studies

  Designing and teaching courses in the fields of organizational leadership

  anthropology

  geography

  interdisciplinary studies

  big history

  and liberal studies. Since joining ASU I have designed new courses including OGL 360 (Assessment of Leadership Effectiveness) and OGL 365 (Leaders in Film) while also delving into The Cultural and Chemical History of Beer

  Coffee in Global History

  and my own versions of OGL 343 (Social Processes in Organizations)

  BIS 301 (Intro to Interdisciplinary Studies)

  OGL 200 (Intro to Organizational Leadership)

  and others. I have also been designing graduate-level courses such as \"Advanced Leadership Assessment.\" Over the last decade I have also enjoyed creating and teaching college courses in Anthropology

  Mexican American History and Culture

  Cultural Geography

  Earth Science: Weather & Climate

  World Regional Geography

  and Latin American Geography

  as well as courses on the intersections between media and culture. \n\n I have also led Study Abroad programs in Ireland

  Peru

  and Bolivia. I coordinate the Teaching Innovations Exchange (TIE) group in my department

  and I have coached ASU's College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) Academic Bowl team while also serving on various curriculum

  graduate studies

  and search committees.\n\n My research interests include leadership in communities; the \"Big History\" of coffee and beer; faith-based activism in movements for social change; animal ethics; activists concerned with climate change; and the roles of women and new immigrants in the social-justice oriented and inclusive branches of the U.S. Catholic Church. I engage with anthropologies of immigration

  religion

  and social movements through a variety of interdisciplinary lenses

  including cultural anthropology and geography (of South America

  Central America

  and North America)

  as well as perspectives on globalization as it pertains to cultural geography

  cultural anthropology

  and physical anthropology.

  Lecturer

  Phoenix

  Arizona Area

  Delivering punk-edged protest rock

  alternative metal

  alternative rap

  and the hard-hitting lyrics of lead singer Lisa Barca

  Scarlet Rescue is dedicated to Rock for All-Species Liberation

  meaning a true future for the planet's human and nonhuman animals. Stream or download (free!) our four-song EP at www.scarletrescue.com and LIKE us at www.facebook.com/scarlet.rescue.music/ or just read the awesome spotlight on Lisa (and her lyrics!) at https://therevolutionrelaunch.com/2019/10/30

  Manager & Artistic Edge

  Scarlet Rescue (band / music / protest rock)

• 2009

  SmartRevenue

  Applied Anthropology in qualitative and quantitative market research. Projects have involved in-depth qualitative interviews in homes

  stores

  offices

  hospitals

  and churches; quantitative survey development and fieldwork in corporate retail and small-business settings; and travel to Mexico City

  Houston

  Dallas

  Miami

  Philadelphia

  Phoenix

  Chicago

  Milwaukee

  and Cincinnati.

  SmartRevenue

• 2007

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Cultural Anthropology

  Graduate Instructor (Geography and Anthropology)

  Teaching Assistant (Anthropology)

  Graduate Student Council representative for the Anthropology Department

  Graduate Employee Organization steward for Anthropology

  Graduate Anthropology and Geography Association vice president

  University of Illinois at Chicago

• 2005

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Designed and taught Cultural Geography (Geog 151) courses for several years. Also taught Intro to Geography (Geog 100); and (as a TA

  leading laboratory and discussion sections) Human Evolution; Intro to Archaeology; and The Human Adventure (Intro to Anthropology).

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Graduate coursework in cultural anthropology as well as in archaeology

  physical anthropology

  and interdisciplinary studies in sociology

  criminal justice

  and art history.

  Anthropology

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Summer Institute for Educators: Teaching the Borderlands (2012)

  University of Arizona: Center for Latin American Studies and University of Arizona South

  Arizona State University Human Resources Dept.

  Certified as a Trained Hiring Manager

• 2003

  Governors State University

  Scarlet Rescue (band / music / protest rock)

  University Park

  Illinois

  Designed and taught World Regional Geography and Cultural Geography.

  Adjunct Professor

  Governors State University

• 2002

  Freelance

  Chicago State University

  Arizona State University

  Designed and taught Intro to Social Anthropology; World Regional Geography; the Geography of Latin America; the Geography of Middle America and the Caribbean; the Geography of South America; and Urban Geography.

  Chicago State University

  Phoenix

  Arizona Area

  Writer and editor of articles on anthropology

  world history

  Latin American history and culture

  the history of technology

  geography

  world literature

  and popular culture. Writer and reviewer of college textbooks and supplemental materials. In my spare time

  I am researching books on \"Big History\" and anthropology

  and I participate in the Tucson Literary Salon for science fiction writers.

  Researcher

  Writer

  and Editor

  Freelance

  Phoenix

  Designing and teaching online and in-person courses in cultural geography

  Arizona geography

  and physical geography.

  Adjunct Professor

  Phoenix College

• 1998

  Chicago Area Group for the Study of Religious Congregations

  American Anthropological Association

  Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

  Spanish

  Augustana College

  Rock Island

  Bachelor’s Degree

  English

  Spanish

  and Latin American Studies

  including a cumulative two years traveling

  studying

  and teaching in Peru

  Ecuador

  and locations throughout South America. In addition to studying abroad

  some of my favorite liberal arts & sciences experiences at Augustana included participating in team-taught honors courses (the Presidential Scholars program) during my freshman and sophomore years. I also played football my freshman year

  worked in the library and in English tutoring labs

  co-hosted the weekly \"Windows on the World\" program

  and acted in plays as Thornton Wilder's _Our Town_ and H. Ibsen's _Enemy of the People._

  English and Latin American Studies

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Urban and Environmental Geography

  Geography

  University of Illinois at Chicago

• Research

  History

  Higher Education

  Proofreading

  Creative Writing

  E-Learning

  Anthropology

  Leadership

  Copy Editing

  Ethnography

  University Teaching

  Writing

  Geography

  Books

  Qualitative Research

  Freelance Writing

  Teaching

  Community Outreach

  Editing

  Curriculum Development

  Strangers and Priests: Latino Activists and Contested Communities in a Movement for Immigration Reform

  PhD dissertation thesis

  Strangers and Priests: Latino Activists and Contested Communities in a Movement for Immigration Reform

  Activists and faith-based communities in the movement for immigration form

  and the ways in which local actions in Chicago interconnected with the national movement.

  B

  A full-time Lecturer in ASU's Faculty of Leadership and Interdisciplinary Studies with a background in Anthropology

  Organizational Leadership

  Geography

  and Interdisciplinary Studies

  as well as being a part-time Encyclopedist

  Writer

  Market-Research Consultant

  and world traveler. I am also planning Masters-level courses in Leadership Assessment and Leading Social Change. I help coordinate the Teaching Innovations Exchange (TIE) in my department

  while also serving on the college Curriculum Committee

  coaching our College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) Academic Bowl team

  and contributing to innovative perspectives on Big History. Meanwhile

  inspired by the study abroad experiences I had at Augustana College as an undergraduate

  I assisted with ASU's Dublin Internship and Study Abroad program in 2015

  and I became the director of this amazing seven-week

  6-credit program in 2016 and 2017

  prior to creating and leading a 6-week program in Peru and Bolivia in 2018.\n\n A college education

  no matter how old we are when we choose to undertake it

  should broaden and enrich all of our lives

  sparking a lifetime of inner growth as well as increased interactions with the world---in myriad social

  scientific

  economic

  psychological

  and creative contexts. Our lives in \"the academy

  \" meanwhile

  should not be allowed to isolate us from the day-to-day world. Beyond listing ourselves as \"engaged\" scholars active in our communities

  we need to respect and honor the experiences and insights of non-academics as we work together to counter racism

  sexism

  and other forms of willful ignorance.

  Stephen P.

  Davis

  PhD

  Phoenix College