Susana L. Gallardo, Ph.D.

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Education

• 2012  Ph.D.  Religious Studies, Stanford University
• 1989  M.T.S. Religion and Culture, Harvard Divinity School
• 1987  A.B.    Religious Studies, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California

• Dissertation: “I Never Left the Church”: Redefining Chicana/o Catholic Religious Identities in San Jose, California”
• Advisors: Hester Gelber (Religious Studies), Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano (Ibero-Latin American Cultures), Renato Rosaldo (Anthropology)

Publications

Work in Progress

• “‘Even Our Own Church…:’ an Anatomy of Religious Change in Three Acts,” in process
• “Decentering the Parish: Strategies of a Chicano Citizen-Priest,” in process
• “Reflections of a Humanities Techie: Teaching Web Literacy at an Urban State University,” in process for Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC)
• “I Never Left the Church”: Redefining Chicana/o Catholic Religious Identities in San Jose. Book manuscript in process.

Published

• Forthcoming. “‘It’s Not a Natural Order:” The Emergence of Chicana Feminisms in Dialogue with Religious Belonging,” for Bronze Womanhood: Chicana Feminisms, Activism, and Leadership in the Chicano Movement, eds. Maylei Blackwell, Maria Cotera, Dionne Espinoza and Linda Garcia Merchant
• “’Tía María de la Maternity Leave:’ Reflections on Race, Class and the Natural Birth Experience,” Mothers’ Lives in Academia, eds. Mari Castaneda and Kirsten Isgro. New York: Columbia University Press, May 2013.
• “Seven Different Words for ‘Cookie:’ Latina/o Identity in the United States” National Catholic Reporter, Sept 30, 2009.
• “Feminisms.” In Encyclopedia of Religion and American Cultures, ed. Gary Laderman and Luis Leon. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio Press, 2003.

Awards and Honors

• CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Fellowship, San Jose State University, May 2011
• Social Science Summer Research Grant, College of Social Science, San Jose State University, May 2011
• UCSB Chicana Dissertation Fellowship, Department of Chicano Studies, UCSB, 1995-96
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellow, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (Honorary; fellowship declined), 1995-96
• Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minority Scholars, New York, New York, 1995-96
• New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project Dissertation Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994-96
• Irvine Minority Scholar Dissertation Fellowship, University of San Francisco (declined), 1995-96
• Hispanic Dissertation Fellowship, Fund for Theological Education, New York, 1994-95
• Chicana/o Fellows Program Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University, 1994-95
• Graduate Dissertation Fellowship, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University, 1994-95 (declined)
• Irvine Multicultural Research Grant, Stanford University, 6/94-8/94
• Patricia R. Harris Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University, 1989-92

Papers Presented

• Forthcoming. “‘It’s Not a Natural Order’: Chicana Catholic Subjectivities and the Paradox of Religious Communities,” Religion, Gender and Sexuality Lecture Series, Stanford University, Spring 2014.
• “Towards the Formation of a Chicana Priest:’ Contesting the Catholic Church in San Jose, California,” National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 26, 2013.
• “From Priest to SJSU Professor: The Chicano Religious Identities of Anthony Soto,” Spring 2011 Speaker Series, Division of Interdisciplinary Race and Gender Studies (DIRGS), San Jose State University, March 16, 2011.
• “In Memory of Gloria Anzaldua: excerpts from Gloria’s online altar” (plenary panel), Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social Annual Summer Institute, August 20, 2004.
• “Making Religion: The Altarcito Tradition as Religious Practice,” American Studies National Conference, Detroit, Michigan, October 12, 2000.
• “Making Face, Making Soul, Making Websites: Chicanas.com as Public Feminism,” Images of Women conference, Southwest Texas University, March 25, 2000.
• “Assessing Educational Technology in The Word and the World” Stanford Learning Lab, Stanford University, October 6, 1999.
• “Changing the Subject: Chicana/o Catholicism as ‘The Mexican problem’” Occidental College, Los Angeles, October 20, 1998.
• “Sal Si Puedes”: Reform and Resistance in a Chicano Catholic Parish,” New Ethnic Immigrant Congregation Project Conference, New York City, August 17, 1996.
• “Transforming Religious Community: Chicana Catholics and Critical Discourse in San Jose, California,” American Ethnological Society Conference, April 21, 1996.
• “‘No Voy a Sacarme Corazón:’ Embracing Subjectivity in Chicana Religious Ethnography.” National Association of Chicano Studies Conference, Spokane, Washington, March 31, 1995.
• “’A Church of Their Own:’ Chicana Catholics and the Popular Religion Critique.” Western Historical Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 22, 1994.
• “A Church of Their Own: Chicana/Mexicana Catholics in San Jose, California,” National Association of Chicano Studies Annual Conference, San Jose, California, March 27, 1993.
• “‘Bad Catholics’: Chicana/os and the Church in the Southwest.” National Association of Chicano Studies Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 23, 1992, and Chicana/o Colloquia, Stanford Center for Chicano Research, 1992.

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Teaching Experience

• 1/14—present, Lecturer. American Institutions and Chicana/o Communities (graduate course). Mexican American Studies Department, San Jose State University, California
• 1/05—present, Lecturer. Study of Women, Perspectives on Sex & Gender, Theory & Practice in Social Science, Race & Gender in Media. Women’s Studies/Interdisciplinary Social Science Department, San Jose State University, California
• 3/10—present, Instructor. Intro to Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies. Chicana/o Studies, Comparative Studies of Race & Ethnicity Program, Stanford University.
• 6/08-7/08, Lecturer. Women of Color in the U.S. Ethnic Studies Department., UC Berkeley, California.
• 8/03—6/04, Instructor. Human Experience, Religion & Rights. Freshman Year Experience, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California.
• 1/03—5/03, Instructor. Chicana/o & Latina/o Religious Traditions. Religious Studies, Stanford University.
• 9/02—6/03, Instructor. Religion & the Making of American Identities. Religious Studies, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.
• 1/01—4/01, Teaching Assistant. Introduction to Feminist Studies. Estelle Freedman. History & Feminist Studies, Stanford University.
• 1/98—5/98, Instructor. Religion and the Politics of Culture. Chicana Religious Expression. Religious Studies, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
• 9/97—12/97, Teaching Assistant. Introduction to Feminist Studies. Estelle Freedman. History & Feminist Studies, Stanford University.
• 3/97—6/97, Instructor. Chicana Feminist Approaches to Religion. Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
• 8/96—12/96, Instructor. Religion and the Politics of Culture. Chicana Religious Expression. Religious Studies, Occidental College
• 3/96—6/96, Instructor. Chicana Feminisms: Theory and Practice in the Religious Sphere. Chicano Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara
• 9/94—12/94, Teaching Assistant. Chicano Life and Culture: Identity and Religion. Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano and Rudy V. Busto. Religious Studies, Spanish and Portugese, Stanford University
• 9/93—12/93, Teaching Assistant. Religion and Ethnicity. Rudy Busto, Religious Studies, Stanford University
• 9/92—12/92, Teaching Assistant. Hebrew Bible, Alice Bach, Religious Studies, Stanford University. Also Magic, Science, and Religion, Howard Eilberg-Schwartz, Religious Studies, Stanford University

Research Experience

• 6/13—present Consultant, San Marcos Cemetery Project: Mexican American Burial Practices, Dr. Ana Juarez, Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos.
• 1/00—8/02 Research Assistant to Estelle Freedman. History & Feminist Studies, Stanford University.
• 5/98—1/00 Research Assistant, Assessment Team, Stanford Learning Lab. Evaluated the use of communicative learning technologies in frosh humanities course, “The Word & the World.” Explored the use of discussion forums in large introductory courses, and student collaboration in group projects.
• 6/91—6/93 Research Assistant, Cultural Citizenship Project. Renato Rosaldo, Stanford Center for Chicano Research, Stanford University.

Field Research

• Summer 2011, 2000-2002, 2005-2006 Fieldwork, Sal Si Puedes former residents and members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
• 1995-97 Comunidad independent Catholic liturgy group, San Jose, CA
• 1994 Summer fieldwork, Pilsen neighborhood Catholic communities, Gay/Lesbian Catholic communities
• 1992-93 Fieldwork, Cultural Citizenship Project, San Jose, California, Profs. Renato Rosaldo and William Flores, Anthropology Department, Stanford University

University and Community Service

• 2011–14 Faculty Mentor, San Jose State Undergraduate Peer Mentor Program
• 3/12 Honorary Lifetime Membership, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS)
• 3/12 Trained as “Start Smart” Facilitator with AAUW/Wage Project to conduct salary negotiating workshops for college undergraduates entering the job market
• 3/11 Organized Women’s History Month event, panel discussion with two local birth caregivers, and student workshop, “Know Your Own: A Smart Sex Workshop”
• 3/09 Organized Women’s History Month event, a film screening of “The Business of Being Born,” and panel discussion with local midwife, doula, and Stanford research sociologist
• 6/05 Researched, edited, and created website for Social Science Department
• 5/95 Archive Facilitation. Initiated and coordinated the purchase of the Dr. Antonio Soto Personal Papers Collection for Roberto Trujillo, archivist, Green University Library, Stanford University.
• 1/93–1/94 Need Analyst. Financial Aids Office, Stanford University
• 9/92–10/92 Graduate Recruiter. Office of Graduate Studies for Minority Recruitment, Stanford University
• 8/91–5/92 Coordinator. Faculty Seminar on Feminist Studies, Stanford University
• 6/91–8/91 Community Advocate, Family Service Agency, East Palo Alto, California

Curriculum Development

• 9/13 General Education Course Coordinator, Women's Studies 20
• 1/09 Initiated, developed, and wrote proposal for Women’s Studies first MUSE frosh seminar, “Doing Gender with Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” to run Fall 2009.
• 9/10 Developed and wrote proposal for Women’s Studies first First Year Experience (FYE) seminar, Gender, Race & Sexuality in Media. Successfully shepherded proposal through two different General Education Committees for creation as university course.
• 6/07 General Education Coordinator. Women’s Studies 101 & Women’s Studies. Researched and wrote departmental reports assessing two classes in terms of General Education learning objectives.

Academic Technology

• Experienced with standard university learning technologies including Blackboard, D2L, Canvas, WordPress.
• Experienced technical consultant to academic users on websites, blogging, and tech pedagogy. Comfortable writing html and css; using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, MS Office applications.
• Experienced creator/user of educational class websites such as http://prof.chicanas.com/5q/ (SJSU WOMS 5Q, Fall 2013) and http://www.prof.chicanas.com/ws160/ SJSU WOMS160, Fall 2008)
• Created and maintained community blog for Women’s Studies program, San Jose State University (Social Science Department) at http://sjsuwoms.com
• Designed and created website for professional organization, Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Women Active in Letters & Social Change) at http://malcs.org
• Designed and created public educational resource, “Making Face, Making Soul: A Chicana Feminist Website” at http://chicanas.com
• Co-created and implemented professional website for Estelle Freedman, “No Turning Back: A Feminist Resource Site” at http://ntb.stanford.edu

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Religion
• American Anthropological Association
• National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies
• Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Honorary Lifetime Membership)
• Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC)

Languages

• Bilingual/bicultural Spanish
• Reading knowledge French
• Minimal koine Greek

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slg@stanford.edu