Melanie E. Bush | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

PhD, Graduate School, City University of New York (2002)

MPH, Hunter College, CUNY (1991)

Professional Experience

Fulbright Specialist (October 2022-2025)

University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Centre for Sociological Research and Practice (2022-

Department of Sociology, Senior Research Associate

University of South Africa (UNISA). South Africa. College of Human Sciences (2016 -

Personal Statement

The aspect of teaching that I love most is generating excitement about and interest in the social world. To foster students’ reflection about “why things happen the way they do” affirms our human ability to make sense of social patterns and realities. Providing tools for critical thinking about society equips students to pay attention to experiences they have every day, but probably do not often theorize.

The opportunity to examine subject matter such as “ethnicity,” “inequality,” “power,” and “democracy” opens possibilities for students to understand the world they live in, at the local level as well as in an historical and global context. Through varied assignments, I engage students so they not only gain knowledge and new ways to explain social phenomena but confidence in their ability to reflect upon and comprehend their own experiences.

My goal is for students to develop their ability to integrate new awareness and explanations for social phenomena into their understanding of society. Sometimes this deepens what they already know or think. At other times, this conflicts with basic tenets of their worldview and unsettles how they understand social patterns. Either way, the process often fosters a realization that conscious living and intellectual engagement can be extremely satisfying as well as useful. I strive to develop curiosity and analytic ability rather than cultivate students’ perspectives or interpretations that mirror my own.

My teaching aims at engagement with the meaning, implications and significance of social facts, contexts and realities. I particularly value curiosity, questioning, and an interest in making sense of the social and material world. My goal is to excite students about the power of revelation and critique that to me, opens one’s mind to that which is possible, including the extraordinary. I continuously seek ways to create an environment where what students learn in my class has relevance in their everyday lives.
Qualities that I most proudly bring to teaching include creativity, flexibility, and being an attentive listener concerned with ways that different people develop intellectually. I continuously assess the effectiveness of activities and assignments and take a self-reflective posture about the pedagogical strategies I utilize to achieve course goals and objectives.

In the classroom, I employ a combination of discussion-based and experiential activities for a range of learning styles and work to stay focused on the “big questions” inherent to whatever topic we are exploring. Using varied assignments, I provide opportunities for students to demonstrate mastery through written, oral and/or creative expression and to develop their ideas and skills (communication, information literacy, critical thinking, and global awareness) in ways that build their abilities in stages.

For me, combining high expectations with substantial support (responsiveness, feedback, and accessibility) results in the best quality student work. This strategy affirms their ability as “thinkers” while pushing them to think, speak and write in more complex and sophisticated ways.

Recent Courses

Levermore First Year Seminar: Community,Love & Justice

Ethnicity In The United States

Seminar 360: Love, Home, And Belonging: What Do They Mean Today?

Seminar In The Social Sciences Ethnicity In The United States

Courses Previously Taught

.Required courses

Introduction to Sociology (170-100)

Quantitative Research Methods (170-301) (Q, IL)⁶

Contemporary Sociological Theory (170-203) (CW)⁶

Majors’ Seminar (170-401)

.Electives

Ethnicity in the United States (170-270) (G) ^{1, 6}

Sociology of Power (170-231) (CW) ^{2, 6}

Sociology of Education (170-336) (CW) ⁶

The Role of Race in Contemporary US and Global Society (170-370) (CO, G) ^{1, 2, 6}

Social Change (170-380) (IL, G) ^{2, 4, 5, 6}

The Reshaping of Social Relations in the Modern World (170-390) ^{1, 2, 6}

.General Education

First Year Seminar: Community, Love and Justice and related Freshmen Orientation Experience ^{3, 6}

First Year Seminar: Legacies, Realities and Dreams of a Better Tomorrow
aka Democracy, Diversity and Dreams of a Better Tomorrow ^3,⁶

First Year Seminar: Globalization, Social Justice and Human Rights, ⁶

.Levermore Global Scholar courses / sections

First Year Seminar (multiple)

Levermore Global Scholars Seminar in the Social Sciences (960-330) ⁶

Senior Seminar for Levermore Global Scholar students (fall 2018) ⁶

¹Has been cross-listed with the African, Black and Caribbean Studies Program

² Has been cross-listed with Levermore Global Scholars Program

³ Taught for general student and Levermore Global Scholars sections

⁴ Prepared section for 2019 to go to Cuba during Spring break, course did not run due to low enrollment

⁵Prepared for 2018 NYC Scholars Program though class didn’t run

⁶These classes were either newly developed courses, new preparations, or substantively revised.

Specialization/Interests

Race, Ethnicity, Class, Nation and Coloniality
Social Movements, Decolonizing Projects and Social Change
Political Economy / Power
Historical World Systems
Higher Education
Community Engagement
Solidarity Economy

Teaching Philosophy

The aspect of teaching that inspires me most is generating excitement about and interest in the social world. To foster students’ exploration of and reflection on their explanations for “why things happen the way they do” affirms our human ability to make sense of social patterns and realities. Doing this elevates their capacity to have an impact on the world in which they live. Providing students with tools for critical thinking in an analysis of society equips them to consider experiences that they have every day but most likely do not think about in relation to social patterns – the core of sociological inquiry. It equips them to know that their own ideas, voice, and actions matter. It is a true actualization of the intersection between structure and agency – to understand context yet have an awareness of the possibilities of intentional and conscious deliberate action.

The opportunity to explore subject matter such as “race,” “inequality,” “power,” “coloniality” or “democracy” opens possibilities for students to make sense of the world in which they live. This process allows for the examination of contemporary realities on the local and global level, as well as within the context of history. Through discussion, readings, and a variety of types of assignments, I seek to engage students so they gain knowledge and build confidence in their own ability to conduct critical analyses of the social world.

In the process of engagement, I aim for students to develop their ability to integrate new awareness, interpretations and explanations for social phenomena into their understanding of society. Sometimes this deepens what they already know or think. At other times, this learning may conflict with basic tenets of their worldview and unsettle how they think about social patterns. Either way, this process often fosters a realization that conscious living and intellectual engagement can be extremely satisfying, as well as useful. My goal is to develop curiosity and confidence in their capacity to be thinkers, analysts, and actors, more so than to have students’ perspectives mirror my own.

My teaching philosophy prioritizes understanding where individuals begin their academic journeys (starting from their own lived experiences) and the paths they need to travel to pursue knowledge, acquire skills and master the ability to analyze and interpret society. I particularly value curiosity, questioning, and an interest in making sense of the social and material world.

For social scientists, particularly sociologists, inquiry into social patterns provides an opportunity to explore what happens at the systemic, structural and institutional levels, and provides a context for understanding lived experiences. This also allows for consideration of the implications of everyday application of their worldview and perspectives.

My teaching aims at engagement with the meaning, implications, and significance of social facts, forces, contexts and realities. My goal is to excite them about the power of revelation and critique that to me, opens one’s mind to that which is possible, including the extraordinary and the marvelous. I work to create an environment where what students learn in my class has relevance in their everyday lives.

Research Interests

Race / Ethnicity / Nation
Coloniality of Power
Solidarity Economy
Political Economy
Historical World Systems
Social Movements / Community Engagement
Decolonizing Theory, Methodology, Practice and Projects
Social Inequality e.g. Social Class / Gender
Higher Education

International Experience

Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg (2022 - )

Research Fellow, University of South Africa (2016 - )

Global Tapestry of Alternatives and PeDaGoG

2023. “Strategies Beyond Borders: Tales of Time Banks.” With Adelphi students and faculty and students from Azim Premji University, Bangalore India. This webinar series, called "Learning for Alternative Futures", is co-organized by Ecoversities, Educere Alliance, Global Tapestry of Alternatives, PeDAGoG, Radical Ecological Democracy, The Alternatives Project and Wellbeing Economy Alliance. January 27.
https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2023:learning:timebank

2022. "Collaboration across borders": comic and interview. Global Tapestry of Alternatives Newsletter #8."
https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/newsletters:08:collaboration

2022. “The Solidarity Economy: Capitalist reforms? New world on the horizon?. University of South Africa. Department of Anthropology Scholar Lecture Series. November.

2022. “Diversity and the American Dream.” University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Centre for Diversity Studies. May 27.

2022. “Contemporary Reflections on the ‘American’ Dream.” Perspectives on Neoliberalism From its Inception in Chile to its Current Global Impact. Seven Continents Center for Research and Policy. Webinar #1.

2021. “Decolonizing ‘Work’: Prioritizing Life.” The “1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Spatial Methods” (SMUS Conference). University of Botswana. Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability. September 23-25.

2021. International Sociology Association 4th ISA Forum of Sociology “Solidarity Economy Projects in Diverse Social Contexts," Session Organizer and Presenter, “Actors on the Stage of Change: The United States.” Other participants: Withney Sabino, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Erika Licon, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and Teresa Amal, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Accepted by Research committee 02 (Economy and Society) (February). https://t.co/tn6Tst1eKK?amp=1
Presented a paper “Who Are “We”; Who Are “They”? Race, Nation and Structures of Belonging” for RC05 Racism, Nationalism, Indigeneity and Ethnicity.

2021. “The Solidarity Economy in the United States and Globally: What is it?” Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Presentation to 100 Economic Sociology students. November 10. (Invited.)

2021. “Abolishing Whiteness and White Supremacy: Structure and Agency.” Center for Global Justice, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. May 24. (Invited)

2020. Decolonial Methods and the Solidarity Economy. El Cambalache. San Cristobal, Mexico. January 5-11.

2019. International Studies Association Conference, "Reshaping Social Relations in Educational Praxis", (with Nokuthula Hlabangane, UNISA) on panel Critical Practices for Collectively Challenging Academic Imperialism. (Accra, Ghana. August 1-3).

2019. The Decolonial Turn and the Humanities Curriculum: Prospects, Practice and Interventions Conference, “The Reshaping of Social Relations through Global Teaching Collaboration” panel organizer and presenter (via Skype) with Adelphi (3/via video) and UNISA (4) students. University of Pretoria, South Africa, July.

2018. “Capitalism’s Last Gasp or a New World on the Horizon: A Study of two solidarity economy projects in the United States.” Reinventing the Social: Movements and Narratives of Resistance, Dissension, and Reconciliation in the Americas, Inter-American Studies conference. University of Coimbra, Portugal: March 22-24.

2017. “Imagining Decoloniality: A Collaborative Project for Understanding Pluriversal Social Life”, co-authored with Dr. Nokuthula Hlabangane, UNISA, and Dr. Amber Murrey-Ndewa, American University in Cairo. Association of Humanist Sociology, Havana, Cuba: November 1-5.

2017. “Waking up from the ‘American’ Dream’ and Un-Pledging Allegiance to Coloniality: Resistance in the Current Moment.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada: August.

2017. “The New Economy Projects and People.” Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada: August.

2017. “The Solidarity Economy: Reflections on Two Projects.” Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Annual Meeting: What's Next? Disruptive/Collaborative Economy or Business as Usual? Lyon, France: June.

2017. “As the World Turns: Actors on the Stage of Transformational Social Change.” New Economy and Social Innovation Global Forum. Malaga, Spain: April.

2015. “Tensions in the American Dream.” On panel: Citizenship, Nationhood, Racialization. Journal of Intercultural Studies Inaugural Conference. Deakin University (Australia) and the Graduate School of the City University of New York. New York: CUNY Graduate Center: November.

2014. “Stories of My America: Race and Nation in the Contemporary U.S.” Paper read by colleague (unable to attend). International Sociology Association Conference. Yokohama, Japan: July.

2014. “Multiple Crises of U. S. Hegemony, Historical Capitalism, and White World Supremacy.” Co-authored with Roderick D. Bush. Paper read by colleague (unable to attend). International Sociology Association Conference. Yokohama, Japan: July.

2012. “Inside Out or Outside In: The State of National Identity in the U.S.” The Second International Sociology Association Forum on Social Justice and Democratization. Paper presented via videotape. Buenos Aires, Argentina: August.

2011. “Inside Out/Outside In: National Identity in the United States.” American Anthropological Association 110th Annual Conference. Montreal, Quebec: November.

2009. “US Empire, National Belonging and Resistance in the 21st Century.” Does Discrimination Shape Identity? International Conférence. Université of Paris XIII Centre de Recherches Interculturelles sur les Domaines Anglophones et Francophones. Paris, France: March 26-27.

2007. “American Dream or U.S. Nightmare” and Session Organizer, the Belly of the Beast: U.S. Empire, National Belonging and Resistance at the Turn of the 21st Century. (Designated as keynote plenary). Joint International Conference on Globalization: Migration, Citizenship and Identity. Ibadan, Nigeria: November.

2007. International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry Third International Congress. “The American Dream and Whiteness of Empire” on panel “Shifting Identities.” University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign: May.

2006. International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology - The Quality of Social Existence in a Globalizing World. Paper “Education for the Common Good” accepted for Session 15 of the Research Committee on Sociology of Education RC04_15. Paper made available to attendees (unable to attend). Durban, South Africa: July.

Books

Rod Bush: Lessons from a Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love and Justice. Lead Editor of this co-edited, multiple authored book. Contributed 3 chapters plus the co-authored Introduction. Ahead Publishing, an Imprint of Okcir Press. Belmont, MA.

Bush, Melanie E L and Roderick D. (2015). Tensions in the American Dream: Rhetoric, Reverie or Reality. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

Bush, Melanie E L (2011). Everyday Forms of Whiteness: Understanding Race in a "Post-Racial" World. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2004). Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc..

Chapters

2022. Bush, Melanie E. L. “What ‘American’ Dream? Contemporary Reflections.” The Routledge Handbook on the American Dream. Volume II. Edited by Robert C. Hauhart and Mitja Sardoč.

2022. Co-authored with Nokuthula Hlabangane. “Reshaping Social Relations in Educational Theory and Practice: A Global Teaching and Decolonizing Collaboration/” Psychology of Inequity. Edited by Jean Lau Chin, Yolanda E. Garcia, Art Blume. Praeger Publishers.

“From Tensions in the American Dream to As the World Turns” in Rod Bush: Lessons from Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love and Justice. Editor, Melanie E. L. Bush, Co-Editors Rose Brewer, Daniel Douglas, Loretta Chin and Robert Newby. Ahead Publishing, an Imprint of Okcir Press. Belmont, MA. 269-298.

“Mama, Was it Magic or Just Hard Work?” in Rod Bush: Lessons from Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love and Justice. (See above). 110-128.

“Concluding Reflections on Living Liberation, Love and Justice” in Rod Bush: Lessons from Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love and Justice. 385-389.

Co-authored with Rose Brewer, Daniel Douglas, Loretta Chin and Robert Newby. “Introduction”, Rod Bush: Lessons from Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love and Justice. 7-19.

“United Statesians: the Nationalism of Empire.” Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations. Pinar Batur and Joe R. Feagin, Editors. New York: Springer Science & Business Media, Inc. Second edition. First edition published in 2007. 215-251.

Bush, Melanie E L (2011). Transnational Africa Un-Pledging Allegiance: The US Must Make the African Connection. In Okome, Mojubaolu and Olufemi Vaughan (Eds.). Transnational Africa and Globalization. (pp. 107-124). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Bush, Melanie E L and Deborah L. Little (2009). Teaching toward Praxis and Political Engagement. In Fasenfest, David (Eds.). Engaging Social Justice: Critical Studies of 21st Century Social Transformation. (pp. 11-36). Leiden:, Netherlands: Brill.

Bush, Melanie E L (2009). Reform or Revolution: Curricular Transformation in Higher Education. In Chin, Jean Lau (Eds.). Diversity in Mind and in Action. (pp. 611-618). Westport, CT: Praeger Press.

Bush, Melanie E L and Roderick D. Bush (2008). United States Nationalism and Nationalism Post World War II. In David H. Kaplan and Guntram H. Herb. (Eds.). Nations and Nationalisms in Global Perspective: An Encyclopedia of Origins, Development, and Contemporary Transitions. (pp. 1299-1312). Oxford, United Kingdom: ABC-CLIO.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007). "United Statesians: the Nationalism of Empire". In Hernan Vera and Joseph Feagin (Eds.). Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations. (pp. 285-318). New York, NY: Springer.

Bush, Melanie E L (2006). International and Comparative Literature on Whiteness. In David Roediger, Director; Tim Engles, Ed. (Eds.). Towards a Discipline Specific Bibliography of Critical Whiteness Studies. (pp. 116-132). Urbana-Champaign, Il: Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society of the University of Illinois..

Articles

2021. “We thought it was fiction.” Co-authored with Alfredo Lopez, Hamid Khan and Kenneth Montenegro. Radical Ecological Democracy. https://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/we-thought-it-was-fiction/

2020. “The Crisis of Capitalism, Role of Technology and Our Imaginations.” Co-authored with Samantha Camacho, Alfredo Lopez and Jerome Scott. Radical Ecological Democracy. https://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/the-crisis-of-capitalism-role-of-technology-and-our-imaginations/

“Technology for Transformation: The Path Forward.” Co-authored with Alfredo Lopez. Global Tapestry of Alternatives. #01. July.

Conference report by Amber Murrey, Hasnaa Mokhtar, Patricia Daley, and Melanie Bush. “Decolonizing Academic Praxis with ‘Words the Remake Life’”. Human Geography. https://hugeog.com/decolonizing-academic-praxis-with-words-that-remake-life/

Bush, Melanie E L (2014), “A Post Racial/Post-Racist Nation? How do things change as they stay the same?”. Islamic Monthly, Spring/Summer, 26-31.

Bush, Melanie E L (2010), White World Supremacy and the Creation of Nation: “American Dream" or Global Nightmare? Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association E-Journal, 6:1, 1-12.

Bush, Melanie E L (2009), Review of John Brown: The Cost of Freedom, Selection from His Life and Letters. by Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. Science & Society, Volume 73. No. 3., 423-425.

Bush, Melanie E L (Ness, Immanuel. Editor) (2009), The Hollywood Ten. International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest., Blackwell Publishing, 1602-03..

Bush, Melanie E L (2009), Aaron McGruder and ‘The Boondocks.’. African-American History Reference Series: The Contemporary World. (Paul Finkelman. Editor) New York: Oxford University Press., 236.

Bush, Melanie E L (2008), American Dream or Global Nightmare? Journal of Global Initiatives, 3 2, Chapter 20.

Ginger Macheski, Kathleen S. Lowney, Jan Buhrmann and Melanie E. L. Bush (2008), Facilitating Active Student Engagement and Dynamic Learning in Theory, Research Methods, and Statistics. Teaching Sociology. An Official Journal of the American Sociological Association, 36. Number 1, 42-48.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007), Extended View: Power to the People? Review of Race, Politics, and Community Development in U.S. Cities (The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series) by James Jennings. Volume 594. London: Sage Publications. (July 2004). (Kushnick, Louis, Editor) Sage Race Relations Abstracts, 32:1, 38-41.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (Shirley Steinberg, Priya Parmar, and Brigit Richard.) (2006), Hip-Hop, Wiggahs, and Whiteness. Contemporary Youth Culture An International Encyclopedia. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 365-70..

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2006), Biographical Entry on Elizabeth Betita Martinez. Latinas in the United States: An Historical Encyclopedia.(Vicki L. Ruiz, Virginia Sanchez Korrol, Editors.) : Indiana University Press, 429-30..

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2006), Whiteness Matters: National Belonging in the United States. Athanor, Semiotica, Filosopfia, Arte, Letteratura Special Issue on White Matters/Il Bianco in Questione. Susan Petrille, Ed. Augusto Ponzio General Editor, XVII no. 10, 118-126.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2006), White Privilege: Breaking the Code of Good Intentions. Response: The Voice of Women in Mission. United Methodist Women., January, 14-16.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2005), The Movement for an Academic Bill of Rights:. North American Dialogue: The Newsletter of the Society for the Anthropology of North America., Volume 8. No. 1., 16-19.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2005), Elizabeth Betita Martinez. 1000 Peace Women Across the Globe., The Association 1000 Peace Women for the Nobel Peace PrizeScalo, 763.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2005), Social Norms, Racial Narratives and the Mission of Public Education. Tsantsa, Revue de la Societe Suisse d'Ethnologie. Special Issue on School Society - Globalization., October, 58-69.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2004), Race, Ethnicity and Whiteness. Sage Race Relations Abstracts., Vol. 29, Nos. 3-4., 5-48..

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2003), American Identity and the Mechanisms of Everyday Whiteness. Socialism and Democracy. Journal of the Research Group, Volume 17, Number 1., 209-226..

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2002), Everyday Whiteness. SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society. Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University., Volume 4, # 4., 25-44.

Conference Presentations

See international experience.

2021. “Politic Matters: The Solidarity Economy and Social Transformation.” Association of Humanist Sociology. Online.

Society for the Study of Social Problems 71st Annual Meeting Lessons on Liberation, Love and Justice. Critical Dialogue Organizer with Rose Brewer and Walda Katz Fishman. August.

2020. International Sociology Association 4^th ISA Forum of Sociology “Solidarity Economy Projects in Diverse Social Contexts," Session Organizer and Participant. Other participants include Withney Sabino, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Erika Licon, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and Teresa Amal, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Accepted by Research committee 02 (Economy and Society)

2020. Decolonial Methods and the Solidarity Economy. El Cambalache. San Cristobal, Mexico. January 5-11.

2019. Solidarity Economy Listening Tour and Cross-Training. Co-Conveners: U.S. Solidarity Economy Network, RIPESS Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy Education Working Group, Cooperation Jackson. Jackson, Mississippi. November 8-11.

2019. International Studies Association Conference, "Reshaping Social Relations in Educational Praxis", (with Nokuthula Hlabangane, UNISA) on panel Critical Practices for Collectively Challenging Academic Imperialism. (Accra, Ghana. August 1-3).

2019. “Black Radical Sociologist Rod Bush to Emerging Scholars.” Presenter. Association of Black Sociologists’ Annual Meeting. New York: August.

2019. Society for the Study of Social Problems 69^th Annual Meeting. “Examining Coloniality and Decoloniality through a Study Abroad At Home Experience” accepted for “CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Teaching Social Justice from a Global Perspective.” New York, August.

2019. The Decolonial Turn and the Humanities Curriculum: Prospects, Practice and Interventions Conference, “The Reshaping of Social Relations through Global Teaching Collaboration” panel organizer and presenter (via Skype) with Adelphi (3/via video) and UNISA (4) students. University of Pretoria, South Africa, July.

2018. “Living Liberation, Love and Justice: Lessons from the Life of Radical Black Scholar, Rod Bush.” Session co-presenter with Dr. Latoya Lee, Chriss Sneed, Walda Katz Fishman, Jerome Scott. Association of Humanist Sociology Annual Meeting. Detroit, Michigan.

2018. “Lessons from Black Radical Sociologist Rod Bush to Emerging Scholars engaged in Transformational Praxis.” Co-organizer with Rose Brewer, and presenter. Association of Black Sociologists’ Annual Meeting. Philadelphia: August.

2018. Society for the Study of Social Problems. 68th Annual Meeting. “The Reshaping of Social Relations in the Modern World: A Global Teaching Collaboration” with Nokuthula L. Hlabangane, University of South Africa, co-author. Philadelphia, PA: August.

2018. 113th American Sociological Association Annual Conference. “Lessons on Love and Liberation from the Life of a Radical Black Scholar: Roderick Douglas Bush”. Session organizer, co-presented in Marxist Section Refereed Roundtable. Philadelphia, PA: August 13.

2018. “Capitalism’s Last Gasp or a New World on the Horizon: A Study of two solidarity economy projects in the United States.” Reinventing the Social: Movements and Narratives of Resistance, Dissension, and Reconciliation in the Americas, Inter-American Studies conference. University of Coimbra, Portugal: March 22-24.

2017. Imagining Decoloniality: A Collaborative Project for Understanding Pluriversal Social Life”, co-authored with Dr. Nokuthula Hlabangane, UNISA, and Dr. Amber Murrey-Ndewa, American University in Cairo. Association of Humanist Sociology, Havana, Cuba: November 1-5.

2017. “Waking up from the ‘American’ Dream’ and Un-Pledging Allegiance to Coloniality: Resistance in the Current Moment.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada: August.

2017. “The New Economy Projects and People.” Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada: August.

2017. “The Solidarity Economy: Reflections on Two Projects.” Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Annual Meeting: What's Next? Disruptive/Collaborative Economy or Business as Usual? Lyon, France: June.

2017. Left Forum (John Jay College, New York, NY) “What Kind of Great do you want ‘America’ to Be?” Mobilizing and Organizing the Democratic forces in the Age of Trump: Nationalism, Fascism, Racism, and Elite Economic Plunder. June 3.

“Scholar Activists and the Defense of the Knowledge Commons. International Network of Scholar Activists. June 3.

2017. Left Forum. “Technology & Revolution Convergence” Co-Organizer / Moderator. May First People Link. June 3.

2017. As the World Turns: Actors on the Stage of Transformational Social Change.” New Economy and Social Innovation Global Forum. Malaga, Spain: April.

2017. “Decolonizing Concepts in the Social Sciences” and “Technology and Society.” “Words Remake History: Decolonizing Communicative Praxis.” Made these presentations and facilitated corresponding interactive workshops. Clark University, Worcester, MA: April 10-11.

2016. “Racial Justice Matters at Adelphi University.” Symposium on Shifting Narratives, Shifting Perspectives: Rethinking the Past to Understand the Present. African American Museum of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: April.

Bush, Melanie E L (2015). Tensions in the American Dream on panel: Citizenship, Nationhood, Racialization. In Journal of Intercultural Studies Inaugural Conference (pp. 12). Graduate School, City University of New York, New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2015). The American Dream: Contemporary Perspectives. In Society for the Study of Social Problems. Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Bush, Melanie E L (2015). Tensions in the “American” Dream: Reflections on the Structural Logic of the System on panel: Race and Ethnicity in the Capitalist world System II. In American Sociological Association (ASA) (pp. 15). Chicago, IL.

Bush, Melanie E L (2015). Stories of My America. In Eastern Sociological Association. New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2014). Warrior for Justice Part 2: Tensions in the American Dream. In Society for the Study of Social Problems/Critical Sociology (pp. 12). San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2014). “Warrior for Justice Part 1: The Life of Roderick D. Bush. In Society for the Study of Social Problems/Critical Sociology (pp. 4). San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L and Roderick D. (2014). Multiple Crises of U. S. Hegemony, Historical Capitalism, and White World Supremacy. In International Sociology Association (pp. 4). (Paper read aloud by colleague), Yokohama, Japan.

Bush, Melanie E L (2014). Stories of My America: Race and Nation in the Contemporary U.S. In International Sociology Association. (pp. 6). (Paper read aloud by colleague), Yokohama, Japan.

Bush, Melanie E L (2012). Crafting Citizenship: Interrogating the "American-Ness" of the American Dream. In American Anthropological Association. Hilton San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2012). Inside Out or Outside In: The State of National Identity in the US. In International Sociological Forum. (delivered by video/unable to attend), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Bush, Melanie E L (2011). Inside Out/Outside In: National Identity In the United States. In American Anthropological Association (pp. 17). Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Bush, Melanie E L (Chair and Discussant) (2010). Is this the End of Culture. In American Anthropological Association (pp. 5). New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bush, Melanie E L, 6 Adelphi students and students and faculty from St. Johns and Binghamton Universities (2010). How Things Change as they Stay the Same: Intergenerational Collaboration and Personal Transformation. In United States Social Forum (pp. na). Detroit, Michigan.

Bush, Melanie E L (2009). Reading/Misreading Race, Nation, Belonging and Resistance in the United States Today. In American Anthropological Association (pp. 15). Philadelphia.

Bush, Melanie E L (2009). Movements and Visions for the 21st Century: The US Social Forum and World Social Forum. In Critical Sociology (pp. 8). San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L and Matthew Birkhold (2009). Dialectics of Liberation: Praxis for a New Century. In American Sociological Association (ASA) (pp. 12). San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2009). Race, National Belonging and Resistance in 21st Century USA. In American Sociological Association (ASA) (pp. 18). San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2009). US Empire, National Belonging and Resistance in the 21st Century. In Does Discrimination Shape Identity?” International Conference. University of Paris XIII Centre de Recherches Interculturelles sur les Domaines Anglophones et Francophones. Paris, France.

Bush, Melanie E L and Deborah L. Little (2008). Sociological Praxis: Civic Engagement and/or Social Activism. In Critical Sociology/Society for the Study of Social Problems (pp. 22). Boston, MA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2008). Un-Pledging Allegiance: Waking up from the "'American' Dream". In American Sociological Association (pp. 15). Boston, MA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007). The Belly of the Beast: U.S. Empire, National Belonging and Resistance at the Turn of the 21st Century. In Joint International Conference on Globalization: Migration, Citizenship and Identity. (pp. 16). University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007). Young Women Organizing for Voice and Justice. In Society for the Study of Social Problems (pp. 12). New York, NY.

Bush, Roderick D and Bush, Melanie E L (2007). “Twilight Time: White Supremacy, U.S. Hegemony and Historical Capitalism”. In American Sociological Association (ASA) (pp. 20). New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007). Presenter for Workshop: Innovative Teaching Practices for Difficult Subjects. In American Sociological Association (ASA) (pp. 5). New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2007). “The American Dream and Whiteness of Empire” on panel “Shifting Identities.”. In International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry Third International Congress.. University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign,.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007). Keynote presentation. In Women's History Month Student Government Dinner. Adelphi University.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2007). "Theorizing about Poverty and Deconstructing Whiteness“The Cost of Privilege: Working Class Fragmentation.”. In Left Forum 2007. Cooper Union, New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2006). “Academic Freedom: Where do we Stand Today” on panel "Building Just, Diverse and Democratic Communities: The Case of Academic Freedom". In Society for the Study of Social Problems 56th Annual Meeting. Montreal.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2006). “Diversity in the Curriculum: Retrospection in Institutions of Higher Education.” paper presented at Refereed Roundtable on Education and Inequality. In American Sociological Association (ASA) 101st Annual Conference. Montreal.

Bush, M. E. L. (2006). Education for the Common Good. In World Congress of Sociology (pp. na). Durban, South Africa.

Bush, M. E. L. (2006). United Statesians: Nationalism and Empire. In Southern Sociological Society. New Orleans, LA.

Bush, M. E. L. (2005). “Intellectual Diversity and the Movement for an Academic Bill of Rights”. In Society for the Study of Social Problems. Philadelphia, PA.

Bush, M. E. L. (2005). “Contested Meanings of Academic Freedom and Diversity”. In American Sociological Association (ASA). Philadelphia, PA.

Bush, Melanie E. L. (2003). “Theorizing Poverty and Wealth. In American Anthropological Association 102nd Annual Conference. Chicago.

Invited Presentations

2020. Covid 19 - Visioning the Future: May First Movement Technology, as part of the Dialogue on Alternatives in Times of Global Crisis. Global Tapestry of Alternatives. With Samantha Camacho, Alfredo Lopez and Jerome Scott. July 15. https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:07

2020. “The Politics of Love and Rebellion.” Panel organized by Daraja Press. With Robin D. G. Kelley, Margo Okazawa Rey, Roberto Hernandez and Tres Freeborn. July. https://darajapress.com/2020/07/07/the-politics-of-love-and-rebellion

2019. OUR ECONOMY! School of Labor and Urban Studies Conference at the City University of New York (CUNY), Panel on cooperation at work, Invited Moderator /Discussant. April.

2019. AKD Chapter Initiation, St. John’s University. “The Legacy of Dr. Rod Bush". April.

2019. “Whiteness, Nation, and Ethnicity: Who are ‘we’; who are ‘they’? Does it Matter?” Conflicts over Cross-Border Migration, Classifications and Belonging: Conceptual, Normative and Epistemological Challenges of Migration Research: An International Workshop. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, Lübbenau Castle, Germany: June 6-7.

2018. Adelphi University, Introduction to Philosophy of Education class, “Reflections on Teaching”. April.

2017. “The Contemporary Racial Landscape in the United States in the Context of the Modern World.” Adelphi University Forty-Fourth Annual History Conference for high school social studies and history teachers “Legends, Myths, and Reality in History.” March 28.

2016. Adelphi University. Racial Justice Matters: Student Activism in South Africa. April.

2016. Adelphi University. Racial Justice Matters and Tensions in the American Dream. February.

2015. Dean’s Symposium. St. John’s College at St. John’s University. Presentation on the Legacy of Rod Bush. Queens Village, NY: November.

Bush, Melanie E L (2015, May). Conversation with the Author: Tensions in the American Dream. Left Forum, New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2014, October). Tensions in the American Dream: Rhetoric, Reverie or Reality. Molloy College Institute for Lifelong Learning, Rockville Center, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2014, August). “Of Elephants and Chameleons: Whiteness in Public Space Today”. (. American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Bush, Melanie E L (2011, October). Everyday Forms of Whiteness: Implications for Higher Education Administrators. Stony Brook University Masters in Higher Education Administration program students.

Bush, Melanie E L (2010, December). Understanding Race in a "Post-Racial" World. Molloy College, MILL Program.

Bush, Melanie E L (2010, October). What does it mean to be "white" today? Adelphi School of Social Work Diversity Series.

Bush, Melanie E L (2010, March). How Things Change as They Stay the Same. Left Forum, Pace University.

Bush, Melanie E L (2008, December). Un-Pledging Allegiance: The US Nation Makes the African Connection. Transnational Africa and Globalization Symposium. Bowdoin College.

Bush, Melanie E L (2008, June). How Do People Become White. How Class Works Conference, SUNY Stonybrook.

Bush, Melanie E L (2008, March). Change Happens on panel Dialectics of Liberation: Praxis for a New Century. Left Forum (Cooper Union, New York City.

Bush, Melanie E L (2008, March). Critical Studies of Whiteness and Racial Inequality Discussant:. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 106th Annual Conference New York City.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007, October). How Change Happens and Why We Resist it… As If We Could.”. The Regional Institute University at Buffalo, State University of New York..

Bush, Melanie E L and Bush, Roderick D (2007, June). "Tensions in the American Dream: The Experience of Asians and Asian Americans". Asian American / Asian Research Institute of the City University of New York. Friday evening Lecture Series New York, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007, May). Discussion of Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness. Brooklyn College School of Education Graduate course: Diversity in the Curriculum, NY.

Bush, Melanie E L (2007, April). Discussion of Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness. Brooklyn College Mental Health Counseling Program, Graduate course on â€œSocial, Linguistic and Cultural Foundations of Counseling. NY.

Other Work

Classroom Presentations
2022. “Sociological View of Race” for the Adelphi University Race 360 course. November 17.

2021. “Sociological View of Race” for the Adelphi University Race 360 course. April 5.

Other

2022. Participation in Educational Caravan Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization/ Pastors for Peace to Cuba (program related to COVID response, debates and initiatives related to eliminating racism, machismo and homophobia, instituting a family code and elderly care)

2020. “The Crisis of Capitalism, Role of Technology and Our Imaginations.” Co-authored with Samantha Camacho, Alfredo and Jerome Scott. Radical Ecological Democracy. https://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/the-crisis-of-capitalism-role-of-technology-and-our-

imaginations/

“Technology for Transformation: The Path Forward.” Co-authored with Alfredo Lopez. Global Tapestry of Alternatives. Newsletter #01 - July 2020.

2015. Created website: rodbush.org

2013. “Time to Connect All the Dots.” (Commentary: Zimmerman/Martin case). Am Anthro Assoc Invited. http://blog.aaanet.org/2013/07/26/time-to-connect-all-the-dots

Creative Scholarship

"“Bom dia in the São Joaquim Market” (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) and “Reflections on the Paraguaçu River.” (Bahia, Brazil).". Adelphi University Swirbul Library Author and Artist Exhibit. September 2013.

Images, Videos

Grants

Adelphi University Innovation Fund Grant: To foster collaborations with universities and scholars 2022 in South Africa (teaching, publication, etc.)

Adelphi University Faculty Development Grant: To conduct research for “As the World Turns: 2016-17 Actors on the Stage of Transformational Social Change” on solidarity economy projects

Adelphi Faculty Development Grant 2013-14 (As the World Turns: Actors on the Stage of Transformational Social Change)

International Faculty Development Grant, Adelphi University participate in the Center for International Education Seminar 2011: Salvador da Bahia: Identity, Race, and Culture in the Afro-Brazilian Heartland June

Adelphi University Faculty Development Grant ($2000,2009)

Fund for Higher Education Faculty Research Fellowship: To compile policy document on retrospective and current assessment of diversity in academic curriculum ($2500, 2005)

City University of New York Diversity Projects Development Fund Grant: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Faculty and Staff Relations, University Office of Compliance and Diversity Programs. To study the historical development of diversity-related curricula in the University ($4000, 2004; $3900, 2005)

Citizens Committee of New York City, New Neighbors Grant: Learning to Learn: From Each Other. Workshops on Immigration with a neighborhood youth organization and campus dialogues ($500, 2002)

City University of New York Dispute Resolution Consortium (CUNY DRC) and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation: Research Grant ($5000, 1999)

New York City Drug and Alcohol Consortia Programming Mini-Grant (1994)

Maternal Health and Nutrition Research Project, Zimbabwe
Research Assistant for a project in coordination with the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health, sponsored by Earthwatch. Conducted home visits, interviews and data collection in Masvingo province, Zimbabwe (July 1993)

Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) Grant Project Coordinator, Project PEP: A Personal Empowerment Program for Substance Abuse Prevention focused on Healthy Living (1991-93)

Theses Advised

AU Honors College Thesis Reader: (2 students) 2023
Informal Mentor, Syosset High School student 2022
Adelphi University Research Conference, faculty sponsor 2020 (canceled)
Thesis Advisor for Honors College student 2018, 2020
Mineola High School Advanced Placement Student, co-advisor Dec. 2018

Projects Mentored

2023. “Strategies Beyond Borders: Tales of Time Banks.” With Adelphi students (Nyasha Dia Desanker and Adriana Ciani) and faculty and students from Azim Premji University, Bangalore India. This webinar series, called "Learning for Alternative Futures", is co-organized by Ecoversities, Educere Alliance, Global Tapestry of Alternatives, PeDAGoG, Radical Ecological Democracy, The Alternatives Project and Wellbeing Economy Alliance. January 27. https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/webinars:2023:learning:timebank

Honors and Accomplishments

Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Member nominated by student. 2022.

Nominated, Adelphi University Student Government Association Brown and Gold Faculty Excellence Award 2022

Nominated, Adelphi University Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award 2019

Pi Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority International Awareness Award 2018

Nassau County Legislature Citation for integrity, commitment and outstanding contributions to the community (2015)

New York State Assembly Citation for dedication and commitment to Community (Assemblywoman Solages) 2015

Town of Hempstead Certificate of Recognition (Kate Murray, Supervisor) (Dorothy Goosby, Councilwoman) 2015

U.S. Congressional Achievement Award for Exemplary Achievement (Congressman Meeks) 2015

Sojourner Truth Award for Staying in the Struggle, Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies 2015

Collaboration Project Award of Recognition for outstanding dedication, commitment, contribution and vision, September 2012.

Nominated for the Carnegie Foundation US Professors of the Year Award 2010

CALIBER Elder of the Year Award 2010

Alpha Kappa Alpha Kappa Epsilon Chapter Appreciation Award 2010

Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (Adelphi University Circle) Inductee 2008

AU Women's History Month Recognition Award (Student Government Association and Center for Student Involvement) for Outstanding Leadership, Service, and Commitment to Excellence (one of two recipients) 2008

AU Black History Month Recognition Award (SGA/CSI) 2008

Collaboration Project Certificate of Appreciation for 2007 Annual Coordinator, 2012

Nominated for "Professor of the Year" 2006-07 by Adelphi University students.

Favorite Teacher selected by Brooklyn College Sociology majors of the 2006 graduating class for the Broeklundian Yearbook.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan Minority Business Club. Book of the Month September
2004. Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness. Lanham: Maryland. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Duke University Office of Institutional Equity Book of the Month September 2004. Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness. Lanham: Maryland. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Praxis Award 2003: Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists, Second Prize winner. Recognizing excellence for outstanding achievement in translating knowledge into action successfully demonstrating the effectiveness and relevance of anthropology to contemporary social problems

Community Outreach

United States Solidarity Economy Network, Board Member representing May First Movement Tech 2022-

Peoples Strike Working Group 2022-

Radical Elders Project 2022-

International Committee, People’s Strike, Co-convener, 2020-2021

National Organizing Committee and Continuations Committee, People’s Strike 2020-2022

Black Alliance for Peace Supporter Network 2021-

US Out of Africa Network 2020-

May First Movement Technology (Member of Board of Directors, Coordinating Committee) 2019 -

May First Movement Technology (Board Co-Chair 2019-21, Board Member, Coordination Team) 2015 - 2021

El Cambalache Affiliate, San Cristobal, Mexico 2020-

Friends of Cooperation Jackson (New York), member 2015 -

Professional Activities

Global Tapestry of Alternatives, Assembly Representative 2021-

PeDaGoG Post-Development Academic-Activist Global Network 2021-

Solidarity Economy in the Academy Work Group 2021-

Decolonial Practice Collective 2020-21

World-Social-Movements List Discuss Working Group 2021

Collective Thought as Anti/Decolonial Practice. Workshop Series. El Cambalache from its Department of Decolonial Economics. Online (San Cristobal de Las Casas. Mexico.) October-November 2021

Adelphi Online Teaching Academy May 2020

AIL Málaga Spanish Language School / Cervantes Escuela Internacional June-July 2019

Epistemologies of the South Summer School IV - The end of a cognitive empire: what will come next? June 21-29, 2018. Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra. (40 of 160 applicants were selected / only participant from the United States). Participation supported by Adelphi Teaching Fellows Program. Curia, Portugal.

Lacunza International Language School. Donostia (San Sebastian), Spain. June 11-20, 2018

Teaching Fellow, Adelphi University 2017-18

Center of Study and Investigation for Decolonial Dialogues. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, “Decolonizing Knowledge and Power: Postcolonial Studies, Decolonial Horizons.” July 11-21, 2016

University of South Africa Third Decoloniality Summer School hosted by the College of Human Sciences, the
Institute for Global Dialogue, the Archie Mafeje Research Institute (AMRI), and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, January 2016

Immersion for Spanish Language Acquisition (ISLA). One week program. San Juan, Puerto Rico. March, 2015

International Institute for Research and Education: Decolonizing the Mind. Program participant. July 2015
Amsterdam, Netherlands,

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. Sage Publications (Official journal of the American Sociological Association Section on Race and Ethnic Minorities). Editorial Board, Invited. (2018)

Critical Sociology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Associate Editor (2009- Present)

Manuscript Reviewer:

Interface. Editor, Rose Brewer (2022)

Daraja Press. Editor, Firoze Manji. (2020)

Pluto Press. Assistant Editor Neda Tehrani, London, UK (2018)

Critical Sociology. Editor, David Fasenfest, Wayne State University. (2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. Editors, David Brunsma and David Embrick. (2017, 2018, 2019)

Journal of World-Systems. Editor, Jackie Smith, University of Pittsburgh, PA. (2015, 2016)

Social Currents. Editors, Toni Calasanti, Virginia Tech; Vincent J. Roscigno, Ohio State University. (2015)

Social Forces. Including for Special Section on Race Research, Charles A. Gallagher, Editor. (2007) and Judith Blau Editor. Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina (Multiple reviews 2004, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015)

Race, Ethnicity and Education. David Gillborn, Editor. Birmingham, UK. (2014, 2015)

Sociology Compass. Scott Harris, Editor-in-Chief. (2013)

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Elsa M. Gonzalez y Gonzalez, Managing Editor. (2011, 2013)

Political and Legal Anthropology Review. April Faith-Slaker, Managing Editor (2013)

Society for the Study of Social Problems (Member since 1998)
Labor Studies Section Harry Braverman Student Paper Award Cmtee Chair, (2017-18) Member

Racial and Ethnic Minorities Fellowship Award Committee (2019)

2015 - American Sociological Association Section on Human Rights. Nominations Committee. Political Economy of World Systems Council Member and Immanuel Wallerstein book committee 2021-

2014-15. Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY) Visiting Scholar with the Center for Place, Culture and Politics

Economic Democracy Project, Graduate Center for Worker Education, Brooklyn College, Board Member (2014-2016)

2013. "Exploring Critical Issues" Television Show hosted by President Robert A. Scott, Telecare. Focus on Public Health. November.

2012. "Exploring Critical Issues" Television Show hosted by President Robert A. Scott, Telecare. Focus on Public Health. November.

2012. External Reviewer for grant proposals. St. Joseph's College. November.

2011. "Exploring Critical Issues" Television Show hosted by President Robert A. Scott, Telecare. Focus on Community. November.

2010. Sociologists for Women in Society, Professional Mentor

2010. Owens, Darryl. “This Moment was supposed to better race relations. It hasn’t.” Orlando Sentinel. Quoted by journalist. 18 January. A1, A17.

2010. Association of Black Anthropologists John L Gwaltney Native Anthropology Scholarship, Committee Chairperson

2009. Critical Sociology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Associate Editor.

American Sociological Association Task Force on Academic Freedom and Scientific Integrity, Member, 2007-09

2009. American Anthropological Association Council on Anthropology and Education Mission Committee, Member (term through 2012)

2009. Young, Antonio. “A new era? Area residents discuss state of race relations.” Daily Journal. Cited
as “Expert.” (Kankakee, IL: May 16). Quoted by journalist.

American Anthropological Association (AAA)106th Annual Conference, Council on Anthropology and Education, Invited Session Panel Organizer, Diversity and Power in Higher Education (Washington, D. C. November 2007)

Society for the Study of Social Problems 57th Annual Meeting. Session Organizer and Presider, Human Rights, Social Justice and the Future of Higher Education (New York, August 2007)

2008-current. Ethnicity and Race in a Changing World – A Review Journal. Manchester, England: Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Center, University of Manchester. Editorial Board Member.

WBAI City Watch, Interviewed by William DiFazio about the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (New York, August 2007)

International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry Third International Congress Shifting Identities Panel Chair. University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign. May 2007.

American Sociological Association (ASA)
101st Annual Conference: Panel co-organizer with Encarnacion, T. (Howard University)& Discussant International Explorations of Intersectionalityï¿½ sponsored by the Section on Race, Gender and Class (Panel proposal refereed) (Montreal, August 2006)
100th Annual Conference: Panel Co-organizer with Scott, J. (NYU) and Presider Education and Democracy: The Salience of Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 21st Century sponsored by the Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Panel proposal refereed) Philadelphia, August 2005)

Southern Sociological Society (SSS) 69th Annual Meeting: Presider and Discussant, Public Development Policy and Foreign Investment(March 2006, New Orleans)

American Anthropological Association 105th Annual Conference, Discussant, Race, Power, and the Status Quo: Examining Whiteness in Schools.Council on Anthropology and Education. (Panel proposal refereed) (San Jose, CA, November 2006)and 104th Annual Conference, Panel Organizer& Presider, Multiculturalism and "Intellectual Diversity"? The Hidden Agenda of Current Calls for Academic Freedom with scholars from around the U.S. (Panel proposal refereed) (Washington, D.C. 2005)

National Women's Studies Association
Teaching Resources on Racism, White Privilege and Anti-White Supremacy. Three syllabi included. (2006).
Women of Color Caucus Student Paper Awards Reviewer (2005)

American Sociological Association Section on Racial & Ethnic Minorities
Associate Editor, REMarks Newsletter
(2002-03)
Council Member/StudentRepresentative
(2000-02)
ASA Section on Race, Class and Gender
Council Member (2005-2006)
Nominated as Chair for 2006.

American Anthropological Association
Council on Anthropology and Education
Chair, Committee on Multicultural
& Multilingual Education, 2005-06;
Co-Chair 2004-05

Invited Manuscript Reviewer:
Journal of World Systems, 2015
Critical Sociology, 2015
Social Currents, 2015
Social Forces, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015
Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2014, 2015
Sociology Compass, 2013
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2011, 2013
Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 2013
Communications Theory, 2012

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2011

Transforming Anthropology, 2011, 2012
Journal of Higher Education, Leonard L. Baird, Ed. Columbus Ohio: Ohio State University Press. (2004, 2008)

International Journal of Multicultural Education. Heewon Chang, Ed. Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. 2006

Journal of Race, Gender & Class Special Issue. Anthony Lemelle, Ed. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2006

Social Forces. Judith Blau Ed. Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina.(2004, 2005)

Social Problems: The Official Journal of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Amy Wharton, Ed. Washington State University (2006), James A. Holstein, Stephen L. Franzoi and Carol A. Archibold. Eds. Milwaukee: Marquette University (2004-05) (Multiple reviews)

Journal of Higher Education. Leonard L. Baird, Ed. Columbus Ohio: Ohio State University Press. (2004)

The Sociological Quarterly: Official Journal of the Midwest Sociological Society. Peter Kivisto, Ed: Rock Island, Illinois: Augustana College. (2004)

Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York Research Grants in Political Science, and Law and Criminal Justice. Invited Reviewer. (2005, 2006, 2007)

Guest Editor. "Multiculturalism and Higher Education" Special Issue of the Electronic Magazine for Multicultural Education Volume 8. No. 2. Fall 2006.

2012: Pi Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Crimson and Cream Week presentation for the "I love USA" program

2012:

2011: Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence 25th Anniversary Host Committee member. June.

BRAVO (Brooklyn Asian Voice Organization) Essay Contest Judge

University Service

Adelphi University Service

University

Committee Participation

African, Black, Caribbean Studies Program Unit Peer Review Committee, Chairperson 2021-

Faculty Committee for Tenure, Retention and Promotion 2020-

General Education, Committee on Global Learning / Civic Engagement Learning Goals 2016-

Center for African American and Ethnic Studies, Advisory Committee, Member 2008–

Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) Program Faculty Committee, Member 2005 –

General Studies, Unit Peer Review Committee, Member (as of November) 2018-20

Middle States Review, Working Group on Ethics, Member 2017- 18

General Education, Committee on Global Learning / Civic Engagement Learning Goals 2016-

School of Education Teaching English as a Second Language, Faculty Search Cmtee, Member 2017

Racial Justice Alliance, founder and Steering Committee member, ex officio 2015-17

War and Peace Committee, member 2014-15

Conversations on Race, member 2014-16

Faculty Committee for Retention, Tenure and Promotion, member September-October 2013

Community Engagement Committee, member 2010-13

Committee for AU Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, Co-chair 2010

Partnership for Engagement and Participation, Committee Member 2009-10

Enrollment Management Committee on Experiential Learning 2010

Strategic Planning Committee on Experiential Learning 2009

Center for Social Innovation, Advisory Committee on Immigration, Member 2008–09

Search Committee for Dean of School of Education, Member 2008

Middle States Review, Subcommittee on Assessment, Member 2007– 08

Search Committee, Director of the Levermore Global Scholars Program 2007

Gen Education Assessment Rubric Sub-Committee on Quantitative Reasoning, Member 2006

School of Education Advisory Board, Member 2005–14

Scholars Teachers Education Program/School of Education Advisory Committee, Member 2005–10

Collaboration Project, Anchor Team member and responsible for strategic planning) 2006 - present

Adelphi Community Reads/Collaboration Project co-facilitator 2011-12
Sixth Annual Collaboration Project: “ICAN/We CAN Hunger for Justice” Steering Committee 2012-
Fifth Annual Collaboration Project: “ICAN/We CAN End Gendered Violence” Steering Cmtee 2011-12
Fourth Annual Collaboration Project: “ICAN Ignore No More”, Steering Committee Member 2010
Third Annual Collaboration Project: “ICAN Make Change”, Steering Committee Member 2009

Second Annual Collaboration Project: “ICAN: Imagine Change, Act Now”, Steering Committee 2008

First Annual Collaboration Project: Women, Peace and Justice Project, Coordinator 2006-07

Other University Service

Center for Social Justice and Collaboration, Work Group Convener 2019-

Spirituality and Justice Series co-convener 2019

Political Mentorship and the Power of Love event collaboration with first year seminar faculty 2019

Discursive Design Conference, Community and Justice Workshop Co-organizer and facilitator 2019

“Women and Resistance in Mozambique and the United States”, co-organizer 2019

“Words have Power, Let’s Get Talking” Collaboration between Role of Race class /Mineola HS 2018

“Ubuntu as a Negation of Racism: An African Philosophy of Life”, event organizer 2018

Mentoring Program, Mentor to Undergraduate Student 2017-18

“How to be a Muslim”, Haroon Moghul, author, event organizer 2017

Fourteenth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty Advisor 2017

Laianna Wright, The Role of Race in the U.S. and Jamaica (Best Social Sciences Paper award)

Raquel Adler, Exploring the Role of Race within the Immigration Influx in Italy and the US

Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty Reviewer 2010

Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty Advisor 2009

Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty Advisor 2009

Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty Advisor/student panel 2008

Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty Reviewer &Advisor/student panel 2007

Campus Connect: Faculty Research on Race, discussion participant 2016

Derner Institute Dissertation committee, External Reviewer 2015

Racial Justice Action: South Africa Event Organizer, February 2016

Fast Food Workers’ Movement, Event Organizer, February 2014

Contributions & Challenges of Mexican Migration to the US, Event Organizer (October) 2013

Adelphi Debate Society Adjudicator, “Ban Genetically Modified Foods 2013

Derner Institute Dissertation committee, External Reviewer 2012

Matriculation Day Academic Reception, Coordinator 2012

Pi Tau Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Crimson & Cream Week, “I Love the USA” 2012

Adelphi University Teaching with Technology Conference (Presenter, Use of Moodle) 2011

Adelphi University Untenured Faculty Meeting, presentation 2011

University Learning Goals Assessment Day, Global Learning/Civic Engagement co-facilitator 2011

Students as Change Agents: Social Movements Today, Event initiator and co-organizer 2011

Black Solidarity Day 2010: The Missing Piece, Workshop co-organizer, AU Social Forum Part 3 2010

Adelphi University Social Forum three part series, Faculty Advisor 2010

AU delegation to the US Social Forum. Detroit, MI. Faculty Advisor / six students 2010
included co-organizing workshop: “How Things Change as They Stay the Same: Intergenerational
Collaboration and Personal Transformation”

Symposium: Images of Africa in the Age of Obama, Organizer, Planning Group member 2010

Wanna Know What We Think? Afghan-American Students Speak, Faculty Advisor 2010

African American Read-In, Participant and involved class 2010, 2011, 2014

Education and Social Change: Presentation by Noel Anderson, Event organizer 2009

Housing Discrimination /Foreclosures on Long Island, ACORN Presentation, Event Organizer 2009

Center for Social Innovation: Forum on Being and Becoming American, Co-organizer 2008

Diversity Task Force Focus Group, Facilitator 2008

LET’S GO Organizer: Field Trip to Exit Art “Signs of Change Exhibit” 2008

LET’S GO Organizer: “Beyond Beats and Rhymes” screening and panel discussions 2007

LET’S GO Organizer: Field Trip to “Exploring Coney Island” 2006

ICAN Film Series, Organizer and Discussion Leader 2008

Women, Peace & Justice (WPJ) Project: Yesterday Today & Tomorrow Closing Panel, Organizer 2007

Women, Peace and Justice Project: Closing Ceremony, Organizer 2007

WPJ Adelphi Annual Global and Local Service Projects, Co-organizer 2007

Faculty Initiator and co-coordinator for Adelphi delegation (6 students, 2 faculty) to the 2007
US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia (June) and Organizer for the Report back to campus (October)

“Prisons, Schools and Justice” Event Co-Organizer with the Prison Moratorium Project 2007
(Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Program)

Adelphi University Levermore Global Scholars. “Zine.” Volume 1. Number 1: Faculty Advisor. 2007

New Faculty Works in Progress, Presentation “American Dream or Global Nightmare?” 2006

College / Department Service

Unit Peer Review Committee (chair/tenure case in spring, then chair, fall 2019) 2014-

College of Arts Diversity Committee 2018-2019

Honors Academy Student Thesis Committee, Member 2018

Department of Anthropology /Sociology Unit Peer Committee (For Anthropology faculty) 2010-13

Department of Sociology Faculty Hire Search Committee Chairperson 2012-13

Department Chairperson 2010-13

Scholars Teachers Education Program, Steering Committee/Arts and Sciences, Member 2006–10

New Faculty Mentor 2008–10

Academic Affairs Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Member 2005–09