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Gonzales, Angela A
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- Associate Professor, Development Sociology (D SOC), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
My research program cross cuts and integrates the fields of Development Sociology and American Indian Studies with empirically driven community-based research that offers a distinctive and essential perspective for understanding sociological processes underlying identity, development, and community health.
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Research
research overview
- My research program seeks to advance and integrate knowledge and practice across the fields of Sociology, American Indian Studies, and Population Health. I do this through theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions in three focal areas: (1) race, identity, and the politics of Native recognition, (2) the social impact of tribal gaming development, and (3) the social determinants of health. Current projects include participation on the curatorial team for the exhibition, IndiVisible: African-Native Lives in the Americas, a collaborative effort between the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. On view at the NMAI through May 2010, the 20 banner traveling exhibition examines the dynamics of race, community, and culture, and the often hidden, but common histories and lived realities of people who share African American and Native American heritage and ancestry (view the exhibit details here: http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/indivisible/introduction.html). The second project, Enhancing Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategies among American Indian Women and Adolescents, is a National Institute for Health funded study examining the lifespan of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention and screening. In partnership with the Hopi Tribe, the aims of this two-part study are to examine the presence of high-risk HPV types and variants in American Indian women and increase HPV vaccination rates among girls aged 11-12 years. The results of these linked studies will provide insights into service delivery that might alter how cervical cancer and HPV are viewed and assessed.
research activities
principal investigator on
- CENTER FOR NATIVE POPULATION HEALTH DISPARITIES awarded by NATL INST OF HEALTH DHHS 2011 - 2012
keywords
- American Indian Studies
- Community and economic development
- Comparative race and ethnicity
- Critical race theory
- Cultural Studies
- Health disparities
- Sociology of identity
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Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Effects of tribal language use on colorectal cancer screening among American Indians. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 14:975-982. 2012
- Mirror, Mirror on my Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. 14:79-83. 2011
- Perceived Risk of Cancer Among American Indians: Implications for Intervention. Ethnicity & Disease. 20:458-462. 2010
- Eugenics as Indian Removal: Sociohistorical Processes and the De(con)struction of American Indians in the Southeast. The Public Historian. 29:53-67. 2007
- What does A Casino mean to a Tribe? Assessing the Impact of Casino Development on Indian Reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Social Science Journal. 44:405-419. 2007
- Gaming and Displacement: Winners and Losers in American Indian Casino Development. International Social Sciences Journal. 175:123-133. 2003
- The (Re)Articulation of American Indian Identity: Maintaining Boundaries and Regulating Access to Ethnically Tied Resources. American Indian Culture and Research Journal. 22:199-225. 1998
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booksection
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 2008
- Native Americans 2008
- American Indians: Contemporary Reality, Future Trajectory 2003
- Native American Communities 2003
- Engendering Identity and Power in Native North America 2001
- Urban (Trans)Formations: Changes in the Use and Meaning of American Indian Identity 2001
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- Racial Legibility: The Federal Census and the (Trans) Formation of “Black” and “Indian” Identity, 1790–1950 . IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. 57-67. 2009
- Complicities and Collaborations: Anthropologists and the Unrecognized Tribes of California 1999
Teaching
teaching overview
- At the undergraduate level I have taught Development Sociology's large introductory course, DSOC 101: Introduction to Sociology, as well as two additional courses: DSOC 311: Social Movements and RSOC 435/635: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization. At the graduate level I have taught DSOC 635: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization. I have four main goals in my teaching: (1) effectively communicate the core concepts, theories, and methods of a given content area, (2) provide students with the skills and opportunity to critically evaluate and engage these concepts, theories, and methods, especially with regard to the sociocultural context from which they emerged, (3) help students use both their "experiential knowledge" and their critical perspective of this knowledge to inform and enrich their understanding of their social environment, and (4) provide the course content and classroom context to encourage students to think independently and responsibly. Courses Taught: DSOC 101 Introduction to Sociology; DSOC 311 Social Movements; DSOC 325 Indigenous Peoples; DSOC 435/635 Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
teaching activities
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- DSOC-7910: Teaching Experience - Spring 2013
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Spring 2013
- DSOC-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- DSOC-7910: Teaching Experience - Fall 2012
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Fall 2012
- DSOC-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- AIS-6350: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization - Spring 2012
- DSOC-1101: Introduction to Sociology - Spring 2012
- DSOC-6350: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization - Spring 2012
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- DSOC-7910: Teaching Experience - Spring 2012
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Spring 2012
- DSOC-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- LATA-6350: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization - Spring 2012
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- DSOC-7910: Teaching Experience - Fall 2011
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Fall 2011
- DSOC-8900: Master's-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
Service
outreach overview
- My outreach and extension activities result from the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) models to understand and address the social determinants of health disparities. As a collaborative process of research involving researchers and community representatives, CBPR engages community members, employs local knowledge in the understanding of health problems and the design of interventions, and invests community members in the processes and products of research.
service to the profession
- Law and Society Association
- Curatorial Team, "Indivisible: African-Native Peoples in the Americas", National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institute Member 2007 - 2010
- Rural Sociological Society, Nominations Committee Member 2007 - 2009
- Sociology and Public Policy, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Panel Member - 2009
- Rural Sociological Society, Diversity Committee Chair Designate 2007 - 2008
- National Research Council, Ford Diversity fellowship, sociology pre-doctoral fellowships Panel Member - 2008
- Rural Sociological Society, Diversity Committee Member 2004 - 2007
- American Indian Studies Colloquia Program Organizer - 2007
- National Research Council, Ford Foundation Diversity fellowship, sociology dissertation and post-doctoral fellowships Panel Member - 2006
- Akwe:kon (American Indian program house) Faculty Fellow 2000 - 2005
- American Indian Studies Colloquia Program Organizer - 2004
- National Research Council, Ford Fellowship Program for Minorities, sociology pre-doctoral fellowships Panel Co-Chair - 2004
- Conference Planning Committee, Rejuvenating Scholarship for a Transformed World, Annual Conference of Ford Fellows Committee Member 2002 - 2003
- Executive Committee, Constitutional and Governmental Reform Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Committee Member 2001 - 2003
- National Research Council, Ford Fellowship for Minorities, sociology pre-doctoral fellowships Panel Member - 2003
- Conference Committee, Looking Backward, Moving Forward:Scholarship in a Global Society, Annual Conference of Ford Fellows Co-chair 2001 - 2002
- National Research Council, Ford Fellowship Program for Minorities, sociology pre-doctoral fellowships Panel Member - 2002
- Conference Committee, Taking Our Places in Society and the Academy, Annual Conference of Ford Fellows Committee Member 1999 - 2000
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University 2002
- M.A. in Sociology, Harvard University 1997
- M.A. in Education, Harvard University 1994
- B.A. in Sociology, University of California 1990
awards and honors
- Ford Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship, 2009
- NCI Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, 2008
- Honorable Mention, Ford Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship, 2008
- Tatunka Sicun (Buffalo spirit) Award, 2004
- Ethel-Jane Westfeldt Bunting Summer Scholar, 1998
- Katrin H. Lamon Resident Fellowship, 1997
- Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 1992
- Hopi Tribal Scholarship, 1990
- President's Fellowship, 1990
- Rupert C. Costo American Indian Scholarship, 1990
- Alumni Award, 1990
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college
- CALS
research keyword
- American Indian Studies
- Community and economic development
- Comparative race and ethnicity
- Critical race theory
- Cultural Studies
- Health disparities
- Sociology of identity
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- Dr.