Jennifer L. Erickson

Doctoral Candidate

Department of Anthropology

1218 University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403-1218

Cell Phone: (541) 221-2121

E-mail: jericks1@ uoregon.edu

Research Interests

Social Citizenship, racism, classism, gender, feminism, conflict and post-conflict areas (Bosnia-Herzegovina and South Sudan), refugees, neoliberalism, local and international nongovernmental organizations ((I)NGOs, and the state

Education

2004 Doctoral student, Department of Anthropology (September 2004-present)

2002 M.A. University of Oregon, Department of Anthropology, September 2002- June 2004

1997 B.A. Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

Psychology and English literature majors, German minor

1996 Institute for European Studies, Vienna, Austria, January-May 1996

Study abroad program with focus on comparative literature and German language

Fellowships, Grants, and Awards

National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, fieldwork with Bosnian and Southern Sudanese refugees and the institutions that serve them in Fargo, North Dakota, Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008

University of Oregon, Center on Diversity and Cooperation, for pilot project with Bosnian and Southern Sudanese refugees and the institutions that serve them in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Summer 2005

Second place winner in the Peter K. New student paper competition for the Society for Applied Anthropology, February 2005

International Trade and Development Graduate Fellowship Program, Sasakawa Fellowship, from the Oregon University System for work on Master’s thesis, September 2003-June 2004

International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) 2003-2004 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program Grant for research on policy issues related to Romani (Gypsy) women in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Summer 2003

University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS), Research Grants and Awards Committee for supplies related to MA research, July 2003-June 2004

University of Oregon, Risa Palm Fellowship, Fall 2003

University of Oregon, Research scholarship, Fall 2002

Oxfam - Fieldwork grant with Medica Infoteka, Zenica, Bosnia for research on the prevalence of domestic violence against Romani women, oral history interviews in Zenica-Doboj Canton, March-August 2000

Oxfam, Grant for analysis, printing, and promotion of research for Romani women in the Zenica-Doboj canton, September-December 2000

Relevant Professional Experiences, Teaching, and Research

· Dissertation Research, Fargo, ND, Sept. 2007-present

· Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Sept. 2006-June 2007

Teaching assistant in the Department of Anthropology

· Instructor, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR July-Aug. 2006 and 2007

Instructor for the summer class, Women in a Cross-Cultural Perspective, for the Department of Anthropology

· Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Sept. 2005-June 2006

Teaching assistant (fall 2005) and instructor (winter and spring 2006) for the introductory course in Women’s and Gender Studies

· Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Sept. 2002-June 2005

Teaching assistant for Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Women and Culture I and II, Evolution of Human Sexuality, Introduction to Monkeys and Apes

· Fieldwork, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Summer 2003

Ethnographic fieldwork including participant observation and interviews in the local language with members of local Romani and non-Romani nongovernmental organizations and international organizations

· Case manager, Lutheran Social Services Refugee and Immigration Program, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mar. 2001-Sept. 2002

Social work with refugees mostly from the former Yugoslavia and Sudan: adjusting to life in the United States, assistance with psycho-social and welfare programs, daycare, school, medical insurance, language services, counseling services, translator for Bosno-Serbo-Croatian for clients

· Volunteer/Research coordinator, Medica Zenica Infoteka (local, non-governmental women’s organization), Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nov. 1998-Dec. 2000

Design and coordination of research project with Romani women including background research, participant observation, grant writing, hiring and training assistants, reporting to donors, conducting in-depth and quantitative interviews in local language, publication of research, translating skills for Bosno-Serbo-Croatian language, English language editing, computer skills (Word, Excel), networking with other women’s and Romani organizations, administrative work

· Research assistant, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, Aug. 1995-Dec. 1995

Interviews with subjects and data entry for social psychology professor

· Volunteer/Intern, Washington, D.C., July 1997-August 1998

Folger Shakespeare Library (summer 1997), Public Interest Research Group (environmental concerns), tutor for inner city children, volunteer at soup kitchen

Publications

2006. Roma in Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Gendered Gaze at the Politics of Roma, (I)NGOs, and the State. Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture Special Issue: The ‘Grand’ and ‘Small’ Political Narratives: Social and Political Realities of Europe 4(8-9):87-103.

2003. Reflections on Fieldwork with Romani Women: Race, Class, and Feminism in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Anthropology of East Europe Review 21(2) Fall 2003: 113-117.

2001. Race, Class, Gender, and Domestic Violence: the Situation of Romani Women in Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina in How We Live(d). Jennifer Erickson, ed. Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Medica Zenica Infoteka. (Published in English, Bosno-Serbo-Croatian, and Romani).

2000. Activism in Bosnia: Violence and Feminism Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, Vol.6, No.2: 8-14.

2000. Silence on the Battlefield, Violence at Home. Orbit, No.75: 18-19.

Peer Reviewer for the following publications:

Human Organization (2007)

Anthropology today (2006)

Conference Presentations

· African Studies Association, 18-21 October 2007 New York City, NY: “What Happens after Genocide?: Citizenizing Southern Sudanese Refugees in the Midwest United States”

· American Anthropological Association, 15-19 November, 2006 San Jose, CA: “Genocide in Sudan: Darfur, the South, and Gendered Representations of ‘Sudanese’”

· Association of Anthropology Graduate Students, 10 November 2006 Eugene, OR: “Citizenship in an Age of ‘Gendercide’”: Comparing the Cases of Sudan and Bosnia”

· Center on Diversity and Community, 14 April 2006 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR: “Refugees, the State, and Resistance: Bosnians and Southern Sudanese in the Midwest United States”

· Society for Applied Anthropology, 28 March – 2 April, 2006 Vancouver, BC: “Refugees, the State, and Resistance: A Comparison of Bosnians and Southern Sudanese in the Upper Midwest U.S.”

· Western Folklore Conference 15-16 April 2005 Eugene, OR: Roma in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Racism, Sexism, and Militarism

· Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA) 5-10 April 2005 Santa Fe, NM: “Romani Women in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Reflections on Family and Violence”; presentation on second place award-winning paper for the Peter K. New student paper prize competition

· Northwest Anthropological Conference 25-27 March 2004, Eugene, OR: “So that’s How We Lived”: In-depth Interviews with Romani Women in Bosnia-Herzegovina

· American Anthropological Association (AAA) 19-23 November 2003 Chicago, IL: “Romani Women, a Neglected Population: Race, Class, Gender, and Policy in Bosnia”

· Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA) 20-24 March 2003 Portland, OR: “Romani Women: Race, Class, Gender, and Feminism in Bosnia-Herzegovina”

· SOYUZ: Ethnographies of Postsocialism 7-8 February 2003 Amherst College, Amherst MA: “Romani Women: Race, Class, Gender, and Domestic Violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina”

Invited Lectures

· Women in War Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH: “Racism, Classism, Gender, and War: The Case of Romani Women in Bosnia-Herzegovina,” 26-27 October 2007

· Amnesty International, University of Oregon campus, “Women, War, and Darfur,” 24 May 2007

· Women’s Action for New Direction (WAND), Eugene, OR, 14 December 2006

· Building Bridges: Into the Heart of the Heartland, conference sponsored by New American Services, a program of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, Presentation on History and Culture of Bosnian Roma, April 2006

Skills

· High proficiency in Bosno-Serbo-Croatian

· Elementary level German

Memberships

· American Anthropological Association

· Society for Applied Anthropology

· African Studies Association

· Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF)

· South Sudan Women’s Empowerment Network (SSWEN)

Professional offices

· South Sudan Women’s Empowerment Network, Board of Directors, May 2006-present

· Graduate Teaching Fellow Federation (GTFF) union steward for the anthropology graduate students, Fall 2005-Spring 2006

· Co-president elect of the Association of Anthropology Graduate Students (AAGS) at the University of Oregon, 2003-2004, 2004-2005. While co-president of AAGS I helped to bring scholar and activist, Beatrice Medicine, Ph.D. to speak at the University of Oregon. I also organized regular meetings with fellow graduate students and acted as a liaison between my colleagues and professors in the department of anthropology.