Morgan R. Montañez, PhD
Office of Research
Washington State University
PO Box 644020
Pullman WA 99164
Morgan.montanez@wsu.edu
(303)330-8227
Education
- Ph.D. Washington State University, Pullman, Sociology, 2023
- Dissertation: Inaccessible: Structural Inequalities, Isolation, and Neglect in a Rural Minority-Majority County in Northern New Mexico.
- Dissertation: Inaccessible: Structural Inequalities, Isolation, and Neglect in a Rural Minority-Majority County in Northern New Mexico.
- M.A. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Cultural Anthropology, 2017
- Graduate Minor: Rural Studies
- Thesis: A Hand Up Not a Hand Out: Negotiations of Poverty and Class Among Low Income Oregonians.
- Thesis: A Hand Up Not a Hand Out: Negotiations of Poverty and Class Among Low Income Oregonians.
- Graduate Minor: Rural Studies
- B.A. University of Colorado, Denver, Anthropology and Sociology, 2014
- A.S. Arapahoe Community College, Associate of Arts and Sciences, 2011
Professional Employment
| Washington State University | Project Manager, Office of Research, Social and Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC) Full-Time. (1/2023-present) |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Part-Time Faculty (2021-2023) |
Publications
Peer Reviewed
Montañez, Morgan. 2024. “Nowhere Else to Go” Housing Insecurity in a Hispanic-Majority, Rural County During the Covid-19 Pandemic.” Rural Sociology. Accepted. DOI:10.1111/ruso.12529
Zamora-Kapoor, Anna, Luciana E Herbert, Morgan Montañez, Debra S Buchwald, Kaimi Sinclair. (2021). “Risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension in American Indian and Alaska Natives, compared to three other racial/ethnic groups.” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 23 (4): 717-724.
Abstracts
Zamora-Kapoor. Anna, Luciana E Herbert, Morgan Montañez, Debra S Buchwald, Kaimi Sinclair. 2020. Risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension in American Indian and Alaska Natives, compared to three other racial/ethnic groups. (ABSTRACT) Journal of Adolescent Health 66:2 (65-66).
Manuscripts Under Development
Montañez, Morgan. 2023. “Moral Capital and Racism: How Moral Capital Functions as a Tool of Oppression in a Rural Minority-Majority Community.” Presented at RSS in 2023, Revising in preparation for submission to Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
Montañez, Morgan. 2023. “Losing Community During a Pandemic. Weakened Social Capital and Barriers to Getting by In a Rural, Hispanic Majority Community” Presented at RSS in 2022. Revising from dissertation chapter for submission to Social Problems.
Montañez, Morgan. 2023. Inaccessible: How Structural Inequalities, Isolation, and Neglect Impacted a Rural Minority-Majority County in Northern New Mexico. (Book Manuscript from dissertation, In preparation).
Montañez, Morgan, Michelle Weston, Ray, Namrata, 2023. “Uninsured and Remote: Healthcare Access and COVID-19 Infection and Deaths in Isolated Rural Counties.” In revision for submission.
Montañez, Morgan, Lena Le. 2023. “Environmentally Sustainable Beer?: Disconnect Between Grower and Brewer Perceptions of Environmental Sustainability.” In preparation for submission. Submitted for RSS 2024 Conference in Wisconsin.Montañez, Morgan, Lena Le. 2023. “”We don’t have choices”: Sustainability, Power, and Change in Pacific Northwest Brewing.” In development for submission.
GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS
USDA Local Food Promotion Program Grant ($59,610) along with Jess Sappington and Krebill-Prather for the Logistics and Efficiency of Local Food Distribution in Kitsap County Project entire grant award was $96,683. (2023).
Graduate Student Travel Award. ($200) Section on the Racial and Ethnic Minorities, American Sociological Association. (2022 Declined.).
Herbert Neil and Mary Wensky Scholarship ($3,000). Washington State University (2022).
Ann Madsen Depew Fund ($2,000) Washington State University Sociology (2022).
Gordon D. And Izola P. Morgan Fellowship ($3,000) Washington State University Sociology (2021).
Department of Sociology Graduate Student Excellence Award ($600) Washington State University (2020).
Gordon D. And Izola P. Morgan Fellowship ($1,500) Washington State University Sociology (2020).
Foley Fellowship ($1,000) Washington State University (2019).
Ann Madsen Depew Memorial Fund ($2,000) Washington State University Sociology (2019).
Gordon D. And Izola P. Morgan Fellowship ($1,000) Washington State University Sociology (2018).
First Year Summer Fellowship ($1,200) Washington State University Sociology (2018).
ASA Student Travel Award ($250) for ASA Conference in Philadelphia (2018).
Graduate Teaching Mentor ($500) Oregon State University (2015).
Pi Theta Kappa Honors Society (2011).Miramontes Arts and Sciences Program. ($1000). University of Colorado, Boulder (2009).
PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOLARLY MEETINGS
Montañez, M. “Moral Capital and Ethnicity in a Rural Town: The Role of Moral Capital in a Majority Latine/Hispanic Community in Northern New Mexico.” Rural Sociology Society in Burlington (2023).
Montañez, M. “Inaccessible: The Weakening of Social Capital and Barriers to Finding Help and Getting by in a Rural, Hispanic-Majority County During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Rural Sociology Society in Denver (2022).
Montañez, M. “’People are losing places to run.’ Historical Inequalities and Gentrification During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Southwestern Social Science Association in San Antonio (2022).
Montañez, M. Teaching for the Twenty-first Century; How New Tech Can Help…Most of the Time. Paper would have been given at a panel focused on Graduate Student Teaching at Pacific Sociological Association in Eugene. Canceled due to COVID19. (2020).
Montañez, M. A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out: Moral Capital and Safety-Net Usage. American Sociological Association in Philadelphia. (2018).
Montañez, M. Contradiction in the Use of Middle-Class Identity for Low-Income People Experiencing Inequality in Oregon. Society of the Study of Social Problems in Philadelphia. (2018)
Montañez, M. A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out: How Low-Income Oregonians Negotiate Class and Social Policy. Pacific Sociological Association in Long Beach. (2018)
Montañez, M., Rosenberger, N. Gleaners: An Alternative Food Network in the Willamette Valley of Central Oregon at American Anthropological Association in Minneapolis. (2016)
Montañez, M. Contradiction in the Use of Middle Class Identity For Low-Income People Experiencing Inequality in Oregon. Society for Applied Anthropology in Vancouver. (2016)
Montañez, M. Contradiction in the Use of Middle Class Identity for Low-Income People Experiencing Inequality in Oregon. School of Language Culture and Society at Oregon State University. (2016)
Montañez, M. Stories of Inequality: Experiences of the Near Poor in Linn and Benton County. Poster Session at the American Anthropological Association. (2015)Montañez, M. Stories of Inequality: Experiences of the Near Poor in Linn and Benton County. School of Language Culture and Society. Oregon State University. (2015)
Research Interests
Latine and Hispanic Communities, Aid Program Policy and Stigma, Healthcare Access, Environmental Disasters and Access, Rural Isolation and Access, Sustainability, Qualitative Methods, Survey Methods, Mixed-Methods.
Research Experience
Project Manager (1/1/2023-Present)
Began as the qualitative research lead Project Manager for the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC) in January 2023. Qualitative work includes in-depth interviews (both structured and semi-structured depending on client/project requirements), focus groups, and analysis of findings. In addition, I developed and managed a number of mixed-method and survey research projects. My work included mixed-methods SCRI-Grant projects, assessment, and phone, web, pick-up/drop-off, intercept, and mail surveys. In this role I was responsible for management, research design, training, survey programming, implementation, report writing, academic manuscript writing, and analysis of a variety of projects as listed below. Additionally, in this role I had occasional opportunities to collect data I was interested in analyzing—an example being the Hops and Kitsap County projects.
Projects:
Project Title: Enhancing Supply Chain Sustainability and Global Competitiveness for Pacific Northwest Hops: USDA SCRI Grant. Multi-year grant looking at Hops growing to enhance supply chain stability. Joined Washington State University’s group in year 2—the project also includes researchers at Oregon State University and University of Idaho. In this role I wrote technical reports of findings and two resulting journal articles. Beginning in January developed a survey based off qualitative findings for growers. Using these tools we measured farmers opinions and attitudes toward sustainably grown hops. I also aided in creation of a survey, research design, programming, and implementation of the survey, as well of analysis of results for both the qualitative and survey aspects. Will be active in writing of findings and resulting journal articles. (March 2022-present).
Project Title: Healthy Ferry County Coalition: Project looking at barriers to volunteering in Ferry County Washington. Aided in research design, IRB, and creation of measurement instruments. Conducted 9 in-depth interviews with volunteer organization leadership and used findings from interviews to inform script for 6 focus groups of volunteers and community members. Conducted analysis and report. This project included working closely with the Colville Reservation in Northern Washington State (January 2023- February 2024).
Project Title: Dwelling in American Literature: An Experimental Program for Architects and Engineers: Assessment of student needs and concerns for a new certificate program in the Engineering and Literature departments at Washington State University. Crafted measurement tool, prepared IRB, conducted 6 focus groups, and provided a technical report. In addition, trained several SESRC staff on focus group protocol and qualitative note taking (1/2023-May 2023).
Project Title: Improving End-of-Life Management of Plastic Mulch in Strawberry Systems. USDA-SCRI grant. Multi-year project looking at standard polyethylene (PE) plastic mulch and soil-biodegradable mulch use in strawberry industry. SESRC’s role on grant was an outcome evaluation survey. I developed a baseline survey for overall project outcomes and helped develop the research design for a web survey of strawberry growers working closely with Lisa Wasko DeVettar (PI), Lena Le, Tom Marsh, and Jessica Goldberger (Co-PI’s) as well as stakeholders from the larger grant project. I programed the web survey, and will implement and analyze results in a technical report for the research team. The baseline survey will be used again at end of project to measure research outcomes. (January 2023- present). In English and Spanish.
Project Title: Logistics and Efficiency of Local Food Distribution in Kitsap County. USDA Local Food Promotion Program Grant. Qualitative grant submitted with WSU Extension team in Kitsap County Washington for a project interviewing 65 farmers, vendors, and emergency food workers in Kitsap County to improve movement of food and to explore barriers to providing healthy options across the county. The aim is to reduce food waste and improve efficiency. Grant award notification received October 11, 2023. Amount received: $59,610 (project total amount is larger, this reflects what Rose Krebill Pather PhD and I brought into SESRC to cover my time conducting the research, the analysis, and writing). Research will begin in early 2024. PI on grant is Jess Sappington. (April 2023-present).
Project Title: Link Transportation Survey- Wenatchee, Washington. Intercept survey conducted on behalf of Link transportation systems in Wenatchee, Washington and the surrounding areas where public transportation visits in order to ascertain demographics of bus riders and reasons for using public transportation. Aided in IRB and logistical planning. (August 2023-October 2023).
Project Title: Survey of Texas Pecan Grower Crop Cycle Survey. Helped develop, program, field and wrote report of results from a survey looking at issues of sustainability and changing climate for the Texas Pecan Growers Association. Additionally helped with research design, survey development, and fielding of two follow-up surveys as well as reports and presentations for the July 2024 Pecan Growers Conference. (August 2023-January 2024).
Project Title: Survey of Texas Pecan Grower Crop Cycle Survey. Survey two is underdevelopment. Working with Texas A&M and the Texas Pecan Growers Association we are in process of developing a second survey to better understand problems with pecan growing in Texas. (January 2024-present).
Project Title: Climate Smart Humanities Organization. National Science Foundation project with Dr. Julia Day (PI) looking at sustainable building practices for construction companies utilizing modular building techniques. I helped to conduct in-depth interviews with representatives from firms, code findings, and wrote a report of findings for Dr. Day. (October 2023-January 2024).
Graduate Research Assistant (3/2022-12/31/2022)
Worked on both qualitative and survey projects for the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center starting March 2022. Beyond research duties, I also filled in roles within the SESRC research clinic such as conducting phone interviews, and helping prepare mail surveys.
Projects:
Project Title: Enhancing Supply Chain Sustainability and Global Competitiveness for Pacific Northwest Hops: USDA multi-year grant looking at Hops growing to enhance supply chain stability. Joined Washington State University’s group in year 2—the project also includes researchers at Oregon State University and University of Idaho. With a team of researchers at SESRC I helped with the qualitative and survey research aims of this interdisciplinary undertaking. I developed a literature review, helped write IRB documents, inform the sampling and recruitment plan, and developed in-depth interview guides. Further I conducted 35 interviews during summer and fall 2022. Analysis of interviews concluded in summer 2023 in my new role as Project Manager. I developed a codebook of major themes and oversaw a team of transcribers and coders. (March 2022-June 2023).
Project Title: Survey of Colville Tribal Reservation Enrolled Member. From May-July 2022 I worked on several areas of this large project. I helped to test data collection tools and develop training materials, and train local employees before traveling to the Colville Reservation and conducting pick up-drop off surveys on the south region of the reservation from June 21st-July 31st, 2022. I was a field supervisor on the project and also had a significant role coordinating with the Tribal Government Office in Nespelem and with WSU Extension contacts (June-July 2022).
Project Title: 2021 Behavioral Health Enrollee Survey. Washington State Healthcare Authority. Cleaned up qualitative data (spell check and redacted names) and then conducted simple statistics on findings before helping to draft the 2021 annual report and fact sheets to the state agency based off web, mail, and phone surveys. (May 2022).
Project Title: Idaho Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System Results. Tested the web survey and helped with prepping mailing for this survey. (June 2022).
Project Title: University of Washington Minority Owned Business Survey.
Set up the web version of the survey for client and tested the web survey after set up. (August 2022).
Co-PI (7/2020- 8/2022)
Researcher on study exploring the relationship between COVID-19 mortality and rurality. Resulted in one paper, written with CO-PIs Namrata Ray MS MA and Anna Zamora-Kapoor PhD exploring the relationship between COVID-19 mortality, rurality, and insurance coverage for individuals using CDC unrestricted data and later the CDC restricted data. For this project I helped formulate the research question, wrote the literature review, helped with methods, and wrote the analysis and discussion sections. Michelle Weston joined project in 2022 to help revamp paper and find new journal fit.
Research Assistant (5/2021-8/2021)
“Survey of Native Seed Suppliers and Buyers” Project conducted by the SESRC on behalf of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Aided in the analysis of qualitative survey data through the creation of a codebook and then coding responses. I worked with Lauren Scott PhD on this project on behalf of the SESRC.
Co-PI (Dissertation Research) (12/2020-Current)
Developed and conducted research for dissertation study on rural Northern New Mexico poverty, aid programs, and healthcare access during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative study recruiting 50-100 informants from a remote, persistently poor, and majority minority county to learn about how they weathered the challenges of the pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Also included 300+ hours of community service/volunteer participant observation data collection during summer 2021. Conducted all aspects of study- design, recruitment, interviews, transcriptions, analysis, and any resulting publications. More information available at taosstudy.com (12/2020-Current).
Research Assistant for IREACH (10/2018- 12/2019)
Project providing data analysis for Professor Anna Zamora-Kapoor for her work with IREACH. This project used the Add Health Dataset and resulted in the paper “Risk Factors for Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension in American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Compared to Three Other Racial/Ethnic Groups” for the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Also identified literature on hypertension and helped to develop a literature review exploring hypertension in Native American populations.
Survey Design Consultant for SESRC (08/2018- 12/2022)
Consultant for the SESRC’s free clinic providing guidance on survey design and qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Our clinic served the WSU academic community including administration, faculty, outreach and extension, graduate students, undergraduate students, and members of the Pullman community. In addition, we would occasionally work on SESRC paid client work to gain experience in client consultation.
CO-PI (Master’s Thesis Research) on the Gleaner Oral History Project (10/2014- 9/2017)
Primary researchers: Nancy Rosenberger (Through 2018) Joan Gross (2018-Current) Conducted in-depth interviews, transcription, and coding in Nvivo. Also 300 hours of participant observation at each of the 14 Gleaner Nonprofits. Designed, printed, distributed, entered, and analyzed a survey of 350 households.
Research Assistant (6/2016-10/2016)
ADVANCE Oregon State University. Provided transcription work for a project at OSU looking at inequality and discrimination among faculty.
Teaching Experience
Washington State University
Courses Taught
The Family. Asynchronous Online. (Summer 2021).
Society and Technology. Synchronous Online. (Spring 2021).
Sociology of Film. Mixed Synchronous Online. (Fall 2020, Fall 2021).
Social Deviance. Asynchronous Online. (Summer 2020).
Social Problems. Asynchronous Online. (Summer 2019).
Introduction to Sociology Recitation. In Person. (Fall 2017, Fall 2018).
Teaching Assistant
Society and Sustainability. Asynchronous Online. (Spring 2022).
Social Problems. In Person and Asynchronous. (Spring 2020).
Social Inequality. In Person. (Spring 2019).
Sociology of Food. In Person. (Fall 2019).
Introduction to Sociology. In Person. (Fall 2017, Fall 2018).
Social Problems. In Person. (Spring 2018).
Central New Mexico Community College
Courses Taught
Social Deviance. Synchronous Online. (Summer 2022)
Oregon State University
Courses Taught
Comparative Cultures. In Person. (Fall, Spring, and Winter 2014-2016).
Courses Developed
Social Deviance. (Summer 2022). Asynchronous Online.
Society and Sustainability. (Spring 2022). Asynchronous Online.
The Family. (Summer 2021). Asynchronous Online with Synchronous Elements.
Society and Technology. (Spring 2021) Synchronous Online.
Sociology of Film. (Fall 2020). Asynchronous Online with Synchronous Elements.
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate: Environmental Sociology; Sociology of Natural Disasters, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Rural Sociology; Latine Sociology; Social Problems; Social Theory; Sociology of Health.
Graduate: Qualitative Methods, Survey Methods, Social Theory, Issues of Access in Rural America
TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS, PLATFORMS, AND SOFTWARE
Quality Matters Certificate in Online Teaching. (Spring 2021)
Online Teaching Certificate One: Central New Mexico Community College. (Fall 2021)
Online Teaching Certificate Two: Central New Mexico Community College (Fall 2021)
Online Learning Platforms and Software: Brightspace, Canvas, Blackboard, Tophat, Screencastomatic, Zoom, Webex, Perusall.
Service
Public and Applied Sociology
Las Lagunitas HOA
Volunteered time to conduct two focus groups and then design, field, and analyze a community needs survey for a small HOA in La Cienega, New Mexico. (2021-2022).
Contact: Darlene Rohrer, darlenegares49@hotmail.com
Survey Design Consultant for Citizens’ Climate Lobby of the Palouse.
Volunteered time to help CCLP in research design and survey design for a community climate knowledge survey. (2020)
Contact: Kynan Hicks at kynan.w.h@gmail.com
Taos Covid-19 Impact Study
After volunteering for research during summer 2021, provided a brief of major findings from data—specifically vulnerabilities that nonprofits might consider addressing in Taos. Sent to major stake holders/managers at the nonprofit organizations I volunteered with who requested this information. (2021).
Linn and Benton County Gleaner Nonprofits (14 Nonprofits in total).
Interviewed 48 participants and conducted 300 hours of participant observation. Located in Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. At the end of the project, presented a program assessment to all 14 Gleaner groups from findings during participant observation. Informed them about their populations needs and gaps in aid provided. (2014-2017).
Contact Susan James (541) 730-6639
Professional
Rural Sociology Society
Chair of the Rural Race & Ethnicity Research Interest Group (RIG): This is an elected position in the RSS Rural Race & Ethnicity RIG. I will Chair the 2023-25 term. I will be responsible for organizing the Rural Race & Ethnicity sessions (paper, poster, and round tables) for the annual conferences in 2024 and 2025, a paper competition for graduate students in those years, and any resultant special sessions or socials at the conferences. I will also be responsible for holding an annual business meeting and social. I will also be responsible for managing the RIG e-mail, attending bi-annual meetings with the current VP of the RSS, and managing the RIG budget. Additionally, I will be responsible for finding candidates for my position in 2025. (2023-2025).
Graduate Student Representative to the RSS Council. This is an appointed position lasting from March 2022-August 2023. Duties include attending three virtual meetings a year, attending the annual meeting, planning graduate student events at the annual conference, helping recruit graduate student members to other committee appointments, and promoting involvement amongst the graduate student membership. (2022-2023).
Networking Initiative: Kai Schafft, Sonja Lindberg, and I developed a networking initiative for the RSS to be launched at the fall 2022 conference. Our goal is to connect graduate students to faculty of shared interest to foster community and engagement within the society. (2022).
Session organizer: Helped to coordinate a panel with Amanda Crump and then a workshop on job market prep for graduate student conference attendees. With the help of the other Graduate student representative, Sonja Lindberg, we put together a hand-out based on panel discussion of “Things to Consider” to be distributed at the CV, Teaching and Diversity Statement workshop that followed. (2022).
Annual Meeting 2023 Special Session Organizer. Worked with the other graduate student representative and faculty members of the RSS to coordinate a conference session for Annual Meeting.. Recruited speakers and organized two sessions on academic and nonacademic employment for rural sociologists.(Ongoing 2023).
Arapahoe Community College
Informational Alumni Career Contact. (2022- present).
Journals Reviewed For
Sociological Imagination
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
University
Oregon State University
GTM Mentor. Oregon State University- A select group of representatives from each graduate school area (8 total) design and implement a 2-day teaching orientation for both international and domestic students with a focus on what incoming graduate students need to know before stepping into a classroom. Experience included 6 months professional development/training and 2 months planning as well as 2 full days of work when orientation dates arrived. Orientation was for all incoming graduate students. (2015).
Department
Washington State University
Working Group on Undergraduate Student Engagement- Department of Sociology. As part of this working group, I helped the department of Sociology research strategies for student engagement. Included attending monthly meetings, researching new techniques, and designing sample materials and training presentations (recorded and in person) for the department. (2022-2023).
Graduate Student Orientation Planning and Design Committee– Department of Sociology. (Summers 2018, 2019).
Sociology Graduate Student Organization (WSU 2017-2022).
Undergraduate Studies Committee (2020-2021).
Teaching Committee (2018-2019).
Awards Committee (2018-2019).
Faculty Meeting Committee (2017-2018).
Graduate Student Mentor (2019-2020).
Co-Founder and President. Sociology Hiking Club- Co-Founded with Michelle Weston. www.sociologyhikingclub.com (2022-2023)
Oregon State University
Graduate Student Representative. Department of Cultural Anthropology, Oregon State University. Recruitment Fair. American Anthropological Association. Minneapolis, MN. (2016).
Graduate Student Representative. Department of Cultural Anthropology, Oregon State University. Recruitment Fair. American Anthropological Association. Denver, CO (2015).
Reviewer. School of Language Culture and Society Annual Conference. (2015).
Graduate Student Representative. Department of Cultural Anthropology, Oregon State University. Recruitment Fair. Society for Applied Sociology. Vancouver, BC. (2015).
Community
Volunteer Tutor. Boulder County Tutors. (2022)
Contact: Lauren Cooper, laurenelizabethcooper99@gmail.com
Member. Resilient American Communities, National Group. (2021)
Contact: Michael McDonald, Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
Volunteer. The Food Depot Santa Fe, New Mexico. (2021)
Contact: volunteer@thefooddepot.org
Volunteer. Rent and Utility Assistance Workshops, Taos Community Programs at Taos Public Library. (2021).
Contact: Felize Medina (575)758-0106
Volunteer. Shared Table Food Pantry. (2021).
Contact: Cheri Lyon (575)758-3166
Volunteer. St. James Food Pantry. (2021).
Contact: Caroline at taosfoodpantry@gmail.com
Volunteer. Community Against Violence Taos, New Mexico. (2021).
Contact: Diana Arreola (575)758-8082
Volunteer. North Central Food Pantry, Questa New Mexico. (2021)
Contact: Joan MacDonald at 410-596-7877
Linn and Benton County Gleaner Nonprofits (14 Nonprofits in total). (2014-2017)
Contact Susan James (541) 730-6639
Invited Talks and Guest Lectures
Both helped Organize and was a Panelist for Session “Special Session for Students: Preparing for the Next Steps After Graduate.” At the Rural Sociology Society Conference in Vermont (August 3rd, 2023).
“Structural Racism in Northern New Mexico: Gentrification, Access, and Healthcare in Taos.” Presented to Central New Mexico Community College Spring 2022 Capstone Students (April 7, 2022).
“Las Lagunitas Community Needs- A Detailed Roadmap to Move Forward.” Presentation to the Las Lagunitas Community. Web meeting to 104 residents of a small, New Mexico community. (March 8th, 2022).
“Las Lagunitas Community Needs- A Report of Findings.” Brief Presentation to HOA Board of Survey Results. (March 3rd, 2022).
“Pandemic Impact in Taos County. A Brief of What Went Well and What Needs Work.” Resilient American Communities. Weekly Check in. (September 9th, 2021).
“Federal Safety Net Programs in America, Then and Now.” Invited lecture for SOC 340 Social Inequality. Washington State University (Fall 2019).
“Active Learning Techniques: In Person and Online.” Talk given at SGSO Teaching Tea. (Fall 2018)
“Mixed-Methods Research.” Invited Talk given to the Sociology Quantitative Methods Group. (Fall 2018).
“Qualitative Methods, The Basics.” Invited lecture for SOC 320 Introduction to Social Research. Washington State University (Spring 2018).
“Sociology and Health Inequalities.” Taught unit for SOC102 Social Problems. Washington State University (Spring 2018).
“Sociology and the Environment.” Taught unit for SOC102 Social Problems. Washington State University (Spring 2018).
“A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out.” Invited Talk discussing my research and grad school for the Sociology Club. (Fall 2017).
Organizational Affiliations
Southwest Sociological Association (2021-)
Resilient American Communities (2021-)
Rural Sociological Society (2018-)
American Sociological Association (2018-)
Society for the Study of Social Problems (2018-)
Pacific Sociological Association (2017-2019)
Society of Applied Anthropology (2014-2017)
American Anthropological Association (2014-2017)
Research Skills and Software
| Qualitative Research Methods (Expert) | Zotero (Intermediate) |
| Quantitative Research Methods (Intermediate) | GIS Analysis and Map Making (Beginner) |
| Survey Methods and Design (Expert) | Website Design (Intermediate) |
| Mixed-Method Research (Intermediate) | Transcription (Advanced) |
| Nvivo (Expert) | Technical Report Writing (Advanced) |
| Dedoose (Intermediate) | Grant Writing (Intermediate) |
| STATA (Intermediate) | Adobe Creative Cloud (Advanced) |
| R (Beginner) | HTML (Intermediate) |
| SAS (Beginner) | Python (Beginner) |
| SPSS (Expert) | VOXCO (Advanced) |
| Endnote (Beginner) |