Lynn Verduzco-Baker, Ph.D.
643 Manor Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 476-4940
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://lynnvb.yolasite.com/
Department of Anthro. & Sociology
Albion College
611 E. Porter St.,
Albion, MI 49224
(secondary address)
Employment
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Albion College, Michigan, 2013 – present
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology, Albion College, Michigan, 2011-2012; 2012-2013
Education
Ph.D., Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan (2011)
M.A., Sociology, University of Michigan
Teaching Credential, Single Subject—English, California State University, Fresno
B.A., English, California State University, Fresno
Research and Teaching Areas
Race & Ethnicity
Race, Gender, and Class
Qualitative Methods
Sociology of Gender
Family
Sexuality
Additional Teaching Topics: Poverty and Inequality in the US, Sociology of Childhood, Social
Panics, Social Research Methods
Articles and Chapters
Elischberger, Holger B., Jessica G. Glazier, Eric D. Hill, & Lynn Verduzco-Baker. 2016. “Boys
Don't Cry: Adult Attitudes Toward and Beliefs About Transgender Youth.” In Sex Roles,
DOI 10.1007/s11199-016-0609-y
Verduzco-Baker, Lynn. 2015. “ ‘I don’t want them to be a statistic”: Mothering
Practices of Low-Income Mothers.” Journal of Family Issues, Online First, DOI:
10.1177/0192513X15610616
Martin, Karin, Lynn Verduzco-Baker, Jennifer Torres and Katherine P. Luke. 2011.
“Privates, Pee-Pees and Coochies: Gender and Genital Labelling for/with Young
Children” in Feminism & Psychology Volume 21 (3): 420-430.
Martin, Karin, Katherine P. Luke and Lynn Verduzco-Baker. 2007. “The Sexual Socialization
of Young Children: Setting the Agenda for Research”. In Social Psychology of Gender,
edited by Shelley J. Correll. New York: Elsevier Science/JAI.
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Work Under Review
Martin, Karin A. and Lynn Verduzco-Baker. "Social-Sexual Transformations of Early
Childhood: Differences in Mothers’ Sexual Education of Young Children Between 1976
and 2006." Under review by Sexual Education.
Work in Progress
Verduzco-Baker, Lynn. “No Excuses: How Motherhood Discourses Legitimate and Reproduce
Individualism & Meritocracy.” Being prepared for submission.
--- “No Excuses: The Power and Persistence of the Ideal Mother Myth.” (working title). Book
Manuscript.
--- “Teaching Social Problems Through Multimodal Projects.” Journal article.
Selected Honors, Grants and Awards
2016
Faculty Development Committee, Albion College, large grant for developmental
editor for manuscript
2015
New Teacher of the Year Award, Albion College
Faculty Award, The President’s Advisory Committee on Intercultural Affairs
(PACIA), Albion College
2011
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award
Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
Selected Presentations and Invited Talks
2016
Poster, Albion College Teaching Symposium, “ ‘I Never Realized!’: Helping Students
Recognize (Dis)Advantage”
Invited panelist, National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, “The
Roles of English Language Arts Research in Generating Equity in Education.”
2015
Faculty Lecture, Albion College. “Motherhood & Meritocracy: How Motherhood
Discourses Legitimate and Reproduce Rugged Individualism and the Blaming of Mothers
for Continued Poverty”
2015
Paper Presentation, Society for the Study of Social Problems, “No Excuses: How
Discourses of Glorified Motherhood Legitimate and Reproduce Rugged Individualism
and the Blaming of Mothers for Continued Poverty.”
2015
Paper presentation, American Sociological Association, "Social-Sexual Transformations
of Early Childhood: Differences in Mothers’ Sexual Education of Young Children
Between 1976 and 2006."
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2014
Panel Discussant, National Women’s Studies Association, “Pedagogies of Transgression”.
2014
Faculty Speaker, Intercultural Affairs Senior Recognition Event, Albion College
2013
Paper Presentation, Society for the Study of Social Problems, “Teaching Social Problems
Through Multimodal Projects” (Critical Dialogues session).
2013
Workshop Presenter & Facilitator: Sociologists for Women in Society, “Make it Work!
Building (Feminist) Writing Support Systems for Graduate School and Beyond” (Career
Development)
2012
Paper Presentation, Society for the Study of Social Problems, “I’m A Good Mother: How
Young Low-Income Mothers Negotiate Dominant Discourses Of Motherhood”.
2012
Paper Presentation, Pacific Sociological Association, “Motherhood Discourses and the
American Dream: The False Promise of Class Mobility Within Dominant Discourses of
Motherhood.”
Selected Teaching
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Introduction to Sociology*
Qualitative Social Research*
Sociology of Childhood
Children of Immigrants*
Social Theory*
Race & Ethnicity
Social Panics in the U.S.
FYE: Doctor Who & You: Understanding Your Social World Through Doctor Who
FYE: Evolution of Dating
* Taught in current academic year, 2015-2016
Advising & Mentoring
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2015-16: 14 students; 2014-15: 27 students
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Fall 2015: 3 Smooth Transition students
Selected Professional Activities and Service
Departmental Service
2016
Search Committee, Assistant Professor, Sociology
2015
Search Committee, Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology
2014
Search Committee, Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology
2013
Search Committees
§ Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology
§ Visiting Assistant Professor, Sociology
Lynn Verduzco-Baker
2011 – present
Departmental Representative at visit days, Declare a Major Day, etc.
2012, 2014
Facilitator/Presenter, Graduate School Information Workshop
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College & Community Service
2012 - present
Ethnic Studies Program Committee Member
2014 - present
Institutional Review Board (joined Fall 2014)
2015 - present
Hearing & Grievance Committee Member (elected)
Spring 2016
Invited member, Diversity Task Force, Albion College, convened by
Mauri Ditzler and Keena Williams
Invited member, Diversity Committee, Cities of Albion-Marshall,
organized by Harry Bonner
Invited facilitator, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Dialogue and
Service at Albion College
Member of thesis committee for: Claudia Liu (Soc)
Fall 2015
Diversity trainer for student mentors in First Year Experience program
Presentations/workshops for Build Albion Fellows students
Consultation & assistance regarding diversity and retention issues to
Faculty Committee on Diversity, Interim Director of Intercultural Affairs,
Build Albion Fellows program, and Black Student Alliance
Faculty mentor for Smooth Transitions
Spring 2015
Panel organizer and facilitator, “Why Race Still Matters: Understanding
Ferguson and #blacklivesmatter,” Black History Month Event, Albion.
Discussion facilitator, screening of film, White Like Me, Black History
Month Event, Albion College.
2014(S)-2015(F)
Academic Status and Petitions Committee Member
2015-2016
Student honors theses committee (undergraduate)
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2014-2015
Committee Member for Claudia Liu (Anthro/Soc)
Student honors theses committees (undergraduate)
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Chair for Lindsay Weiss (Sociology), Outstanding Honors Thesis Award
Committee Member for Jessica Glazier (Psych), Outstanding Honors Thesis Award
Committee Member for Madeline Drury (Anthro/Soc)
2013-2015
Faculty Supervisor, Student Research Partner Program, Albion College
2013-2014
Faculty Supervisor, Undergraduate Research Projects (FURSCA):
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How Hip Hop Is Reviving Detroit, Albion College (Wally Kacher)
The Preservation of Selfhood: A study of Chinese Nationalism and National
Identity, Albion College (Claudia Liu)
Diversity on Albion College’s Campus, Albion College (Joshua Van Laan)
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Faculty Supervisor, Student Research Partner Program, Albion College
2014
Diversity Training for Residential Assistants
2014
Interviewed candidate for Multicultural Coordinator in Admissions
2013-14
Committee Member for Departmental Honors Theses:
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National Service
2013
Emma Schaff: Family and Creativity, Psychology
Grace Dougherty: Anthropology of Obesity, Anthro
Search Committee, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
Member: Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, Division on Race,
Gender and Class; American Sociological Association
Reviews:
2010 - present
Reviewer: Sociological Quarterly, Journal of Family Issues
State Service
2015
Reviewer: Sociological Focus journal
2013
Reviewer: Michigan Family Review journal
2013
Panelist: Career Day Conference, Panel: “Careers in Liberal Arts”
University of Michigan Department of Sociology
rev: 06/2015