KATIE DINGEMAN-CERDA Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow Department of Sociology and Criminology University of Denver (949) 228-4424 ding8891@gmail.com EDUCATION Ph.D. Sociology, University of California-Irvine June 2014 Dissertation: Committee: Specializations: Bienvenidos a Casa? Deportation and the Making of Home in the US-El Salvador Transnation Rubén G. Rumbaut (Chair), Susan Coutin, Cynthia Feliciano International Migration; Research Methods M.A. Sociology, University of California-Irvine 2009 B.A. Sociology, Saint Mary s College (IN) 2006 PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS International Migration, Law and Society, Citizenship and Legality, Detention and Deportation, Crime and Punishment; Race and Ethnicity, Human Rights, Active and Experiential Pedagogy PUBLICATIONS Articles and Book Chapters Dingeman-Cerda, K. The Re/integration Paradox: How the Context of Return Structures Divergent Trajectories among Salvadoran Deportees. R&R at Sociological Perspectives. *Finalist, Graduate Paper Competition, SSSP, Global Division, 2011* Dingeman-Cerda, K. and Rubén G. Rumbaut. Forthcoming. Unwelcome Returns: The Alienation of the New American Diaspora in Salvadoran Society. In Deported! Responding to the New Deportations Delirium, edited by Daniel Kanstroom and Brinton Lykes. New York: New York University Press. Dingeman-Cerda, K. and Susan Bibler Coutin. 2012. The Ruptures of Return: Deportation s Confounding Effects. In Punishing Immigrants: Policy, Politics, and Injustice, edited by Marjorie Zatz, Charis Kubrin, and Ramiro Martínez. New York: New York University Press. 1
*Featured on Pacifica Radio s Against the Grain with Susan Coutin, 8/26/13* Dingeman, K. and Rubén G. Rumbaut. 2010. The Immigrant-Crime Nexus and Post- Deportation Experiences: En/Countering Stereotypes in Southern California and El Salvador. La Verne Law Review. 31(2): 363-402. *Cited in New York Times Op-Ed Deportation Nation by Daniel Kanstroom, 8/30/12* FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS External Grants and Fellowships Mini-Grant, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UCLA, 2012-13 Summer Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, 2011-12 Human Rights Fellowship, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley, 2010Graduate Research Fellowship (Honorable Mention), 2009 Internal Grants and Fellowships - University of California, Irvine Fletcher Jones Foundation, Dissertation Writing Fellowship, UCI, 2012-13 Research Fellowships, Department of Sociology, UCI 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Associate Dean s Fellowship, School of Social Sciences, UCI, 2011 Graduate Student Grant, Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, UCI, 2011 Collaborative Research Grant, Center for Law, Society, and Culture, UCI, 2010-11 Pedagogical Fellowship, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, UCI, 2010-11 Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Center for Law, Society, and Culture, UCI, 2009-10 Reading Group Small Grant, Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, UCI, 2009-10 PRESENTATIONS Criminal History as Grounds for Non-Discrimination. Conference on Convention on the Rights of Forcibly Expelled Persons. Boston College School of Law. May 2014. Divergent Pathways to Deportee Reintegration Invited Talk. Immigration Law Colloquium. University of California, Irvine School of Law. October 2012. Deportation and the Making of Home in the US-El Salvador Transnation. Presented at the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies. University of California-Irvine. May 2012. Lawyering Between the Lines: Legal Advocacy for Immigrant Victims of Violent Crime. Presented at the Southwestern Sociological Association. San Diego, CA. April 2012. Deciding to Return: Salvadoran Deportees' Plans to Reenter the U.S. after Deportation. Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association. San Diego, CA. March 2012. 2
Preferred Labor, Insecure Lives: The Labor Market Reintegration of Salvadoran Deportees. Presented at the International Conference on Global Studies. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. July 2011. (Discussant) The Privatization of Border Security. Seminar with Roxanne Doty. Center for International Studies. University of California-Irvine. February 2011. In the Best Interest? US Deportation Policies and the Right to Family Unity. Presented at the Human Rights Center Fellows Conference. University of California-Berkeley. November 2010. (Plenary Address) Immigration, Criminal Justice, and Post-Deportation Experiences of Young Adults: Findings from Southern California and El Salvador. with Rubén G. Rumbaut at the La Verne Immigration Law Symposium. La Verne, CA. February 2010. Bienvenidos a Casa? The Reintegration Experiences of Salvadoran Deportees. Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association. San Diego, CA, April 2009. From War to Refuge: A Case Study of Liberian Refugees Resettled in Indiana. Presented at the American Sociological Association. Montréal, Canada. August 2006. From War to Refuge: A Case Study of Liberian Refugees Resettled in South Bend, Indiana. Presented at the North Central Sociological Association. Indianapolis, IN. March 2006. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Dr. Susan Bibler Coutin, University of California-Irvine Summer 2008; Summer 2010 Helped administer focus groups with deportees in El Salvador; transcribed and reviewed focus group and life-history interviews of 1.5 generation Salvadoran migrants Dr. Carolette Norwood, Saint Mary s College (IN) Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 Assisted with the creation of a campus climate survey; conducted a literature review on the determinants of biracial fertility; entered quantitative data into Microsoft Excel NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Fall 2004 - Spring 2005 Participated in a competitive year-long research seminar funded by NSF; produced an article manuscript analyzing the role of social networks in women s protest involvement TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor of Record University of Denver, Department of Sociology and Criminology Deportation Nation Soci 2701 Fall 2014 3
Sociology of Law Soci 2750 Fall 2014 University of California-Irvine, Department of Sociology Race and Ethnicity Soc 63 Summer 2011; 2013; 2014 Introduction to Sociology Soc 1 Summer 2010; 2012 Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA), Department of Sociology Marriage and Family Soc 110 Fall 2013 Analysis of Social Problems Soc 185 Fall 2013 California State University-Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA), Department of Sociology Sociology of Law Soc 367 Spring 2012 Teaching Assistant University of California-Irvine, School of Social Sciences Media Writing-online course Soc Sci 184GW Spring 2014 Race & Ethnicity Soc 63 Spring 2010; Winter 2014 Ethics in International Affairs Intl St 154W Spring 2012 Global Interdependence Intl St 11 Winter 2012 Global Economy Econ 13 Spring 2011 Sociology Majors Seminar Soc 180A Winter 2010; Winter 2011 Introduction to Sociology Soc 1 Fall 2007; Fall 2010 Chicano Studies I Chic/Lat 61 Fall 2009 Afro-Latin American Music Chic/Lat 115 Spring 2009 Transnational Gangs Intl St 130 Winter 2008; Winter 2009 Research Methods Soc 110 Fall 2008 Prison Gangs Intl St 128 Spring 2008 Pedagogical Fellow University of California-Irvine, School of Social Sciences 2010-11 Participated in year-long seminar on pedagogical theory and practice; developed two full days of curriculum on student-centered and active learning; trained incoming sociology teaching assistants; provided teaching consultations with advanced teaching assistants SERVICE & LEADERSHIP Reviewer, Law and Policy, 2014- Reviewer, Journal on Migration and Human Security, 2014- Expert Witness, One Cancellation of Removal Case, Houston, TX, 2014 Deans Fellowship Advisory Committee, UC-Irvine, 2013-14 4
Expert Witness, One Cancellation of Removal Case, Minneapolis, MN, 2013 Graduate Representative, Human Rights Section, ASA, 2011-13 Expert Witness, Four Cancellation of Removal Cases, New York City, 2011-2012 Graduate Representative, Latino/a Section, LASA, 2010-12 Organizer, Transnational Families Reading Group, UC-Irvine, 2010-11 Organizer, Deportation and In/security Reading Group, UC-Irvine, 2008-09 Reviewer, Contemporary Sociology, 2007-2008 First-Year Cohort Representative, Department of Sociology, UC-Irvine, 2007-08 President, Sociology Club, Saint Mary's College, 2006 Student Body Representative, Institutional Review Board, Saint Mary s College, 2005-06 Captain, Varsity Swim Team, Saint Mary s College, 2005-06 AWARDS Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, UC Irvine, 2011 Finalist, Graduate Paper Competition in Latin@ Studies, Critical Sociology Journal, 2010 Best Undergraduate Paper, North Central Sociological Association, 2006 Outstanding Sociology Major Award, Department of Sociology, Saint Mary s College, 2006 Honor s Program, American Sociological Association, Montréal, 2006 RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT Expert Witness, Cancellation of Removal and Convention Against Torture, 2011-present Legal Intern (Immigration), Central American Resource Center, Los Angeles, 2010 Refugee and UAC Social Worker, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, 2006-2007 Assistant Case-Manager, Refugee and Immigration Services of South Bend, 2004-2006 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Sociological Association Pacific Sociological Association Society for the Study of Social Problems Latin American Studies Association Law and Society Association 5