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Tehama Lopez BunyasiSchool for Conflict Analysis and ResolutionGeorge Mason University3351 North Fairfax Drive, MSN 4D3Arlington, VA 22201703.993.9363 tlopezbu@gmu.edu Academic PostsGeorge Mason University, Arlington, VAAssistant Professor, School for Conflict Analysis and ResolutionFall 2014 - presentOhio University, Athens, OH Assistant Professor, Department of Political ScienceFall 2010 - Spring 2014EducationPh.D., Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, 2009M.A., Department of Political Science, University of Chicago 2004B.A., American Government, University of Virginia, 2001Certificate of Participation and Credit, Summer Arabic Program, University of Virginia-Yarmouk University (Irbid, Jordan), June-August 2001 ResearchBooksStay Woke: How to Make All Black Lives Matter (with Candis Watts Smith). Forthcoming with New York University Press.Racial Renegades: Conscious Egalitarianism and the Politics of Whiteness Articles“Do All Black Lives Matter to Black People? Respectability Politics and the Limitations of Linked Fate” (with Candis Watts Smith) (forthcoming in Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics)“Get in Formation: Black Women’s Participation in the Women’s March on Washington as an Act of Pragmatic Utopianism” (with Candis Watts Smith). The Black Scholar 48:3 (July 2018): 4-16.“Structural Racism and the Will to Act.” Radical Teacher Vol. 110 (Winter 2018): 33-45.“‘Breaking Bad’ in Black and White: What Ideological Deviance Can Tell Us about the Construction of ‘Authentic’ Racial Identities” (with Leah Wright Rigueur). Polity 47:2 (April 2015): 175-198.“Color-cognizance and Color-blindness in White America: Perceptions of Whiteness and Their Potential to Predict Racial Policy Attitudes at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century.” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 1:2 (April 2015): 209-224.“Breathing Difference, Sharing Empowerment.” Chicana/o Latina/o Law Review 32:2 (2014): 67-80.Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters“Brown Ballots in the Buckeye State” in Latinos and the 2012 Election: The New Face of the American Voter (Gabriel R. Sanchez, ed.), Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2015. Encyclopedia Entries“Black September” in International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences 2nd Edition, edited by William A. Darity Jr., (2008) Vol. 1, 322-323, Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.Book ReviewsBook review of Elizabeth Theiss-Morse’s “Who Counts as an American? The Boundaries of National Identity.” American Review of Politics 30 (Fall 2009): 401-405.Book review of Alan S. Zuckerman’s “The Social Logic of Politics: Personal Networks as Contexts for Political Behavior.” Journal of Politics 69:1 (Feb. 2007): 279-280.Under Review“Whiteness and the 2016 Election” “Linked Fate over Time and Across Generations” (with Candis Watts Smith and Jasmine Smith) “Under the Gun: Black Responsiveness and White Ambivalence to Black Death” (with Hannah Walker and Loren Collingwood) “White Response to Black Death: How Group Empathy Shapes Attitudes Towards Gun Control” (with Hannah Walker and Loren Collingwood) Selected Works-In-Progress“The Political Geography of Black America” (with Hannah Walker and Candis Watts Smith)“What Seeps In: How Listening to People of Color Share Their Experiences with Racial Discrimination Illuminates the Divide between Colorblind and Color-Conscious White Americans”“Fertile Ground? The Priorities of Women’s March Participants and the Limits of Intersectionality” (with Candis Watts Smith)Academic Honors, Fellowships & GrantsCareer Enhancement Fellowship. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Fall 2018.Foundation Research Award. School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. August 2016.Nominated for Career Connection Faculty Award for making a “positive impact on students’ career goals, employment plans or graduate school preparation.” University Career Services. George Mason University. Spring 2016.Summer Research Funding Award. Office of the Provost. George Mason University. Summer 2015.Recognized for excellence in teaching, and ranked among the top 5 percent of all instructors at Duke University during the spring semester 2010.Samuel DuBois Cook Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University, 2009-10.Nominated for American Political Science Association’s Award for Best Dissertation in American Politics by Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, 2009-10.Dissertation Writing Fellow, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton University, 2008-09.Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2007-08.Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 2007-08.Forbes College Graduate Fellow, Princeton University, 2007-08.Race Studies Grant, Office of Minority Student Affairs, University of Chicago, 2006-07.Trustees Fellow, University of Chicago, Autumn 2002-Spring 2007.Fulbright-Hays Grant, United States Department of Education, June-August 2001.Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Fellow, American Political Science Association (APSA), Summer 2000.Invited Presentations on Research“Evaluating Life Chances as a Measure of Racial Ideology.” New Directions in Black Politics. Black History Month Political Science Workshop. Department of Political Science, George Washington University. Washington D.C. February 2017.“Color-Blindness and Color-Cognizance in White America: A Look at White Racial Attitudes on the Eve of Obama’s Re-election.” Africana Studies, Lehigh University. Bethlehem, PA. October 2014.“Being White during the Obama Years: A Look at White Racial Attitudes on the Eve of the 2012 Election.” Center for African American Studies, Wesleyan University. Middletown, CT. February 2014.Workshop entitled, “Race-Making Through Everyday Conversation: The Ongoing Construction of Latino Racial Identity.” National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE). New Orleans, LA. May 2013.“Racial Privilege Awareness in White America.” Latin American Studies Program workshop, Marietta College. February 2013.Presented at Ohio University’s 16th Annual Spanish Spring Colloquium: Latin America: Global Perspectives on Contemporary Inter-Cultural Identities. Athens, Ohio. May 2012.“White Privilege and Race-Making.” Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, Duke University. June 2010. “White Privilege and American Politics.” Race and Politics course, Department of Political Science, Drew University. April 2008.Selected Conference Papers & Workshop Presentations on Research“In Search of ‘Woke’ White Folks.” Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2018.“The Political Geography of Black Politics” with Hannah Walker and Candis Watts Smith. Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2018.“Under the Gun: White Ambivalence and Black Responsiveness to Black Death” with Loren Collingwood and Hannah Walker. Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2018.“Under the Gun: Black Responsiveness and White Ambivalence to Black Death” with Loren Collingwood and Hannah Walker. Western Political Science Association Conference. March 2018.“The Political Geography of Black Politics” with Hannah Walker and Candis Watts Smith. Western Political Science Association Conference. March 2018.“Measuring and Predicting Race-Consciousness and Colorblindness in White America.” Western Political Science Association Conference. March 2018.“Yelp and Google as Public Forums on Incarceration,” a project with Candis Watts Smith and Rose Buckelew. Presented at the Incarceration and Returning Citizenry Workshop, George Mason University. April 2017.“Do All Black Lives Matter Equally to Black People? The Effects of Linked Fate, Respectability Politics, and Millennial Status on Intersectional Politics” with Candis Watts Smith. Presented at Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 2017.“Mainstreaming Intersectional Politics or Maintaining Respectability Politics?” with Candis Watts Smith. Presented at National Conference of Black Political Scientists. San Diego, CA. March 2017."Findings from the National Study of Color-Blindness and Color-Cognizance." Presented at Western Political Science Association Conference. San Diego, CA. April 2016.“Black Conservatives, Color-Conscious Whites, and the Cost of Ideological Deviance” with Leah Wright Rigueur. Presented at National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Chicago, IL. March 2013.“The Other Side of the Coin: Framing Racial Inequality as White Privilege.” Presented at American Political Science Association National Meeting. Seattle, WA. September 2011.“Dimensions of Safety and Vulnerability in White America.” Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. April 2011.“Second-Sight in White America.” Presented at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Social Sciences Colloquium, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University. February 2010.“White Privilege vs. Black and Latino Disadvantage: How the Framing of Racial Inequality Affects the Policy Preferences of White Americans.” Presented at the Political Psychology Workshop, University of Chicago. October 2009.“White Privilege: An Under-Explored Frame of Racial Inequality and its Potential to Affect the Policy Preferences of White Americans.” Presented at the Race Workshop, Duke University. October 2009.PracticePublic Speaking Engagements“Causes vs. Symptoms of Intolerance and Growing Peace.” Panelist at Global Youth Peace Dialogue, Fasilah for Social Development. Washington, D.C. September 21, 2018.“White America and the Racial Divide.” New America’s Fellows and Political Reform panel: Is Solidarity the Key to Bridging the Racial Divide? (televised live on C-SPAN). Washington D.C. February 20, 2018.“Talking to Kids about Racial Bias.” Downtown Baltimore Family Association Tough Talk Series. Baltimore, MD. March 2017. “Responding to Hate and Bias in Virginia.” Panelist at 7th Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit. Arlington, VA. October 2016.“Hispanic\Latin@: Examining Culture Through Language, Skin-color, and Lived Experiences.” Keynote speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month, Mount St. Mary’s University. Emmitsburg, MD. September 2015.“Controversial Symbols.” George Mason University Debate Institute. Fairfax, VA. July 2015.“Race, Lynching and the Making of Whiteness in the South.” Introduction to Modern African American History course, Center for African American Studies, Wesleyan University. Middletown, CT. February 2014.Roundtable entitled, "‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times:’ Explaining Inequality within Groups.” American Political Science Association National Meeting. Chicago, IL. August 2013.Panel entitled, “Negotiating Marginalized Identities in the Non-Legal Academy.” Chicana/o-Latina/o Law Review and University of California, Los Angeles Law School Symposium “Un/Masking Power: The Past, Present, and Future of Marginal Identities in Legal Academia.” Los Angeles, CA. April 2013.Roundtable entitled, "Has Obama's Re-Election Improved Prospects for a Black-Latino Political Alliance?" National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Chicago, IL. March 2013.“Immigration and the DREAM Act.” Keynote speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month, Ohio University. October 2012.“The Pipeline: Racial Disparities in Higher Education.” Defend Education Ohio Teach-In, Ohio University. March 2011.“Got Privilege? An Examination of Individuals and Institutions in a Diversifying Society.” Cottage Club, Princeton University. November 2007.“Student Activism.” Journalism and Activism course, Department of Communication & Journalism. Auburn University March 2004.Media ContributionsInterviewed by Vishakha Darbha and Aditi Sangal for the “You’ve Got It Made” podcast. Aired August 3, 2018. by Voice of America International Edition correspondent Lori Lundin to discuss Donald Trump’s response to the racial violence in Charlottesville, VA and the rise of hate groups in the United States. Aired August 16, 2017. for “Episode 40: Citizen Thind (Seeing White, Part 10).” Scene on Radio—a podcast from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. June 14, 2017. to NBC News Latino. “How Did VP Candidates Do in the Debate? Our Latino Panel Weighs In.” October 5, 2016. to NBC News Latino. “Entering College? Latino Professors Share Some Great Advice for 2016.” August 26, 2016. consultancy to Radiolab regarding a spinoff show about the Supreme Court, with particular focus on the United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind case (May 13, 2016).Interviewed and quoted by Buzz McClain for “Mason Student Researches Homelessness from a Conflict Perspective.” Published on News at Mason (January 4, 2016). by BBC Washington correspondent Jane O’Brien about the legacy of Minister Louis Farrakhan. December 14, 2015.Contributor to NBC News Latino. “How Did Democratic Candidates Do? Our Latino Panel Weighs In.” October 14, 2015. and quoted by Anushay Hossain for “Charleston Shootings: The Intersection of Race and Gender.” Published on Anushay’s Point (July 6, 2015) and Huffington Post (July 7, 2015). in online screening and discussion for PBS Election Special, Race 2012: A Conversation about Race and Politics in America. November 2012.Contributor to New York Times’ online opinion forum Room for Debate. “When Too Many People Are in Prison.” October 19, 2012. for PBS Election Special, Race 2012: A Conversation about Race and Politics in America. May 2012 (aired nationally October 16, 2012). “The Real Minority Report” originally published on , republished on Alternet. August 1, 2002. CitationsCo-authored research cited in “Black immigrants in the U.S. face big challenges. Will African Americans rally to their side?” by Candis Watts Smith for the Monkey Cage analysis in The Washington Post. September 18, 2017. PracticeIncarceration and Returning Citizenry (IRC) WorkshopWorkshop Founder and DirectorThe IRC Workshop is an interdisciplinary forum for faculty to share research, discuss teaching, and explore issues related to mass incarceration. Fall 2015-Spring 2017.Race and Conflict on Campus/American Textures Curriculum GroupTeam LeaderLeading a team of faculty and students to develop curriculum for Crossing Borders Film documentary about race relations in the United States. Fall 2015-present.Other Public EngagementCarl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural UnderstandingPrinceton University July 2008-July 2009Program Coordinator Planned, implemented, supervised, and evaluated programmatic activities of the Fields Center in an effort to integrate the Center into the fabric of the University, assisted in advising 30+ cultural student organizations, maintained lines of communication between the Center and the larger campus community, and provided campus-wide community programming related to diversity. Convener of the bi-weekly Social Issues Roundtable series that provided a platform for academics and activists to share their work with the larger Princeton community.Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer InstitutePrinceton University Summer 2008 & Summer 2009Seminar InstructorTeam-taught a seminar designed to strengthen the cross-cultural competence of PPIA students, equipping them with communication skills to become sensitive and effective future policymakers.Princeton University Delegation to the White Privilege Conference (WPC)Organizer and Supervisor April 2008At WPC, undergraduate student leaders examined concepts of identity-based privilege and oppression, and discussed solutions and team building strategies to work toward a more equitable world.Breakout Princeton Civic Action TripsDiversity Workshop Facilitator Fall 2007 & Spring 2008Prepared undergraduate students for weeklong trips to work in immigrant detention centers in New Jersey and American Indian reservations in Arizona.Program of Academic Excellence for High School Juniors and Seniors: Kenwood Academy-University of Chicago Jan.-May 2003-2006Head Teaching AssistantUnder direction of Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, assisted in running an after-school extra-curricular program at a public magnet school. Past program themes include: Race and Health; Hip Hop and Feminism; Race and Representation; and Race, Religion, and United States Contemporary Politics.Conversations of Race and EthnicityOffice of Minority Students AssociationUniversity of Chicago Spring 2005FacilitatorLed undergraduate students in dialogue about interracial relationships and practices of cultural appropriation.10 Ways To Fight Hate on Campus:A Response Guide for College Activists March 2003National Advisory Board Convened with college staff, students, police and community organizers from around the country to advise the Southern Poverty Law Center as they created a publication to help students respond to hate crimes and bias incidents on their campuses. This booklet is available in English and Spanish, and is distributed to colleges around the country free of charge.Alliance for Civility and Tolerance (ACT) in Alabama Sept. 2001-Aug. 2002Vice-President As an inter-faith coalition of concerned citizens, we worked to prevent and make others aware of acts of racial profiling, discrimination, and hate crimes in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Our work prompted the creation of the state’s first hate crimes unit within the Montgomery Police Department. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Aug. 2001- Aug. 2002 Community Affairs Assistant Acted as a liaison between grassroots activist organizations and SPLC, a non-profit civil rights organization in Montgomery, AL. Facilitated communication between donors, the general community, and SPLC employees. Made presentations to various visiting groups about the Civil Rights Movement, and SPLC’s work in continuing the struggle for civil rights for all people. Alabama Premiere of HBO’s The Laramie Project February 2002OrganizerWorked with Home Box Office (HBO) to create a guest list of LGBTQ activists and other social justice advocates in the state of Alabama. After screening this film, which tells the story of the murder of Matthew Shepard and its aftermath in Laramie, WY, we facilitated dialogue between guests about how to secure full civil rights for LGBTQ people. TeachingSchool for Conflict Analysis and ResolutionGeorge Mason University Fall 2014 to presentCourses TaughtConflict and Our World (undergraduate)Research/Inquiry in Conflict Resolution (undergraduate)Culture, Identity and Conflict (undergraduate)Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution (graduate)Conflict and Race (graduate)Quantitative Foundations (graduate)Department of Political Science, Ohio University Fall 2010 to Spring 2014Courses TaughtEngaging Politics (undergraduate)Issues in American Politics (undergraduate)Politics of Race (graduate/undergraduate)American Whiteness (graduate/undergraduate)Honors Tutorial: Whiteness and Masculinity (undergraduate)Department of Political Science, Duke University Spring 2010Course TaughtPublic Opinion: American Whiteness (undergraduate)Recognized for excellence in teaching, and ranked among the top 5 percent of all instructors at Duke University during the spring semester 2010.ServiceUniversity and Departmental ServiceGeorge Mason UniversityUniversityPanelist on “The Real Deal: Life at Mason as a New Faculty Member.” Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. New Faculty Orientation. August 21, 2017.Dialogue Facilitation Team Member for “Doing What Matters: Pathways to Inclusive Excellence.” Office of the Provost. Forthcoming: April 5, 2016.Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence Leadership Committee. Website sub-committee; Curriculum sub-committee.April 2015-present. Summer Research Fund Review Committee. Office of the Provost. Fall 2015.School for Conflict Analysis and ResolutionResearch Committee. Fall 2017-present.Panelist for Ph.D. Career Planning Event. November 30, 2017.Recruiter at Idealist Fair. October 2015 & 2017.Member of committee tasked with organizing a faculty retreat to discuss doctoral curriculum reform. Spring 2016.Lead organizer for film screening series (Crossing Borders and American Textures) (Fall 2015-Spring 2016).Panelist for Election 2016: Could America Go Fascist? And What Can We Do About It? hosted by The Unrest Group and Busboys & Poets. February 28, 2016.2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Week speaker, “Understanding Privilege.” January 20, 2016.Doctoral Program Committee. Spring 2015-present.MS Curriculum Reform Ad-hoc Committee. December 2014-Spring 2015.AGORA faculty sponsor. Fall 2015 to present.Guest Speaker for Dr. Rothbart’s CONF 302 Course. “Color-Blindness and Color-Consciousness in White America.” Spring 2015.Panelist for Dialogue and Difference. “Comedy and Race.” March 18, 2015.Panelist for “Colorblindness and Unconscious Racism.” 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Week. January 21, 2015.United Nations 70th Anniversary Celebration Ad-hoc Committee. December 2014-Spring 2015. “Mass Incarceration in the United States: Can S-CAR Play a Role in Prison Reform Programs?” S-CAR News. November 14. Volume 8, Issue 8.Faculty Advisor. Structural Violence Working Group. August 2014-present.Facilitator for “Race Relations and Underlying Issues of the Ferguson Conflict.” September 4, 2014.“Trends in Racial Attitudes since 1964.” Conflict Resolution and Civil Rights in U.S. Communities: The Next 50 Years. School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution-Community Relations Service/United States Department of Justice Conference. Arlington, VA. November 19, 2014.Faculty sponsor for OSCAR application: Jessica LaReau (2015-2016)Ohio UniversityUniversityWorking group in College of Arts & Sciences developing a curricular theme revolving around race, gender, and sexuality (April 2013 to May 2014)Faculty interview panelist for United States Fulbright Student Program. Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. October 2013.Friend of the Margaret Boyd Scholars Program. Division of Student Affairs, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and University College.Faculty representative at First Annual Multicultural Faculty, Staff and Student Meet and Greet. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. September 2013.Guest speaker and moderator at Black in Latin America program. Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Lambda Beta, and Latino Student Union (February 2013)Latino Heritage Achievement Awards Selection Committee (April 2011 and April 2012)Guest speaker at Latino Student Union meeting (October 2011)Search Committee for Director of Office of Multicultural Student Access and Retention (May-June 2011)Panelist at Ohio University’s Diversity Day of Learning; Socioeconomic, Race and Class Issues Panel (January 2011)Co-organizer of Ohio University’s Constitutional Day (2010)Faculty sponsor for student organization Ready 2 Play (2010-2011)Department of Political ScienceExecutive Committee in Department of Political Science (August 2013 to May 2014)Ad-hoc committee to modify promotion and tenure requirements (February 2012)Center for Law, Justice & Culture (CLJC)Co-coordinator of Law & Lunch (August 2013 to May 2014)Certificate development for CLJC (Fall 2010-Fall 2011)Professional ServiceCommittee on Nominations. Western Political Science Association. 2016-2019 term, chair 2017-2018. This committee identifies people who will serve on the organization’s Executive Council.Discussant at panel entitled, “JSS: Diversity and Discrimination and its Impact on Politics.” Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 2018.Discussant and Chair at panel entitled, “Teaching and Diversity.” Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. April 2017.Discussant at panel entitled, “Understanding the Bias toward Minorities.” Western Political Science Association. San Diego, CA. April 2016.Discussant and Chair at panel entitled, “Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in US Electoral Politics.” Western Political Science Association. San Diego, CA. April 2016.Chair for panel entitled, “Race, Gender and Policy Analysis in the U.S and Abroad.” Western Political Science Association. San Diego, CA. April 2016.Moderator for “Law, News, and Arts” panel at Marking Time: Prison Arts and Activism Conference, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. October 2014.Discussant at “Author Meets Critics” panel for Christina Greer’s Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of The American Dream. National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Wilmington, DE. March 2014.Chair for panel entitled, “Turbulence and Transformation in State and Local Electoral Politics.” Western Political Science Association. San Antonio, TX. April 2011.Discussant at “Author Meets Critics” panel for Sharon Navarro’s Latina Legislator: Leticia Van de Putte and the Road to Leadership. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. January 2010.Moderator for Social Sciences & Linguistics Panel. Ford Foundation Fellows Conference. Washington, D.C. Fall 2008.Co-coordinator for African American Studies seminar: African American Identity, History, and the State, Center for African American Studies, Princeton University, 2007-08.Mentor for Collegiate Mentor Program, Dean of Students Office in the College, University of Chicago, 2005-06.Departmental recruiter at Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, University of Chicago, 2003-06. Mentor for SROP-McNair Scholars Program, University of Chicago, 2005.Eyes on the Mosaic Conference at the University of Chicago, committee assistant, 2005.Referee/ReviewerEthnic and Racial Studies; Polity; Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; American Politics Research; Narrative & Conflict: Explorations of Theory and Practice; Global Change, Peace & SecurityProfessional AffiliationsAmerican Political Science Association (APSA)APSA’s Race, Ethnicity and Politics SectionMidwest Political Science AssociationNational Conference of Black Political ScientistsWestern Political Science AssociationOther Professional ExperienceNational Opinion Research Center (NORC)University of Chicago June 2005-August 2007Research Assistant Team leader for project on National Survey of Prosecutors for Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics. Implemented and analyzed experimental methodology for data collection. Assisted other groups at NORC by conducting research when writing proposals to bid on new contracts, and conducting quality control on raw data. Language SkillsSpanish Upper IntermediateArabic Lower Intermediate ................
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