Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Christina Blanch CV



CHRISTINA L. BLANCH
6903 W. Kilgore Ave.
  Yorktown, IN  47396
  (765) 717-0635
 
Christina.blanch@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Ed.D. in Educational Studies, Ball State University, anticipated graduation date, December 2013
Dissertation Title: “Contains Graphic Content: An Autoethnographic Study of the Experiences of Educators with the use of Comic Books in the Higher Education Classroom”

            Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Thalia Mulvihill, Ph.D.

M.A. in Anthropology, Ball State University, 2006
Master’s Thesis: “Because of Her Victorian Upbringing: Gender Archaeology at the Moore-Youse House”

B.S.  Anthropology, Ball State University, summa cum laude in Anthropology, 2003

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Comic Studies; Gender Studies; Popular Culture; Pedagogical Methods; Qualitative Inquiry; Online Teaching; Race and Ethnicity; Disability

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2011-present   Doctoral Assistantship, Educational Studies, Ball State University
2013                            Lyle Bussell Foundation Travel Grant, Ball State University
2013                            Access Award, Disabled Student Development, Ball State University
2012                            Lyle Bussell Foundation Travel Grant, Ball State University
2009-2010                   Outstanding Educator Award, Ball State University Correctional                                                    Education Program
2008-2009                   Outstanding Educator Award, Ball State University Correctional                                                    Education Program
2007-2008                   Excellence in Education Award, Ball State University Correctional                                                 Education Program
2005                            Troyer Grant, Department of Anthropology, Ball State University,                                                  Travel Grant to present at the Midwest Archaeological Conference in                                             Dayton, Ohio




TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Doctoral Assistant, Educational Studies, Ball State University, 2011
Graduate Assistant for Introduction to Multicultural Education (EDMUL 205)

Contract Instructor, 2004–2011, Department of Anthropology, Ball State University

Contract Instructor, 2005-2011, Extended Education, Correctional Education Program and On-Line Courses, Ball State University

Courses Taught in Anthropology
ANTH 101  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 103  Archaeology and Culture
ANTH 105  Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTH 111  Global Cultural Diversity
ANTH 343  Historical Archaeology
ANTH 334  Midwestern Archaeology
ANTH 491  Independent Reading Courses
ANTH 341  Women and Gender

Courses Taught in Women and Gender Studies
WGS 310    Gender through Comics

Online Instructor, 2013-present, Institute for Online Learning, Taught Massive, Open, Online Course (MOOC) for 7200 students, Gender through Comic Books, Ball State University

PUBLICATIONS

2012    “The Attitudes of Some Students on the Use of Comics in Higher Education,” Essays       on Graphic Novels, Comics, and Education, McFarland & Company, Inc. In press.

2007    “Because of Her Victorian Upbringing: Gender Archaeology at the Moore-Youse House,” Volumes in Historical Archaeology XLVI. The Conference on Historic Site       Archaeology, The University of South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. Columbia, South Carolina.

PRESENTATIONS

“Batman Begins (to teach Gender): Using Comic Books to teach Gender in Higher Education”, Roundtable presentation at the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, 2013.

“Perceptions of the LGBT College Student Community of LGBT Superheroes as Represented in Comic Books” (with Dr. Thalia Mulvihill and Dr. Elena Polush), Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL, 2013.

The Pre-Enrollment Considerations of Undergraduate Wheelchair Users and Their Post-Enrollment Transitions: A Qualitative Study” (with Dr. Roger Wessel, Dr. Darolyn Jones, and Larry Markle), Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL, 2013.

Co-Investigating, Co-Interviewing, and Co-Coding: An Insider and an Outsider Team up to Research Students Who Use Wheelchairs” (with Dr. Darolyn Jones), Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL, 2013.
AERA

“Pre-enrollment Considerations of Undergraduate Wheelchair Users and their Post-enrollment Transitions” (with  Larry Markle, Dr. Darolyn Jones, and Dr. Roger Wessel), Paper presented at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC), Cedarville University at Cedarville, Ohio,  2013

“Pre-enrollment Considerations of Undergraduate Wheelchair Users and their Post-enrollment Transitions” (with  Larry Markle, Dr. Darolyn Jones, and Dr. Roger Wessel), Paper presented at the ACPA Standing Commission on Disability, Las Vegas, 2013.

“Pre-enrollment Considerations of Undergraduate Wheelchair Users and their Post-enrollment Transitions” (with  Larry Markle, Dr. Darolyn Jones, and Dr. Roger Wessel), Paper presented at the 25th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute, Boston, MA, 2013.

“Making Comics Work in the Classroom” (with Josh Elder and Dr. David Rapp), Presentation at C2E2, Chicago, IL, 2013.

“Student’s Attitudes on Using Comic Books in the Higher Education Classroom.” Paper presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL, 2012.

“Lois Lane’s Editor Mort Weisinger: The Life Story of One Man Who Edited Superman’s Biography.” Paper presented at the International Society for Educational Biography. St. Louis, MO, 2012.

“Mort Weisinger and the Witch of Metropolis.” Paper presented at the Comic Studies Conference. Chicago, IL, 2012.

“Bio-Graphic Symbols of Womanhood: Comics as Teaching Tools.” Presented at Ball State University Women’s Week. Muncie, IN, 2012.

“Comics in the Classroom.” Panel at San Diego Comic Con. San Diego, CA, 2011.

“Bio-Graphic Symbols of Womanhood: Comics as Teaching Tools.” Paper presented at The International Society for Educational Biography. San Antonio, TX, 2011.

“Student Perceptions on Comics in Anthropology” (with a panel of three students). Paper presented at St. Louis Area Comics Friendly Faculty Conference. St. Louis, MO, 2011.

“Comics in the Classroom.” Paper presented at the Comic Studies Conference. Chicago, IL, 2011.

“Comics in the Classroom.” Panel at San Diego Comic Con. San Diego, CA, 2010.

“Foodways at the Moore-Youse House.” Paper presented at the 27th Annual Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic Archaeology. Muncie, IN, 2009.

“Before Middletown: Historical Archaeology at the Moore-Youse House.” Paper presented at the request of Middletown Studies and Friends of the Ball State Library. Muncie, IN, 2007.

“Midwest Victorian Households: Gender Archaeology at the Moore-Youse House.” Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference. Notre Dame, IN, 2007.

“Victorian Meanings and Motivations in the Midwest.” Paper presented at Midwest Archaeological Conference. Dayton, OH, 2005.

“Recent Historic Archaeology in the Midwest.” Organizer and Chair of panel at the Midwest Archaeological Conference. Dayton, OH, 2005.

“Victorian Meanings and Motivations in the Midwest.” Paper presented at the Indiana Academy of Science. Anderson, IN, 2005.

“The Historical Archaeology of the Indiana Miami.” Paper presented at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference/Midwest Archaeological Conference. St. Louis, MO, 2004.

“Exploring Material Continuity and Change at the Moore-Youse House.” Poster (with Dr. Mark Groover and David Pletcher) presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference. St. Louis, MO, 2004.

Early Middle Woodland Settlement Patterns in East Central Indiana White River Valley: Testing a Proposed Model.” Paper presented at the Indiana Academy of Science. Anderson, IN, 2003.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2012-2013                   Primary Investigator
“Perceptions of the LGBT College Student Community of LGBT Superheroes as Represented in Comic Books” (with Dr. Thalia Mulvihill and Dr. Elena Polush)
            Ball State University, Muncie, IN

2011-present               Research Assistant
“Pre-enrollment Considerations of Undergraduate Wheelchair Users and their Post-enrollment Transitions” (with Dr. Roger Wessel, Dr. Lyn Jones, and Larry Markle, Office of Student Disabilities)
            Ball State University, Muncie, IN

2004-2006                   Research Assistant
“Victorian Meanings and Motivations in the Midwest” (with Dr. Mark Groover)
            Ball State University, Muncie, IN
            Researched Victorian Muncie, Indiana including maps, probate inventories, census            information, and government records.

2001-2004                   Crew Chief
Archeological Research Management Service, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
            Researched, investigated, and wrote final reports on archaeological sites in Indiana            including nominations for the National Registry.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Golden Key International Honour Society
Lambda Alpha – National Anthropology Honor Society
International Society for Educational Biography (ISEB)
International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

RELATED SERVICE

Dissertation Review Committee, Educational Studies, Ball State University, 2012

Graduate Student Director for Ball State Anthropology Museum, 2004-2005

Graduate Student Organizer for the Department of Anthropology’s Student Research Conference, 2005

REFERENCES

·         Dr. Abel Alves                                    
Department of History
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
765-285-8729

·         Dr. Thalia Mulvihill
Educational Studies
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
765-285-5463

                                   
·         Dr. Cailin Murray
Department of Anthropology
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
765-285-3568

·         Dr. Roger Wessel
Educational Studies
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
765-285-5486

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