Sandra M. Falero, Ph.D.
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Sandra M. Falero
Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Cultural Studies Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, 2011
- M.A. in American Studies, California State University, Fullerton, 2001
- B.A. in History, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1999
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- 2005-Present California State University, Fullerton, American Studies Department, Adjunct Faculty
TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS
- Theory and Methods of American Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Audience Studies
- Popular Culture Studies
- Television Studies
- Ethnographic Research & Writing
- Digital Media and the Web
- California History and Culture
- U.S. Women’s History
- Critical Race Theories
- U.S. Social Movements
PUBLICATIONS
- Digital Participatory Culture and the TV Audience: Everyone’s a Critic, Palgrave-Macmillan, July 2016.
- “Fanzines,” Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life,Helen Sheumaker and Shirley Teresa Wajda, Editors. ABC-CLIO, Publishers.Published November 2007.
- “Popular Culture,” Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life, Helen Sheumaker and Shirley Teresa Wajda, Editors. ABC-CLIO, Publishers.Published November 2007.
- “Television & Radio Commercials,” Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life, Helen Sheumaker and Shirley Teresa Wajda, Editors. ABC-CLIO, Publishers. Published November 2007.
- “Mything in Action: Re-envisioning Male Myth/History in the Xenaverse” Journal of the American Papers, Spring 2002: 50-60.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- Session Chair/Commenter, “The Year of the Woman: A Shifting Tide of Women’s Activism in the 1990s” Panel.
Western Association of Women Historians Annual Conference
April 28, 2018
- “Permanent Hiatus: The Life and Death of Television Without Pity”
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
Seattle, Washington, March 2016
- “Who Is In Charge Here? Television Without Pity and Notions of Authorship in the Digital Age”
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
Washington D.C., March 2013
- Session Chair, “Remembering Ghostly Histories: Franklin Students Explore the Re-Presentation of the Houghton Mansion Tragedies”
Ghostly Matters in American Studies, American Studies Graduate Student Conference,
Fullerton, CA March 2006
- “Televisionwithoutpity.com and Online Agency”
Claremont Graduate University Cultural Studies Conference
Claremont, CA, December 2002.
- “Mything in Action: Re-envisioning Male Myth/History in the Xenaverse”
California American Studies Association (CASA) Conference
Riverside, CA, May 2002.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Prospectus Review for the manuscript Popular Culture: Key Questions by Stacy Takacs, Media and Cultural Studies Editor, Routledge, New York, NY
March 2012.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Academic Coordinator, CSU Fullerton Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program California State University, Fullerton, CA
2005-2006
Advised students preparing to enter graduate programs on academic progress, original research projects, graduate school applications, and career goals.
- Library Assistant, Corona Public Library Local History Room Heritage Room, Corona, California
2003- 2005
Managed a digital photograph archive project under a grant from the California State Library, archived historical documents and photos, and lead hour-long seminars on historical themes and subjects for patrons.
- Educational Technology Assistant, College of Human Development and Community Service California State University, Fullerton, CA
2001-2002
Assisted on several grant projects as well as the development and
implementation of new courses and online programs in the Department of Nursing.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
- American Historical Association
- American Studies Association
- Popular Culture Association
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies
REFERENCES
Available upon request