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Curriculum Vitae

Susan M. Shaw

Women Studies
Gilkey 200
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-3082
sshaw@oregonstate.edu

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Education

Ph.D. 1987 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY Religious Education (minor in English from the University of Louisville)
MAIS 1996 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Women Studies and English
MA 1983 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY Religious Education
BA 1981 Berry College, Rome, GA English (minor in journalism)
Visiting Scholar 1990 School of Theology at Claremont, Claremont, CA Studies in Process Theology

Employment

2006-
Director and Associate Professor, Women Studies
Director, Difference, Power, & Descrimination Program
Oregon State University
2004-2006 Associate Professor, Director, Women Studies Oregon State University
2002-2004 Assistant Professor, Director, Women Studies Oregon State University
2000-2002 Assistant Professor of Women Studies, Interim Director of the Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program Oregon State University
1999-2000 Instructor in Women Studies, Interim Director of the Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program Oregon State University
1997-1999 Instructor and Acting Director, Women Studies Program Oregon State University
1996-1997 Instructor, Women Studies Oregon State University
1996 Program Manager, HIV Center, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Portland, OR
1995 Program Manager, International Learning Program Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Portland, OR
1995 Adjunct Instructor, Women Studies Oregon State University
1991-1995 Associate Professor, Religious Studies George Fox College, Newberg, OR
1987-1991 Assistant Professor of Religion, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies California Baptist College, Riverside, CA
1985-1987 Teaching Assistant The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
1985-1987 News Director The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Publications

Books

Xing, J., Li, J., Roper, L., Shaw, S.M. eds. Teaching for Change: The Difference, Power, and Discrimination Model. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007.

Shaw, S.M. and Lee, J. Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2006.

Carson, M., Lewis, T. and Shaw, S.M.Girls Rock! 50 Years of Women Making Music. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

Shaw, S.M. and Lee, J. Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hil, 2004.

Shaw, S.M. and Lee, J. Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 2001.

Shaw, S.M. 1999. Storytelling in Religious Education. Birmingham: Religious Education Press.

Fothcoming/Under Review

Shaw, S. M. Competent Before God: Southern Baptist Women, Agency, and Autonomy. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, forthcoming.

Lee, J. and Shaw, S.M. Women Worldwide: Feminist Perspectives on Global Women's Issues. Prospectus under review with McGraw-Hill.

Shaw, S. and Carson, M. Come See About Me: Presentation and Representation of Women in Rock. Prospectus under review with Northern Illinois University Press.

Refereed Publications

Shaw, S.M. "Of Words and Women: Women in Southern Baptist Publications in the 1970s." Baptist History & Heritage, forthcoming.

Shaw, S.M. "Gracious Submission: Southern Baptist Fundamentalists and Women." NWSA Journal, forthcoming.

Champeau, D.A. and Shaw, S.M. 2003. "Teaching about Interlocking Oppressions: The Case of Women and HIV." Feminist Teacher. 14 (3).

Champeau, D.A. and Shaw, S.M. 2002. "Power, Empowerment, and Critical Consciousness in Community Collaboration: Lessons Learned from an HIV Awareness Media Campaign for Women." Women and Health 36: 31-50.

Shaw, S.M. and Lewis, N.T. 1998. "Once There Was a Camelot: Women Doctoral Graduates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982-1992, Talk about the Seminary, the Fundamentalist Takeover, and Their Lives Since SBTS." Review and Expositor.

Reviews, Chapters, and Other Writings

Shaw, S.M., and Popkin, A. "Teaching Teachers to Transgress: Facilitating the DPD Seminar," Teaching for Change: The Difference, Power, and Discrimination Model. ed. Xing, J., Shaw, S.M., Roper, L., Li, J. Lexington Books, 2007.

Lockhart, J. and Shaw, S.M. "Writing for Change," Teaching for Change: The Difference, Power, and Discrimination Model. ed. Xing, J., Shaw, S.M., Roper, L., Li, J. Lexington Books, 2007.

Lockhart J., and Shaw, S.M. 2005. "The Power of Words." Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance. http://www.tolerance.org.

Shaw, S.M. 2004. "A Model for Diversity in the Curriculum: Oregon State University's Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program." Reaching Through Teaching 16. Invited article.

Shaw, S.M. 2003. "Feminist Interpretation: Did Men and Women Experience the Holocaust Differently? Yes. Recognition of the Significant Differences in Perceptions of Men and Women Assist in Understanding the Complexities of the Holocaust." In The Holocaust, 1933-1945. History in Dispute, vol 11. ed. Tandy McConnell. Detroit: Gale/Thomson, 67-70.

Shaw, S.M. 2002 "Review of Ministering with the Earth." Worldviews 6.

Lockhart, J. and Shaw, S.M. 2002. (reprint) "Diversity Exercises." In Freshman Seminar: Achieving Success. Ed. Susan VerDuin, Chris Fries, and Jim Gadzinski. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt.

Lockhart, J. and Shaw, S.M. 2002. Writing for Change: Raising Awareness of Difference, Power, and Discrimination. Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance. http://tolerance.org/teach/expand/wfc/index.html.

Shaw, S.M. 2000. "Media." In American Decades, 1990-1999. Ed. Tandy McConnell. Columbia, SC: BCL-Manly.

Champeau, D.A. Shaw, S.M., Brumfield, L., and Perrigan, M. 1999. "Strategies, Successes, and Barriers in the Development and Implementation of an HIV Awareness Campaign Designed for Women." In Proceedings of the HIV Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies Conference. Bloomington, IN: Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention.

Shaw, S.M. 1999. "SCUM Manifesto." In The Sixties in America. Ed. Carl Singleton. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

Presentations

Refereed Professional Presentations

Shaw, S.M. "Gracious Submission: Southern Baptist Women and Male Headship." Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 2007.

Shaw, S.M., Lee, J., Warner, R., and Helle, A. "Crossing Borders: Integrating the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Study of Women." Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 2007.

Amico, R., Shaw, S.M., and Champeau, D., "Curriculum Transformation: Alternative Approaches to Change," Association American of Colleges and Universities Network for Academic Renewal Conference, Diversity and Learning: A Defining Moment, Philadelphia, October 2006

Shaw, S.M., Baker, C., Lee, J. "Form, Function, and Feminism: Institutionalizing Women's Studies," National Women's Studies Association, Oakland, CA, June 2006.

Baker, C, and Shaw, S.M. "Effective Website Design for Women's Studies Programs," National Women's Studies Association, Oakland, CA, June 2006.

Shaw, S.M. "Loud: Rock 'n' Roll and Women's Empowerment," Women's and Gender Studies Conference, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, March 2006.

Shaw, S.M. "We've a Story to Tell: Southern Baptist Women in Ministry and Identity, 1964-2004," Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 2006.

Shaw, S.M. and Lee, J., "Teaching about Difference, Power, and Discrimination in the Arts and Humanities," Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 2006.

Shaw, S.M., and Baker, C. "The Challenges Faced by Non-Tenured Directors of Women's Studies Programs," National Women's Studies Association Program Administrators and Directors Pre-Conference, Orlando, June 2005.

Amico, R., Shaw, S.M., and Champeau, D.A. "Curriculum Transformation: Alternative Approaches to Change," National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, New York, June 2005.

Shaw, S.M., Champeau, D.A., Harmon, R., and McNamara, M. "Connecting Communities: Collaborative Projects in International Settings," National Women's Studies Association, Milwaukee, June 2004.

Shaw, S.M. "The Challenge of Fundamentalism to Women's Rights: A Case Study of the Southern Baptist Convention," Oxford Roundtable on Women's Rights, Oxford, U.K., March 2004.

Shaw, S.M. Breaux, N., Carson, M., and Lewis, T., "Making Women's Studies Accessible: Research, Writing, and Rock 'n' Roll," National Women's Studies Association, New Orleans, June 2003.

Shaw, S.M. and Lockhart, J., "Writing for Change: Teaching about Difference, Power, and Discrimination," Association of American Colleges and Universities Diversity and Learning Conference, St. Louis, October 2002.

Shaw, S.M., Champeau, D.A., Li, J. Roberts, L., and Filan, T. "Beyond Diversity: Teaching about Difference, Power, and Discrimination," Washington Center of Evergreen State College, Tacoma, February 2002.

Shaw, S.M., Clow, T., and Farrow, R. "womenstudies.edu: Teaching Introductory Women's Studies on the Web," National Women's Studies Association, Minneapolis, June 2001.

Shaw, S.M. Champeau, D.A., Lee, J., and Gonzales-Berry, E., "Beyond Diversity: Teaching about Difference, Power, and Discrimination in the Baccalaureate Core," National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, Seattle, June 2001.

Champeau, D.A. and Shaw, S.M., "Power, Empowerment, and Critical Consciousness in Community Health Collaborations," Conference on Gender and Culture, Oregon State University, April 2001

Shaw, S.M. and Lee, J. "Feminism, Post-feminism, and Resistance in the Classroom: Teaching Introductory Women's Studies at the Millennium," National Women's Studies Association, Boston, June 2000.

Shaw, S.M. Champeau, D.A., Brumfield, L., and Perrigan, M. "Transforming Women's Awareness of HIV Risk through Community Mobilization and Grassroots Media Campaigns," Women Transforming the Public, University of California at Santa Barbara, April 1999

Champeau, D.A., Shaw, S.M., Brumfield, L., and Perrigan, M., "Strategies, Successes, and Barriers in the Development and Implementation of an HIV Media Campaign Designed for Women," HIV Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies, Indianapolis, March 1999

Shaw, S.M. and Lewis, N.T., "'Every Woman Who Will Make Herself Male Will Enter the Kingdom of Heaven': Women's Voices and Silences in Theological Education," Women's Studies Conference, Valdosta State University, March 1998

Lewis, N.T. and Shaw, S.M., "Once There Was a Camelot: Effects of the Southern Baptist Controversy on Women Doctoral Students at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982-1992," Association of Professors of Religious Education, Oakland, November 1997

Shaw, S.M. and Salveson, C., "Beyond Safer Sex: Implications of the HIV Epidemic for Women," National Women's Studies Association, St. Louis, June 1997

Shaw, S.M. "Building Alliances Across Race, Class, and Gender Lines," Religious Education Association of the United States and Canada, Chicago, November 1994

Invited Scholarly Presentations

Shaw, S.M. "We've a Story to Tell: The Perils, Pitfalls, and Occasional Rewards of Being a Southern Baptist Woman in Ministry in the Last Four Decades," Berry College, January 2005.

Shaw, S.M. "Girls Rock!" Berry College, April 2004.

Shaw, S.M., others, "Successful Diversity Curricular Transformation Models," Stepping Up to the Plate: Best Practices in Diversity Education, Kennesaw State University, April 2003

Shaw, S.M. "Writing for Change," Stepping Up to the Plate: Best Practices in Diversity Education, Kennesaw State University, April 2003

Cooper, M. and Shaw, S.M., "National Trends in Campus Diversity Initiatives," National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, Seattle, June 2001

Shaw, S.M., Nixon, J., and Langer, P., "The Role of Diversity in Degrees of Value," Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 2001

Non-Credit Courses and Workshops

Panelist, "Teaching about Systems of Oppression in the DPD Classroom," with Lani Roberts and Janet Lee, OSU DPD Brownbag forum, June 2006
Presenter, "Homosexuality and the Bible," with Tim Stover, OSU Queer Pride Week, May 2006
Presenter, "Dealing with Emotion in the DPD Classroom," with Annie Popkin, OSU DPD Brownbag forum, April 2006
Presenter, "Girls Rock!" with Mina Carson, OSU Diversity Book Club, April 2006
Instructor, Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar, Plymouth State University, New Hampshire, February-March 2006.
Presenter, "Girls Rock!" Plymouth State University Women's Center, March 2006.
Consultant, "Writing Multicultural Competencies," OMPH, February 2006
Panelists, "Stereotypes about Feminism," OSU, February 2006
Panelist, "Feminist Identities," OSU Women's Center, February 2005.
Instructor, "Curriculum Transformation," Oregon Masters of Public Health workshop, Portland, October 2005.
Speaker, "Good Girls Being Bad," OSU PCOSW, October 2005
Instructor, "British Women Mystery Writers." OSU Lifelong Learning. October 2005.
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar," Oregon State University, June-July 2005.
Presenter, "World AIDS Day," Walla Walla, WA, December 2004
Presenter, "Homosexuality and the Bible," Occidental College, November 2004
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar," St. Bonaventure University, Alfred University, Alfred State College, June 2004
Presenter, "Faith and Feminism," OSU Women's Center, May 2004
Keynote Speaker, "Girls Rock! 50 Years of Women Making Music," and Guest Speaker in women's studies classes, "The Practicality of Feminist Theories" and "Women and Religion," Berry College, April 2004.
Keynote Speaker, "Bad Girls of the Bible," Evangelicals Concerned Western Region Women's Retreat, July 2003
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar," St. Bonaventure University, Alfred University, Alfred State College, June 2003
Facilitator, "Pornography: What Do You Think?" OSU Women's Center, April 2003
Team Member, "Connecting Communities" training in Botswana and Lesotho, cost-share with State Department grant awarded to Dr. Donna Champeau and Marion McNamara for HIV prevention, February-March 2003
Instructor, "Power and Pedagogy: Strategies for Teaching about Difference," Faculty Seminar, Texas Christian University, January 2003
Presenter, "Women and the Bible," OSU Socratic Club, Fall 2002
Presenter, "Good Girls Being Bad," OSU President's Commission on the Status of Women, Fall 2002
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar," Lane Community College, May 2002
Panelist, "From the Ground on Which We Stand: Discussion of Feminisms," March 2002
Panelist, "The Social Construction of Gender," OSU Philosophy Club, February 2002
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar," OSU, Winter 2002
Presenter, "Terrorism, War, and Teachable Moments," OSU Faculty Women's Network November 2001
Presenter, "OSU's Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program," Faculty Presentation, Lane Community College, September 2001
Instructor, "Incorporating Issues of Difference, Power, and Discrimination in the Curriculum, Part II" Faculty Seminar, Texas Christian University, August 2001
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar" OSU, Spring 2001
Instructor, "Teaching Introductory Women's Studies on the Web," Faculty Workshop, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, April 2001
Presenter, "Systems of Power and Privilege in Academia: Where Do We Fit?" OSU President's Commission on the Status of Women, April 2001
Panelist, "Women in Religion," OSU Women's Center, May 2001
Presenter, "Bad Girls of the Bible," OSU Women's Center, April 2001
Instructor, "Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar," OSU, Winter 2001
Instructor, "Incorporating Issues of Difference, Power, and Discrimination in the Curriculum, Part I," Texas Christian University, January 2001
Panelist, "Responsibility to Community and Responsibility to Self in Research," Anthropology Brown Bag, March
Instructor, Storytelling in Religious Education workshop, Christian Educators Network, February 2000
Speaker, "Gay/Lesbian Issues and Religion," Gay/Lesbian Studies Class, Western Oregon University, April 1999
Panelist, "Queer Perspectives on Religion," OSU Queer Pride Week, March 1999
Panelist, "HIV and AIDS," OSU Faculty Women's Network, December 1999
Speaker, "New Issues in Feminist Theology," First Congregational UCC, November 1999
Panelist, "First Principles in Teaching," October 1999
Speaker, "Why We Need Women's Studies," ECLAT, December 1998
Speaker, "I'm Not a Feminist, But . . . ," OSU Sigma Kappa, November 1998
Speaker, "Women and HIV Issues," Women's Center, November 1998
Speaker, "Queers-They're in Your Church," Queer History Week, October 1998
Presenter, "Participatory Research and Gender Analysis in Agriculture," OSU Women in International Development, October 1998

Grants

OSU L. L. Stewart Faculty Development Award. 2007. The Student as Scholar: Undergraduate Research and Creative Practice. $4,360.

OSU Valley Library Research Travel Grant. 2005. $2,000.

Louisville Institute. 2004. Competent Before God: Southern Baptist Women, Agency, and Autonomy, $19,523.

OSU Technology Resource Fee. 2004. Graduate Qualitative Research Lab, $47,692.

Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives. 2004. Travel grant for Competent Before God: Southern Baptist Women, Agency, and Autonomy. $600.

OSU Research Office. 2004. Faculty Release Time grant. $3,240.

OSU L. L. Stewart Faculty Development Award. 2001. WS 4/520 Hate Resistance, and Reconciliation. $2,200.

OSU College of Liberal Arts Research Grant, 2001. Girls Rock! 50 Years of Women Making Music. $2,500.

OSU Critical Issues. 2001. Diversity in the Curriculum. $8,000.

OSU/OUS LAAP Award for Course Development. 2000. WS 223 Women: Self and Society web course. $5,500.

OSU Research Office Faculty General Research Fund Grant. 2000. We Got the Beat: The History of Women in Rock 'n' Roll. $5,300.

OSU Writing Intensive Curriculum Grant. 2000. Writing for Change: Teaching about Difference, Power, and Discrimination. $1,800.

American Association of Colleges and Universities. 2000. Boundaries and Borderlands III. Travel and conference expenses for three of a six-person OSU team to attend a national diversity training.

OSU Office of International Research and Development Faculty Grant. 1998. Conference on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis in Agriculture, Quito, Ecuador. $2,500.

OSU College of Liberal Arts Research Grant. 1998. Developing Resistance Among Evangelical Women: 'Girls in Action': A Model. $1,200

George Fox University Faculty Summer Research Grant. 1992. Storytelling in Religious Education. $2,500.

SERVICE

Service to the College of Liberal Arts

CLA Dean Search Committee, 2006-2007
CLA Budget Committee, chair, 2006-2007
CLA Faculty Council, 2006-2007
Social Justice Consortium Leadership Team, 2006-
CLA Faculty Senator, OSU Faculty Senate 2000-2003, 2004-2007
Robert J. Frank Research, Scholarship, & Creativity Award Selection Committee, 2006
MAIS Self-Study Committee, 2001-2002
Meehan Teaching Award Selection Committee, 2000-2002
Curriculum Committee, 1999-2000, 2003-2005

Service to the University

Member, MAIS Committee, 2004-2005
Instructor, Northwest Council on Study Abroad, London, Winter 2004
Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 2003-2004
Co-Chair, Student Experience Core Planning Team, OSU 2007, 2002
Chair, Athletic Advisory Board, 2001-2003; Member, 1998-2003
Member, Difference, Power, and Discrimination Advisory Board, 2002-present
Interim Director, Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program, 1999-2002
Organizer, Feminist Film Festival, 1997-2003
Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Committees, 2001-2002
Member, NCAA Accreditation Steering Committee and Chair of the Equity Subcommittee, 2000-2001
Gender and Minority Equity in Athletics Task Force, 2001
Faculty Senate Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program Task Force, 1999-2000
Ex-Officio Member, Baccalaureate Core Committee, 1999-2002, 2007-
Ex-Officio Member, President's Commission on the Status of Women, 1997-1999, 2000-2005
Member, President's Commission on the Status of Women Athletic Bridge Committee, 1997-1999
Ex-Officio Member, Women's Center Advisory Board, 1997-1999, 2000-2002
Board Member, UNIFEM OSU/Corvallis, 1998-2000
Chair, Women's Center Advisory Board Assessment and Strategic Planning Committee, 1997-1998; Member, 1998-1999
Member, Women in International Development Director Search Committee, 1998
Facilitator, OSU Connect New Student Orientation, 1997

Service to the Profession

External Reviewer
Women's Studies Program, University of Oklahoma, 2005.

Reviewer for professional journals
Family Relations, 2000

Reviewer for book manuscripts
Megan Seely, Fight Like a Girl, New York University Press, 2004.
Tracy Ore. The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Press, 1999.
Carol A. Atkinson and Barbara L. Baker. Women in the Media: The Medium, Messages, and Meaning. Wadsworth Press, 1998.

Reviewer for book prospectus
Lorber, Judith and Moore, Lisa Jean. Gendered Bodies: Feminist Perspectives from Birth to Death. New York: Roxbury.

Professional membership
National Women's Studies Association, 1997-present
Advisory Council Member, NWSA Program Administration and Development, 2006-

Service to the Public

Board of Directors, Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV), Secretary, 2006-2007; Vice-Chair, 2001-2003; Member, 2000-2005, 2006-

Member, Benton County Sexual Health Advisory Committee, 2006-

Member, Board of Directors, Westminster House, 2000-2002

Volunteer, Women's Intercommunity AIDS Resource, 1997-1999

Member, Benton County HIV Prevention for Women Media Campaign Advisory Board, 1998-1999

AWARDS

National and International Awards

2006
Nomination for Association of Education Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, Educational Website for The Power of Words

Approved for candidacy on the Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster
2005
Amelia Bloomer List (American Library Association) for Girls Rock! Fifty Years of Women Making Music

Who's Who in Humanities Higher Education

Who's Who Among America's Teachers
2002 University Continuing Education Association Meritorious Course Award for WS 223 Women: Self and Society web course
2000 First Place, Education Category, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada for Storytelling in Religious Education
1996 Who's Who Among America's Teachers
1994 Who's Who Among America's Teachers
1991 American Association for Higher Education Forum on Exemplary Teaching

University and Community Awards

2005
Robert J. Frank Research, Scholarship, & Creativity Award
2004
Fellow, Center for the Humanities, Oregon State University
2000 Women of Achievement, Oregon State University
1999 College of Liberal Arts Thomas R. Meehan Excellence in Teaching Award, Oregon State University
1990 Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award for California Baptist College
1988 Faculty Member of the Year, California Baptist College