Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. in Sociology University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

Dissertation: Run-Stop-Fierce: Race, Meritocracy, and the Cosmopolitan Canopy
Committee: Enid Logan (chair), Douglas Hartmann, Teresa Gowan, Colin Agur

M.A. in Sociology University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Race and Ethnic Studies St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Concentration in Film Studies

SOC 3251W: Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender

Redesigned original writing-intensive syllabus focused on intersectional analysis. Politics-focused sociology course analyzing aspects of the 2024 election.

SOC 3211W: Race and Racism

Designed original writing-intensive syllabus on race and social movements. Asynchronous lectures designed as listenable podcasts with frequent media examples.

SOC 3251W: Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender

Designed original writing-intensive syllabus focused on intersectional analysis. Media-focused pedagogy integrating popular culture representations of race, class, and gender.

SOC 4101: Law, Crime, and Punishment
SOC 3701: Social Theory

SOC 3611: The Sociology of Sexualities
SOC 3435: The Politics of Eating

SOC 4960W: Capstone Experience, Seminar
SOC 3004: Disease, Disaster, and Other Killers

SOC 1001: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 3004: Disease, Disaster, and Other Killers
SOC 3251W: Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender

SOC 3701: Social Theory
SOC 1001: Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Sociology
Constructing Social Theory
Research Methods
Social Problems
Stratification

Urban Sociology
The Sociology of Gender
Race and Ethnicity
The Sociology of Film
Marxist Theory

Film and Society
Visual Sociology
Political Economy
Sociology of Empire
Critical Theory

Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Cultural Sociology, Digital Sociology, Sociology of Sports, Popular Culture, Production of Space, Political Economy, Diversity Studies, Social Mapping, Qualitative Methodology

Rajasekar N, Aguilar-Champeau M, Hartmann D. "Diversity Discourse as Racialized and Double-edged." Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. 2022;8(2):315-332.

Run-Stop-Fierce: A Sociological Exploration of the Fighting Game Community.

Book proposal in development based on dissertation.

Towards a Sociological Game Studies.

Manuscript in preparation; planned submission to Games and Culture.

Race, Fighting, and the City: A Sociological Exploration of the FGC.

Invited talk and research discussion with students at St. Paul Community College.

Race, diversity, masculinity, and video game culture.

Invited talk at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.

“The Dimensions of Diversity:” Definitions, Values, and Race-Based Policy Attitudes.

Paper presented at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting.

How Do Americans Define Diversity? Findings from a New National Survey.

Paper presented at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting.

Wu-Tang Chican@s: Transmedia, Borderlands, and Urban Identity.

Graduate Research Presentation, Department of Communication Studies, UMN.

Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity Summer Fellowship

Beverly and Richard Fink Research Fellowship

Edelstein Family Foundation Fellowship

Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowship

American Council of Learned Societies Leading Edge Fellowship Finalist

Center for Educational Innovation Thank-A-Teacher Award

Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award Runner-Up

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

The Best of TheSocietyPages.org: Podcast of the Year

UMN College of Liberal Arts Internship Program

UMN First-Gen Career Advancement Workshop

UMN Sociology Executive Committee Graduate Student Representative

IGDA Games User Research Group Mentorship Program

TheSocietyPages.org Senior Content Producer and Editorial Board

Selected works:
• Jooyoung Lee on Blowin’ Up: Rap Dreams in South Central
• Douglas Hartmann on Midnight Basketball
• Natasha Warikoo on The Diversity Bargain
• Theda Skocpol on The Koch Network

Film Criticism Video Essays

Series of video essays analyzing American remakes of J-Horror films.

Enough: An Analysis of the ENOUGH Student Movement (Short Documentary)

Capstone screening at the Race and Ethnic Studies annual event.

Narrative shorts: RADIO, UNTITLED, PATHS

Narrative films directed, written, and screened at college film festivals. Winner of Best Cinematography at St. Olaf Film Festival.

American Sociological Association
Midwest Sociological Association
International Game Developers Association
Games User Experience Research Group