Emerald Christopher

 Emerald Christopher

Emerald L. Christopher

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Biography

University of Maryland Baltimore County - Sociology



Experience

  • University of Maryland Baltimore County

    Adjunct Faculty

    • Revised and reintroduced GWST 322: Race, Class, and the Media in Gender and Women’s Studies which is cross listed in the departments of Modern Languages and Literature, and Africana Studies
    • Serve as the Instructor of Record for the revised GWST 322/MLL 322/ AFST 340: Race, Class, and the Media Course
    • Serve as the Instructor of Record for FYS 102: First Year Seminar on Exploring Mixed Identities
    • Served as the Instructor of Record TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminar

  • University of Maryland Baltimore County

    Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant

    • Served as the Teaching Assistant for
    o Gender and Women’s Studies 340: Women, Gender, and Globalization
    o Gender and Women’s Studies 342: Gender in Modern South Asia
    • Served as a Guest Lecturer on topics focused on foreign and domestic political and economic issues impacting women in South Asia
    • Supported Dr. Amy Bhatt in the advancement of her research on immigration through research on U.S. foreign policy impacting India, monitored and evaluated the H-1B Visa Program and its impact on South Asian women, transcribed interviews, and wrote literature reviews
    • Responsible for administering and grading examinations
    • Supported the Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) program
    • Successfully applied for the American Association of University Women’s Elect Her Program
    • Responsible for executing the Elect Her Program’s requirements including the day long workshop

  • Georgetown University

    Professorial Lecturer

    • Serve as the Instructor of Record for WGST 140: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
    o Topics Discussed: Intersectionality, Theorizing Sex and Gender, Race and Privilege, Poverty and Class, Disability, Paid Labor and Domestic Work, Reproductive Politics, Cultural Representations and the Media, Globalization, Immigration, and Global Feminist Politics
    • Created and will serve as the Instructor of Record for a new course in Women’s and Gender Studies: Race, Class, and Feminism (Forthcoming)

  • University of Delaware

    Assistant Professor

    Serve as Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies

  • Montgomery College

    Part-Time Faculty

    - Serve as the Instructor of Record for Introduction to Women’s Studies and Writing and Reading Comprehension

  • Cultural Care Au Pair

    Local Childcare Consultant

    - Consulted U.S. host families and a cohort of international students from France, Germany, Russia, The Ukraine, Austria, Brazil, Argentina, China, Thailand and South Africa, participating in the cultural exchange program
    - Oversaw compliance with the U.S. Department of State regulations

  • Cultural Care Au Pair

    City Director & Lead Instructor

    - Responsible for the staffing, coordination and training of teachers and assistants for educational courses
    - Responsible for the preparation of course content, curriculum guidelines and course/program evaluations
    - Served as the on-site supervisor and logistics manager for academic and social functions
    - Courses Taught: Rituals and Celebrations, United States History, Conflict Resolution, Diversity and Local History
    - Additional Responsibilities: Assisted with the evaluation of teacher and student performance

Education

  • The George Washington University

    Master of Arts

    Education and Human Development

  • The George Washington University

    Master of Arts

    Women's Studies

  • University of Maryland Baltimore County

    PhD

    Language, Literacy, and Culture

  • University of Maryland Baltimore County

    Adjunct Faculty


    • Revised and reintroduced GWST 322: Race, Class, and the Media in Gender and Women’s Studies which is cross listed in the departments of Modern Languages and Literature, and Africana Studies • Serve as the Instructor of Record for the revised GWST 322/MLL 322/ AFST 340: Race, Class, and the Media Course • Serve as the Instructor of Record for FYS 102: First Year Seminar on Exploring Mixed Identities • Served as the Instructor of Record TRS 201: Transfer Student Seminar

  • University of Maryland Baltimore County

    Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant


    • Served as the Teaching Assistant for o Gender and Women’s Studies 340: Women, Gender, and Globalization o Gender and Women’s Studies 342: Gender in Modern South Asia • Served as a Guest Lecturer on topics focused on foreign and domestic political and economic issues impacting women in South Asia • Supported Dr. Amy Bhatt in the advancement of her research on immigration through research on U.S. foreign policy impacting India, monitored and evaluated the H-1B Visa Program and its impact on South Asian women, transcribed interviews, and wrote literature reviews • Responsible for administering and grading examinations • Supported the Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) program • Successfully applied for the American Association of University Women’s Elect Her Program • Responsible for executing the Elect Her Program’s requirements including the day long workshop