Experience

Publications

• Riot Grrrl and Third-Wave Feminism: Creating Space, Challenging Norms and Shaping a Generation

  San Jose State University McNair Scholars Research Journal (Spring 2014)

  ABSTRACT: Seeking to examine the relationship between the third-wave feminist movement and the riot grrrl movement, this study aims to provide insight into how each allowed for the creation and occupation of public spaces. Space, in and of itself, is a powerful social tool; allowing individuals the opportunity to identify with groups, voice their opinions, and be recognized publicly. While riot grrrl and third-wave feminism both had the power to create space for women, these spaces varied widely in their tone, notoriety and social capital. Through careful analysis of biographical, journalistic, and scholarly works it is hoped to investigate how third-wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s influenced one another in terms of theory and action as well as investigate their respective influences on how marginalized populations (women in particular) create, identify with and utilize public spaces. Arguing that their polarized nature impeded the overall success of intersectional theory, this study highlights the contributions of third wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement to societal norms and portrayals of women in popular media as well as how the tension between these two groups inevitably impeded the success of both. Keywords: third-wave feminism, punk culture, youth subcultures, women’s issues, identity formation, space

• Riot Grrrl and Third-Wave Feminism: Creating Space, Challenging Norms and Shaping a Generation

  San Jose State University McNair Scholars Research Journal (Spring 2014)

  ABSTRACT: Seeking to examine the relationship between the third-wave feminist movement and the riot grrrl movement, this study aims to provide insight into how each allowed for the creation and occupation of public spaces. Space, in and of itself, is a powerful social tool; allowing individuals the opportunity to identify with groups, voice their opinions, and be recognized publicly. While riot grrrl and third-wave feminism both had the power to create space for women, these spaces varied widely in their tone, notoriety and social capital. Through careful analysis of biographical, journalistic, and scholarly works it is hoped to investigate how third-wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s influenced one another in terms of theory and action as well as investigate their respective influences on how marginalized populations (women in particular) create, identify with and utilize public spaces. Arguing that their polarized nature impeded the overall success of intersectional theory, this study highlights the contributions of third wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement to societal norms and portrayals of women in popular media as well as how the tension between these two groups inevitably impeded the success of both. Keywords: third-wave feminism, punk culture, youth subcultures, women’s issues, identity formation, space

• Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades

  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

  ABSTRACT: Does our status impact the way we interpret change? This study proposes that one's level of power within their workplace, as granted by their role within the organization, shapes the way in which people interpret adjustments to the norms of that organization. Drawing on qualitative focus groups with forty-four members of Oregon's construction trades, this study examines the relationship between participants' position within the industry’s structure and their opinions about the changing jobsite norms brought on by recent waves of diversification in the workforce. Findings suggest that within Oregon’s construction trades, hierarchical distribution of power via industry position serves to stratify and reorganize the attitudes and responses of participants. This is done through situating knowledge; different positions hold differential understandings of which issues generate harassment, present barriers to progress, and serve as potential solutions to the issue. Results show that participants who occupy positions of power within the trades tend to frame harassment as an interpersonal problem, which can be solved by interpersonal solutions. Thus, participants in positions of power saw change as an incremental process that was constantly happening. Conversely, participants who were not in positions of power within the trades tended to frame harassment as an institutional problem that required industry-wide changes to be fully addressed. As a result, participants with less power in the trades framed change as generational for the industry; something that could only be achieved after the current workforce. Ultimately, this study highlights the tension between interpersonal and institutional strategies for organizational change.

• Riot Grrrl and Third-Wave Feminism: Creating Space, Challenging Norms and Shaping a Generation

  San Jose State University McNair Scholars Research Journal (Spring 2014)

  ABSTRACT: Seeking to examine the relationship between the third-wave feminist movement and the riot grrrl movement, this study aims to provide insight into how each allowed for the creation and occupation of public spaces. Space, in and of itself, is a powerful social tool; allowing individuals the opportunity to identify with groups, voice their opinions, and be recognized publicly. While riot grrrl and third-wave feminism both had the power to create space for women, these spaces varied widely in their tone, notoriety and social capital. Through careful analysis of biographical, journalistic, and scholarly works it is hoped to investigate how third-wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s influenced one another in terms of theory and action as well as investigate their respective influences on how marginalized populations (women in particular) create, identify with and utilize public spaces. Arguing that their polarized nature impeded the overall success of intersectional theory, this study highlights the contributions of third wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement to societal norms and portrayals of women in popular media as well as how the tension between these two groups inevitably impeded the success of both. Keywords: third-wave feminism, punk culture, youth subcultures, women’s issues, identity formation, space

• Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades

  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

  ABSTRACT: Does our status impact the way we interpret change? This study proposes that one's level of power within their workplace, as granted by their role within the organization, shapes the way in which people interpret adjustments to the norms of that organization. Drawing on qualitative focus groups with forty-four members of Oregon's construction trades, this study examines the relationship between participants' position within the industry’s structure and their opinions about the changing jobsite norms brought on by recent waves of diversification in the workforce. Findings suggest that within Oregon’s construction trades, hierarchical distribution of power via industry position serves to stratify and reorganize the attitudes and responses of participants. This is done through situating knowledge; different positions hold differential understandings of which issues generate harassment, present barriers to progress, and serve as potential solutions to the issue. Results show that participants who occupy positions of power within the trades tend to frame harassment as an interpersonal problem, which can be solved by interpersonal solutions. Thus, participants in positions of power saw change as an incremental process that was constantly happening. Conversely, participants who were not in positions of power within the trades tended to frame harassment as an institutional problem that required industry-wide changes to be fully addressed. As a result, participants with less power in the trades framed change as generational for the industry; something that could only be achieved after the current workforce. Ultimately, this study highlights the tension between interpersonal and institutional strategies for organizational change.

• Exclusion and Vulnerability on Public Transit: Experiences of Transit Dependent Riders in Portland, Oregon.

  Mobilities

  ABSTRACT: In urban areas, the inequitable distribution of transit systems sand services has been shown to reproduce safety and environmental risks, while potentially exacerbating preexisting gender and class inequalities. Thus, the study of men's and women's access to, and use of, public transportation might be conceptualized as a measure of equality between men and women in society. This paper utilizes focus group data to explore women's engagement with the public transit system in Portland, Oregon. We illustrate specific ways in which transit-dependent women experience marginalization and exclusion. We find women, particularly mothers with young children, are not well served by a public infrastructure oriented toward an "ideal rider" who is an able-bodied, white, male commuter with disposable income. We argue that a public infrastructure meant to serve all riders equitably, yet fails to consider the unique experiences of low-income women riders, risks further exacerbating these women's social vulnerabilities and reproducing gender, racial, and class inequalities. In this sense, measures of vulnerability are one way in which we examine and illuminate gender relations while uncovering the structures of systems of oppression such as patriarchy, racism, and poverty.

• Riot Grrrl and Third-Wave Feminism: Creating Space, Challenging Norms and Shaping a Generation

  San Jose State University McNair Scholars Research Journal (Spring 2014)

  ABSTRACT: Seeking to examine the relationship between the third-wave feminist movement and the riot grrrl movement, this study aims to provide insight into how each allowed for the creation and occupation of public spaces. Space, in and of itself, is a powerful social tool; allowing individuals the opportunity to identify with groups, voice their opinions, and be recognized publicly. While riot grrrl and third-wave feminism both had the power to create space for women, these spaces varied widely in their tone, notoriety and social capital. Through careful analysis of biographical, journalistic, and scholarly works it is hoped to investigate how third-wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s influenced one another in terms of theory and action as well as investigate their respective influences on how marginalized populations (women in particular) create, identify with and utilize public spaces. Arguing that their polarized nature impeded the overall success of intersectional theory, this study highlights the contributions of third wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement to societal norms and portrayals of women in popular media as well as how the tension between these two groups inevitably impeded the success of both. Keywords: third-wave feminism, punk culture, youth subcultures, women’s issues, identity formation, space

• Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades

  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

  ABSTRACT: Does our status impact the way we interpret change? This study proposes that one's level of power within their workplace, as granted by their role within the organization, shapes the way in which people interpret adjustments to the norms of that organization. Drawing on qualitative focus groups with forty-four members of Oregon's construction trades, this study examines the relationship between participants' position within the industry’s structure and their opinions about the changing jobsite norms brought on by recent waves of diversification in the workforce. Findings suggest that within Oregon’s construction trades, hierarchical distribution of power via industry position serves to stratify and reorganize the attitudes and responses of participants. This is done through situating knowledge; different positions hold differential understandings of which issues generate harassment, present barriers to progress, and serve as potential solutions to the issue. Results show that participants who occupy positions of power within the trades tend to frame harassment as an interpersonal problem, which can be solved by interpersonal solutions. Thus, participants in positions of power saw change as an incremental process that was constantly happening. Conversely, participants who were not in positions of power within the trades tended to frame harassment as an institutional problem that required industry-wide changes to be fully addressed. As a result, participants with less power in the trades framed change as generational for the industry; something that could only be achieved after the current workforce. Ultimately, this study highlights the tension between interpersonal and institutional strategies for organizational change.

• Exclusion and Vulnerability on Public Transit: Experiences of Transit Dependent Riders in Portland, Oregon.

  Mobilities

  ABSTRACT: In urban areas, the inequitable distribution of transit systems sand services has been shown to reproduce safety and environmental risks, while potentially exacerbating preexisting gender and class inequalities. Thus, the study of men's and women's access to, and use of, public transportation might be conceptualized as a measure of equality between men and women in society. This paper utilizes focus group data to explore women's engagement with the public transit system in Portland, Oregon. We illustrate specific ways in which transit-dependent women experience marginalization and exclusion. We find women, particularly mothers with young children, are not well served by a public infrastructure oriented toward an "ideal rider" who is an able-bodied, white, male commuter with disposable income. We argue that a public infrastructure meant to serve all riders equitably, yet fails to consider the unique experiences of low-income women riders, risks further exacerbating these women's social vulnerabilities and reproducing gender, racial, and class inequalities. In this sense, measures of vulnerability are one way in which we examine and illuminate gender relations while uncovering the structures of systems of oppression such as patriarchy, racism, and poverty.

• Evaluation of the Potential for Adapting the Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program for the Construction Trades in Oregon

  Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and Oregon Department of Transportation

• Riot Grrrl and Third-Wave Feminism: Creating Space, Challenging Norms and Shaping a Generation

  San Jose State University McNair Scholars Research Journal (Spring 2014)

  ABSTRACT: Seeking to examine the relationship between the third-wave feminist movement and the riot grrrl movement, this study aims to provide insight into how each allowed for the creation and occupation of public spaces. Space, in and of itself, is a powerful social tool; allowing individuals the opportunity to identify with groups, voice their opinions, and be recognized publicly. While riot grrrl and third-wave feminism both had the power to create space for women, these spaces varied widely in their tone, notoriety and social capital. Through careful analysis of biographical, journalistic, and scholarly works it is hoped to investigate how third-wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s influenced one another in terms of theory and action as well as investigate their respective influences on how marginalized populations (women in particular) create, identify with and utilize public spaces. Arguing that their polarized nature impeded the overall success of intersectional theory, this study highlights the contributions of third wave feminism and the riot grrrl movement to societal norms and portrayals of women in popular media as well as how the tension between these two groups inevitably impeded the success of both. Keywords: third-wave feminism, punk culture, youth subcultures, women’s issues, identity formation, space

• Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades

  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

  ABSTRACT: Does our status impact the way we interpret change? This study proposes that one's level of power within their workplace, as granted by their role within the organization, shapes the way in which people interpret adjustments to the norms of that organization. Drawing on qualitative focus groups with forty-four members of Oregon's construction trades, this study examines the relationship between participants' position within the industry’s structure and their opinions about the changing jobsite norms brought on by recent waves of diversification in the workforce. Findings suggest that within Oregon’s construction trades, hierarchical distribution of power via industry position serves to stratify and reorganize the attitudes and responses of participants. This is done through situating knowledge; different positions hold differential understandings of which issues generate harassment, present barriers to progress, and serve as potential solutions to the issue. Results show that participants who occupy positions of power within the trades tend to frame harassment as an interpersonal problem, which can be solved by interpersonal solutions. Thus, participants in positions of power saw change as an incremental process that was constantly happening. Conversely, participants who were not in positions of power within the trades tended to frame harassment as an institutional problem that required industry-wide changes to be fully addressed. As a result, participants with less power in the trades framed change as generational for the industry; something that could only be achieved after the current workforce. Ultimately, this study highlights the tension between interpersonal and institutional strategies for organizational change.

• Exclusion and Vulnerability on Public Transit: Experiences of Transit Dependent Riders in Portland, Oregon.

  Mobilities

  ABSTRACT: In urban areas, the inequitable distribution of transit systems sand services has been shown to reproduce safety and environmental risks, while potentially exacerbating preexisting gender and class inequalities. Thus, the study of men's and women's access to, and use of, public transportation might be conceptualized as a measure of equality between men and women in society. This paper utilizes focus group data to explore women's engagement with the public transit system in Portland, Oregon. We illustrate specific ways in which transit-dependent women experience marginalization and exclusion. We find women, particularly mothers with young children, are not well served by a public infrastructure oriented toward an "ideal rider" who is an able-bodied, white, male commuter with disposable income. We argue that a public infrastructure meant to serve all riders equitably, yet fails to consider the unique experiences of low-income women riders, risks further exacerbating these women's social vulnerabilities and reproducing gender, racial, and class inequalities. In this sense, measures of vulnerability are one way in which we examine and illuminate gender relations while uncovering the structures of systems of oppression such as patriarchy, racism, and poverty.

• Evaluation of the Potential for Adapting the Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program for the Construction Trades in Oregon

  Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and Oregon Department of Transportation