Kimberly Martinez Phillips
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2019 Doctoral Candidate, Sociology Department, Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
1996 M.A. Sociology, California State University, Dominquez Hills, California
1993 B.A. Anthropology, University of California at Irvine, California
1993 B.A. Criminology, University of California at Irvine, California
Grants and Awards
2023. Winner of Dalhousie University’s John Flint Prize for Best Paper “We Come Not Here to Talk”—Revisiting the Work of Anna Julia Cooper: An Analysis of Standpoint Theory and Her Placement in the Academic Canon.” Award $250.00.
2019. Vice President Research – School of Graduate Studies Pilot Program Fellowship, Amount: $40,000.
Trainings and Scholarship
Hands On Interviewing Workshop with Katherine Bischoping, Associate Professor in Department of Sociology at York University, November 29, 2021.
Scholarship to attend 2021 Summer School “Forbidden Knowledge” Fights Back: Unleashing the Transformative Power of Critical Race Theory,” sponsored by The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) August 10 – 14, 2021.
Publications
Phillips, Kimberly Martinez. 2023.“We Come Not Here to Talk”—Revisiting the Work of Anna Julia Cooper: An Analysis of Standpoint Theory and Her Placement in the Academic Canon.” Symbolic Interaction. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.632
(Winner of Dalhousie University’s John Flint Prize for Best Paper).
Phillips, Kimberly Martinez and Allyson Stokes. “Sexual Harassment on Screen: #MeToo and Evolving Cultural Representation (under review).
Phillips, Kimberly Martinez. "Film and the Single Girl: A Content Analysis of Transnational Representations of Single Women in Film" (work in progress)
Phillips, Kimberly Martinez. "Feline Feminists - Dispelling the Crazy Cat Lady Mythos: An Analysis of Women, Cats, and Film" (work in progress).
Conference Presentations
“We Come Not Here to Talk”—Revisiting the Work of Anna Julia Cooper: An Analysis of Standpoint Theory and Her Placement in the Academic Canon.” Dalhousie’s History Across the Disciplines Conference. Colonialism and Intellectual Wealth Panel. March 25, 2023.
“Film and the Single Girl: A Content Analysis of Transnational Representations of Single Women in Film.” National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) 2022 Annual Conference. Feminist Imaginaries Across Transnational Media Panel. November 12, 2022.
“Unmuffled, Unabashed, and Undeterred: Recentering the Work of Anna Julia Cooper.” The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) 2022 Annual Meeting Session. Movers and Shakers: Activism, Resistance, and Social Progress among Women of Color Panel. August 7, 2022.
“Women Unpartnered: A Decolonial Feminist Study of the Lives and Perceptions of Never-married, Childfree Women of Color.” The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) 2022 Annual Meeting Session. Regulating Sexuality and Gender Identity over the Life Course Panel. August 5, 2022.
“Singleness is Not a Disorder: Destructive Depictions of Single Women in Film.” The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Session. Shame, Stigma and Society Panel. August 6, 2021.
“Skipping the Main Course: Depictions of Single Women in Film.” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction 2021 (Virtual). Meaning Making through Media Representations Panel. August 5, 2021.
“Cat Ladies or Feline Feminists: Representations of Single Women in Film.” Qualitative Analysis Conference 2021, Brescia University College Online. Gender and Feminist Studies Panel. June 22, 2021.
“Film and the Single Girl: Depictions of Single Women in Film.” Sociologist for Women in Society (SWS) 20th Semi-Annual Virtual Winter Meeting. Gender in Film, Marketing and Social Media Panel. January 2021.
“A Reimagining of the Cat Lady: A Feminist Perspective of Single Women in Film.” 37th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference to be held at in London, Ontario, Canada, June 24 to 26, 2020 [conference canceled due to COVID19].
Tools for Teaching Introduction to Sociology, Pacific Sociological Association Conference. San Diego, California. March 24, 2012.
Teaching Appointments
2021 - present
Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Part Time Instructor
Courses/terms taught:
Advanced Social Thought - Winter 2021 (remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Spring 2021 (remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Summer 2021(remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Fall 2021(remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Winter 2022(remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Summer 2022(remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Fall 2022(remote/asynchronous)
Race and Ethnicity - Winter 2023(remote/asynchronous)
2003 - present
Long Beach City College, Long Beach, California
Adjunct Sociology Instructor
Courses taught:
Introduction to Sociology (remote/asynchronous and on campus)
The Family (remote/asynchronous)
Social Problems (remote/asynchronous and on campus)
2021
Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Per Course Instructor
Courses/terms taught:
Introduction to Policing - Fall 2021
Introduction to Policing - Winter 2022
2008 – 2019
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
Adjunct Sociology Instructor
Courses taught:
Introduction to Sociology
The Family
Social Problems
2013 – 2016
Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California
Adjunct Sociology Instructor
Courses taught:
Introduction to Sociology,
Introduction to Criminology
2004 – 2016
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California
Adjunct Sociology Instructor
Courses taught:
Introduction to Criminology
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
Marriage and Family
Race Relations
2007-2012
Cerritos College, Cerritos, California
1999-2000 Adjunct Sociology Instructor
Courses taught:
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
Human Sexuality
Marriage and Family
2005
California State University, Long Beach, California
Adjunct Sociology Instructor
Courses taught:
The Family
Sociology of Women
Classical Sociological Theory
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Academic Service
2022 Committee Member
Kimberlé Crenshaw Award Committee for the Division on Ethnic and Racial Minorities section of SSSP.
2022 Reviewer
Canadian Journal of Aging
2021 Reviewer
Canadian Journal of Aging
2018 Facilitator
Santa Monica College
Implemented the student retention program in the Sociology
Department at Santa Monica College. Tutored students, proctored exams, compiled retention data.
Academic Research
2021 Research Assistant (RA)
Project: From Worst Kept Secrets to Me Too: A Study of Sexual Harassment in Creative Industries. Under the direct supervision of Assistant Professor, Allyson Stokes, Memorial University, Sociology Department
Tasks: Develop interview protocols, collect data, code content analysis data using NVivo, conduct literature review and content analysis, analyze data, coauthor article (in progress).
Academic Associations and Memberships
American Sociological Association (ASA)
The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)
Professional Research Experience
2005-2006 Research Analyst
Litigation Group
Assisted with research methods and data analysis in jury selection and jury research projects. Worked on civil cases throughout the United States and performed duties such as: facilitator of mock trials for jury research projects, observed participants for reactions to information presented, collected and inputted data, analyzed quantitative data using SPSS as well as qualitative data. Supervised document preparation and wrote summary sections of executive reports submitted to clients.
2001-2002 Research Analyst II
SRI International – Center for Education and Human Services Policy Division
Program: Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL)
Liaison to communities engaged in community-based strategies to increase out-of-school learning opportunities and student achievements. Conducted on-site data collection activities including surveys, focus groups, on-site observations, interviews and school performance data.
Professional Experience
2006 – 2008 Friends Outside LA
Program Director, Pilot After-School Program for Children with Incarcerated Parents
Organized and facilitated an after-school program for children, ages 5 – 12, who have an incarcerated parent. Assisted in the program development, wrote weekly summary reports, evaluation of the program, curriculum development and training of new hires.
Constructed the curriculum for the second cycle of the program. Conducted focus group meetings, planned events and assisted with recruitment.
2002-2004 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, California Branch
Safety Education Trainer
Trained newly hired safety educators as to policies, procedures and curriculum that would be used to teach children, parents and other educators. Provided trainings to children, grade levels ranging from 1st grade to high school, on how to recognize, prevent and protect themselves from possible abductions or abuse. Worked with the director of the Center on curriculum development to provide updated safety education programs to students, parents and educators.
1999-2001 California Drug Consultants, Inc.
Health Educator – HIV/AIDS Behavior Change and Skills Building Prevention Services
Conducted HIV/AIDS workshops at California Youth Authority facilities for incarcerated youth. At Fred C. Nelles CYA correctional facility. Fulfilled health educator duties and requirements as indicated by the state funded grant such as: training youth as to the risks
of HIV infection, safe sex methods, having participants complete risk assessment, pre/post-test, follow-up evaluations. Participated in the development and writing of the Health Education/Risk Reduction Prevention Services Grant in Los Angeles County. Completed needs assessment for continuation of this program, as well as reported and submitted data for the continued state funding.
1998 California Drug Consultants, Inc.
Project Enable
Health Educator/Curriculum Developer/Trainer
Created the lesson plan and participant curriculum for an eight-hour training developed for the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the California Department of Developmental Services. Devised pre/post test for training, as well as coded and analyzed data for program evaluation. Conducted eight-hour training sessions for 150-200 California Youth Authority and California Department of Corrections staff to strengthen the existing efforts to identify, accommodate, treat, and provide referral services to individuals with developmental disabilities, such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism and epilepsy.