lara stein pardo

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Education	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 2006 – present. Doctoral Student, Anthropology Department Advisor: Ruth Behar University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2006 - 2008 M.A. in Socio-Cultural Anthropology University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. 1999 – 2003 B.A. in Ethnic Studies and Fine Arts
Recent Artwork	today we are leaving, experimental short film collaboration with Grace Sanders, 2007 sometimes when i close my eyes, installation film based on performance work, 2007 Hair Classification Project, installation, 2006
Presentations and Publications	“Performance in the Archive: Re-imagining the Cuban Diaspora and Contemporary Cuban Art through the Performance-based Photography of María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Marta Maria Peréz Bravo,” Virtual Caribbeans: A Conference on Representation, Diaspora and Performance in and on the Caribbean, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, February 27 – March 1, 2008. Guest Lecturer, Performance Art in Contemporary Cuba and Beyond, Anthrcul 314/Amcult 313- Cuba and Its Diaspora, November 27, 2007. Guest Artist, Bodies/Subjectivities, presentation of Hair Classification Project (2007), Womenstd 698/Amcult 699- Refugees of a World on Fire: Women of Color and Transnational Feminisms, October 10, 2007. “Photographing the Self: Artist as Subject,” The Gallery Diet Newsletter, www.gallerydiet.com, Miami, FL, August 2007. “Performance in the Archive: María Magdalena Campos Pons,” The Gallery Diet Newsletter, www.gallerydiet.com , Miami, FL, June 2007. “Caribbean Migration: Patterns, Experiences, and Expressions,” 32nd Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference: “Alternative Interpretations of the Circum-Caribbean: Interrogating Connections across History, Society, Culture, and Performance.” Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, May 28 – June 1, 2007. "The Rests Between the Beats: the Silencing of a Voice," The Caribbean Woman Writer as Scholar: Imagining/Theorizing/Creating, 10th Anniversary International Conference, Florida International University, Miami, FL, May 30 – June 3, 2006.
Teaching Experience	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Graduate Student Instructor Positions Fall 2008 Intro to African and African American Studies – Professors Amal Fadllala and Lori Brooks Winter 2008“” Mexico: Culture and Society – Professor David Frye Fall 2007 “Cuba and Its Diaspora” – Professor Ruth Behar Hialeah High School, Miami-Dade County, Florida Photography Instructor, 2004 – 2006
Fieldwork and Research Experience	2008 ethnographic fieldwork in Havana, Cuba, and Port of Spain, Trinidad, with women artists 2007 ethnographic fieldwork in Miami, FL, conducting preliminary research for dissertation on Caribbean women artists living and working in Miami, FL. 2005 oral history of a Trinidadian poet living in Miami, FL; paper presented at the Caribbean Women Writers and Scholar’s Conference in Hollywood, FL. 2001 – 03 photographic project documenting Jewish community in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. 2001 ethnographic fieldwork in Vedado, Cuba; researching community maintenance at El Patronato (a Jewish synagogue and community center) for undergraduate honors thesis.
Fellowships and Grants	Margaret Wray French Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2007 Student Academic Multicultural Initiatives Grant, University of Michigan, 2007 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, alternate, 2007 Rackham/Hewlett/International Institute International Travel Grant, University of Michigan, 2007 Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2006-2011 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Grant, 2002 Ronald E. McNair Scholar, 2001-2003
Awards and Honors	Ford Diversity Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2008 Outstanding GSI Award, Cuba and Its Diaspora, University of Michgian, 2007 Rookie Teacher of the Year Nominee, Miami-Dade County, 2004 Jacob Van Ek Arts and Sciences Award, 2003 Semester at Sea International Scholar, 2001 Deans List, 1999 - 2003
Freelance Work Experience	Creative Consultant Home Farm Stores, Middleburg, Virginia, 2005 Promotional Design, Books and Books, Miami, Florida. 2004 Exclusive Photographer Spirit Music Sextet featuring Me’Shell N’degeocello, Midtown Music Festival, Atlanta, Georgia April 2004 Peck Allmond Music. 2004 Spirit Music Sextet featuring Me’Shell N’degeocello, Blue Note, New York, November 2003 South Nightclub, Denver, Colorado, 2002-2003 Photographer Ruth Behar, photographs for books-in-progress, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Janurary 2007 Lila Downs, Latin Funk Festival, Mansion, Miami Beach, Florida, April 2006 Papa Roach, Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami, Florida, October 2005 DJ Le Spam and the Spam Allstars, JVC Jazz Festival, Jazid, Miami Beach, Florida, June 2005 Bob Marley Festival, Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami, Florida, February 2005 Dead Prez, The District, Design District, Miami, Florida, January 2005 Latin Funk Festival featuring Yerba Buena, State, South Beach, Florida, November 2004 The Roots, Mansion, South Beach, Florida, September 2004 Ani DiFranco, Pompano Beach Amphitheater, Pomapano, Florida, September 2004 Erykah Badu, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, February 2004 Me’Shell N’degeocello, Boulder Theater, Boulder, Colorado, November 2003
Academic and Community Service	Michigan Association for Graduate Anthropologists, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Socio-cultural Anthropology Representative, 2006 – present Anthropology Diversity Initiative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Founding Member, 2006 – present Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Miami, FL Team in Training 2004 – 2006
Memberships	Michigan Association of Graduate Anthropologists Black Humanities Collective Caribbean Studies Association American Anthropological Association American Feminist Anthropologists Society for Visual Anthropology Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars Triangle Foundation Florida Art Education Association Women’s Art Fund
Artwork in Private Collections	Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, Florida Robert Hernandez, Washington, D.C. Lisa Phillip, Miami, Florida. Peck Allmond Music, New York, New York. Me’Shell N’degeocello, New York, New York. Law Offices De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary, P.A., Miami, Florida. Margo Leatham, Boston, Massachusettes. Elisa Facio, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Languages, Skills, and Certifications	Proficient in Spanish – reading, writing, and speaking Some ability in Portuguese – reading and speaking Adept at Microsoft Office software (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Professional, FinalCut Pro and online gradebook software. Comfortable in both MAC and PC operating systems. Some ability in Dreamweaver MX and Quark Xpress. PEERRS (Program for Education and Evaluation in Responsible Research and Scholarship) Certification, 2007 – 2011.

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