CandaceJ.Chow,Ph.D.
I. EDUCATION
Ph.D.,Education(2014)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY • 2012-2013FordFoundationFellow • Dissertation: (Un)Making identity: Asian American teachers’ identity performances
• Dissertation advisor: Dr. Sofia Villenas
M.A.,TeachingofEnglish(2004)
TeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity,NewYork,NY
B.S.,HumanDevelopment(2003)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY II. RESEARCHEXPERIENCE
PostdoctoralResearchAssociate(Fall2015–present)
CenterforClinical&TranslationalScience,UniversityofUtah
PhysicianIdentitiesandPatientCare
PrimaryInvestigator(2010–2012)
CornellAlumni-StudentMentoringProgram
TheRoleofMentoringintheLivesofAsianAmericanStudentsatCornell
• Interviewedsevenstudentsaspartofamultiple-casestudy
• Codedandanalyzedinterviews
• Publishedfindingsinforthcomingbookchapter
ResearchAssistant(2009–2011)
SofiaVillenas,AssociateProfessorofAnthropology,CornellUniversity
CommunityVoices:StoriesofFamily,Culture,andSchooling
• Conducted,transcribed,andanalyzedinterviewsofteachersinthecommunity
III.
TEACHINGEXPERIENCE
a. University
Instructorfor
Education2610:IntergroupDialogue(Fall2014,Spring2015)
Education4980:IntergroupDialoguePracticum(Fall2014,Spring2015)
Education3610:AdvancedDialogue(Fall2014,Spring2015)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• VideodescriptionofIntergroupDialogue:http://tinyurl.com/CornellIDP
GraduateTeachingAssistantforIntroductiontoAsianAmericanStudies(Spring2014)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• GuestlecturedonFilipino/aAmericanhistoryandculture
• Helpedstudentsreviewcoursematerialtoprepareforexamsandpapers
• Assistedwithpreparationofcoursematerial,grading,andadministrativesupport
TeachingAssistantforIntroductiontoHumanDevelopment(Fall2001)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• Manageddiscussionsection
• Helpedstudentsreviewcoursematerialfromlectureandreadingstoprepareforexams
b. K-12
Teacher,9thGradeEnglish,10thGradeEnglish,BritishLiterature,IndependentStudy(2005–
2008) AnnArborHuronHighSchool,AnnArbor,MI
• Designedunitsthatintegratedmultimedia,technology,art,music,anddrama
• Guidedstudentsthroughanalytical,persuasive,narrative,andmulti-genrecreativewriting
• Taughtgrammar,vocabulary,spelling,andSAT/ACTprep
Teacher,10thGradeEnglish(2004–2005)
Hostos-LincolnAcademyofScience,Bronx,NY
• Designed10thGradeEnglishcurriculum(RegentsPreparatoryandHonorstracks)
• Guidedstudentsthroughessay,poetry,vignette,andresearchpaperwriting
HeadTeacher,1stand2ndGrades(Summers‘01–’03)
APlaceforKids,NewYork,NY
• Helpedstudentsenhancereading,writingandmathskills
• Designedinquiry-basedsocialstudiesandscienceunits
c. Certification
NewYork:ProfessionalCertificateinEnglishLanguageArts7-12
Michigan:ProfessionalEducationCertificateinEnglish6-12
IV. STUDENTAFFAIRSEXPERIENCE
InterimAssistantDirector,IntergroupDialogueProject(Summer2014-Summer2015)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• Co-instructacademiccourses;developcurriculum
• Directandconductresearchprojects
• Manageprogrammaticelementsincludingmarketingandprogramexpansion
AdmissionsReader,CornellUniversityCollegeofEngineering(January2014–March2014)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• Readandsummarizeapplicationinformationfromprospectivestudents
• Makerecommendationsregardingacceptancedecisionstocoreadmissionsstaff
AcademicSupportAssistant,LearningStrategiesCenter(Fall2013)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• DeterminehowandtowhomLearningStrategiesCenterWintersessionscholarshipsare
awarded;advisestudentsandstaffacrosscampusaboutnominationprocess;collectfollow-up
informationafterscholarshipsaredistributed
• Collectdataoncenter’sservices
• Researchanddevelopanidentityawarenesstrainingsessionforundergraduatetutors
AssistantDirector,CornellAlumni-StudentMentoringProgram(August2008–August2012)
CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY
• Assistedwithday-to-daymanagementofthementoringprogram
• ServedasliaisonbetweenCornellAsianAlumniAssociationandAsianAmericanstudent
organizations
• AdvisedtheCornellAsianPacificIslanderStudentUnion(CAPSU)
• Developedcommunicationinitiatives
• Oversawmentoringprogram’sstudentadvisorycommittee
• Developednewprograms;plannedandimplementedprogramseachsemester
• Coordinatedpairingofmentorsandstudents
• Identifiedandrecruitedmentorstoprogram
• Marketedprogramatuniversityfunctions
V. PUBLICATIONS
Chow,C.J.(2014).RacedCurriculum:AsianAmericanCollegeStudents’PerceptionsofRaceand
Racism.InB.Ngo&K.Kumashiro(Eds.),SixLensesforAnti-OppressiveEducation,2nd
Edition.PeterLang.
Chow,C.J.(inpreparation).Constructingteacheridentities:AnarrativeanalysisofhowAsian
Americanteachersenactagency
Chow,C.J.(inpreparation).Pedagogyasresistance:AsianAmericanteachers’classroompractices.
VI. CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS
Accepted:UsingIntergroupDialoguetoFosterCampusClimateChange
C.J.Chow,K.Fletcher,A.George,V.Relta,andA.T.Miller
2015NortheasternIGRConferenceatSkidmoreCollege
Accepted:IntersectionalIdentities,DisruptedDiscourses:AsianAmericanTeachers’Classroom
Performances
AmericanEducationResearchAssociation(AERA),April2015,Chicago,IL
PerformancesofPedagogy:AsianAmericanTeachers’IdentitiesandClassroomPractices
AmericanEducationalStudiesAssociation(AESA),October2014,Toronto,ON,Canada
CenteringtheMargins:AsianAmericanTeachers’IdentitiesandExperiences
AmericanEducationResearchAssociation(AERA),April29,2013,SanFrancisco,CA
ThePoliticsofBeingAsianAmerican:CollegeStudents’Identity-MakingChoices
AmericanEducationalStudiesAssociation(AESA),November4,2011,St.Louis,MO
Educ(Asian):ATeacher’sReflectiononBeingAsianAmericanintheClassroom
AmericanEducationalStudiesAssociation,(AESA)October28,1010,Denver,CO
“We’resupposedtobeenlightened”-Voicesofinclusionandexclusionina‘progressive’collegetown
S.Villenas,A.Butler,A.Remillard,J.Yoo,M.Cruz,C.J.ChowandS.Angeles
AmericanEducationalStudiesAssociation(AESA),October30,2010,Denver,CO
VII. CONFERENCEPOSTERS
AsianAmericanIdentity:TensionsandContradictions
ConferenceofFordFellows,September27,2013,Washington,DC
VIII. INVITEDTALKSANDPRESENTATIONS
TheTheoreticalFrameworkofIntergroupDialogues
BinghamtonUniversity,November7,2014
IdentityAwarenessandInclusion:Tutortrainingsession
CornellUniversityLearningStrategiesCenter,January23,2014
A3CAfterDarkSeries:AsianAmericanTeachers’Identities
CornellUniversityAsian&AsianAmericanCenter,April17,2013
AsianAmericanIdentityDevelopment&CrossCulturalUnderstanding
CornellAsian&AsianAmericanCenterInternTraining,August15&16,2011
IthacaAsianAmericanAssociation’sRoleintheCommunity
WHCU’sAllThingsEqualPodcast,July12,2011
CASMP:AModelForAlumni-StudentMentoringPrograms
GettingToKnowYou:ProvidingFoundationsforStrongMentoringRelationships
WabashCollege,September18,2010
AsianDiaspora:ImplicationsforTeachingEffectiveness
IthacaCitySchoolDistrictProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshop,March19,2010
Tutoring101:IntroductoryandInteractiveWorkshopforREACHtutors
CornellPublicServiceCenter,September2,2009
TeachingShakespeare
AnnArborPublicSchoolsProfessionDevelopment,WorkshopSeptember2007
IX. AWARDSANDFELLOWSHIPS
OutstandingDissertationAward,AERA-REAPASIG(2015)
CornellUniversityGraduateSchoolSummerFellowship(2014)
FordFoundationDissertationFellowship(2012-2013)
CornellUniversityGraduateSchoolSummerFellowship(2013)
CornellUniversityLiuMemorialAward(Spring2013)
AmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA)REAPASIGTravelGrant(2013)
CornellUniversityAmericanStudiesDepartmentResearchGrant(2012)
CornellUniversityEmployeeDegreeProgram(2008–2012)
Hostos-LincolnAcademySunshineCommitteeOutstandingStaffMember(Spring2005)
TeachersCollegeEnglishEducationMinorityStudentScholarship(Spring2004)
X. SERVICE
Secretary,AmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA)REAPA-SIG(April2015-present)
CornellUniversityMOVEMENTStudentProgrammingco-chair(2014-present)
CornellUniversityDiversityCommunitymember(2014-present)
AERA-DivisionKReviewerfor2015Conference(2014)
AERA-REAPASIGOutstandingDissertationAwardCommittee(2012)
AERA-REAPASIGMentoringInitiative(2011–2012)
2011AmericanEducationalStudiesAssociation(AESA)ProgramCommittee(2011)
CornellAssociateDeanofStudentsforInterculturalProgramsSearchCommittee(2011)
CornellLearningStrategiesCenterAdvisoryBoard(2010–2011)
CommitteeonSpecialEducationProjects(COSEP)(2009–2010)
AnnArborPublicSchools9thgradecurriculumdevelopmentcommittee(2007–2008)
HuronHighSchoolAsianPacificEducationalExchange(APEX)advisor(2007–2008)
HuronHighSchoolPoetryClubfacultyadvisor(2006–2008)
XI. PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
CornellCenterforTeachingExcellence(CTE)workshops:
“WhyandHowtoAddOnlineComponentstoYourCourse”,January13,2015
“RaceandHigherEducation:RethinkingPedagogyinDiverseCollegeClassrooms”,January15,2014
“WhatareMyStudentsLearning?”January13,2014
“Approachestoe-Learning”,November,5,2013
XII. COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT
CornellAsianAlumniAssociation(CAAA)
IthacaAsianAmericanAssociation(IAAA)
FingerLakesInternationalDragonBoatFestivalplanningcommittee(2010-2011)
XIII. PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPS
AmericanEducationalStudiesAssociation(AESA)
AmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA)
XIV. REFERENCES
SofiaVillenas,Ph.D.
AssociateProfessorofEducationandAnthropology
Director,LatinoStudiesProgram
CornellUniversity
607.272.3603
sav33@cornell.edu
Dissertationchair
JohnSipple,Ph.D.
AssociateProfessorofEducationandDevelopmentSociology
CornellUniversity
607.255.3005
jws28@cornell.edu
Dissertationcommitteemember
DerekChang,Ph.D.
AssociateProfessorofHistoryandAsianAmericanStudies
CornellUniversity
607.592.7814
dsc37@cornell.edu
Dissertationcommitteemember
A.T.Miller,Ph.D.
AssociateViceProvostofAcademicDiversity
CornellUniversity
607.255.7000
atm65@cornell.edu
IntergroupDialogueProjectsupervisor