Cory Charles Gooding

University of California, Los Angeles Department of Political Science 4289 Bunche Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472 www.corycgooding.com cgooding@ucla.edu

EDUCATION________________________________________________________________________ June 2014 Expected University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D., Political Science Dissertation: Who is We? The Impact of Social Context on Group Consciousness and Political Incorporation among Afro-Caribbean Immigrants in the Obama Era University of California, Los Angeles M.A., Political Science Majors: Race, Ethnicity and Politics; and Political Theory University of California, Los Angeles M.A., Afro-American Studies Thesis: Rastafari: Mobilization of the Mind and the People Haverford College B.A., Political Science concentrating in Africana Studies Thesis: The Spanish Problem, the Spanish Necessity: A Political Discourse about the Past, Present and Future of African Immigration in Spain and the European Union

December 2009

June 2006

May 2002

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS______________________________________________ Racial and Ethnic Politics; American Politics; Comparative Politics; Political Theory; Africana Studies; Caribbean Politics; Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Political Socialization and Behavior; Cultural Expressions of Political Thought; Contentious Politics; Transnational Politics and National Belonging; Critical Race Theory; Public Opinion; Black Politics; Qualitative and Interpretive Methodologies; Survey Research and Analysis

PUBLICATIONS_____________________________________________________________________ 2013 Racism, Body Politics and Football. with Mark Sawyer in Andrews, D. and Carrington, B. (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Sport, Blackwell: Malden.

2006

Review: Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: Terrorism, War, and Election Battles by Douglas Kellner. Interactions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Article 10. http://repositories.cdlib.org/gseis/interactions/vol2/iss1/art10

MANUSCRIPTS AND MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS ___

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Who is We? The Impact of Social Context on Group Consciousness and Political Incorporation among Afro-Caribbean Immigrants in the Obama Era University of California Los Angeles, Doctoral Dissertation in progress

AWARDS, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS______________________________________________ 2013 2013 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles Institute of American Cultures Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Bunche Center for African American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles Consortium for Faculty Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship, Muhlenberg College (Declined) Graduate Research Mentorship, Graduate Division, University of California, Los Angeles UC Diversity Initiative for Graduate Study in the Social Sciences at UCLA Award, University of California, Los Angeles Political Science Departmental Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles Afro-American Studies Departmental Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program, University of California, Los Angeles Stephen H. Miller Memorial Award, Haverford College Ira De A. Reid Scholarship, Haverford College

2011-2012

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2006 2005 2004 2002 1998

INVITED TALKS_____________________________________________________________________ 2013 One of Us? Barack Obama, Afro-Caribbeans and the Politics of Identity and Group Consciousness, Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, University of Southern California, March 6. One of Us? Barack Obama, Afro-Caribbeans and the Politics of Identity, Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, February 28. Tradition of Political Engagement through Cultural Expression, Holman United Methodist Church African Diaspora Festival, February 9.

2013

2013

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Adaptation, Integration and Assimilation, Human Services for Immigrant and Refugee Populations, Department of Human Services, California State University Fullerton, March 12.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS_____________________________________________________ 2013 Who is We? A Comparative Analysis of Identity and Political Engagement among AfroCaribbeans in New York and Los Angeles. Paper presented at American Political Science Association Annual Meeting Power and Persuasion, Chicago, IL. August 29 September 1. Roots, Rhythm and Religion: The Politics of Context, Identity and Culture among AfroCaribbeans in New York and Los Angeles. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference, "Transnational Borders, Equity and Social Justice," San Antonio, TX. April 21. Rastafari: Mobilization of the Mind and the People. Paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Challenges to Cultural Imperialism, San Francisco, CA. March 21-24. Rasta, Resistance and Revolution. Paper presented at the National Council for Black Studies Conference, Liberating Visions and Resistance in Black Studies and the Diaspora, San Diego, CA. March 14-17. Race, Immigration, Citizenship and International Football: World Cup 2006 and Beyond. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Political Culture, Las Vegas, NV with Mark Sawyer, March 7-10. Rastafari: Mobilization of the Mind and the People. Paper presented at the UCLA Afro-American Studies Graduate Student Conference, Law, Politics and Social Movement, Los Angeles, CA. April 7.

2011

2007

2007

2007

2006

TEACHING AND MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE_________________________________________ Winter 2013 Teaching Fellow, African-American Political Thought Department of Political Science; Afro-American Studies University of California, Los Angeles Instructor of Record, Race, Religion and American Politics College of Letters and Sciences University of California, Los Angeles Teaching Fellow, Interracial Dynamics in American Society & Winter Culture, College of Letters and Sciences University of California, Los Angeles Graduate Student Mentor, Summer Humanities Institute Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies University of California, Los Angeles

Spring 2009 2013

Fall 2008 -2011, 2009-2012

Summer 2008

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Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Political Theory Department of Political Science University of California, Los Angeles Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Comparative Politics Department of Political Science University of California, Los Angeles Teaching Assistant, Continental Political Thought Department of Political Science University of California, Los Angeles Counseling Assistant College of Letters and Science University of California, Los Angeles

Winter 2008

Fall 2007

Fall 2005 Spring 2007

ADVANCED RESEARCH TRAINING___________________________________________________ 2008 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Sponsored by the Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods and National Science Foundation, Tempe, AZ, January 2-12.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________________ Jun. 2006 Jun. 2013 Graduate Student Researcher, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Politics University of California, Los Angeles Focus Group Facilitator, Millenials Attitudes on Race, Racism and Key Systems in Our Society Applied Research Center Graduate Student Researcher, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA University of California, Los Angeles

Sept. 2010 Feb. 2011

Jun. - Sept. 2006

PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE__________________________________________ 2013 2006 Reviewer, Political Research Quarterly Conference Organizer, Afro-American Studies Graduate Student Conference, University of California, Los Angeles, April 7 UCLA Graduate School Representative, Ralph Bunche Institute Recruitment Fair, Duke University, June 23

2006

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Executive Chair, Black Graduate Student Association, University of California Los Angeles Head/Member, Sons of Africa, Haverford College Founder/President, Caribbean Essence Organization, Haverford College

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERIENCE_____________________________________ Feb. Jun. 2013 Restorative Justice Coordinator, Brotherhood Crusade of Los Angeles South Los Angeles Hub Manager, Building Healthy Communities, Social Action Partners Youth Development Counselor, Eggleston Youth Center

Jul. 2011 - Nov. 2012 Jul. Sept 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS______________________________________________________ American Political Science Association Western Political Science Association National Conference of Black Political Scientists

REFERENCES_______________________________________________________________________ Mark Q. Sawyer 3272 Bunche Hall, Box 951472 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472 msawyer@polisci.ucla.edu Lorrie Frasure-Yokley 4289 Bunche Hall, Box 951472 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472 lfrasure@polisci.ucla.edu Vilma Ortiz 264 Haines Hall, Box 951551 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551 vilma@soc.ucla.edu