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Jeanne Curran, Ph.D., Esq.
Professor
Department of Sociology

California State University, Dominguez Hills
February 1, 1999

Office Address
Department of Sociology
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3831
E-Mail: curran@csudh.edu

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1985
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Post-Doctorate, in Sociology, Specialty in Methods and Demography, in 1973
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., in Education, in 1972
University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., in French, in 1970
Newcomb College, Tulane University, New Orleans, B.A., in Physics, in 1957

Selected Honors and Awards

Honor Societies

Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society, Faculty Sponsor, 1998
Phi Kappa Phi, Founding Member and Officer at CSUDH
Phi Beta Kappa, 1957
Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics Honor Society 1956

Scholarships and Fellowships

NDEA Fellowship for Post Doctorate in Sociology, at USC, 1972
Teaching Assistantship Award in French, at UCLA, in 1963-64
Honor Scholarship, Newcomb College, 1953-1957

Teaching and Scholar Awards

Selected for membership in Virtual Faculty, a global collection of professors with a focus on Narrative Psychology and Narrative Therapy. I was invited to join because of Dear Habermas, and my work on Narrative Teaching.
Moot Court Funding continuously since 1987 by Instructionally Related Activities, of the Associated Students, Inc.
Regular Periodic Awards, from both Faculty Development and Research and Funded Projects.
Two Awards from Special Technology Funds, Academic Affairs, 1997-1998.
Provided the Department's first Mac Platform through one of these.
Provided the Department's server through one of these.
Nominated twice for the Distinguished Teaching Award, at CSUDH, 1983 and 1986
Who's Who in American Women, 1987-1988
Who's Who in American Law Students, 1985
Regional Finalist in The Jessup International Moot Court Competition, representing UCLA, 1985
Principal Investigator for the First HEW Award to the American Sociological Association Undergraduate Teaching Section, 1975

Other Awards

Juried election to membership in the Los Angeles Art Association, 1995.
Juried election to the Los Angeles Art Association's first collection of prints, 1995.

Teaching Experience
Progression described from earliest specialization to present.

The Social Systems Research Center: Late 1970s

Funded by HEW in 1975.
Innovative approach to methods through applied learning.
Focus on broad diversity of students served.
Student inclusion at all levels of decision-making.
Additional funding through local community agencies.
Center grew from field studies, methods, and statistics classes.
Heavy computer emphasis, in days of IBM cards and hole punchers.
Wrote Boring Academic Research Made Fun, with Carol Telesky. Published by the American Sociological Association's Undergraduate Teaching Section as one of its first offerings, under the Executive Directorship of Hans Mauksch.

Law and Social Justice - The 1980s

Reduction of public sector opportunities in the 80s for sociology students.
Student shift to interest in law in private sector.
J.D. at UCLA Law School, 1985.
Adaptation of sociological concerns to law and social justice.
Establishment of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity chapter at CSUDH 1984.
First Stanley Mosk Undergraduate Moot Court performance, 1987.
Development of (1) academic performance of students arguing before California Supreme and Appellate Court Justices and (2) training in oral reasoning and argument.
Texts written, training developed, performance developed to point of full theater audience with returning justices who shared in evaluation and development of Moot Court.

Public Discourse in the 90s.

Social agencies course developed to provide an understanding of the sociological aspects of administrative law, that section most sociology students are likely to encounter.
Administrative training provided as Independent Study so that students could learn to share in decision-making for the annual performance.
Performance developed to point of students arguing in packed University Theater to a Panel of Justices including Derrick Bell, presently of New York University Law School, and former Professor of Law at Harvard University, and author of many texts, such as Race and Racism in American Law.
Inclusion of emphasis on public discourse as form of argument most needed by community and students in future. Sociology of Law class developed to include Habermas' Between Facts and Norms.
Production with Professor Susan R. Takata and publication (CAPCO) of Handbook for Sociology of Law, used both at CSUDH and at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside.
Expansion of Moot Court program to include high school students including expanded text. Development of modules for teaching fairness and justice at elementary school level.
Expansion of Moot Court performance to allow all students to perform before practicing judges, and to include high school students.
Inclusion of training attorneys in production (with Professor Takata) and publication (CAPCO) of both Moot Court and Basic Concepts of Law texts.
Production of Dear Habermas as a journal for student inclusion in publication of teaching texts. Focuses on intertextuality, the reading of traditional texts, with the additional input of faculty and student production as an ethnomethodological contribution to texts.
Translation of Dear Habermas into a Web Site, with the attendant development of an academic community, and with a component of cross-country team teaching with Professor Takata at UWP.
Full integration of these elements into the moot court performance with local attorneys.

Administrative Experience

Chair, Department of Sociology, 1996-1998
Chair, Department of Sociology, 1981-82, Served only one year because of acceptance into UCLA Law School
Founder and Director of Moot Court Program, 1984 to Present
Founder and Webmaster (with Professor Takata) of Dear Habermas January 1998 to Present
Director of Artists' Program at Frances Blend School for the Visually Handicapped
Organizer of Art Exhibition for the Frances Blend School

Publications
Refereed Journals

J. Curran. S.R. Takata, S. Fellows and L. Lee. (1991). "In the Trenches: A Response to Discrimination and Affirmative Action in the 1990s." Wisconsin Sociologist. 28:24-36.
Textbooks
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). Sociology of Law Handbook. Oklahoma City: CAPCO Publishing.
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). Academic Discourse in Sociology - Practical Writing. Carson, CA: California State University, Dominguez Hills.
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). High Tech, Low Tech, Connected Tech. Oklahoma City: CAPCO Publishing.
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). Woman's Difference, Woman's Prize. Oklahoma City: CAPCO Publishing.
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). Oppression and Revolution. Oklahoma City: CAPCO Publishing.
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). From the Incident through the System Legally. Oklahoma City: CAPCO Publishing.
J. Curran and S.R. Takata. (1996). From the Incident through the System Legally (High School Version). Oklahoma City: CAPCO Publishing.
S.R. Takata and J. Curran. (1993). Using Sociology to Understand Your Life: Theories, Methods and Strategies for Career Planning. San Francisco: EMText
Teaching Resources
J. Curran, S.R. Takata and C. Telesky (1986) Controlling the Ascent through Sociology. Washington D.C.: American Sociological Association, Teaching Resources Center.
Papers Accepted
"Intertextuality and a Reclaimed public Sphere." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper accepted for presentation during the August 1999 meetings of the American Sociological Association.
"Go To The Web and Do Stuff." Jeanne Curran, Susan Takata, and Robert Christie. Paper accepted for presentation during the August 1999 meetings of the American Sociological Association.
"Community Social Policy and Inclusion in Public Discourse." Panel of five papers organized by Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Five CSUDH students from the Moot Court Program will co-author and present with faculty. Papers accepted for presentation during the April 1999 meetings of the Western Social Science Association.
"Criminology and Public Discourse." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper accepted for presentation during the April 1999 meetings of the Western Social Science Association.
"The Professional Socialization of Criminal Justice Students: Identity and Discourse within a Relational Context." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper accepted for presentation during the March 1999 meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Orlando.
Papers Read
"High Tech, Low Tech and Survival: Technology and Criminal Justice Education." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper prepared for presentation during the November 1998 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Washington, D.C.
"Playing with Habermas: Testing Theory and Practice." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper prepared for presentation during the November 1998 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Washington, D.C.
"Teaching - What Does it Mean as We Approach the Millennium?" Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper presented during the August 1998 meetings of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco.
        "Children of the Night: A Theoretical Application of Habermas's Communicative Action." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper presented in "Critical Theories in System Processing" Session during the March 1998 meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Albuquerque.
        "Incorporating Quantitative Analysis as a Support to Narrative." Anne Walter, Jeanne Curran, Judith Emerson and Susan Takata. Paper presented during the April 1996 meetings of the Western Social Science Association in Reno, Nevada.
        "Critical Thinking as a Means to Access." Robert Link, Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper presented during the April 1996 meetings of the Western Social Science Association in Reno, Nevada.
        "Let Me Hear Your Voice: Using Narratives to Enhance Legitimacy at Non-elite Working Class Universities." Susan R. Takata and Jeanne Curran. Paper prepared for presentation during the August 1995 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Washington, D.C.
        "Creating Virtual Community: An Inclusive Model for Criminal Justice Education." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Paper presented during the March 1995 meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Boston, MA.
        "Resources, Relationships and Realities: Toward a Grounded Theory of Empowering 'Truly Disadvantaged' Students." Susan R. Takata and Jeanne Curran. Paper presented during the August 1993 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Miami Beach, Florida.
        "Kids Falling Between the Cracks: Creating Access to Legal Services for Juveniles." Jeanne Curran, Susan R. Takata, and Lois Lee. Paper presented during the November 1992 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in New Orleans, Louisiana.
        "Teaching Cultural Diversity at the Non-elite University: Recognizing the Affective Component of Learning." Susan R.Takata and Jeanne Curran. Paper presented during the October 1992 meetings of the Wisconsin Sociological Association in Milwaukee.
        "Women Producing Knowledge in Urban, Working Class Institutions of Higher Education: Valuing Our Differences." Faye Arnold, Susan Takata and Jeanne Curran. Paper presented during the August 1992 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Pittsburgh.
        "Women Producing Knowledge in Working Class Institutions of Higher Education: Valuing Our Differences." Jeanne Curran, Susan R. Takata and Faye Arnold. Paper presented during the November 1991 annual conference of Research on Women and Education, A Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association in San Jose, California.
        "The Inequality of Educational Opportunity on the Non-elite Campus: Biases in Race, Class and Gender." Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata. Paper presented during the August 1991 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Cincinnati, Ohio.
        "Changing Perceptions of Minority Access to the Legal System." Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata. Paper presented during the June 1991 meetings of the Law and Society Association and the Research Committee on the Sociology of Law of the International Sociology Association at the University of Amsterdam.
        "Changing Patterns of Knowledge Production in Elite and Working Class Institutions of Higher Education." Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata. Paper presented during the April 1991 meetings of the Western Social Science Association in Reno.
        "In the Trenches: Discrimination in the 1990s and Affirmative Action." Jeanne Curran, Susan R. Takata and Susan Fellows. Paper presented during the April 1991 meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society in Des Moines.
        "An Empowerment Model of Mentoring the 'Truly Disadvantaged': A Four Program Case Study." Jeanne Curran, Susan R. Takata, Susan Fellows, and Lois Lee. Paper presented during the October 1990 meetings of the Wisconsin Sociological Association in Steven s Point.
        "Minority Access to Law." Jeanne Curran, Susan R. Takata, Susan Fellows and Lois Lee. Paper presented during the August 1990 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Washington, D.C.
        Meetings Chaired, Sessions Organized
        "Places to Go, Things to See: Net Access and Evaluating Authority in Criminal Justice." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Workshop proposed for the March 1999 meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Orlando.
        "Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges Between Criminology, Law and Sociology: A Habermasian Approach." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-organized session during the November 1997 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in San Diego.
       "Moving from the Trenches to the Abstract: The Practice of Habermas's Communicative Action." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-organized informal roundtable discussion during the August 1997 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Toronto.
       "Low Tech, High Tech, Connected Tech: From Computer Literacy to Connected Scholarship." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-organized poster session, "Internet and the Sociological Landscape" during the August 1997 meetings of the American Sociological Association in Toronto.
        "Low Tech, High Tech, Connected Tech: From Computer Literacy to Connected Scholarship." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-organizers and presiders of panel discussion during the November 1996 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago, IL.
       "An Interactive Model for Teaching Legal Argument: The Stanley Mosk Undergraduate Moot Court Program." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. co-organizers and presiders of panel discussion during the November 1996 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago, IL.
        "Connected Scholarship 1976-1996: The Liberatory Process of Education." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-organizer and presider of informal roundtable discussion during the August 1996 meetings of the American Sociological Association in New York, New York.
       "Woman's Difference, Woman's Prize: Gender and Society in the 1990s." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-organizer and presider of informal roundtable discussion during the August 1996 meetings of the American Sociological Association in New York, New York.
       "Teaching About Race, Class, Gender and Other Differences: Stories, Challenges and Obstacles." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Presenters at an Undergraduate Education refereed roundtable discussion during the August 1996 meetings of the American Sociological Association in New York, New York.
       "The Academic Performance As A Good Show: Integrating Classroom and Community." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Session accepted for the March 1996 meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Las Vegas, Nevada.
        "Integrating Classroom and Community." Jeanne Curran and Susan Takata. Co-leaders of an American Sociological Association Teaching Workshop, August 1994 in Los Angeles, California.
       "Class Bias in Access to Law-Related Higher Education." Jeanne Curran, Susan Takata, and George Heneghan. Paper prepared for the October 1990 conference on Class Bias in Higher Education: Equity Issues in the 1990s at Queen's College, Flushing, New York.

Service
Served on first PSSI committee
Served on three budget committees in 1996-1997
Served as Chair of CAS Budget Task Force in 1997-1998
Served on Sociology Graduate Committee
Help select and grade department's qualifying exams for M.A.
AKD Advisor
Created Web page for Older Adult Center
Created Web page for AKD
Work extensively with students, including their participation in professional meetings.
Have written and presented research consistently with CSUDH students.
Have supported them in their publication of this research for tenure and promotion.
Continue to write and publish with students through latest Web access.