CURRICULUM VITAE

 

  Tamara Pavasovic Trost
 William James Hall 609, Cambridge MA 02138

tpavasov@fas.harvard.edu

 

EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________

2005 - present	Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Master of Arts and Ph.D. Candidate     Department of Sociology     Ph.D. expected June 2011
2003 - 2005	Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Master of Arts  Department of Political Science     Masters thesis: Reconstructing Ethnic Identity in Serbia: Ethno-Nationalist Socialization through Textbooks
1999 - 2002	Allegheny College, Bachelor of Arts     Major: International Studies for Eastern Europe, Minor: German     Senior thesis: Ethnicity and Religion in Bosnia: Islamic Influence during the 1992-1995 War
RELATED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE ______________________________________________
summer 2009	Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Intensive Slovene Summer Language Institute.
summer 2005	St. Petersburg University, Russia. The New York Institute of Cognitive and Cultural Studies.
summer 2001	Georgetown University, Summer Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems.
fall 2000	University of Cologne, Germany. Study Abroad Program.
summer 2000	Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Summer Institute on Political and Economic Systems.

 

TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE ______________________________________________

2007 - present   2008 - 2009 2007 - 2009 2003 - 2005

Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University GOV 1751: Human Rights, spring 2008 (Head Teaching Fellow). SOC 109: Life and Death in the US: Medicine and Disease in Social Context, spring 2008. SOC 128: Methods of Social Science Research, fall 2007 and fall 2008. SOC 67 and 167: Visualizing Human Rights and Social Change in Documentary Photography and Film, spring 2007 and spring 2008. Departmental Teaching Fellow, Harvard University Lead Teaching Fellow for department, (taught teaching practicum for new TFs). Resident Tutor, Currier House, Harvard College Provided academic advising to social science concentrators, general academic and personal advising to all House residents, and pre-concentration advising to sophomores. Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Syracuse University PSC 121: American Government and Politics, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004. PSC 124: Introduction to International Relations, Fall 2004. PSC 202: Political Argument and Reasoning, Spring 2005 (independently taught).

 

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS______________________________________________________

Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University Committee on General Scholarships, for one
year of dissertation research abroad, 2009-2010 ($24,000).

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Mid-Dissertation Grant, summer 2009 ($4,000).

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Summer Research Fellowship, summer 2008 ( $1,930).

Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, Summer Research Grant, summer 2007 ($1850).

Dragomir Nikolich Charitable Trust Fund, Graduate Study Scholarship, 2004-2005 ($24,000).

HONORS AND AWARDS  __________________________________________________________

Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates (awarded annually to top 5 teaching assistants throughout the university), Harvard University, 2008.

Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (awarded to teaching
assistants with evaluation scores over 4.5/5), fall 2007 and fall 2008.

Association for the Study of Nationalities, best graduate student paper award at World Convention, 2006.

International Studies Faculty Prize for Best Thesis, Allegheny College, 2002 (best International Studies department senior thesis and best student major within department for 2001-2002 academic year).

Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, National Scholastic Society, member; Pi Kappa Delta, National
Honorary Forensics Society, member and President at Allegheny College, 2001-2002; Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honorary Society, member and President at Allegheny College, 2002; Phi Sigma Iota, International Foreign Language Honor Society; member).

 

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION_____________________________________________________

Masaryk University “Identities in Conflict, Conflict in Identities” annual conference; presented paper
Nationalism Revival and Identity Manipulation through History Textbooks in the Former Yugoslavia,
Brno, Czech Republic, 2009.

Association for the Study of Nationalities World Convention; presented paper The Complexity
of Ethnic Stereotypes: A Study of Prejudice in Serbian Youth, New York, NY, 2009.

Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting; presented paper The Complexity of Ethnic Stereotypes:
A Study of Prejudice in the Balkans, Baltimore, MD, 2009.

Association for the Study of Nationalities World Convention; presented paper History Education and Ethnic Distance Discourse in Serbian Schools, New York, NY, 2008.

Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting; presented paper Ethnic Distance and the Stereotype Content Model: A Study of Prejudice Discourse in Serbian Youth, New York, NY, 2008.

Inter-Ivy Sociology Symposium; presented paper The Primary Determinants of Ethnic Distance in
Children: Socialization through Family, Social Networks, and History Education, Brown University,
RI, 2007.

Association for the Study of Nationalities World Convention; presented paper Reconstructing
Ethnic Identity in Serbia: Ethno-Nationalist Socialization through Textbooks, New York, NY, 2006.

Harvard-Oxford-Stockholm Sorensen Memorial Conference; presented paper The Political Dynamics
of Ethnicity Change: A Case Study of Serbian Textbooks 1970-2002, Stockholm, Sweden, 2006.

Notre Dame University Peace and Conflict Resolution conference; presented paper NATO and the European Union: Lessons from Kosovo, South Bend, IN, 2002.

Air Force Academy Assembly, Future of Europe: Integration or Fragmentation?, represented Allegheny
College at conference, Colorado Springs CO, 2002.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE _________________________________________________________

Content Analysis of Darfur Conflict: Media Coverage 2003-2009

PI: Jens Meierhenrich, 2008-present

This project addresses the problem of how genocides end, examining why transitions from genocidal
violence have differed across space and time, specifically examining the progression of the conflict in
Darfur and media pressure/influence on genocide intervention. Conducted content analysis in Atlas.ti
of all articles related to the conflict in the New York Times, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal
from 2003-2009.

 

Integration versus Micro Segregation: Mechanisms which Foster or Impede Trans-Racial
Social Ties

PI: Andreas Wimmer, 2006

An exploration of how far and under which conditions trans-ethnic/ trans-racial social ties (social networks, shared sense of community) emerge, particularly looking at three mechanisms: geography (shared space), institutions (shared work environment), personal relationships (shared families; shared friends). Prepared a literature review of interracial friendship, dating, marriage, and network choices across institutions and space.

 

Social-Psychological Approaches to Identity and Group Identity Construction

PI: Robert Putnam, 2005-2006

Part of Bob Putnam’s larger research project on social capital and ethnic/racial diversity in the US. Researched qualities of group identity; which aspects of a person’s identity lead to the exclusion of other identity categories (the psychology of in-group prejudice literature), under which conditions higher-level identities can trump
ethnic identity (subordinate/ common in-group identity literature), and cases of in-group identity shifts
(changing frames of identity).

WORK EXPERIENCE _____________________________________________________________

2006- present	HARVARD UNIVERSITY                                                                        Cambridge, MA Presidential Instructional Technology Fellow, Instructional Computing Group Collaborated with faculty in the creation of digital materials that enhance teaching and learning. Led training sessions for faculty and teaching assistants on using technology in teaching, including Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Flash, and Microsoft Office and developing course websites. Created reusable content including simulations, interactive syllabi, and customized learning modules.
summer 2004	MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS                                                   Belgrade, Serbia Intern, Sector for Multilateral Affairs, Directorate for NATO and Arms Control Assisted with translation and preparation of official speeches and memorandums to the Minister. Assembled data for the Ministry’s official report on bilateral affairs with the United States and Canada. Prepared position paper for Serbia’s presentation at Bonn meeting on negotiations over Kyoto Protocol’s provisions on emission trading in regards to the Serbian-Croatian dispute over thermoelectric bases.
2002 - 2003	INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE                                   Washington, DC Research Assistant, Europe Department Performed mathematical and statistical analyses including seasonal adjustments, and created models for calculating interest repayments and export-import volumes. Prepared loan and bond, government debt, and external ratings databases. Researched and assessed international finance statistics and data for Eastern European countries. Reported on daily exchange rates, interest rates, and provided political news updates.
summer 2001	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY                                                                       New York, NY Information Technology Research Assistant, School for Professional Studies Researched pedagogical and andragogical learning patterns, and established theoretical approaches for online and distance learning. Compiled a position paper for NYU’s Center for Professional and Continuing Studies handbook and website.
summer 2000	NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME                          Washington, DC Legal Policy Assistant Presented a policy recommendation paper to the Public Policy Department of the NCVC. Developed a policy handbook analyzing the implications of freedom of information laws on protection of crime victims for Michigan, Florida, and Texas.

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE __________________________________________________________

Committee on Higher Degrees, Department of Sociology, Harvard University

Graduate Student Representative, 2008-2009.

Graduate Student Organization, Department of Sociology, Harvard University

Information Officer, 2007-2008.

Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University

Invited Presenter and Moderator, Fall Teaching Conference 2008, Winter Teaching Conference 2009.

FTC: Fundamentals of Teaching in the Humanities and Social Sciences (session co-leader), Best Teaching Practices (panelist).
WTC: Fundamentals of Teaching (session co-leader), Teaching Styles (session leader).

Graduate Admissions Committee, Syracuse University

Committee Member, 2004-2005.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS _______________________________________________________________

 

Fluent in Serbian, English, German, limited Russian.