EDUCATION
1974 Ph.D., Magna Cum Laude, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D program in Cultural Anthropology, 1968-74. Dissertation: "Efficiency in a Zapotec Indian Agricultural Village"
1968 B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Michigan State University;
Anthropology, 1964-68.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
1994 to present Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, California State University, Bakersfield.
1978-'94 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, California State University, Bakersfield.
1974-'78 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology,
California State College, Bakersfield.
PUBLICATIONS
2003 Athletic Intruders: Women, Culture and Exercise.
Anne Bolin and Jane Granskog, eds. Albany NY: SUNY Publishers.
2000 "Women in Triathlons." International
Encyclopedia of Women & Sport. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Reference
Works and Macmillan Publishers.
1998 "Global Perspectives on Sexuality:
Contrasts and Continuities." Contemporary Psychology 3 (6) 436-437.
(A review of Robert T. Francoeur, Ed. The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality,
Vol. 1, 2, 3)
1993 "In Search of the Ultimate - Ritual Aspects of the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon." Journal of Ritual Studies 7 (1) 1-23.
1992 "Tri-ing Together: An Exploratory Analysis of the Social Networks of Female and Male Triathletes." Play and Culture 5 (1) 76-91.
1991 "Tri-ing for Life: The Emergence of the Triathlon
Sport Sub-Culture and its Impact Upon Changing Gender Roles in American Society".
In Landry, F., Landry, M., and Yerles, M. (Eds), Sport...The Third Millenium,
Proceedings of the Quebec City International Symposium. Quebec City: Presses
de L' Universite Laval, pp. 433-442.
WORK IN PROGRESS/SUBMITTED
2002 Love Songs to My Invisible Soul Reflected in the Loves of My Life: Poems, 1970-2002. Manuscript pending submission..
PAPERS PRESENTED
AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
2004 “Inside The Other
In Me: Explorations On The Path Of Soul” The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern
Anthropological Association, April 15-17, San Jose, CA.
2004 “Playing at Work and Working at Play: Transformations of Self Tri-ing to Be”. Annual Meetings of The Association for the Study of Play February 18-21, Atlanta, Georgia.
2003 “Finding the Path of Heart: Coming Home to Oneself”. The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, April 3-5, Bakersfield, CA.
2002 "Spirit Matters: An Exploration of Shamanic Techniques to Transform the Environment". The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, April 11-13, Flagstaff, AZ.
2002 "Women's Ways of Healing: Re-Visioning Life's Lesions". The First Annual Female Spirituality Conference, March 15-17, Forest Grove, OR.
2000 "Places in the Heart: Explorations on the Symbolic and Spiritual Significance of the Meaning of Home". The Annual Conference of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, April 5-8, Tucson, AZ.
1999 With Anne Bolin. "Going Native, Going Anthropologist: When You Are Who You Study". The Annual Meetings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, November 3-6, Cleveland, OH.
1998 "'From Caterpillars to Butterflies': The Impact of Participation in Triathlons for Women". The Annual Meetings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, November 4-7, Las Vegas, NV.
1996 "Triathlon Transformations: The Politics of Play." Annual Meetings of the Association for the Study of Play, April 25-27, Austin, TX.
1994 "Tri-ing Throughout the Life Cycle: Women Triathletes and Empowerment." The Annual Meetings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, November 9-12, Savannah, GA.
1994 "From Economics to Athletics: On the Process of Becoming and Being." American Ethnological Society Annual Meetings, April 14-17, 1994, Santa Monica, CA. Revised version presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, November 30-December 4, Atlanta, GA.
1993 "Why Tri and Du It? On the Meaning of Participation in the Multi-Sport Culture of Triathlons." The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, April 22-24, San Diego, CA.
1992 "The Tri-ing Life: Ethnographic Research on a Triathlon Community" and "The Impact of Tri-ing Later in Life: Female Empowerment and the Masters Triathlete". The Annual Meetings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, November 4-7, Toledo, Ohio.
1991 "Just 'Tri' and 'Du' It: Variable Female Involvement in the Triathlon/Duathlon Sport Culture." Revised version presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, November 20-24, Chicago, IL. Initial version, "How Much to Tri Without Tri-ing Too Much: Levels of Female Involvement in the Triathlon/Duathlon Sport Culture." presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for the Study of Play, March 14-16, Charleston, SC.
1991 "In Search of the Ultimate - Ritual Aspects of the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon." The Annual Meetings of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, November 6-9, Milwaukee, WI.
1990 "To Tri or Not to Tri: The Impact of Involvement in Multisport Activities Upon the Gender Identity of Older Women." The Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, November 27 - December 3, New Orleans, Lousiana.
1990 "Tri-ing for Life - The Emergence of the Triathlon Sport Culture and its Impact Upon Changing Gender Roles in American Society". International Symposium, Sport...The Third Millenium, May 21-25, Quebec, QC, Canada. (Invited guest speaker)
1990 "Tri-ing Middle-Aged Women: Transformations of Self." The Annual Meetings of the Association for the Study of Play, April 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada.
1989 "On Becoming an Ironwoman: Transformations in Gender Identity." The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, April 27-29, Riverside, California.
1989 "To Tri or Not to Tri: The Impact of Involvement in Multisport Endurance Activities Upon Gender Roles and Identity." The Annual Meetings of the Association for the Study of Play, February 23-25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1988 "The Tri-ing Lifestyle - An Ethnographic Analysis of a Triathlon Community." Revised and expanded version given at the Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, November 16-20, Phoenix, Arizona. Initial version presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for the Study of Play, April 21-24, Berkeley, California.
1988 "In Search of the Ultimate - The Ritual Significance of Participation in Endurance Athletic Events." The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, March 23-26, Monterey Bay, California.
1987 "Tri-ing Women: An Exploratory Analysis of the Social Networks of Female Triathletes." The Annual Meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, March 24-28, Bakersfield, California.
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