Tricia Wang - ethnographer and researcher of technology usage in low-income communities (China and Mexico) cv

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tricia wang tw <at>triciawang <dot>com | (+011) 918.937.9264 Department of Sociology, University of California San Diego, 401 Social Science Building, 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, California 92093-0533, USAResearch Interests: new technology users, low-income communities, everyday technology usage, qualitative methods, ethnographically informed technology design and urban planning, inequalities, migration, urban sociology, citizenship, educationRegional Focus: China, Mexico, United States -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDUCATION Ph.D.(anticipated 2011)Sociology, University of California-San Diego M.A. (2009) Sociology, University of California-San Diego B.A. (2001)Communication, University of California-San Diego; magna cum laudeAWARDS & HONORSSelected Participant in Dissertation Workshop on Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Asia; Toronto, CN; The Asian Institute at the University of Toronto (2009)George E. Brown Award for UC MEXUS-CONACYT collaborative grant project with Barry Brown, Gloria Marks and Jesus Favela; University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (2008-2009), $2500Young Scholar Award for the China-India-US Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Workshop; National Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore, India (2008)Sociology Department Graduate Student Funding (2007-2008), $25,000China in the World Summer Fellowship; Leeds University, Worldwide University Network; Leeds, UK (2007)National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) International Space Station Earthkam Fellowship; La Jolla, CA, USA (2001) RESEARCH Fieldwork ExperienceBeijing, China; Internet cafe and cellphone usage among migrants and youth; Summer of 2009Rural Village in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico and Southern California, United States; Information communication technology usage in migrant sending and receiving communities; survey and ethnography; Jan. 2008 - ongoingBangalore and Chennai, India; cellphone usage, water gathering practices, and telecommunication policy; ethnography; July 2008Bangalore, India; NGOs role on technology innovation policies; ethnography; July 2008Shanghai, Chinal Internet Cafes and Cellphones; ethnography; July 2008 Research Grants ReceivedResearch Grant for Chinese Urban Migrants in the Information Age: Intensive Technology and Politics of Digital Space. University of California Pacific Rim Research Fund (2009), $15,000Research Grant for Chinas Internet Policy and Digital Network Architecture: Information Communication Technology (ICT) Practices among Youth and Migrant. National Science Foundation (NSF), (2009), $6,000Research Grant for Appropriate networks: Developing appropriate communication technologies for rural & international links. Redes adecuadas: Desarrollo de tecnologías de comunicación adecuadas para fortalecer vínculos entre comunidades rurales transfronterizas. Collaborative grant with Barry Brown, Gloria Marks, and Jesus Favela. University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) (2008-2009), $20,000Research Grant for Preliminary Field Site Exploration for Researching Information Communication Technology Among Urban Chinese Migrants in Shanghai and Beijing. University of California Pacific Rim Research Fund (2008), $4,000Research Grant for The Impact of Cellphones on How Informal Laborers Share Job Information: Undocumented Mexican Laborers in the Informal Economy. University of California Labor and Employment Research Fund (LERF) (2008), $4,000Travel Grant for fieldwork on Data Collection of ICT-based communication between San Diego, CA and Oaxaca, Mexcio. Sociology Department, UC San Diego (2008), $600Research grant for Data Collection on ICT-based communication between low-income Oaxacan migrants in San Diego County and their families in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca. University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) (2007-2008, research assistant), $1,500 Research PositionsResearcher on Appropriate networks: Developing appropriate communication technologies for rural & international links. Communication Department, UC San Diego (Sept. 2008 Present)Research Assistant for Dr. Gershon Shafir on "The Study of Human Rights Studies at European Universities." Sociology Department, UC San Diego (March 2008 - Present).PAPER IN PROGRESS FOR SUBMISSIONI didnt bring my mobile: changing technology use in a Mexican village Internet Access as a Social Right: Implications for Social CitizenshipThe Reproduction of a Stratified Global Informal Economy in Virtual Games: The Case of World of Warcrafts Chinese Goldfarmers TALKS I didnt bring my mobile: changing technology use in a Mexican village 2009 The 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA); Chicago, Illinois, USA accepted paper Mobile Use and Spatial Theory 2009 Urban Sociology, UC San Diego, Professor Jeff Kidder; Guest Lecturer De moviles y migracion en Oaxaca 2009 El Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada ; Invited Talk Cellphone and Landline Telephone Use in Rural Mexico: Emerging Practices from a Migrant Sending Village 2008 Technologies for Emerging Regions (TIER); UC Berkeley, CA, USA; Presentation Technology Policy and Social Rights: The Case of India and China 2008 China-India-US Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India; Invited Presentation Internet Access as a Social Right: Implications for Social Citizenship 2008 International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (RC 19); Stockholm, Sweden; Accepted Paper The Reproduction of a Stratified Global Informal Economy in Virtual Games: The Case of World of Warcrafts Chinese Goldfarmers 2007 China in the World: Stratification; White-Rose East Asia Center, Leeds University, Leeds, UK; Invited Roundtable Presentation TEACHING APPOINTMENTSReader, African Societies Through Film, Sociology, University of California, San Diego, Professor Kris Kohler (Fall 2007)Teaching Assistant, Natural Disasters and Human Culture, Culture, Art, Technology Writing Program at Sixth College, University of California, San Diego, Professor Linda Strauss (Spring 2007)Teaching Assistant, A History of Time, Culture, Art, Technology Writing Program at Sixth College, University of California, San Diego, Professor Stefan Tanaka (Winter 2007)Teaching Assistant, Culture, Art & Technology, Culture, Art, Technology Writing Program at Sixth College, University of California, San Diego, Professor Steve Carlisle (Fall 2006) Teaching Assistant, Digital Non-Linear Editing 101, Communication, University of California, San Diego, Professor Zeinabu Davis (Spring 2002)PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Professional ServiceGraduate Student Reviewer, Science, Technology, and Human Values, Journal of the Society for Social Studies of Science (2007-2008) MembershipsAssociation of Internet Researchers (AoIR)International Sociological Association Section Memberships: Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy, Science and Technology. Communication, American Sociological Association Section Memberships: Communication and Information TechnologySociology of CultureInternational Journal of Communication OTHER INFORMATION Language Proficient in Mandarin (Spoken), Working Knowledge of Spanish (Written and Spoken) Blogs www.youmeiti.com, www.culturalbytes.com, www.digitalurbanisms.com

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