Jessica Greenebaum
Curriculum Vita
Education
Ph.D. in Sociology, 2000
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University
M.A. in Sociology, 1995
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University
Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, 1995
Syracuse University
B.A. Cum Laude, in Sociology, 1994
Concentration: Gender Studies and Clinical Sociology
Minor: Politics
Ithaca College
Current Position
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Connecticut State University, 2005—present.
Past Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Connecticut State University, 2000--2005.
Instructor, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University, 1996--2000.
Assistant Director for Professional Development Programs, The Graduate School, Syracuse University.
Honors
Nominee, University Teaching Excellence Award, CCSU, 2001--2002, 2003--2004,
2004—2005, 2005—2006.
University Teaching Fellow, Syracuse University, 1997--1998, 1998--1999, 1999--2000.
Certificate in University Teaching, Syracuse University, May 2000.
Teaching Associate, Future Professoriate Project, Syracuse University, 1996--1998.
Teaching Experience
Courses taught at CCSU
SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 111: Social Problems
SOC 212: Race, Class, Gender
SOC 233: The Family
SOC 240: Sociology of Gender
SOC 445: Social Construction of Sexuality
SOC 478: Sociology of Education
SOC 478: Animals and Society
SOC 400/WS 400: Feminist Theory
WS 200: Introduction to Women’s Studies
Courses taught at Syracuse University
Sociology of Jewish Communities
Qualitative Methodology
Sociology of Sex and Gender
Sociology of Family
Publications
The Throw-Away Society and the Family Dog: An Exploration of the Consumption and the Dispossession of Companion Animals" Journal of Social and Ecological Boundaries (forthcoming).
"Taming Marley" (Book Review) John Grogan, Marley & Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog, William Morrow, 2006 and Leslie Irvine, If You Tame Me: Understanding Our Connection with Animals, Temple University Press, 2004 in Journal of Social and Ecological Boundaries (forthcoming)
(Book Review) Arnold Arluke, Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Cruelty Purdue University Press, 2004 in Contemporary Sociology 2005, 34 (5): 507-508).
Greenebaum, Jessica 2003-2004. Conceptualizing Reform Judaism in an Age of Secularization. Contemporary Jewry. 24: 82-103.
Greenebaum, Jessica. 2004. "It’s a Dog’s Life:" Elevating Status from Pet to "Fur Baby" at Yappy Hour. Society and Animals. 12(2):117-135.
Greenebaum, Jessica. 1999. Placing Jewish Women Into the Dialogue of Intersectionality. Race, Gender, and Class 6 (4): 41-60.
Publications Under Review
"’I’m not an activist but…:’ Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare in the Purebred Dog Rescue Movement" (under review at Animal Liberation Philosophy and Policy Journal)
"Doing Gender—Rescuing Dogs" (under review at Sociological Perspective)
Works in Progress
Jewish Thought on Pet Keeping: A Commentary
Training Dogs or Training Humans
"Negotiating the Holiday Season as a Convert to Reform Judaism"
Conference Papers and Presentations
Greenebaum, Jessica. ""I’m not an activist but…:’ Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare in the Purebred Dog Rescue Movement" (poster presentation). " ISAZ (International Society of Animal Zoology), Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 2006
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Doing Gender, Rescuing Dogs." Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
Greenebaum, Jessica "The Throw Away Society and the Family Dog: An Exploration of the Consumption and the Dispossession of Companion Animals." ISAZ (International Society of Animal Zoology), Niagara Falls, NY, 2005.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Rescue Heroes: Women’s Work of Rescuing Dogs." American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, 2004.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Constructing Gender and Family at ‘Yappy Hour.’" June Baker Higgins Gender Studies Conference, CCSU, 2004.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "It’s a Dog’s Life": Elevating Status from Pet to "Fur Baby" in the Marketplace. American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA, 2003.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Selling Reform Judaism in an Age of Symbolic Religiosity." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Boston, MA, 2002.
Ertel, Mary, and Greenebaum, Jessica. "When the Women Draw the Cartoons." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Boston, MA, 2002.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Negotiating the Holiday Season as a Convert to Reform Judaism." Association for Humanist Sociology, Newport, RI, 2001.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "This is a Conversion of Conviction!: Defending the Decision to Become a Jew." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Baltimore, MD, 2000.
Greenebaum, Jessica. Discussant. The Intersection of Class, Race/Ethnicity, Gender/Sexual Orientation: A Case Study of Postmodern Jewish Identities. Society For The Scientific Study of Religion. Boston, MA, November, 1999.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Why is This Oppression Different from All Others (Or Not)?: Placing Jewish Women Into the Dialogue of Intersectionality." Association for Jewish Studies, Boston: MA, 1998.
Greenebaum, Jessica. ""Can We Talk": A Staged Conversation on Identity and Jewishness." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Critiquing the Decline of the Family." Lecture presented at the Everson Museum of Art, second annual Student Art Open: "Casting the Family." Syracuse, NY, 1997.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Doing Jewishness: Two Women’s Search for Identity and Culture." Accepted for a Roundtable Discussion at the American Sociological Association Meetings. Toronto, Canada, 1997.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Why is This Oppression Different from All Others (Or Not)?: Placing Jewish Women Into the Dialogue of Intersectionality." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Baltimore, MD, 1997
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Anti-Semitism and Race, Gender, Class Intersection." Table Organizer for Roundtable Discussion. American Sociological Association Meetings. New York, NY, 1996.
Greenebaum, Jessica. "Shayna Maydl: The Identity Crisis of Jewish Women." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Boston, MA, 1996.
Best, Amy and Greenebaum, Jessica. "Toward a Sentiment of Civic Agency: The Use of Personal Narrative for Radical Civic Education." Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Boston, MA, 1996.
CCSU Service
Co-chair, Committee for the Concerns of Women, CCSU, 2002—2004.
Committee for the Concerns of Women, member, CCSU, 2000–present.
Women’s Studies Advisory Committee, member, CCSU, 2001—present.
Liaison between Women’s Studies Advisory Committee and the Women’s Center, CCSU, 2004.
Faculty Senate, alternate, 2003—present.
CSU Professorship Committee, CCSU, 2004.
Student/Faculty bus trip, "March for Women’s Lives," Washington, D.C., 2004.
Vagina Monologues, reader, CCSU, 2004.
Sociology Representative, Open House, CCSU, Fall 2000--2001.
Academic and Professional Activities
Session discussant, Animals and Society paper session, ASA, Montreal, Canada. 2006.
Session organizer and presider, Animals and Society regular session, ASA, Philadelphia, PA. 2005.
Session presider, "Human-Animal Interactions and Relationships," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Philadelphia, PA. 2005.
Animals and Society (ASA) membership committee (chair), 2006.
Animals and Society (ASA) council member, 2005—present.
Animals and Society (ASA) session liaison committee, chair, 2004—2005.
Manuscript reviewer, University of Illinois Press, 2005.
Manuscript reviewer, McGraw Hill, 2005.
Community Service
Grant Writer and Volunteer for "Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary," (ourcompanions.com)
Presenter, "Jewish Thought on Pet Keeping." Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s Dr. Alfred Weisel Community Teach-In. West Hartford, CT (forthcoming: Jan. 28, 2006).
Hartford Jewish Film Festival, 2004.
Professional Membership
American Sociological Association
Animals and Society section
Animals and Society Institute