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About Julia E. Curry

Julia Curry grew up in Southern California after emigrating from Mexico with her mother and sister. She went to college as an Educational Opportunity Program student and graduated with a BA in Sociology from UCSB. Curry went to graduate school because she received encouragement and modeling from many magnificent teachers who taught her substance, skills and values. Curry earned a Ph.D. in Sociology in 1988 from the University of Texas at Austin with assistance from the American Sociological Association which supported her with a Minority Fellowship for the last two years of her program.

Positions

2020 - Present Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Chicana and Chicano Studies
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2014 - 2020 Associate Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Mexican American Studies
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2003 Visiting Professor, York University ‐ Graduate Programme in Education
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1999 - 2000 Adjunct Faculty Member, Holy Names College ‐ Department of Sociology
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1990 - 1998 Faculty Member, University of California - Berkeley ‐ Studies Program and Ethnic Studies Department
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1988 - 1990 Faculty Member, Arizona State University ‐ Department of Sociology and Hispanic Research Center
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • CSU Wang Family Excellence Award-Outstanding Faculty Service, January 22, 2019. $20,000.00.
  • 2007 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Sylvia Guerrero and Gwen Araujo-Community Award
  • 2007 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Student Advocates for Higher Education-Community Award

Courses

  • MAS 210-Foundations of Chicana and Chicano Studies (core seminar focusing on mission and theories used in CCS)
  • MAS 275-Research Methods in Chicana/o Studies (core seminar focusing on social science methods)
  • MAS 30: Race and Ethnicity in Public Space
  • MAS 120: Political Economy in Chicana/o Communities
  • MAS 130: Chicana and Chicanos in American Society
  • MAS 160: Gender & Sexuality in Chicana/o communities
  • MAS 175: Human Migration Global Reach
  • MAS 196: Leadership and Advocacy
  • Course Coordinator- MAS 30 and MAS 160.
  • MAS 001: Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • MAS 001: Library Skills – with Kathryn Blackmer Reyes
  • MAS 151: Theory in Chicana/o Studies (helped Dr. Troncoso)
  • MAS 152: The Story of Chicano Spanish (helped Dr. Mora-Torres)
  • MAS 007: Mexican Folklórico (helped Maria Luisa Colmenarez and Kathryn Blackmer Reyes)

Education

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1988 Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin ‐ Sociology
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1986 M.A., University of Texas at Austin ‐ Sociology
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1980 B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara ‐ Sociology
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Peer Reviewed Articles (2)

Book Chapters (10)

Books (2)

Conference Proceedings (2)

Magazine Articles and Film Reviews (2)

Reports and Manuals (Unpublished) (6)

Conference Papers (Refereed) (39)