Dave Ramsaran

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Susquehanna University

514 University Ave

Selinsgrove PA 17870

USA

Office: 570-372-4757

Email: ramsaran@susqu.edu

EDUCATION

· Ph.D. Sociology, American University (Dissertation: “Gender and Development: the Case of a Small Ex-Colonial Multicultural Society”)

· M.SC. Sociology, The University of the West Indies (Thesis: “Trade Union Organization: A Comparative Study of the Oil and Sugar Sectors in Trinidad and Tobago”)

· B.Sc. Sociology. The University of the West Indies

WORK EXPERIENCE

· August 2000-present. Associate Professor/Chair. Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, Susquehanna University, 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove PA 17870. Conducts research, serve on various University Committees and teach the following courses: Principles of Sociology, Introduction to Diversity, Research Methods, Development Globalization and Society, Social Stratification in Contemporary Society, Caribbean Culture and Society, Organizational Sociology, Immigration, Views from the Third World and Rap Hip Hop and Reggae.

· July 1998-July 2000. Lecturer. Dept of Government Sociology and Social Work, The University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Taught Research Methods (both quantitative and qualitative) and Sociological Theory (both classical and modern theory).

· January 1998-May 1998. Adjunct Professor. Dept of Sociology, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC Taught the Advanced Regression Module for Graduate Students.

· August 1996-May 1998 Development Manager. Office of Sponsored Programs, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC. Assisted faculty members seeking funding from private and federal sources with grant-writing and budget preparations.

· January 1996-May 1996 & January 1997-May 1997. Adjunct Professor. Dept of Sociology, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC . Taught the class “Views from the Third World.”

· February 1991-August 1993 Research Fellow. The Institute for Social and Economic Research, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus Trinidad and Tobago. West Indies. Prepared research proposals, implemented the Institutes research agenda, analyzed data, conducted surveys and field work, wrote reports, papers and other publications.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Breaking The Bonds Of Indentureship: Indo-Trinidadians In Business (1993). The Institute for Social and Economic Research, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

Articles

“Entrepreneurs in Trinidad and Tobago: A Sociological Survey.” in Entrepreneurship In The Caribbean, ed. S. Ryan and T. Stewart. The Institute for Social and Economic Research, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine 1994.

“The Interaction of Race and Gender in Development Policy Implementation: The Case of a Small Developing Society.” International Journal of Contemporary Sociology Vol. 36 No.1 April 1999.

“Education In A Multiracial Society: Race, Class And Patriarchy In Collusion.” Race Gender and Class Vol. 7 No. 2 November 2000.

“Globalization, Families and The Rights of Children in The English Speaking Caribbean” in Children’s Rights Caribbean Realities. ed. Christine Barrow, Ian Randlle Press, Jamaica 2002.

“Understanding The Socio Cultural Dynamics of Globalization: The Case of Bananas In St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.” in Living at the Borderlines: Issues in Caribbean Sovereignty and Development. ed Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Don Marshal, Ian Randle Press Kingston Jamaica 2003.

“Globalization: A Critical Framework for Understanding Contemporary Social Processes.” (Co Authored with Dr. Derek Price). Globalization 3:2 2003

“How States React in the Context of Globalization a Class Centered Analysis: The Case of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.” The International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 15:1-2, 2004.

Experiencing Globalization: Race and Class as Mediating Factors in Two Caribbean Countries” submitted to an anthology entitled Re-mapping The Americas: Globalization, Regionalization and the FTAA to be put out by the University of Alberta Press.(forthcoming)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Book Review Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context, Edited by Franklin W. Knight and Teresita Martinez-Vergne Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Press 2005. H Caribbean Review July 2006.

Rap, Reggae and Hip Hop Syllabus Co Authored with Simona Hill Associate Professor Department of Sociology/ Anthropology Susquehanna University, in Teaching Resources on Racism, White Privilege and Anti-White Supremacy NWSA Syllabi Project 2006

“Listening With The Third Ear: A Exercise in Demystifying Hip Hop Culture, Power and Pedagogy” Co-Authored with Dr Simona Hill Associate Professor, Department Of Sociology/Anthropology, Susquehanna University. The American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Guide 2^nd edition. 2006

“Drop It Like Its Hot! Hip Hop In The Twenty-First Century Classroom” Co-Authored with Dr Simona Hill Associate Professor, Department Of Sociology/Anthropology, Susquehanna University. Association of American Colleges and Universities Diversity Digest vol. 10, No 2 2007

WORKS UNDER REVIEW

“In Search of the Real Slim Shady: Rap Hip Hop and Power In Contemporary Society ” Book Manuscript Co-Authored with Dr Simona Hill Associate Professor, Department Of Sociology/Anthropology, Susquehanna University. Under Review at The University of Illinois Press.

“Embedding the Development/Globalization Experience Through the Lens of Class and Ethnicity in Trinidad and Tobago” Submitted to the Canadian Journal for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Teaching Issues of Diversity In a Sea of Colorblindness and Sameness.” Article Length Co-Authored with Simona Hill. Submitted to Critical Sociology Special Issue: Critical Studies of Diversity in the Post Civil Rights Era.

WORK IN PROGRESS

“Hybridity and Modernity Understanding Elements of Indo Caribbean Culture in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana” Book Manuscript Co-Authored with Dr. Linden Lewis, Professor, Department of Sociology, Bucknell University.

“Collective Action and Social Change In the Age of Globalization: The Case of the Anti Smelter Movement In Trinidad” Article Length Manuscript

The Latin Americanization of Race and Colorblindness in The United States (preliminary work)

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

“Using the Theory of Broad Based Sustainable Development to Assess the Race/Gender Impact of Development in the Third World.” Presented at The Eastern Sociological Society Conference, Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia, March 1998.

“Education in a Multi Racial Society: Race and Patriarchy in Collusion.” Presented to the 30^th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists, Allerton Plaza Hotel, Chicago, August 1999.

“Globalization, Families and The Rights of Children in The English Speaking Caribbean” UNICEF Conference on Children’s Rights; Sam Lord’s Castle Hotel Barbados, March 2000.

“Globalization: A Critical Ontology: Presented with Dr. Derek Price at the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Washington, DC August 2000.

“Ideology and Inequality and the Quest for Justifications in Modern Society.” Keynote Address at The Graduate Association of Sociologists Annual Mini Conference, Loyola University Chicago, March 2000.

“Ideology, Economics, and Poverty in a Globalized Economy” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Anaheim CA, August 2001.

“Teaching Issues of Diversity In a Sea of Sameness.” Presented with Dr. Simona Hill, Third Annual Conference on Race Gender and Class hosted by Southern University of New Orleans, Radisson Hotel New Orleans October 2001.

“Understanding the Sociocultural Dynamics of Globalization: Bananas in The Windward Islands” 28^th Annual Third World Conference, Embassy Suits Hotel, Chicago March 2002.

“Challenging Popular Social Constructions In the Classroom.” 32^nd Annual Conference of The Association of Black Sociologists, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, August 2002.

“How States React In The Context of Globalization A Class Centered Analysis: The Case of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.” 27^th Annual Conference of The Society for Caribbean Studies, Clifton Hill House, University of Bristol, England, July 2003.

“Teaching As Activism in the Context of Globalization and the War on Terror.” 33^rd Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists, Hyatt Regency Atlanta August 2003.

‘The Bardic Function Meets Wanksta Feminism: American Cultural Values in Rap and Hip Hop in the Process of Globalization.” Presented with Dr Simona Hill, 34^th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists, Westin St Francis, San Francisco August 2004.

“Diamonds in the Dark: Navigating The Unspoken Dimensions of

University Service for Non White Faculty on Predominantly White Campuses.” 34^th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists, Sheraton Hotel Philadelphia August 2005.

“Experiencing Globalization: Race and Class as Mediating Factors in Two Caribbean Countries” Re-mapping The Americas: Globalization, Regionalization and the FTAA”.

The University of The West Indies October 2005.

“The New “New Indian Man” Contemporary Notions of Masculinity Among Indo Trinidadian Males.” Presented to The Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Trinidad and Tobago, May 2006.

“Ethnicity and Globalization: A Caribbean Experience” presented at the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta September 2006.

“Transnational Beats: Hip Hop Pedagogy in the 21^st Century Classroom” presented at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Diversity and Learning: A Defining Moment National Conference, Philadelphia October 19-21 2006

“Race and Class: Enablers or Hindrance to Development” 8^th Annual Conference of The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, The University of the West Indies March 27^th -29^th 2007

Collective Action and Social Change In the Age of Globalization: The Case of the Anti Smelter Movement In Trinidad” Caribbean Studies Association Conference, London Metropolitan University July 3-6 2007

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

External Examiner for PhD. Thesis “Sustaining Economic Development in a Small Island Developing State: The Case of Dominica” by Eisenhower Douglas, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus 2007.

Program participant at the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) and The Phi Kappa Society Conference on “Liberal Arts Education in America and the World”, Charlestown, October, 2004.

Program participant at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) conference on “Diversity and Learning: Democracy’s Compelling Interest”, Nashville, Tennessee October 2004.

Program participant at the American Council on Education (ACE): “Chairing the Academic Department, Workshops for Division and Department Chairs and Deans”, San Antonio, Texas, November 2005.

Consultant to The Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way, August 2005- present.

Reviewer for SAGE Publications

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2000 & 2001 Organized and hosted A Seminar/Workshop in collaboration with Dr Andrea Lopez entitled “Preparing for Graduate School.”

Spring 2001 Assisted in organizing and participated in The First Presidential Forum on Diversity.

Spring 2001 Served on a Search Committee for the Department of Political Science.

Fall 2001 Introduced 3 new courses to the Sociology Curriculum, Social Stratification In Contemporary Society, Caribbean Culture and Society, Globalization, Development and Society.

2001 & 2002 Served on the committee headed By Dr. David Imhoof to select The Woodrow Wilson Fellow to visit Susquehanna University.

Fall 2002 Co-Facilitated a session at the Diversity Workshop hosted by the Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee.

2001-2003 Served on the Research and Development Committee.

2002-2003 Served as a Mentor for New Faculty.

Spring 2003 Assisted in Organizing, as well as presented at Panel Discussion entitled “Globalization In the 21^st Century

Spring 2003 Member of the Inaugural Ed Schmitt Lecture Series.

2002-2003 Developed the Focus Caribbean Program.

Fall 2003-2005 Member of the Presidential Task Force on Diversity.

Fall 2003 Member of Ad Hoc Committee on the National Survey of Student Engagement. .

Fall 2004 Present Member of the University Council.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

Greater Susquehanna United Way Volunteer of the Year 2006

Horn Professor Award 2006

Faculty Research Grant 2002

Faculty Research Grant 2001