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Jeff Antsen
May 17th 2017
1227 Bainbridge St. #2B Philadelphia PA 19147
Phone: (703) 507 2402
Purpose:
To continue build on my technical and data-analysis skills using R or other statistical software.
Dissertation: Why Bother Choosing Anyway?
Explaining the Emergence and Resilience of Rights Frames rooted in Immutability Claims
Dissertation Prospectus Defended: May 30, 2016
Chair:Kevin (Vin) Arceneaux, PhDAmerican Politics, Temple University
Heath Fogg-Davis, PhDPolitical Theory, Temple University
Nora Jones, PhD Associate Director of Urban Bioethics, Temple University
In my dissertation, I explore the deployment and use of arguments which drawon the immutability of identities ofhistorically stigmatized groupsin order to promote rights for those groups. I conceptualize these immutability arguments as biologic frames, or biologic attributions. My project draws on and joins the literatures around framing (from political communication) and attribution theory (from psychology).
I focus on when and why these biologic attributions have been drawn on, by mass media and in policy discourse. I start with a study of the history of immutability arguments used regarding the LGBT community. Studying the history and dynamics of different frames for LGBT rights gives me a foundational theory for examining immutability frames in other contexts. I hope to use this theory to understand why biologic frames continue to be widely used, both in mass political communications as well as within many of these communities. This seems puzzling given the limitations immutability frames place on the agency and lived experience of members of these groups.
Education:
Temple University – PhD candidate, Political Science –2015-Present
Temple University -Master of Arts,Political Science – 2014
Passed comprehensive examsAugust 2014
Cumulative GPA 3.93
University of Pennsylvania – Master of Bioethics – 2012
Cumulative GPA 3.94
Lehigh University, (Bethlehem, PA) – 2009
BA/BS dual degree: Political Science, Philosophy/and Biology
Cumulative GPA: 3.66173 credits earned
Professional Experience:
Program Development
Assistant Director, Temple University MPP ProgramSummer 2016 - Present
As AD of the Master of Public Policy Program, I work directly with Dr. Gary Mucciaroni, the MPP Program director, and other administrative offices on campus. My core job responsibilities include directing recruitment and outreach, and managing new student admissions. I also work to increase programvisibility and public contact through programming and our web presence, coordinate program development and inter-department partnerships, and support our students and faculty.
In-Classroom teaching
Instructor: POLS 0832 – The Politics of Identity in America Fall 2015 &
(two sections each term)Spring 2016
Instructor: POLS 2496 – Introduction to Political TheoryFall 2014 &
(two sections each term)Spring 2015
Online teaching
Instructor: POLS 2496 Introduction to Political Theory Summer 2016
Fellowships and Awards:
Digital Scholarship Center, Research FellowshipFall 2017
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research,
Fellowship for AttendanceSummer 2016
Instructor of Record, Temple University2014-2016
University Fellow, Temple University – fellowship for first 2 years2012-2014
Travel Grants, Temple University –presenter, ASBH general meeting2014 and 2015
Technical Skills:
R – “advanced beginner”, with basic proficiencies in creating and manipulating datasets, and with text analysis methods.
Microsoft Office – proficient, regular user of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Professional Activity:
Presenter, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)2014, 2015
American Political Science Association - member2015 Ongoing
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities – member 2008 Ongoing
Queer Bioethics Consortium – member2011- Ongoing
Lambda Grads – UPenn’s LGBT graduate social/professional network2009-2012
Leadership / Organizational Management Experience:
President: Temple U. Political Science Graduate Student Association2016-2017
Executive Board Officer: Political Science Graduate Student Ass’n2013-2016
Head Resident Advisor (HRA/ “Head Gryphon”), Lehigh University2008-2009
Directed ~200 student residence area, supervised 4 RA staff. Organized student and RA events, scheduled staff, served as community liaison to university admin
Resident Advisor (RA/ “Gryphon”), Lehigh University2006-2008
President: Alpha Chi Sigma professional Chemistry Fraternity, Lehigh2008-2009
Events Coordinator: SPECTRUM –LGBT student organization, Lehigh2006-2007
Other Honors:
Certificate of completion, ICPSR2016
Certification for Teaching in Higher Education, Temple University2015
Certification for Clinical Ethics Mediation, University of Pennsylvania2012
Dean’s List (GPA above 3.6) – 7 of 8semesters(while at Lehigh)2005-2009
Dean’s Scholar – awarded upon acceptance to Lehigh2005
~Referencesgladly available upon request~