DEBBIE BECHER - Barnard College
DEBBIEBECHER CURRENTPOSITION 2011‐present 2010‐11 AssistantProfessor MellonPostdoctoralFellowintheHumanities DepartmentofSociology,BarnardCollege,ColumbiaUniversity DEGREES 2009 Ph.D.inSociology,PrincetonUniversity,Princeton,NJ PaulDiMaggio(chair),KimScheppele,VivianaZelizer,HendrikHartog,WendellPritchett 2005 M.A.inSociology,PrincetonUniversity,Princeton,NJ Passedwithdistinction,generalexams:MiguelCenteno,BruceWestern,MitchellDuneier 1991 B.A.inMathematics,UniversityofVirginia,Charlottesville,VA RESEARCHANDTEACHINGINTERESTS UrbanSociology EconomicSociology PoliticalSociology LawandSociety SocialTheory SocialJustice FELLOWSHIPSANDAWARDS 2009‐10 VisitingScholar,AmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences Nationallycompetitivefellowshipforpublicpolicyanalysts,humanists,and socialscientistswhoreceivedtheirPh.D.orJ.D.withinthelasttenyears. Awardedtoeightscholarsshowingpromiseofbecomingleadersintheirfield, especiallythosewhoworkonmultidisciplinarytopics. 2008‐09 ResearchFellow,TheBrookingsInstitution,MetropolitanPolicyProgram Nationallycompetitiveresidentfellowshipawardedtofivestudentscompleting policy‐orienteddissertations. 2008‐09 AmericanFellow,AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen(AAUW) Nationallycompetitivefellowshipfor97womenwritingdissertationsinany field. 2007‐08 GraduatePrize,AmericanStudies,PrincetonUniversity AwardedtooneadvancedPrincetongraduatestudentforexcellentworkona dissertationinAmericanStudies. 2006‐08 Fellow,SocietyofWoodrowWilsonScholars,PrincetonUniversity Competitivefellowshiptojoinamulti‐disciplinarysocietyofPrincetonsocial sciencestudentsandfacultyengagedinpolicy‐relevantresearch. 2006‐07 GraduatePrizeFellowship,CenterforHumanValues,PrincetonUniversity FellowshipgiventoeightPrincetongraduatestudentsinanydisciplinefor dissertationsthatcontributetoourunderstandingofethicsandhumanvalues. 2006 ArthurLimanFellowship,ArthurLimanPublicInterestProgram,YaleLaw/Princeton FellowshipgiventotwoPrincetongraduatestudentstosupportstudyofpublic interestlaw.FirstPh.D.recipient. 2002‐06 SummerFellowship,PrincetonUniversity 2002‐06 GraduateFellowship,PrincetonUniversity GRANTS 2008 HorowitzFoundationforSocialPolicy,ResearchGrantfordissertation($3,000) 2007 U.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentDoctoralDissertation ResearchGrant($22,220) 2007 NationalScienceFoundationDissertationImprovementGrant,LawandSocial Sciences($11,904) 2007 HauserCenterforNonprofitOrganizationsResearchGrantfor:“NonprofitStatus inGovernmentPartnerships:Niche,Symbol,orSignal?”($4,925) 2006 GlobalNetworkonInequalityFellowshipfor:“The‘Land‐grablaw’inValencia, Spain:ForcingCompensationforBenefitratherthanHarm”($6,000) 2006 DissertationResearchGrant,DepartmentofSociology,PrincetonUniversity ($1,000) 2006 LawandSocietyAssociation,GraduateStudentWorkshop($200) 2005 PolicyResearchInstitutefortheRegionDissertationGrant,PrincetonUniversity ($10,000) PUBLICATIONS BOOK PrivatePropertyandPublicPower:EminentDomaininPhiladelphia.2014,OxfordUniversity Press. Winnerofthe2015HartSocio‐LegalPrizeforEarlyCareerAcademics, Socio‐LegalStudiesAssociation ARTICLESandBOOKCHAPTERS “RaceasaSetofSymbolicResources:Mobilizationinthepoliticsofeminentdomain,” Forthcoming,2015,inRaceandRealEstate.Eds.AdrienneBrown,KimLaneScheppele,and ValerieSmith.OxfordUniversityPress. “PoliticalMomentswithLong‐termConsequences.”2012.inRemakingUrbanCitizenship: Organizations,Institutions,andaRighttotheCity.Eds.MichaelPeterSmithandMichael McQuarrie.Volume10inComparativeUrbanandCommunityResearch.Transaction Publishers.pp.203‐220. “TheParticipant’sDilemma:BringingConflictandRepresentationBackIn.”2010.International JournalofUrbanandRegionalResearch.34(3)496‐511. “TheRightsBehindEminentDomainFights:ALittlePropertyandALotofHome.”2010.in PropertyRightsandNeo‐liberalism:CulturalDemandsandLegalActions.Eds.LauraHatcher andWayneMcIntosh.AshgatePress.pp.75‐93. “NarratingandNamingPositiveAgents:StorytellingbyPhiladelphiaPostwarPoliticalElite.” 2008.Poetics.36(1)72‐93. OTHER BookReview.EverydayLawontheStreet,byMarianaValverde.2012.UniversityofChicago Press.2013.CityandCommunity.12(4)410‐12. “PrivatePropertyandPublicResponsibility,”inEmergingTrendsintheSocialandBehavioral Science,Eds.RobertScottandStevenKosslyn.OnlineresourceForthcomingwithJohnWiley andSons. DebbieBecherp.2 April2015 INVITEDPRESENTATIONS Socio‐LegalStudiesAssociation,Author‐Meets‐ReaderSession,AnnualConference,CoventryUK, April2015. UniversityofConnecticutLawSchool20thGallivanConferencee,Kelo:ADecadeLater,Eminent DomainandDisadvantagedCommunitiesSession,March2015. MontanaStateUniversity,EarthSciencesSeminar,“PrivatePropertyandPublicPower,”March2015. CUNYGraduateCenter,CriticalSocial/PersonalityPsychologyandEnvironmentalPsychology,Brown BagSeries,“PropertyasInvestment:EminentDomaininPhiladelphia,1992‐2007,”October2013. UniversityofPennsylvania,DepartmentofSociology,EconomyandSocietyWorkshop,“Propertyas Investment:PrivateProperty,GovernmentAuthority,andEminentDomaininPhiladelphia,1992‐ 2007,”April2013. UniversityofWashington,DepartmentofSociology,SCOPESeminar,“PropertyasInvestment: PrivateProperty,GovernmentAuthority,andEminentDomaininPhiladelphia,1992‐2007,” February2013 GeorgetownUniversityDepartmentofSociology,Colloquium/SpeakerSeries,“AnInvestmentLogic behindGovernmentLegitimacy:EminentDomainUseandAbuseinPhiladelphia,1992‐2007,” April2012 UniversityofMichigan,A.AlfredTaubmanCollegeofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning,Risk:Present PredicamentsinArchitectureandUrbanPlanningConferenceSeries,“Uncertainty, RedevelopmentLegitimacy,andCommunication,”March2012 ColumbiaUniversityCenteronOrganizationalInnovation,WorkshoponEconomicSociologyMeets EconomicGeography,“GovernmentLegitimacyandValuation:WhenProtectingProperty'sValues meansTakingPropertyTitles,”February2012 RutgersUniversityEdgarJ.BlousteinSchoolofPlanningandPublicPolicy,TheBlousteinSpeaker Series,“InvestinglikeaState:PoliticalCultureandPropertyTakings,”March2011 ColumbiaUniversityUrbanPlanningProgram,LecturesinPlanningSeries,“InvestinglikeaState: PoliticalCultureandPropertyTakings,”February2011 FordhamUrbanLawJournal,Symposium,“TakingNewYork:TheOpportunities,Challenges,and DangersPosedbytheUseofEminentDomaininNewYork.”February2011 HarvardUniversityDepartmentofSociology,CultureandSocialAnalysisWorkshop,“TheMoral EconomyofHome:PropertyTakingsinanInvestmentState,”May2010 BostonUniversityDepartmentofSociology,“TheMoralEconomyofHome:APracticalTakeon TakingPropertyinanInvestmentState,”WorkshoponPoliticsandCulture,April2010 BrownUniversityTaubmanCenterforPublicPolicy,BrownBagSeries,“ThePoliticalandMoral ClassificationofPropertyRelations:EminentDomainUseandAbuseinPhiladelphia,”March2010 HarvardUniversityDepartmentofSociology,UrbanSocialProcessesWorkshop,“Orderwithout Legibility,”March2010 UniversityofWisconsinLawSchoolInstituteforLegalStudies,FacultyWorkshop,“TheInvestment State,”February2010 UniversityofWisconsinDepartmentofSociology,Politics,Culture,andSocietySeminar,“ThePolitical andMoralClassificationofPropertyRelations:TheCaseofEminentDomain,”February2010 UniversityofArizonaDepartmentofSociology,FridayLunchOratoryProgramaka“BrownBag,”“A MoralCodeinPropertyPolitics,”October2009 DebbieBecherp.3 April2015 PrincetonUniversityAfricanAmericanStudiesProgramandthePrograminLawandPublicAffairs, ConferenceonRaceandRealEstate,“TheClosedBoxesofRaceandProperty,TheOpenBoxof Home:Strugglesfor‘Home’inPhiladelphiaConflictsoverEminentDomain,”May2009 BrookingsInstitutionMetropolitanPolicyProgram,“ValuingProperty:EminentDomainforPrivate Development,Philadelphia1992‐2007,”December2008 CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS SocietyfortheAdvancementofSocio‐Economics,Annualmeeting,“PrivateProperty’sSocialValues andLawasaHybridInstitution,”July2014 LawandSocietyAssociation,Annualmeeting,“PrivateProperty’sSocialValuesandLawasaHybrid Institution,”June2014 SocialValueWorkshop,BostonUniversity,“PrivateProperty’sSocialValuesandLawasaHybrid Institution,”May2014 InternationalAcademicAssociationonPlanning,Law,andPropertyRights,AnnualMeeting,“What theCowboyHatisHiding:ProfessionalLandmenasProspectorsorBrokersinLeasingfor Fracking,”February2013 LandDealPoliticsInitiative,SecondInternationalAcademicConferenceonGlobalLandGrabbing, “WhattheCowboyHatisHiding:ProfessionalLandmenasProspectorsorBrokersinLeasingfor Fracking,”October2012 AmericanSociologicalAssociation,AnnualMeeting,EconomicSociologySection,“Government LegitimacyinaContemporaryCapitalistEconomy:BeyondMarketsandMarketValuetoan InvestmentLogic,”August2012 LawandSocietyAssociation,Annualmeeting,“EarningGovernmentLegitimacybyTakingPropertyfor PrivateOwnership:EverydayEncounterswithEminentDomain,”June2012 InternationalSociologicalAssociation,ResearchCommittee21onSociologyofUrbanandRegional Development’sAnnualConference,“PoliticalMomentswithLong‐termConsequences,”July2011 AmericanSociologicalAssociation,CultureSection,CulturalExpressionsofNeoliberalism,“The RightsbehindEminentDomainFights:ALittlePropertyandALotofHome,”August2010 LawandSocietyAssociation,AnnualMeeting,“TheCommonTestCase:RightsAgainstDiscrimination MeetPropertyRightsinEverydayTakings,”May2010 AssociationforLaw,Property,andSociety,AnnualMeeting,“TheRightsBehindEminentDomain Fights:ALittlePropertyandaLotofHome,”March2010 AmericanSociologicalAssociation,UrbanSociologySection,“GovernmentSupportofGrowthin WhoseInterest?PoliticalandEconomicPragmatismMotivatetheUseofEminentDomainfor Redevelopment,”August2009 AmericanSociologicalAssociation,AnnualMeeting,UrbanSociologySection,“TheParticipant’s Dilemma:BringingConflictandRepresentationBackIn,”August2009 LawandSocietyAssociation,AnnualMeeting,“TheRightsBehindEminentDomainFights:ALittle PropertyandALotofHome,”May2009 UrbanAffairsAssociation,AnnualMeeting,“ValuingProperty:EminentDomainforPrivate Development,Philadelphia1992‐2007,”May2009 AmericanSociologicalAssociation,AnnualMeeting,PoliticalSociologySection,“TheThirdWay:How PrivateNegotiationCreatesGovernmentLegitimacyinPublicConflictsoverEminentDomain,” August2008 DebbieBecherp.4 April2015 LawandSocietyAssociation,AnnualMeeting,“PoliticsofHome:EminentDomainandNegotiationsof theCommonGoodalongPhiladelphia’sAmericanStreet,”May2008 InternationalSociologicalAssociation,ResearchCommittee21onSociologyofUrbanandRegional Development’sAnnualConference,“HittingaMovingTarget:EverydayEvaluationsof Governments’GrowthEfforts,”August2007 EasternSociologicalSociety,AnnualMeeting,“TheGenderofVolunteering:Networksand Expectations,”March2006 OTHERPRESENTATIONPARTICIPATION Discussant,ConferenceQuestioningSpaceofCitizenship,ColumbiaUniversity,Panel“Citizensin SearchofSpace:SquattersinLatinAmerica,”April2014 Discussant,ConferenceFromtheOutsideIn:SustainableFuturesforGlobalCitiesandSuburbs,at HofstraUniversity,Panel“ShrinkingCitiesandDemographicChange,”March2013 Organizer,AmericanSociologicalAssociationAnnualMeeting,PoliticalSociologySection,Panelon SocialPolicy,August2011 Chair,ColumbiaUniversityHermanH.LehmanCenterforAmericanHistoryConference,‘Shrinking Cities,SmallerCities:ModernCrisisorNewPathtoProsperity?CanSmallerbeBetter?’Panel “AdaptingtoShrinkageinGermanyandtheUnitedStates,”October2010 Organizer,LawandSocietyAssociationAnnualMeeting,Panel“OriginsofRights,”May2009 Discussant,PrincetonUniversityCenterforHumanValuesGraduatePrizeSeminar,commentson“A ProblemforScanlon,”byKatieGallagher,October2006 Discussant,PrincetonUniversityDepartmentofSociologyWorkshopon‘NormativePerspectiveson Inequality’,commentsonpaperspresentedbyErikOlinWrightandMichaelBurawoy,January2006 PROFESSIONALSERVICE Ongoing ReviewerforAmericanJournalofSociology,InternationalJournalofUrbanand RegionalResearch,EnvironmentandPlanningA,CityandCommunity,Politicsand Policy,Ethnography,Socio‐EconomicReview 2013‐present Member,AcademicSuccessandEnrichmentCommittee,BarnardCollege 2013 Member,BestGraduateStudentPaperAwardCommittee,AmericanSociological AssociationPoliticalSociologySection 2011‐present Member,UrbanStudiesProgramAdvisoryBoard,BarnardCollege 2010‐present Member,CenterforResearchonWomen,AdvisoryBoard,BarnardCollege 2010‐present FacultyMentor,UndergraduateResearchProgramandQuantitativeMethodsinthe SocialSciencesProgram,InstituteforSocialandEconomicResearchandPolicy, ColumbiaUniversity 2012 Member,RobertE.ParkAwardforBestBookCommittee,AmericanSociological AssociationSectiononCommunityandUrbanSociology 2012 Member,Peterson‐KrivoMentoringAwardCommittee,AmericanSociological AssociationSociologyofLawSection 2011‐12 Member,FacultySearchCommittee,UrbanStudiesProgram,BarnardCollege DebbieBecherp.5 April2015 2011 Member,ReviewCommittee,SeedGrantProposals,InstituteforSocialandEconomic ResearchandPolicy,ColumbiaUniversity 2004‐05 Member,DiversityCommittee,DepartmentofSociology,PrincetonUniversity. 2003‐04 ElectedRepresentative,DepartmentofSociology,GraduateStudentGovernment, PrincetonUniversity AFFILIATIONS UrbanStudiesProgram,BarnardCollege,ColumbiaUniversity BarnardCenterforResearchonWomen,BarnardCollege,ColumbiaUniversity InstituteforSocialandEconomicResearchandPolicy,ColumbiaUniversity TEACHINGANDTRAININGEXPERIENCE Ongoing BarnardCollege/ColumbiaUniversity UndergraduateLectures:SocialTheory LawandSociety UndergraduateSeminars:EminentDomainandNeighborhoodChange AdvancedTopicsinLawandSociety GraduateSeminar:SociologyofLaw UndergraduateAdvising:SeniorThesis DissertationCommitteeMember,ColumbiaUniversity.Supervisingstudentsinthe DepartmentofSociology,theGraduateSchoolinArchitectureandUrbanPlanning. andtheDepartmentofHistory/LatinAmericanStudies 2003‐05 TeachingAssistant,DepartmentofSociology,PrincetonUniversity.ForWesternWay ofWar(MiguelCenteno)andRaceandEthnicity(MitchellDuneier) 2002‐04 StatisticsTutor,WoodrowWilsonSchoolofPublicPolicy,PrincetonUniversity. Instructedgraduateeconometricsstudentsonstatistics,individuallyandingroups. 1999‐2002 CommunityDevelopmentInstructor,PRONeighborhoods,Tucson,Arizona.Developed andconductedmonthlyworkshopsforadultleadersandparticipantsofgrassroots organizations.Topicsweredesignedaroundcommunitybuildingandrequestsfrom communitymembers. 1993‐95 StaffandVolunteerTrainingCoordinator,TucsonCentersforWomenandChildren, Tucson,Arizona.Developedandconductedsix‐weekintensivecrisis‐response trainingforshelterworkers.Developedandledone‐dayvolunteerorientationsfor variouspositions. 1991‐92 LifeSkillsWorkshopLeader,NewBeginningsTreatmentCenter,Tucson,Arizona. Taughtmonthlyworkshopsforresidentsatcommunitycorrectionalfacilityon domesticviolence,budgeting,andotherdaily‐lifeissues. OTHERPROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE 1999‐2002 CommunityDevelopmentProjectAssociate,PRONeighborhoods,Tucson,Arizona. Outreach,research,facilitation,andtrainingtosupportcommunityasset‐building. Managedgrantstocommunitygroups.Directedevaluationandstrategicplanning. 1997‐2002 GroupFacilitator,IndependentConsultant,Tucson,Arizona. Facilitatedlong‐rangeplanningandvisioningforlocalgroupsonrequest. DebbieBecherp.6 April2015 1996‐99 ProjectDevelopmentCoordinator,RammedEarthSolarHomes,Tucson,Arizona. Supervisedemployeesandsubcontractorsonconstructionofcustomhomes. Facilitatedcommunicationamongcustomers,contractors,suppliers,andcrews. Marketing,estimating,management,andgenerallabor. 1997‐98 CommunityDevelopmentCoordinator,PimaYouthPartnership,Tucson,Arizona. Mobilizedneighborhoodresidentstoincreaseleadershipandsuccess.Wrote successful$30,000federalgrant.Coordinatedinnovativefamily‐literacyprogram. 1995‐98 Self‐Employed,HouseRenovationProjects,Norfolk,VAandTucson,Arizona,1995‐ 1998.Renovatedtwocentury‐oldhomes.Budgeting,scheduling,andconstruction. 1993‐95 CoordinatorofVolunteers,Training,In‐KindDonations,TucsonCentersforWomenand Children,Tucson,Arizona.Developedandmaintainednewvolunteerprogramofover 400volunteers.Designedandprovidedagency’sstaffandvolunteertraining.Created andmanagedoperationoflegalclinicanddonationwarehouse.Assistedingrant writing,fundraising,andpublicrelations. 1991‐93 HumanServicesSpecialist,TucsonCentersforWomenandChildren,Tucson,Arizona. Counselingandcasemanagementfordomesticviolenceshelterresidents. 1991‐92 Caseworker,NewBeginningsTreatmentCenter,Tucson,Arizona.Maintainedcaseload of14‐16adultsincommunitycorrectionalcenter.Ledsupportgroups. SKILLS Language:English(native),Spanish(advanced),French(intermediate),German(intermediate) Generalcontractingforresidentialnewconstructionandrenovation Smallandlargegroupstrategicplanningandmeetingfacilitation DebbieBecherp.7 April2015
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