ADAM L. HOROWITZ EDUCATION (248) 766-4750 / AHOROWITZ@STANFORD.EDU HTTPS://SOCIOLOGY.STANFORD.EDU/PEOPLE/ADAM-L-HOROWITZ Curriculum Vitæ, Revised August 2016 Stanford University, Stanford, CA Ph.D. in Sociology, 2016 Dissertation: Authenticity s Genome: Heredity, Conversion, and the Adoptability of Ethnoracial Membership Reading Committee: Tomás R. Jiménez (Advisor), C. Matthew Snipp (Advisor), Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Michael J. Rosenfeld, Ari Y. Kelman Emory University, Atlanta, GA B.A. in Sociology and Jewish Studies, with Highest Honors, 2007 POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS Post-Doctoral Fellow in Science, Ethics, and Democracy The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, beginning November 2016 Affiliated Scholar Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, beginning September 2016 AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST Race and Ethnicity, Science and Technology, Social Psychology, Religion, Sexualities, Gender PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Articles Horowitz, Adam L. 2016. Obviousness: The Unexpected Benefit of Phenotypic Dissimilarity. Ethnic and Racial Studies. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/01419870.2016.1211303. Jiménez, Tomas R. and Adam L. Horowitz. 2015. Whitewashing Academic Mediocrity. Contexts 14(3):38-43. Jiménez, Tomás R. and Adam L. Horowitz. 2013. When White is Just Alright: How Immigrants Redefine Achievement and Reconfigure the Ethnoracial Hierarchy. American Sociological Review 78(5):849-71. Recipient of the Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award, Honorable Mention, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, American Sociological Association.
Under Review Identity Override: Why Sexual Orientation Reduces the Rigidity of Racial Boundaries. (With Charles J. Gomez.) Under review. Meant for Membership: The Emerging Standard of Provable Ethnoracial Authenticity. Under review. The Missing Multiple: Assessing the Absence of Multireligiousness. Invited for revision and resubmission. Other Published Work Horowitz, Adam L. 2013. Ethnic Identity. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization. Manuscripts In Progress Matrilineal Constraint: The Production and Navigation of a Triple Gender Bind. In preparation for peer review. Authenticity s Genome: Heredity, Conversion, and the Adoptability of Ethnoracial Membership. Book manuscript. HONORS AND AWARDS Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching Presented by President John L. Hennessy, Stanford University, 2015 Description: Stanford University s highest recognition of excellence in teaching, selected university-wide for special contributions to teaching and learning and presented at commencement ceremonies. Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Stanford University, 2015 Description: Awarded to one graduate student in the Social Sciences in recognition of distinguished contributions to teaching, research, and university service, and potential for academic leadership. James W. Lyons Award for Service Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Stanford University, 2015 Description: Recognizes service contributions to the University that are above the normal level of dedication. Graduate Teaching and Fellowship Program Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, 2014-15 Leila Arthur Cilker Award for Teaching Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2013 Description: Awarded to a Sociology doctoral student who has demonstrated commitment to and excellence in teaching. Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention National Science Foundation, 2009, 2010 Curriculum Vitæ for Adam L. Horowitz 2
Sanford M. Dornbusch Award for Social Psychological Research Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2008 Solomon and Sara Sutker Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award Department of Sociology, Emory University, 2007 David R. Blumenthal Award in Jewish Studies and the Humanities The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Emory University, 2007 Phi Beta Kappa Emory University, 2006 Goodrich C. White Academic Merit Scholarship Emory Scholars Program, Emory University, 2005 GRANT FUNDING artscatalyst Grant Stanford Arts Institute, Stanford University, 2015 SSSR Student Research Grant Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2014 SSSR Student Travel Award Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2013 Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity Grant Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Stanford University, 2012 Graduate Research Opportunity Grant School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, 2012 Sociology Research Opportunity Grant Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2012 Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory (SIRE) Grant College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University, 2006 ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS (Each presented under multiple titles. Title of most recent presentation provided.) Meant for Membership: The Emerging Standard of Provable Ethnoracial Authenticity. 2016 Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Seattle, WA, August 21. 2015 Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Indianapolis, IN, November 1. 2014 International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, July 16. Curriculum Vitæ for Adam L. Horowitz 3
Obviousness: The Unexpected Benefit of Phenotypic Dissimilarity. 2016 Group Processes Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, August 19. Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Seattle, WA, August 19. 2015 Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, Boston, MA, December 14. Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August 23. The Myth of Multireligiousness: Assessing the (Im-)Possibility of Affiliation with Multiple Religions. 2014 Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 16. International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, July 15. 2013 Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Boston, MA, November 8. 2010 Annual Conference of the Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA, April 10. 2009 Fifth Annual California Graduate Student Democracy Conference, Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine, May 9. Shades of White: How High-Skilled Immigration Shapes what it Means to be White. 2011 Presented with Tomás Jiménez at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, August 22. The Effect of Sexual Orientation on the Racial Diversity of Sexual/Romantic Partners. 2011 Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, August 19. 2010 Annual Conference of the Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA, April 11. TEACHING TOPICS OF INTEREST Introduction to Sociology, Social Theory, Research Design, Qualitative Methods, Pedagogy, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Sociology of Religion, Gender and Sexuality TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor of Record Topics in Sociology: Introduction to Sociology and Interpersonal Relations Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes, Stanford University, 2015 Sociology of Jewishness Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, 2015 Teaching Development Workshop Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2014 Interpersonal Relations Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2012 Curriculum Vitæ for Adam L. Horowitz 4
Sociology of Judaism and Jewish Identity Departments of Sociology, Religious Studies, and Jewish Studies, Stanford University, 2011 Teaching Assistant Introduction to Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, 2015 Instructors: Profs. Hazel Markus and Paula Moya Introduction to Feminist Studies Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stanford University, 2013 Instructor: Prof. Estelle Freedman Introduction to Sociology Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2012 Instructor: Prof. C. Matthew Snipp Interpersonal Relations Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2010, 2012 Instructor: Prof. Cecilia Ridgeway Classics in Modern Social Theory Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2010 Instructor: Prof. Monica McDermott Immigration and the Changing United States Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2009 Instructor: Prof. Tomás Jiménez PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association, Association for Jewish Studies, Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry, Pacific Sociological Association, Religious Research Association, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE Reviewer American Sociological Review National Science Foundation Social Psychology Quarterly The Sociological Quarterly Sociology of Education Nominations Committee Social Psychology Section, American Sociological Association Appointed Member, 2015-16 Curriculum Vitæ for Adam L. Horowitz 5
SERVICE TO STANFORD UNIVERSITY Social Science Data & Software Research Software Consultant, 2012-2016 Provost s Task Force on Sexual Assault Policies and Practices Invited Member, 2014-15 Board on Judicial Affairs Appointed Member, 2013-2016 Co-Chair, 2014-15 Center for Teaching and Learning Sociology Department Liaison, 2013-14 Office of Community Standards (formerly Office of Judicial Affairs) Judicial Review Panelist, 2011-2016 Alternative Review Process Panelist, 2012-2016 Member of Associate Dean and Director Search Committee, 2014 NON-ACADEMIC SERVICE Crisis and Sexual Health Counseling HIV*PACT, Stanford, CA Anonymous HIV Testing and Sexual Health Counselor, 2009-2014 Outlet, Mountain View, CA Monday Night Youth Support Group Facilitator, 2009-2010 The National GLBT Help Center, San Francisco, CA Counselor for National GLBT Hotline and National GLBT Youth Talkline, 2008-2009 The Trevor Project, Los Angeles, CA (Headquarters) Counselor for LGBT Teen Suicide Hotline and Online Chat Program, 2007-2011 The Emory HelpLine, Atlanta, GA Crisis and Suicide Counselor, 2005-2007 Professional Workshop Facilitation (Topics) Creating Healthy Relationships HIV Testing and Sexual Health Counseling Training Program Stuff that Happens on the Internet It s Kind of a Big Deal: A Cyber-Bullying Workshop Suicide Prevention Education Workshop Curriculum Vitæ for Adam L. Horowitz 6
REFEREES Tomás R. Jiménez C. Matthew Snipp Cecilia L. Ridgeway Associate Professor Professor Professor Department of Sociology Department of Sociology Department of Sociology Stanford University Stanford University Stanford University (650) 721-5822 (650) 725-0414 (650) 723-1609 tjimenez@stanford.edu snipp@stanford.edu ridgeway@stanford.edu Michael J. Rosenfeld Ari Y. Kelman Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Sociology Graduate School of Education Stanford University Stanford University (650) 723-3958 (650) 723-0792 mrosenfe@stanford.edu aykelman@stanford.edu Curriculum Vitæ for Adam L. Horowitz 7