Revised July 2015 KATE CARTWRIGHT The University of New Mexico, School of Public Administration, Social Sciences Room 3040 MSC05 3100, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 PHONE: 505-277-3722 EMAIL:kcartwright@unm.edu CURRENT POSITION 2015 to present University of New Mexico Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration Senior Fellow, RWJF Center for Health Policy at UNM EDUCATION & TRAINING 2015 PhD, Sociology, Emory University (Medical Sociology & Social Inequality) Dissertation: Social Determinants of Health and Prevalence of Diabetes in Latino Immigrants, Chair: Dr. Ellen Idler 2011 Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Epidemiology & Population Health Institute Summer Program 2011 University of Washington School of Public Health, Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID), Department of Biostatistics 2005 MA, English Literature, Lehigh University 2003 BA, English & Spanish, magna cum laude, Lenoir-Rhyne University Studied abroad at the University of Granada, Spain, Spring 2001 RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS Health Disparities Race, Ethnicity & Immigration Research Methods Public Administration Cultural Competence Medical Sociology RESEARCH PAPERS Publications Keyes, Corey L.M. and Kate Cartwright. 2013. Well-Being in the West: Hygieia Before and After the Demographic Transition. In: Morandi, Antonio and Nambi, A.N.Narayanan, Eds. An Integrated View of Health and Well-Being: Bridging Indian and Western Knowledge: Vol. 5. Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology. Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag. Under Review Cunningham, Solveig, Eeshwar Chandrasekar, Kate Cartwright, and Kathryn Yount. Household Structure and Children s Risk of Obesity. (Social Science & Medicine)
Cartwright 2 of 5 In Progress Cartwright, Kate. Back Together Again: Family Separation, Reunification and Mexican Immigrant Children Well-Being. (In preparation for International Migration Review) Cartwright, Kate. Religion and Immigrant Health: A Look at the New Immigrant Survey. (In preparation for the Journal of Health and Social Behavior) AWARDS & HONORS 2014-15 Andrew F. Mellon Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Clark Atlanta University 2014-15 Graduate Partner, Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University 2014 Graduate Teaching Award, Department of Sociology, Emory University 2009-14 George W. Woodruff Fellowship, Laney Graduate School, Emory University 2011 Recipient of University of Washington s Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases travel and 3-course full-tuition scholarship 2008 Rookie of the Year staff award, Muhlenberg College 2004-05 Global Citizenship Teaching Fellowship, Lehigh University 2003 Albert R. Keiser, Sr., English Award Winner, Lenoir-Rhyne University 2003 Broyhill International Fellowship (Ireland), Lenoir-Rhyne University 2000-03 Broyhill Leadership Fellow 1999-2003 Cromer Scholar (4-year full-tuition scholarship), Lenoir-Rhyne University 1999-2003 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar ($6,000 scholarship over 4 years) SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Upcoming) Idler, Ellen and Kate Cartwright. 2015. What Do We Rate When We Rate Our Health? Decomposing Age-Related Contributions to Self-Rated Health. Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November, Orlando, FL. (Upcoming) Cartwright, Kate. 2015. Delivered from the Temptation of Smoking: Examining Religion and Health Behaviors of U.S. Immigrants. Panel presentation of the Section on Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Chicago, IL. Cartwright, Kate. 2014. Unpacking a Paradox of the Latino Paradox : Social Determinants of Health and the Prevalence of Diabetes in the US Latino Population. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, April, Albuquerque, NM. Cartwright, Kate. 2013. Ethnicity, Nativity, Age and Azúcar en la Sangre : Social determinants of health and prevalence of diabetes in older Latino immigrants, Presented at the Department of Sociology Brown Bag Seminar Series, April, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Cartwright 3 of 5 Cunningham, Solveig, Kate Cartwright, and Kathryn Yount. 2013. Household Structure and Children s Risk of Obesity. Presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America. April, New Orleans, LA. Cartwright, Kate. 2013. How to Effectively Grade with Rubrics. Presented at the Eat. Talk. Teach. Run: Enhancing Graduate Student Teaching Program of the Laney Graduate School at Emory University, February, Atlanta, GA. Cartwright, Kate. 2012. Religion and Immigrant Health: A Look at the New Immigrant Survey. Presented at the Emory University Strategic Plan Poster Celebration, October, Atlanta, GA. Cartwright, Kate. 2011. Back Together Again: The Impact of Family Separation and Reunification on Mexican Immigrant Children s Education. Presented at the Section on Children and Youth Paper Session at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Las Vegas, NV. Cartwright, Kate. 2011. God, Green Cards, & Immigrant Health. Presented at the Seed Grant and Research Symposium of the Religion and Public Health Collaborative at Emory University, March, Atlanta, GA. Cartwright, Kate. 2008. Traversing Feminism s Borderlands: Negotiating Power Dynamics of Class, Race, and Ethnicity in Federal Detention Facilities for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in El Paso, Texas. Presented at the Feminism in Practice Conference: Change through Dialogue, Empowerment and Action at Lehigh University, November, Bethlehem, PA. Cartwright, Kate. 2005. Welcome to the Border: Negotiating Political and Ideological Boundaries of the US/Mexico Border Presented at the Lehigh University Humanities Center Lecture Series (co-sponsored by the Global Citizenship Program), October, Bethlehem, PA. PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES Invited participant. 2008. PA/NY Campus Compact Conference, Service Learning and Community Engagement, Bryn Mawr Mountain Retreat and Conference Center, May, Honesdale, PA. Co-coordinator, co-chair, and member of planning committee. 2006. Non-Citizen Children on Their Own: Bi-National Conference on Procedures, Protections & Due Process for Unaccompanied Children, April, El Paso, TX & Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Invited participant. 2005. Human Trafficking: Working Together to End Modern Day Slavery, regional Anti-Sexual Trafficking Training and Strategic Planning Conference with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the El Paso Police Department, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Border Patrol, and Social Service Agencies, October, El Paso, TX.
Cartwright 4 of 5 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2014-2015 Mellon Graduate Fellow Instructor, Clark Atlanta University Medical Sociology (Fall 14), Contemporary Social Problems (Spring 15) 2014 Adjunct Instructor, Oglethorpe University Survey of Research Methods (Spring 14) 2012-2014 Instructor, Emory University Department of Sociology: Development of Sociological Theory (Spring 13, 14) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: How Are We Aging?: Epidemiology of Aging 2009-2013 Teaching Assistant, Emory University Qualitative Methods in Global Health (MPH Course) (Spring 12, 13) Health Care & Society (Study Abroad Course in London, England, Summer 12) Social Gerontology (Spring 12) Sociology of Mental Health & Well-Being (Spring 11) Aging in Society (Fall 10) Sociology of Happiness (Fall 10) Social Research I (Spring 10) 2006-2007 Visiting Instructor of English, Northampton Community College Introduction to Literature (8 sections), Introduction to Composition (2 sections), British Literature I (1 section), Basic English (2 sections) 2003-2006 Adjunct Instructor, Teaching Fellow Instructor, Lehigh University Composition & Literature I (3 sections), Composition & Literature II (1 section), Global Citizenship II (1 section) Pedagogical Training 2012 Teaching Sociology (pedagogy and practicum course) 2010 Emory s Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunities workshop PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2014-present Reviewer, Social Psychology Quarterly 2014-15 Graduate Research Mentor, Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University, Student: Kristina Alton, Project: Developing a Survey to Assess Latino Immigrant Mental Health and Internet Usage PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2010-Present American Sociological Association 2013-Present Population Association of America 2015-Present The Gerontological Society of America
Cartwright 5 of 5 RELATED PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE 2009-2012 Member of the Scholarship Selection Committee, Hispanic College Fund, Washington, D.C. 2007-2009 Assistant Director of the Office of Community Service & Civic Engagement, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA Organized volunteer opportunities, assisted service-learning classes, and served as a liaison to the Allentown community; annually 1,500 students volunteered over 30,000 hours and raised more than $100,000; hired and supervised 25 work study students each year, managed weekly volunteer programs, coordinated fundraisers, planned annual events, tracked and recorded volunteer hours, managed data for annual grant reports and national accreditation reports for Greek organizations, and planned and lead trainings and workshops for volunteers; served as the campus supervisor for AmeriCorps Scholars in Service 2007-2009 Volunteer Earn-a-Bike Instructor, Community Bike Works, Allentown, PA Served as a volunteer earn-a-bike instructor for Allentown youth approximately 100 hours annually; youth have an opportunity to earn a bicycle in exchange for 24 hours of participation in the program (see website for more information: www.communitybikeworks.org) 2005-2006 Volunteer, AmeriCorps Volunteer through the Border Servant Corps, El Paso, TX Full-time Legal Coordinator, Justice for Women and Children s Project, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Coordinated program representing 550 unaccompanied undocumented immigrant children in federal detention per year; gave Know Your Rights presentations to unaccompanied immigrant children in detention, prepared children for court, and worked on individual legal cases (all work in Spanish); wrote and received grants and worked on fundraising projects