Curriculum Vitae for Simmons, Kimberly Eison

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Kimberly Simmons
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Simmons, Kimberly Eison

Associate Professor

Kimberly Simmons is Director of the Latin American Studies Program and holds dual appointments in the departments of Anthropology and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. She has conducted research in the Dominican Republic that has focused on the cultural construction of gender and female identity (for the MA) as well as issues of racial-national identity formation and competing discourses surrounding Dominicanness in terms of race/color and racial/color identities.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Anthropology
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Study abroad, Other (FIPSE grant - exchange program with Brazil)
Countries
Brazil, Dominican Republic
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
Yes (Dominican Republic)
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes (Spanish)

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Race, Gender, Class, Identity Formation, African Americans, Black Ethnicities, African Diaspora
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Women in development, Migration and immigration, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Dominican Republic in particular

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa BA Spanish, African-American Studies
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa MA Anthropology
2002 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan PhD Anthropology

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership Association of Black Anthropologists
Membership American Anthropological Association
Membership Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora
Membership Caribbean Studies Association
Membership Latin American Studies Association

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
Associate Professor of Anthropology and African-American Studies, University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2010 Award Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Awards University of South Carolina
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