Language Fluency:
English (read, write, speak), Spanish (read, speak), Italian and German (read)
Employment:
| 2006 - | Associate Professor, American Indian Studies and American Studies Department (AIS/AS). Palomar College, San Marcos, CA (PC). |
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2001-2006
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Assistant Professor, (AIS/AS). (PC). |
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1997-2001 |
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology and AIS/AS. PC. |
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1993-1995
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Student Affairs Officer, Early Academic Outreach, University of California, Riverside, CA. (UCR) |
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1989-1992 |
Museum Scientist, University Art Gallery (UAG), UCR. |
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1990 |
Lecturer, Art History Department, UCR. |
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1988-1989 |
Director, Rogue Valley Art Association, Medford, OR. |
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1987-1988 |
Collections Aide, So. Oregon Historical Society, Medford. |
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1983-1985 |
Quality Control Manager, Tompkins Fabrics, Syracuse, NY. |
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1982-1984 |
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Textile Arts, Syracuse Univ. |
Selected Presentations:
| 2005 | Mission Indian Federation Panel, California Indian Education Conference in San Diego. |
| 2003 | Ramona's Daughters. With Mrs. JoMay Modesto. Meet the author series. Costo Library. UCR. |
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2002 |
The Revitalization of Culture. Symposium in honor of Mrs. Katherine Saubel. UCR. |
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2000 |
The Mission Indian Federation: A Force for Change? 15th Annual CA Indian Conference, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. |
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2000 |
A Tribute to Katherine Siva Saubel. Society for California Archaeology, Annual Meeting. Riverside, CA. |
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1999 |
The Genius of Kumeyaay Basketmakers. Celebrating an Extraordinary Century for Women. Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA. March. |
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1996 |
The Writings of Constance Goddard DuBois. Symposium on the early writings regarding San Diego County Indian peoples. The Congress of History of San Diego and Imperial Counties. |
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1995 |
Feeding the People: A Strategy in Four Forms. 13th Annual California Indian Conference, San Francisco State University, San Francisco. |
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1993 |
Tales of Hoffman or How I Learned to Love the Mission Indian Federation and Stop Worrying with Katherine Saubel. 12th Annual California Indian Conference, University of California, Berkeley. |
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1991 |
Prestige, Economy, and God Costumes: The Importance of Textiles in Ancient Mesoamerica. 15th Annual James Young Symposium, Department of Anthropology, UCR. |
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1991 |
Museums and Publics: Ethics, Morals, Political Correctness, and Meeting Cultural Diversity, General Session II. California Association of Museums Annual Conference, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA. |
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1990 |
Cahuilla Voices (CV):We Are Still Here. A New Model for Indian and Museum Interaction with Katherine Saubel. 7th Annual California Indian Conference, Sonoma State University, Santa Rosa, CA. |
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1990 |
Fibers: Clothing to Art. Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA. |
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1989 |
Silent Tongues: The Non-verbal Language of Clothing. Plains Indian Seminar, Buffalo Bill Historical Society, Cody, WY. |
Selected Publications:
2016 Stalking the Wild Agave. 2nd Edition. Malki Musuem Press. Morongo Indian Reservation, Banning, CA.
2005 A Brief History of the Mission Indian Federation. Ushkana Press, Banning, CA.
2003 Stalking the Wild Agave. Malki Museum Press. Morongo Indian Reservation, Banning, CA.
2001 A Stitch in Time: A Basket History of Southern California. The San Diego Reader. August, 30.
2000 Review: Survival Skills of Native California by Paul Campbell. News From Native California 13(4):44-45.
2000 Through a Glass Darkly. The Literary History of San Diego and Northern Baja California Symposium
Proceedings. Congress of History of San Diego and Imperial Counties, San Diego, CA.
1998 E. Pliney Goddard. American National Biography, Volume 10. Oxford U. Press.
1998 A General Store in a Palm Tree & An Authentic Indian Pit BBQ. Fedco Reporter.
1998 The Heart is Fire: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California. Heyday Press, Berkeley, CA.
1997 David Largo: Cahuilla Potter. Malki Museum Newsletter. Spring: 1 - 6.
1996 Walking With a Basketmaker and other Poems. Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly Vol 22,
American Association of Anthropologists.
1996 The Heart is Fire: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California. News from Native California 10(4).
1994 Roasting Pits and Agave in the Mojave Desert: Archaeologic, Ethnobotanic, and Ethnographic Data,
with Elizabeth Lawlor and Joan Schneider. Mojave Desert Quaternary Research Symposium
Proceedings, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA.
1992 Wild Color: Plant Dyes of the West. Unpublished.
1992 A review of Objects of Myth and Memory by Diana Fane, et al. American Indian Culture and
Research Journal 16(2): 240 - 242.
Manuscripts in Progress
Gardens in Eden: Studies in Ethnobotany
Memoirs of Social Activism
Bibliography
2000 Tanis Thorne. A Review of The Heart Is Fire. Southern California Quarterly 45:118-119.
2000 Suzanne Lazzaro. Women's Work. The San Diego Reader April 6: 34-39.
1999 Sioux Harvey. A Review of The Heart is Fire. American Indian Culture and Research Journal 23(4).
Selected Grants:
1999 California Council for the Humanities, Community Heritage Project planing grant,.
1998 California Council for the Humanities, programing.
1994 UCR Foundation, program support.
1992 California Council for the Humanities, exhibition presentation.
1991 National Endowment for the Humanities, exhibit planning.
1989 Faculty Minigrant for Instructional Improvement, UCR.
1988 Oregon State Council for the Arts, unrestricted.
1987 Carpenter Foundation, exhibition grant.
1984 New York State Council for the Arts, collection cataloging.
Selected Professional Experience:
2009 Presenter, as Mama Plenty, Contemporary Butch/Femme Issues Conference, San Francisco, CA.
2000-2002 Scholar/Organizer, 17th Annual California Indian Conference, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA.
2000-2001 Humanities Scholar/Panel Chair, Conference on California Indian Language and Culture. SDSU.
2000 Consultant, San Diego Urban League, Technology Business Development Academy.
1999-2000 Organizer, 15th California Indian Conference. Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga.
1999 Grantsman, Encinitas Historical Society, Community Heritage Project.
1999 Humanities Scholar, Miracle in the Desert. Defacto Fiction Films and KPBS-TV. San Diego.
1999- Member, Malki Museum Press Editorial Board, Malki Museum, Banning, CA.
1998-1995 Director, TechTrek, University of California, San Diego and the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
1995-1996 Member, Statewide Task Force on LGBT Equality, University of California.
1994-1996 Member, Chancellor's Task Force on LGBT Equality. University of California, Riverside.
1990-1992 Member, Fine Arts Computing Committee, College of Humanities and Social Science, UCR.
1989-1992 Curriculum Development, Art History Department, UCR.
1988 Volunteer, Malki Museum, Morongo Indian Reservation, Banning, CA.
1986 Member, Riverside County Museums Association, Riverside, CA.
1986 President, Medford Arts Commission, Medford, OR.
1985 Consultant, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Jacksonville, OR.
1984 Consultant, 1,000 Islands Textile Museum & Craft School, Clayton, NY.
1983-1985 Board Member, ArtiSera Gallery, Syracuse, NY.
1984 Curator, Pickering-Beach Historical Museum, Sackets Harbor, NY.
1981 Board Member, Friendship Center for the Blind, Fresno, CA.
Selected Curated Exhibitions:
2002 The Spirit of the Story. Boehm Art Gallery. Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
1998-2000 The Literary History of San Diego. San Diego County Historical Society.
1992-1995 Cahuilla Voices: We Are Still Here.
University Art Gallery, UCR.
The Sun House, Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA.
Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Eureka, CA.
De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA.
The Southwest Museum, Highland Park, CA.
The Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA.
The Ontario Museum of Science and History, Ontario, CA.
1990 Tradition and Change: Contemporary California Indian Art. UAG.
1990 Great Spirit's Work: Ten Centuries of Native American Art. UAG.
1988 Old Threads, New Trends. Whipple Gallery, Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR.
1985 Tradition and Change: Native Arts of the Southwest. Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University.
Awards:
2000 Women's History Award. Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.
1999 Historic Preservation Award. Save Our History Organization, San Diego, CA.
1995 Dean of Student Services' Team-Performance Award. UCR.
1994-1997 Support Fellowship, UCR
1991 Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award. UCR.
1990 A & PS Professional-Development Award. UCR.
1985 Full Academic Scholarship. SU.
1982-1984 Full-time Teaching Assistant. SU.
Professional Associations:
American Anthropological Association
American Ass ociation of Museums
California Indian Basketmakers Association
Education:
2000 Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology, UCR.
1997 Master of Arts, Anthropology, UCR.
1990 Master of Fine Arts, Museology, SU.
1984 Master of Fine Arts, Fiber Structure & Interlocking, SU.
1982 Bachelor of Arts, Applied Arts, San Diego State University.
1981 Special studies. Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.