Curriculum Vitae
Rebecca L. Som Castellano, Ph.D.
Boise State University
Sociology Department
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1945
Email: rsomcastellano@boisestate.edu
Phone: 208-426-3418
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Rural Sociology, June 2013
Examination Areas: Sociology of Food and Agriculture; Rural Sociology;
Gender and Development
Dissertation: “Cooking up Change?: Exploring Food Provisioning as a Gendered Act within Alternative Agrifood Practices”
Committee Members: Drs. Jeff Sharp, Linda Lobao, Kristi Lekies
M.A., University of Kentucky, Sociology, 2009
Thesis: “School Lunch Programs and the American Diet: Exploring a Contested Food Terrain.”
Committee Members: Drs. Keiko Tanaka, Patrick Mooney, Mark Swanson.
B.A., Western Washington University, Interdisciplinary Degree, 2002
Senior Thesis: “Social Change, Sustainability, and Renewable Food Production.”
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
Research Interests: Sociology of Food and Agriculture; Gender and Development; Stratification and Inequality; Rural Sociology; Public Policy.
Teaching Interests: Introduction to Sociology; Social Problems; Rural Sociology; Research Methods; Theory; Sociology of Gender; Gender and Food; Food, Agriculture and Society; Public Policy; Stratification and Inequality; Global Political Economy.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Boise State University
Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University
Courses Taught: Sociology 1500: Introduction to Rural Sociology.
United States Department of Agriculture National Needs Fellow, Rural Sociology, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University.
Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University.
Courses Taught: Sociology 105: Introduction to Rural Sociology.
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Intern, Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Ohio Department of Agriculture.
2008-2009Graduate Research Associate, Department of Sociology and Department of Community and Leadership Development, University of Kentucky. Dr. Keiko Tanaka.
2007-2008 Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky.
Courses Taught: Sociology 302: Social Research Methods (Teaching Assistant)
Sociology 435: Social Inequalities and Stratification (Teaching Assistant)
2004-2007 Farmers’ Market Manager, Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington.
2002-2003 Community Garden Coordinator, Oregon Food Bank, Portland, Oregon.
Assistant Farmer’s Market Manager, Bellingham Farmers’ Market, Bellingham, Washington.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. Forthcoming. “Creating Rupture through Policy: Considering the Importance of Ideas in Agrifood Change” in The Neoliberal Food Regime in Agri-Food: Crisis, Resilience and/or Restructuring, edited by Steven Wolf, Alessandro Bonanno and Wynne Wright. New York, NY: Routledge/Earthscan.
Sharp, Jeff and Rebecca L. Som Castellano. 2013. “Home Gardening.” In The Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, edited by Paul B. Thompson and David M. Kaplan, Springer Press.
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS:
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. June 2010. “Learning from the Past to Improve the Future: Best Practices and Healthy Food Access in Ohio.” Research report prepared for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS:
Schupp, Justin, Rebecca L. Som Castellano, and Jeff Sharp. “Exploring Paradox in the Local Foods Movement: Challenges in Uniting Ideology and Practice.”
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. “Examining the Immigrant Experience in the School Food Environment.”
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. “Cooking for Change? Alternative Food Movement Participation and Food Provisioning as a Gendered Act.”
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. “Alternative Agrifood Movement Engagement and Food Provisioning: A Third Shift?”
Sharp, Jeff and Rebecca L. Som Castellano. “’Right Eating Gone Wrong: Exploring Structural Inequality and Food System Engagement.”
COMPETITIVE GRANTS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
Food Innovation Center Graduate Student Travel Grant.
2012-2013 Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Dissertation Research Grant.
2012 Don Thomas Travel Award, The Ohio State University.
2012 Council of Graduate Students, Career Development Grant.
2009-2012 United States Department of Agriculture National Needs Fellowship, Social Responsibility Initiative, The Ohio State University. Ph.D. Fellowship, 3 years.
2008 Rural Sociological Society Master’s Thesis Award.
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
Sharp, Jeff and Rebecca L. Som Castellano. August 2013. “Right Eating Gone Wrong: Exploring Structural Inequality and Food System Engagement.” Invited Paper, Joint Session for the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting and the Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting . New York, New York.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. and Isaac Castellano. Forthcoming, March 2013. “Food Security meets State Security.” Paper Session, International Studies Association Annual Convention. San Francisco, California.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2012. “Exploring Food Provisioning as a Gendered Act within Alternative Agrofood Movements.” Paper Session, Section on Sex and Gender, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2012. “Creating rupture through policy: Considering the importance of ideas in agrifood change.” Sociology of Agri-food Research Interest Group (SAFRIG) Mini-Conference, Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2012. “Gender and Inequality in Alternative Agrofood Movements.” Food Networks: Gender and Foodways conference. Notre Dame, Illinois.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2011. “Ideas, Interests, and Institutions: Examining Change in Food Security Policy.” European Society for Rural Sociology 2011 Congress. Chania, Greece.
Schupp, Justin and Rebecca L. Som Castellano. 2011. “Exploring Paradox in the Local Foods Movement: Challenges in Uniting Ideology and Practice.” Graduate Student Paper Session, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Los Vegas, Nevada.
Schupp, Justin and Rebecca L. Som Castellano. 2010. “Bursting the Local Foods Bubble? An Examination of Potential Obstacles Facing Food System Localization.” Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L and Justin Schupp. 2010. “Examining the Immigrant Experience in the School Food Environment.” Agriculture, Food and Human Values Conference Meeting. Bloomington, Indiana.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2009. “Serving up a Political Agenda: Findings from a Contested Food Terrain.” Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Madison, Wisconsin.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2009. “Power on the Plate: a Theoretical Perspective on the National School Lunch Program.” Agriculture, Food and Human Values Annual Meeting. University Park, Pennsylvania.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. and Keiko Tanaka. 2009. “‘What’s Your Concern about Food?’ Shopper Survey at Five Food Retail Sites in Lexington, KY.” Southern Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
Som Castellano, Rebecca L. 2008. “School Lunch Programs and the American Diet: Exploring a Contested Food Terrain” Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Manchester, New Hampshire.
INVITED LECTURES:
October 2008 “Food and Inequality: Lexington Food Deserts”
Guest Lecture, University of Kentucky
Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology
February 2009 “Perspectives on Work in Sustainable Agriculture”
Guest Lecture, University of Kentucky
Community and Leadership Development 201: Sustainable Agriculture
December 2011“Food Literacy, Food Provisioning and Agrofood Change.”
Ohio State University Center for Literacy, Food and Literacy Seminar
February 2012“Stratification, Social Class and Poverty.”
Guest Lecture, the Ohio State University
Rural Sociology S 105: Introduction to Rural Sociology
October 2012 “The Politics of Food”
Guest Lecture, Columbus State Community College
Political Science 1200: Comparative Politics 2007-2008 Member, Personnel Committee, Sociology Department, University of Kentucky.
2008-2009 Member, Rules Committee, Sociology Department, University of Kentucky.
2007-2009 Organizer, Rural and Development Seminar Series, University of Kentucky.
2010 Research Intern, Office of Sustainability, Ohio Department of Agriculture.Reviewer, SEEDS Grant Program, College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, the Ohio State University.
2012 Discussant, Food Networks: Gender and Foodways Conference.
2012 Member, Awards Committee, Council of Graduate Students, the Ohio State University
2012-current Member, Publications Committee, Rural Sociological Society.
2013-current ASA Database of Subject Matter Expert for the Media
2013-current Reviewer, Food, Culture and Society
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
2007-present Rural Sociological Society
2007-present American Sociological Association
2008-present Agriculture, Food and Human Values Association
2010-present European Society for Rural Sociology