Becki Scola

Colorado State University-Pueblo
2200 Bonforte Blvd.
Pueblo, CO 81001-4901
Email: becki.scola@colostate-pueblo.edu

Curriculum Vitae

CURRENT COURSES - FALL 2007

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Irvine; Political Science; ABD; expected date of completion, Spring 2008
M.A., University of California, Irvine; Social Science; September 2004
B.A., Arizona State University, West; Women’s Studies, May 2001, summa cum laude

AREAS OF INTERES

POSITIONS HELD

Lecturer--Colorado State University-Pueblo
Adjunct Faculty--Pueblo Community College
Adjunct Faculty--Colorado State University-Pueblo, Continuing Education
Visiting Scholar--Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Adjunct Faculty--Santa Ana Community College, Santa Ana, California
Instructor--University of California, Irvine
Instructional Development Associate--Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, University of California, Irvine

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

TEACHING ASSISTANT COURSES

PUBLICATIONS

Scola, Becki. 2007. “Women of Color in State Legislatures: Gender, Race, and Legislative Office Holding.” Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy 28(3-4).
Scola, Becki. 2007. Book Review: “Women and Social Movements.” Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy 28(3-4).
García Bedolla, Lisa and Becki Scola. 2006. "Finding Intersection: Race, Class and Gender in the California Recall." Politics & Gender.
Scola, Becki. and Lisa García Bedolla. 2005. “Race, Gender and the Recall Vote.” In Shawn Bowler and Bruce Cain, eds., Clicker Politics: The California Recall Election. New York: Prentice Hall.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

Section Chair, Western Political Science Association, Winter 2006
Panel chair, “Women in Office: Getting There, Staying There,” Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico March 2006.
“Women of Color in State Legislatures: Gender, Race, and Legislative Office Holding.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2005.
“Women of Color in State Legislatures: Investigating Variation Across the States.” Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Oakland, CA, Mar. 2005.
“Race and Social Capital: Studying Social Relations.” with Lisa García Bedolla. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., Sept. 2004.
“Crossing Intersections: Race, Gender, and Mobilizing Identities.” with Natalie Masuoka. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., Apr. 15-18, 2004.
“Race, Connectedness, and Social Capital in the United States.” with Lisa García Bedolla. Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, Apr. 2004.
“Race, Liberalism, and the ‘Decline’ of Social Capital in the United States.” Lisa García Bedolla. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, Mar. 2004.
“The Impact of the 2000 Reapportionment Process on Latino Representation in Arizona.” with Manuel Avalos. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Mar. 2001.

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, and HONORS

Most Promising Future Faculty, University of California, Irvine, Spring 2007
Regents Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, Winter 2007
Alice Paul Dissertation Prospectus Award, Summer 2006
Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Center for Research on Latinos in a Global Society, University of California, Irvine, Fall 2006
Pedagogical Fellow, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, UC Irvine, 2005-2007
Harry Eckstein Award, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine, Spring 2006
Kathy Alberti Award, Outstanding Graduate Student, School of Social Sciences, UC Irvine, Spring 2006
Summer Research Fellowships, School of Social Science, UC Irvine, Summer 2004, 2005, and 2006
Summer Research Fellowships, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine, Summer 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Latina/Latino Politics Best Paper Award, Western Political Science Association, Spring 2005
David Easton Award, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine, Spring 2005
Order of Merit, Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, School of Social Sciences, UC Irvine, Spring 2005
Order of Merit, Outstanding Graduate Student Service, School of Social Sciences, UC Irvine, Spring 2004

PROFESSIONAL/TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE

Book Review Editor, Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy, Fall 2006-Pres
Trainer, Teaching Assistant Professional Development Program, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Summer 2005 and 2006
Instructional Development Associate, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, Win-Fall 2006
Search Committee, Member, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, Winter 2006
Search Committee, Member, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, Winter 2006
Advanced Pedagogical Training, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, 2005-2006
Research Mentor, Department of Political Science, 2005-2006
Colloquium Committee, Department of Political Science, 2005-2006
Research Mentor, Department of Political Science, Spring 2004
Undergraduate Student Mentor, School of Social Sciences, Winter 2004
Executive Committee, Department of Political Science, 2003-2004

ASSOCIATION MEMEBERSHIPS

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Mark P. Petracca, Ph.D., UC Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, SSPB 5271, Irvine, CA 92627-5100, (949) 824-5175, mppetrac@uci.edu
Carole J. Uhlaner, Ph.D., UC Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, SSPA 3125, Irvine, CA 92627-5100, (949) 824-7329, cuhlaner@uci.edu
Louis DeSipio, Ph.D., UC Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, SSPB 5283 , Irvine, CA 92627-5100, (949) 824-1420, ldesipio@uci.edu
Matthew Beckmann, Ph.D., UC Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, SSPB 2253, Irvine, CA 92627-5100, (949) 824-6219, beckmann@uci.edu
De Gallow, Ph.D., UC Irvine, Director, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, 3000 Anteater Instruction & Research Building, Irvine, CA 92697-4150, (949) 824-6189, dgallow@uci.edu

Teaching Portfolio, Videotape of Teaching, and Student Evaluations Available Upon Request.