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1 Curriculum Vitae Maria Khorsand Dillard Department of Sociology East Carolina University Brewster Building A-416 Greenville, NC 27858 mkd0330@ecu.edu 919-395-5692 Academic Preparation: 2006 Master of Arts in Sociology, East Carolina University 2004 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Philosophy, East Carolina University Research and Teaching Interests: Social Movements and Collective Action Sociolinguistics Research Methods Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Sociology of Culture Demography Applied Research: 2005: Research Assistant, Scientific Record Keeping and Responsible Research Conduct. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation ($125,000.00). 2006-Present: Research Assistant, The "New" New Orleans: evaluating preferences for rebuilding plans after Hurricane Katrina. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation SGER ($172,596.00). 2 Outreach and Community Organizing: 2000-2006: Community Liaison, North Carolina Student Rural Health Coalition. Greenville, NC. 2003-2006: Co-founder and Organizer, Democracy Alliance of Eastern North Carolina, Greenville, NC. 2003: Community Organizer, Democracy North Carolina. Carrboro, NC. Research Submitted And In Preparation: “Creating Commitment: Frequent Volunteering Among High School Students.” Mooney, Linda A., Bob Edwards, and Maria Khorsand Dillard. Submitted to Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. “Women's Leadership and Participation Rural Community Organizations in Lithuania.” Edwards, Bob, Maria K. Dillard, and Arunas Juska. “Predicting Media Coverage Among Peace Movement Organizations: The Impact of Organizational Characteristics and Orientations.” “An Ethnographic Study of the Women of Hobgood.” “Social Movement Research: A Creative Approach to Methods for Studying the Local Social Movement Sector.” “Social Movement Organizations in Pitt County.” Grants and Awards: 2004. “Language Attitudes in Hobgood, N.C.” Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Committee. East Carolina University. $800. 3 Papers Presented: “A New Look at Language Attitudes.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. April 14-17, 2004. “Social Movement Organizations in Pitt County.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. April 14-17, 2004. “Language Attitudes Revisited.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC. April 13-16, 2005. “Social Movement Research: A Creative Approach to Understanding the Local Social Movement Sector.” Presented at the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. August 13-16, 2005. “Women's Leadership and Participation Rural Community Organizations in Lithuania.” Co-authors: Arunas Juska and Bob Edwards. Presented at the European Consortium for Political Research Annual Conference. Budapest, Hungary. September 8- 10, 2005. “The U.S. Peace Movement: Predicting Media Coverage of Organizations Working for Peace.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 22-25, 2006. Professional Experience: 2004-2006: Research Assistant, East Carolina University Department of Sociology. 2001-2003: Undergraduate Research Assistant, East Carolina University Department of Philosophy. Professional Memberships: Southern Sociological Society American Sociological Association Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section-ASA