Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in Communication, University of South Florida Expected 2021
Dissertation: Maternal Attunements to Disability
Dissertation Chair: Keith Berry
Doctoral Candidate in Social Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin 1998
Dissertation: Interrogating the Nation and its Subjects: Identity
Formation in the Face of Immigration Policy
Dissertation Co-chairs: Edmund T. Gordon and Kamala Visweswaran
M.A. in Social Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin 1996
Master’s Report: Across The Straits: Constructing Haitian Identities in Cuba
Master’s Co-chairs: Edmund T. Gordon and Kamala Visweswaran
B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, Duke University 1992
Professional Interests
Relational Communication, Disability Studies, Cultural Performance, Narratives of Alterity, Race and Ethnicity, Feminist Ethnography and Theory
Teaching Experience
Instructor:
Interpersonal Communication
Department of Communication, University of South Florida, 2019
Public Speaking
Department of Communication, University of South Florida, 2018-2019
5 sections
Spanish for Educators
Summer in the City Workshops, School of Education, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 2006
School Leadership Academy, Austin Independent School District and University of Texas, 2003 -2004
Teaching Assistant:
Expressive Culture
Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2002
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 1997, 2000, 2002
The Social Science of Persistent Poverty
Honors College, University of Texas at Austin, 1994, 2001
Mexican-American Culture
Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 1993, 1996
Barriers to Education in Diverse Schools
Policy Research Project (graduate level), Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, 1994-1995
Research Experience
Research Assistant, School for Social Work Research, University of Texas at Austin, 1993, 2003
Research Assistant, Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Research Assistant, Workshop on Race, Rights, and Resources, Rockefeller Foundation, Institute of Latin American Studies, and Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Researcher/Paralegal, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Miami, Florida, 1999-2000
Research Assistant, African and African-American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1995-1996
Research Assistant, Center for Mexican-American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1994-1995
Publications
Montalvo, J. (2017, November 10). Review of Spatializing Culture: The Ethnography of Space and Place. Space and Culture. Retrieved from www.spaceandculture.com
Black, W. and Montalvo, J. (2017). The Individual Education Plan: From individual needs to meaningful relationships. TASH Connections, 42(1), 8-13.
Montalvo, J. Nogueira, C., & Black W. (2016). Transgressing boundaries or remapping terrain?: Where culture, disability, work, and home inhabit the same space. In K.C. Mansfield, A. D. Welton, & P.L. Less (Eds.), Identity intersectionalities, mentoring, and work-life (im)balance: Educators (re)negotiate the personal, professional, and political (pp. 3-14). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Webinar
Hyatt, K. & Montalvo, J. (2019, February 26). IEPs and Endrew F. [Webinar]. In TASH webinar series, Inclusive Education: Parents and Educators in Partnerships, Episode 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cenFyHuq7Q&feature=youtu.be
Circulated Reports
Burrello, L. and Montalvo, J. (2008). Working Framework for the Governance Committee of the National Consortium of States for Students of Color. Circulated Report. State Departments of Education for Connecticut, Michigan, and Tennessee.
Gordon, E.T. and Montalvo, J. (1997). Final Site Evaluation Report: Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas. Circulated report. Equity 2000. New York: College Board.
Gordon. E.T. and Montalvo, J. (1996). Site Evaluation Report: Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas. Circulated report. Equity 2000. New York: College Board.
Gordon, E.T. and Montalvo, J. (1995). Site Evaluation Report: Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas. Circulated report. Equity 2000. New York: College Board.
Fellowships and Honors
Student Government Conference Presentation Grant, University of South Florida, 2018, 2019, 2020. (2020 travel grant canceled due to Covid-19)
Peer Mentorship Award, Department of Communication Graduate Student Association, 2019
Top Student Paper Award for Space, Place and Media Representations of Disability: A Textual Analysis of Speechless. Mass Communication Division, Southern States Communication Association 88th Annual Convention. Nashville, Tennessee, 2018.
Graduate Student Success Fellowship, University of South Florida, 2015-2018
Fernea Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2007
Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2002
Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Thematic Fellowship on Race and Nation, University of Texas at Austin, 1999-2000
Thematic Fellowship on Migration, University of Texas at Austin, 1989-1999
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, Exchange Program on Peace and International Cooperation, 1995
Fernea Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 1994-1995
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, Exchange Program on Peace and International Cooperation, 1994
Conferences
An (Auto)Ethnographic Palimpsest. 16th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana, IL, 2020. (accepted prior to conference cancelation due to Covid-19)
The Rich and Knotty Intersections of (In)Visible Disability (With Steve Ryder). 16th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana, IL, 2020. (accepted prior to conference cancelation due to Covid-19)
Communicating Disability Syllabus. 2019 Pacific/Western Disability Studies Symposium. Spokane, Washington, 2019.
Schooled in Race: A My Story of Racial Pedagogy. Southern States Communication Association 89th Annual Convention. Montgomery, Alabama, 2019.
Vamos a Jugar: Mentorship and Social Bonding for the Latina/o/x Studies Division and La Raza Caucus. NCA (National Communication Association) 104th Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018.
Space, Place and Media Representations of Disability: A Textual Analysis of Speechless. Southern States Communication Association 88th Annual Convention. Nashville, Tennessee, 2018 (accepted).
Panelist, The IEP is a Living Document. 2017 TASH Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, 2017
Panel Chair/Organizer, (E)Raced Bodies: Transnational Incursions and Gendered Exclusions. 101st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002.
“Cleaning Up” The Nation: Contesting the Criminalization of INS's Cuban-American Detainees. (E)Raced Bodies: Transnational Incursions and Gendered Exclusions. 101st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002.
Criminalizing Immigrants: INS’s Indefinite Detainees. Panel on Violence in Latin/o America: Policing the Margins of Transnationalism and Diasporas. XXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. Washington, D.C., 2001.
Hyperracializing Haitians: Biological and Cultural Racisms in 1920s Cuba. Conference on Racial Identity, State Formation, and Nationalism: Cuba in a Comparative Perspective. Austin, Texas, 1998.
Across the Straits: Constructing Haitian Identities in Cuba. 15th Annual Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association Conference on Latin America, University of Texas. Austin, Texas, 1995.
Professional Experience
Assistant Director, National Consortium of States for Students of Color, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of South Florida – College of Education, Tampa, Florida, 2008-2009
Education Initiative Project Coordinator, Indiana Latino Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 2006-2007
Consultant, School Safety Task Force, Powell and Leon and Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas, 2003
Consultant/Evaluator, Equity 2000 Program, College Board, New York, New York, 1995-1997
Paralegal Intern, Political Asylum Project, American Friends Service Committee, Miami, Florida, 1989
Service
Reviewer for Disability Caucus, The National Communication Association, 2019 - present
Reviewer for Ethnography Division, The National Communication Association, 2017 - present
Reviewer for Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare, PAGEPress, Italy, 2016 - present
Secretary, Graduate Communication Association, Department of Communication, University of South Florida, 2017-2018
Round Table Participant, “Lowering the Divide,” Department of Communication, University of South Florida, 2016
Guest Speaker for Culturally Relevant Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of South Florida, 2014
Interviewer, Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee, Tampa Bay Region, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 2009-2013
Guest Instructor, Narrative Perspectives on Exceptionality: Cultural and Ethical Issues, University of South Florida, 2011
Guest Speaker with Bill Black for Working with Families: A Pluralist Perspective, Department of Special Education, University of South Florida, 2008
Editorial Assistant, Cultural Dynamics: Theory Cross-Cultures, Sage Publications, London, Austin, Texas, 2003-2005
Fieldwork
Dissertation fieldwork. Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Miami, Florida. 1999-2000
Preliminary dissertation fieldwork. Miami, Florida. 1997-1998
Masters report fieldwork and archival research. Havana and Santiago, Cuba. 1994, 1995
Languages
Fluent in Spanish (written and spoken)
References
Keith Berry, Ph.D.
Department of Communication
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave., CIS 1040
Tampa, Florida 33620-7800
Email: keithberry@usf.edu
813-523-6936 (cell)
Aisha Durham, Ph.D.
Department of Communication
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave., CIS 1040
Tampa, FL 33620-7800
Email: aishadurham@usf.edu
813-974-2145 (office)
Sara Green, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology, CPR 107
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, Florida 33620
Email: sagreen@usf.edu
813-974 2452 (office)
Christopher McRae, Ph.D.
Department of Communication
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave., CIS 1040
Tampa, FL 33620-7800
Email: cjmcrae@usf.edu
813-974-2145 (office)
Additional references available upon request