V. Spike Peterson

V. SPIKE PETERSON

Professor, Department of Political Science
With courtesy affiliations in Women’s Studies, International Studies, Institute for LGBT Studies, Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies, and Center for Latin American Studies
- Associate Fellow, Gender Institute, London School of Economics -
315 Social Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Phone: (520) 621-7600, 8984; Fax: (520) 621-5051
spikep@u.arizona.edu; http://u.arizona.edu/~spikep/

EDUCATION

Ph.D., International Relations, American University, Washington, DC, 1988
M.A., Social Science: Anthropology/African Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1975
B.S., with Honors, Psychology/Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1970

RESEARCH AND TEACHING FIELDS

International Relations Theory; Global Political Economy; Gender and Politics; Contemporary Social Theory (Critical, Postmodern, Postcolonial, Feminist Theory, with an emphasis on intersectional analysis)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004 to date Professor, Political Science, University of Arizona
1996 to 2004 Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Arizona
1990 to 1996 Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Arizona
1989 - 1990 Adjunct Assistant Professor, The American University, Washington, DC
1988 - 1989 Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Spring 1989 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Summer 1988 Lecturer, American University, Washington, DC
Fall 1987 Lecturer, American University, Washington, DC
1982-1983 Teaching Assistant, American University

HONORS AND AWARDS

Extramural:
London School of Economics, Associate Fellow, 2008-2011
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Scholarly Residency, Lake Como, Italy, March 2008
YWCA of Tucson, ‘Women on the Move’ Award Honoree, 2007
London School of Economics, Gender Institute and International Relations, London, Leverhulme Visiting Professorship, May/June 2007 and 2008
‘Disturbing Hegemony? A Discussion of the Work and Politics of V. Spike Peterson.’ Anna M. Agathangelou and Marysia Zalewski. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2005, 7, 2, June, 308-317
Eminent Scholar Panel Honoring V. Spike Peterson, Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Montreal, March 2004
‘Author Meets Critics: V. Spike Peterson’s A Critical Rewriting of Global Political Economy.’ Panel Respondent, Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Portland, Mar 2004
Mentor Award, Society for Women in International Political Economy, August 2000
University of Göteborg, Department of Gender Studies, Göteborg, Sweden, Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship, March-June 2000
University of Bristol, Institute for Advanced Study, England, Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship, January-March 1998
Fulbright Scholar Award (Declined.) Czech Republic 1997-98
MacArthur Foundation Program on Peace and International Cooperation Research and Writing Grant, ‘Democratization, Globalization, and Gender Hierarchy,’ January - July 1996
Australian National University, Department of Political Science, Canberra, Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship, May-July 1995
International Political Science Association, for IPSA Fifteenth World Congress, Buenos Aires, Travel Grant, July 1991
University of Southern California, Center for International Studies, Visiting Scholar Fellowship, 1988-89
Ford Foundation, Human Rights and Governance Program, New York, NY, Professional Internship, Summer 1985
Hurst Fellowship 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84
Diuguid Fellowship 1983-84
Phi Kappa Phi, Scholastic Honor Society
Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society

Intramural :
University of Arizona:
Magellan Circle, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Spring 2008
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Professorship, 2007-2008
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in the 8 th Mediterranean Research Meeting, European University Institute, Florence, Mar 2007
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Fellowship, January-May 2007
Nominee: UA Distinguished Professor Award, Dec 2006
Nominee: Five Star Faculty Award, Spring 2005
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in Annual IAFFE Conference on Feminist Economics, Sydney, Australia, July 2006 (Unable to attend)
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in Annual IAFFE Conference on Feminist Economics, Oxford, England, August 2004 (Unable to attend)
Provost’s Author Support Fund Award, for A Critical Rewriting of Global Political Economy, February 2004
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in Annual IAFFE Conference on Feminist Economics, Barbados, June 2003
Nominee: College of SBS Most Outstanding Teacher in Graduate Courses Faculty Teaching Award 2002-2003
Nominee: Graduate and Professional Student Council Achievement Award 2002-2003
Outstanding Faculty Member, Honored at the 2003 Mortar Board Faculty Tea
SBSRI Research Professorship Alternative, awarded support of Graduate Research Assistant, Dec 2001
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in joint meeting of Twelve International Studies Associations, Hong Kong, July 2001
Provost’s General Education Teacher’s Award, Spring 2001 ($2500)
Provost’s Author Support Fund Award, in support of Global Gender Issues, 2 nd edition., March 1999
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in joint meeting of Third Pan-European International Relations Conference, with the International Studies Association, Vienna, September 1998
International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in joint meeting of the Mexican International Studies Association and the International Studies Association, Manzanillo, December 1997
Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC), Summer Research Stipend, May 1997
International Programs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in joint meeting of Japanese Association of International Relations and International Studies Association, Tokyo, September 1996
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Junior Sabbatical Award, Fall 1994-95
International Programs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in International Political Science Association Sixteenth World Congress, Berlin, August 1994
Office of the Vice President for Research, Research Grant, 1993-94
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Research Professorship, 1993-1994
Southwest Institute for Research on Women, Research Associate Grant, 1991-92
International Programs, Foreign Travel Grant, to participate in International Political Science Association, Fifteenth World Congress, Buenos Aires, July 1991
American University:
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Washington, DC, 1986-87
All-University Award for Outstanding Graduate Scholarship, 1983-84
College of Public and International Affairs Award for Outstanding Graduate Scholarship, 1983-84

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Approximately ten years of independent travel and work in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Africa (24 countries, with residence in Kenya and Sudan). Extensive travel in People's Republic of China, and briefly in Afghanistan, Argentina, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Tobago, Trinidad, and Turkey.

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