Dawn Tawwater
Teaching Experience
Institutional Teaching Experience
- Texas Woman's University - Denton, Texas
- Collin County College - Plano, Texas
- Dallas County Community College / El Centro Campus - Dallas, Texas
- Tarrant County Community College - NW Campus - Ft. Worth
- IONA College - New Rochelle, New York
- Austin Community College - Austin, Texas
- Park University - Austin, Texas
- Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas
For more information: https://sites.google.com/austincc.edu/dawn-tawwater/homepage
Professional Publications
**Tawwater, Dawn. Women in Sociology. Denton, Tex.] : [Texas Woman's University, Woman's Collection],
[1996]. Print book : Manuscript: State or province government publication
**Tawwater, Dawn. Sociology and Your World: How Culture Designs Power and Privilege in Our
Everyday Lives (2015). Cognella Academic Publishing.
**Tawwater, Dawn. The Empowerment of the Arts. Cognella Academic Publishing (2016).
Professional Papers and Presentations
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
2019 “Truth Be Told – Restorative Justice in a Small Texas Town.” Oct. 29th – Nov.3rd. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). El Paso, Texas.
2017 “Neoliberalism, Post-Feminism, and the Profit of Positivity.” November 1-5. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Havana, Cuba.
2016 “A Retrospective - The Academic Life and Work of T.R. Young.” November 2-6. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Denver, CO.
2015 “Art Builds Solidarity” October 21-25. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Portland, OR.
2014 “Intersections of Oppression in Immigrant Detention Debates: Women Becoming Victims to escape Victimization.” October 8-12. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Cleveland, OH.
2014 “Critical Race Theory and the Expanding Criminalization of Ethnicity in the United States.” April 17-19. Southwestern Sociological Association (annual meeting). San Antonio, Texas.
2013 "Immigration Detention and the Expansion of Ethnic Criminality in 21st Century Internment Camps." Nov. 7-11. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Arlington, VA.
2012 “Equal Pay for Equal Work: The Plight of Contingent Faculty in Institutions of Higher Education.” Nov. 7-11. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meetings). Nashville, TN.
2011 “Toward a Sociology of Oppression: From a Disparate View to a Broad Theoretical Understanding.” Oct. 13-16. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Chicago, Ill.
1996 Roundtable Discussant: “Education and Research for Liberation: Scholar and Grassroots Activists in the Struggle for Race, Class and Gender Equality.” August 16-20. Race and Ethnic Refereed Roundtable, American Sociological Association (annual meeting). New York, NY.
1996 “Bridging the Gap between Scholar and Activist.” Aug. 12-16. American Sociological Association (annual meeting, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section, Session: Research for Liberation). New York, NY.
1996 “Resolving Controversy among Feminist in a Feminist Classroom.” Aug 15-18. Society for the Study of Social Problems (annual meeting, Education Problems Division, Session: Education and Research for Liberation). New York, NY.
1995 “Collective Behavior in a Postmodern Modality.” Oct. 10-14. Association for Humanist Sociology (annual meeting). Columbus, Ohio
1995 “Women for Intellectual Emancipation: TWU a Case Study in Protest.” June 22-25. National Women’s Studies Association (annual meeting). Norman, OK
1995 “The Social Construction of Whiteness” May 19-21. Gregory Stone Symposium (Session: Postmodern Approaches to Mind, Self and Society). Des Moines, Iowa.
1995 “Texas Women’s University Preservation Society.” March 20-22. South Central Women’s Studies Association (annual meeting). Denton, TX.
1995 “Hull House Theory” March 15-18. Southwestern Social Science Association
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS:
2017 “Exploring a Women’s Faculty Association at ACC.” Workshop presented during Spring Faculty Development Day for Austin Community College Faculty and Staff. January, Austin, Texas.
2010 “Gender Equality in the Office: Exploring the Feminist Workplace.” Workshop presented during Spring Faculty Development Day for Austin Community College Faculty and Staff. January, Austin, Texas.
1996 “The Role of Art in the Settlement Movement.” Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the United Neighborhood Centers of America, Inc. September 26-28. Phoenix, AZ.
1996 “Student Activism.” Workshop presented for the Women’s History Month – Speakers Series, University of North Texas. March. Denton, Texas
1995 “Recognizing Sexism in Ourselves and Society.” Workshop presented at the Residence Hall Association, University of North Texas, Denton, November. Denton, Texas.
Professional Service
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Service to the Discipline (*elected position)
*Past President, 2022-2023 Association for Humanist Sociology
* President, 2021-2022. Association for Humanist Sociology.
*Incoming President, 2019-2021. Association for Humanist Sociology.
Program Chair, 2018-2019 Annual Conference, El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico.
*Secretary – Association for Humanist Sociology, (2015-2018)
*Nominations Committee – Chair, Association for Humanist Sociology, (2014-2015)
*Nominations Committee – Co-Chair, Association for Humanist Sociology (2013-2014).
Organizer – “Sociology and Anthropology” sessions for TCCTA, (February 22-23, 2008)
Organizer – “Feminist Pedagogy” session for Southwestern Social Science Association, Houston, TX (March 1996).
Service to Austin Community College: 2006 – Present (*elected position)
Curriculum and Programs Committee (AFA Rep) - 2021-Present
Faculty Fellows Program 2017-2019
Mentoring Program: Mentor 2015-16, Mentor 2016-2017
Panel Participant, SGA Program “Is Free Speech Under Fire on Campus?” HLC December 7th, (2016).
Organizer, ACC Sociology Speakers Series (2014-2018)
Organizer, Dept. of Sociology/Social Work: “Diversity Ideology” Presented by Visiting Scholar Presentation: Dr. David Embrick, Loyola University, Chicago. (March 25, 2014).
Founding Sponsor, ACC SOCIOLOGY CLUB (2015-2017)
Promotions Committee for the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Chair (2012-2013).
Organizer, Dept. of Sociology/Social Work: “The Transnational Solidarity of Scholars-at-Risk and Human Rights Campaigns in Ethiopia” Lecture by Visiting Scholar - Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, (February 27, 2013).
Organizer, Big Read Events: “Domestic Violence and Masculinities (Panel Discussion) for Austin Community College (Sept. 2012).
ACC Center for Public Policy & Political Studies Advisory Board Member (2008 – 2010).
*Adjunct Faculty Past President (2011-2012).
*Adjunct Faculty President (2010-2011).
*Adjunct Faculty VP/President Elect (2009-2010).
*Adjunct Faculty Association Representative (2007 – 2009).
Shared Governance Review Council (2009-2012).
Academic and Campus Affairs Council Representative (2009-2012).
Student Services Council (2008-2010).
Institutional Planning Council (2009-2010).
Student Rights and Responsibility Committee (2007-2009).
Professional Development Committee (2007-2009).
Community Service:
Volunteer - Friends of the Library - Lockhart, Texas
Volunteer - Board Member - Caldwell Co. Welfare Board - Caldwell County
Volunteer - Community Center Garden - Lockhart
Volunteer/Co-Organizer – Feeding the Homeless
Volunteer – Texas United for Families
Volunteer – Austin Immigration Coalition
Volunteer/Grant Consultant - Inside Books Project – Austin, Texas
Volunteer - Capital Area Food Bank – Austin Texas
President’s Advisory Board - AIDS services of North Texas – Denton, TX.
Board of Directors: AIDS Services of North Texas – Denton, TX.
Legal Redress Chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Chapter: Denton Texas
President, National Organization for Women - Chapter: Denton Texas
Published: October 24, 2024