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Curriculum Vitae
Celeste Montoya
Updated March 2013
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, University of Colorado Boulder,
2007-to date.
Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies, Women and Gender Studies, University of Colorado
Boulder. Spring 2013.
Interim Director, Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, University of Colorado,
Boulder, Colorado, 2011-2012.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Political Science and Women’s Studies, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, Illinois, 2005-2007
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: Political Science, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. May 2005. Dissertation:
From Rhetoric to Reality: The Policy and Practice of Women’s Rights in Italy. William Lowry
(Chair), Lisa Baldez (Co-Chair), Andrea Friedman, Nathan Jensen, Linda Nicholson, Sunita Parikh,
Andrew Sobel.
Graduate Certificate: Gender Studies, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. May 2005.
MA: Political Science, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. May 2001.
BS: Political Science, with Honors, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. May 1998.
PUBLICATIONS
Book Manuscript
Montoya, Celeste. 2013. From Global to Grassroots: The European Union, Transnational
Advocacy, and Combating Violence against Women. New York: Oxford University Press.
Peer Reviewed Articles
“The Othering of Domestic Violence: The EU and Cultural Framings of Violence against Women.”
With Lise Rolandsen Agustin. Accepted at Social Politics.
Montoya, Celeste, Sarah McCullar, and Marjon Kamrani. (Forthcoming). “Global Masculinities,
Femininities, and Sexualities.” In Robert Denemark et. al. (Eds). The International Studies
Compendium Project. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Ortbals, Candice, Meg E. Rincker, and Celeste Montoya. 2012. “Politics Closer to Home: The
Impact of Subnational Institutions on Women in Politics.” Publius, 42(1):78-107.
Bejarano, Christina, Sylvia Manzano and Celeste Montoya. 2011 “Tracking the Latino Gender Gap:
Gender Attitudes across Sex, Borders, and Generations.” Politics & Gender, 7(4):521-549.
Montoya, Celeste. 2009. “International Initiative and Domestic Reforms: European Union Efforts to
Combat Violence against Women.” Politics & Gender, 5(3): 325-348.

Benjamin-Alvarado, Jonathan, Louis DeSipio, and Celeste Montoya. 2009. “Latino Mobilization in
New Immigrant Destinations: The Anti-H.R. 4437 Protests in Nebraska.” Urban Affairs Review,
44(5): 718-735.
Montoya, Celeste. 2008. “The European Union, Capacity Building, and Transnational Networks:
Combating Violence against Women through the Daphne Program.” International Organization, 62
(2): 359-372.
Aspin, Larry, William K. Hall, Jean Bax, and Celeste Montoya. 2000. “Thirty Years of Judicial
Retention Elections: An Update.” Coauthored with Larry Aspin, William K. Hall and Jean Bax. The
Social Science Journal, 37(1): 1-17.
Book Chapters
Montoya, Celeste. 2010. “The European Union and Transnational Advocacy: Combating Gender
Violence in the Post-Communist Member States.” In Katalin Fábián (Editor), Violence against
Women in Post-Communist Europe and Eurasia: Global Forces, Local Activism, and Domestic
Policy. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Baldez, Lisa and Celeste Montoya. 2005. “Gendered Opportunities and the Formation of Women’s
Movements in U.S. and Chile.” In Lee Ann Banazsak (Editor), The U.S. Women’s Movement in a
Dynamic and Global Perspective. Rowman & Littlefield.
Other
Montoya, Celeste and Lisa Rolandsen Agustin. 2011. “Marginalisation and Othering: When
‘Violence against Women’ Becomes a Cultural Matter.” European Women’s Voice, Spring 2011.
Montoya, Celeste. 2007. Review of Challenging Parties, Changing Parliament: Women and Elected
Office in Contemporary Europe. By Miki Caul Kittilson (Ohio State University Press, 2006).
Politics and Gender, Vol. 3.
WORK IN PROGRESS
“Exploits and Exploitations: Using DSK to Link the Micro and Macro-leveled Gender Fallout of
IMF Leadership.”
“Democracy Check: Identity-based Organizing and the Occupy Movement.”
CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Combating Violence against Women: Patterns and Strategies of Global-Domestic Interactions.”
Presented at the Joint CISS/KEYNOTE Conference “Between the Global and Local: Actors,
Institutions, and Processes,” Prague, Czech Republic, 2012.
“Exploits and Exploitations: Using DSK to Link the Micro and Macro-leveled Gender Fallout of
IMF Leadership.” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, San
Diego, 2012.
“The Soft Approach to Zero Tolerance: Evaluating the Merits of Hardening the EU Law Combating
Violence against Women.” Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention,

San Diego, 2012 and at the European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions of
Workshops, Antwerp, Belgium 2012.
“A New Era of Enforceable Rights? Recent EU Initiatives to Combat Violence against Women.”
Presented at the American Political Science Association Conference, Seattle, Washington, 2011.
“Social Network Analysis and the Study of Power Asymmetries in European Gender Violence
Networks.” Presented at the European Politics Research Consortium 2 nd Conference on Gender and
Politics, Budapest, Hungary, January 2011.
“The Othering of Domestic Violence: The EU and Cultural Framings of Violence against Women.”
With Lise Rolandsen Agustin. Presented at the European Politics Research Consortium 2 nd
Conference on Gender and Politics, Budapest, Hungary, January 2011.
“Combating Violence against Women through the EU Accession Process.” Paper presented at the
Gender Equality Policy Short Course, American Political Science Association Conference,
Washington, D.C., 2010.
“EU Accession and Gender Violence Policies: The Local Consequences of Externally Directed
Reform.” Paper presented at the European Consortium on Political Research Joint Sessions of
Workshops, Munster, Germany, 2010.
“Is the Gender Gap American? Generational Assimilation and Latino Attitudes on Gender
Equality.” With Sylvia Manzano and Christina Bejarano. Paper presented at the American Political
Science Association Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009.
“Patterns and Prospects of Policy Reform: The Role of International and Domestic Advocacy in
Combating Violence against Women.” Paper presented at the First European Conference on Gender
and Politics, European Consortium on Political Research, Belfast, United Kingdom, 2009.
“Marginalized Women’s Voices about a Proposed ‘Family Justice’ Center: A Focus Group and
Collaborative Study.” With Hillary Potter and Joanne Belknap. Presented at American Society of
Criminology Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, 2008.
“Gendering Relative Power.” With Fredrick Solt. Paper presented at the Western Political Science
Association Conference in San Diego, California, 2008.
“The European Union and Combating Violence against Women.” Paper presented at the Midwest
Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2007.
“The European Union and Transnational Advocacy: Combating Gender Violence in the Post-
Communist Member States.” Paper presented at the American Political Science Association in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006 and at the Western Political Science Association Conference in
Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007.
“The European Union and Gender Violence: The Impact of Transnational Networks.” Paper
presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference in Albuquerque,

New Mexico, 2006 and the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois,
2006.
“Italian Culture and Women’s Rights Politics: The Contentious Policy Histories of Reproductive
Rights and Violence against Women.” Paper presented at the American Political Science
Association Conference in Washington, D.C., 2005.
“Transnational Networks and National Policy Issues: Violence Against Women in Southern
Europe.” Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference in
Oakland, California, 2005 and the American Political Science Association Conference in
Washington, D.C., 2005.
“Implementing Women’s Rights Policy in Italy.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science
Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2005.
"Modeling a Framework for the Formation and Implementation of Women's Rights Policy." Paper
presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2004.
"Formation and Implementation of Women's Rights Policy." Paper presented at the Western
Political Science Association Conference in Portland, Oregon, 2004.
"The Politics and Practice of Women's Rights in Italy." Paper presented at the Midwest Political
Science Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2003 and the Southern Political Science
Association Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004.
“The Impact of Women on Feminist Policy as Inside and Outside Actors: The Case of Title VII.”
Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference in San Francisco,
California, 2001.
“Changing Expectations: The Impact of Descriptive Representation on the Supreme Court and the
Certiorari Process.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in
Chicago, Illinois, 2001.
ROUNDTABLES
“Status of Diversity Profiles in the Profession.” Roundtable Panelist at the American Political
Science Association Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, 2008.
“Change through Mentorship: Helping Latino/as Navigate the Challenge of Academia.” Roundtable
Organizer, Chair, and Panelist at the American Political Science Association Conference in Boston,
Massachussetts, 2008.
“Women of Color: Experiences on Campus and in the Classroom.” Roundtable Organizer, Chair,
and Panelist at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2008.
“Latinos in the Midwest.” Panelist at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference in
Chicago, Illinois, 2006.

“Recruiting and Retaining Women Graduate Students.” Invited Roundtable Panelist at the Midwest
Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois, 2005.
WORKSHOPS
Organizer. From Margin to Center: Women’s Advocacy in an Expanded Europe. Colorado
European Union Center of Excellence. University of Colorado Boulder, May 24-26, 2012. Boulder,
Colorado.
Presenter. Teaching Gender & Politics: Views from the Field. American Political Science
Association Conference. August 31, 2011. Seattle, Washington.
Presenter. Latino Politics Workshop. American Political Science Association Conference. August,
31, 2011. Seattle, Washington.
Participant. Civic Engagement in the Women’s and Gender Studies Classroom: Power and Privilege
at the Intersections of Race, Class and Nation. Faculty Development Workshop, National Women’s
Studies Association Conference. November 11, 2010.
Co-organizer for Gender Equality Policies Short Course. American Political Science Association
Conference. September 1, 2010. Washington, D.C.
Co-organizer for First Annual Latino Politics Workshop. American Political Science Association
Conference. September 2, 2009. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Participant. LEAP Introductory Leadership Workshop. May 2008.
Co-organizer for Latino Politics Workshop. Western Political Science Association Conference.
March 19, 2008. San Diego, California.
INVITED TALKS
“Navigating Borders: Inclusive Approaches to Combating Violence.” Center for Women’s Studies
and Gender Research, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. March 6, 2013.
“Gender, Violence, and the Media.” Conversations at the Cottage. Gender Justice League,
University of Colorado Boulder. March 4, 2013.
“Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women.” United Nations and International Affairs
Series. United Nations Association Boulder County Chapter. February 21, 2013.
“Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality in the 2012 Election: What’s at Stake?” Gender Justice
League, University of Colorado, Boulder. October 2, 2012.
“Feminism 101.” Sugar Free Feminism, Women’s Resource Center, October 2, 2012.

“The Importance of Community Involvement and Other Tips for Succeeding in College.” Keynote
for New Student Welcome, Office of Diversity, Equality, and Community Engagement and CU-
Lead Alliance, University of Colorado Boulder, September, 17, 2012.
“Latino Policy Symposium: Engaging the Latino Community in the Political Process.” University
of Denver and University of Colorado Latino Alumni Associations. University of Denver.
September 14, 2012.
“How Did I End Up Here? And why researching and teaching about social justice is pretty great.”
Miramontes Arts & Science Program Undergraduate Colloquium. University of Colorado, Boulder.
March 7, 2012.
“Feminist Perspective on the Occupy Movement.” Conversations at the Cottage, Women & Gender
Studies Student Organization. November 15, 2011.
“Feminism and Identity: How you develop a feminist identity today.” Rumor Has It Series,
Women’s Resource Center, University of Colorado Boulder. March 29, 2011.
“From Global to Grassroots: the EU, Transnational Advocacy, and Violence against Women.”
Colloquium presentation for the Institutions Program of the Institute of Behavioral Science,
University of Colorado Boulder. December 3, 2010.
“Variable Standards of Gender Equality: Violence against Women in the EU Accession Process.”
Invited Talk for the Global Studies in Gender and Sexuality, Women and Gender Studies Speaker
Series. University of Colorado, Boulder, September 30, 2010.
“Privilege and Oppression.” Invited Talk for “Isms’ Night” at Dennis Small Cultural Center,
University of Colorado, Boulder. November 5, 2008.
“Race and Gender’s Impact on the 2008 Presidential Election.” Invited Talk for Chancellor
Leadership Residential Academic Program’s Presidential Debate Series. University of Colorado,
Boulder. October 15, 2008.
“From the Global to the Grassroots: International Organizations, Transnational Networks, and
Domestic Advocacy of Women’s Human Rights.” Invited Talk for Washington Institute for the
Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality (WISER) and Women’s Studies at the University of
Washington, Seattle. June 5, 2008.
“Combating Violence against Women with Capacity Building and Transnational Networks: The
European Union and the Daphne Program.” Brownbag Series, Political Science, University of
Colorado, Boulder. March 7, 2008.
“Transnational Activism and Violence against Women.” Invited Talk for INVST, University of
Colorado, Boulder. February 13, 2008.
“Latino and Latin American Studies Program.” Invited Panelist for Latino Heritage Month,
Southern Illinois University, September 26, 2006.

“Sexual Assault, Celebrity, and the Media.” Invited Speaker AWARE, Washington University,
St. Louis. November 5, 2003.
“The Framing of Women’s Rights: Societal Values and Policy Implementation.” Workshop on
Politics, Ethics, and Society. Washington University, St. Louis. October 10, 2003.
“Feminism and Globalization.” Invited panelist, Department of Gender Studies at
Washington University, St. Louis. April 2002.
GRANTS/AWARDS/HONORS
Early Career Award, Midwest Political Science Association Women’s Caucus, 2013.
IMPART Fellowship, University of Colorado, 2012-2013
Teagle Civic Engagement Fellow, National Women’s Studies Association, 2010-2011
Research Grant, Colorado European Union Center for Excellence, 2010
Dean’s Fund for Excellence, University of Colorado, Spring 2010, Fall 2010
CARTSS Scholar Grant, University of Colorado, 2008
Faculty Seed Grant, Southern Illinois University, 2007 (not received)
Research Grant, Latino Policy Coalition, 2006-2007
Outstanding Mentor, McNair Program, Southern Illinois University, Summer 2006
Excellence through Commitment Undergraduate Teaching Enhancement Award, 2006
The Charlene Sherman Bry Scholarship in Arts and Sciences, 2004-2005
Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship, 2004-2005
Summer Research Grant, Washington University, 2004, 2003, 2002
Graduate Student Fellowship, Washington University, 1998-2004
Russian Research Institute Fellowship, University of Iowa, Summer 1997
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Gender and Contemporary Culture
Gender in European Politics
Gender Politics and Global Activism
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Introduction to Feminist Studies
Leadership Practicum
Methods of Inquiry in Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Class
Politics of Diversity
Protest, Polls, and Policy: Gender in U.S. Politics
Senior Colloquium in Feminist Studies
Third World Women and the Politics of International Development
Graduate
Feminist Methodology
Gender and Human Rights
Global Feminisms
Global Gender Politics
Pro-Seminar in Comparative Politics
Social Movements

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
American Political Science Association
Secretary, Women and Politics Research Section (2012-2013)
Co-Chair Committee on the Status of Latinos and Latinas in the Profession (2006-2009)
Nominations Committee, Women and Politics Section (2006-2007)
Nominations Committee, Latino Caucus (2006-2007)
International Studies Association
Executive Council for Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Section (2012-2014)
Midwest Political Science Association
Secretary, Women’s Caucus (2006-2008)
Secretary, Latino Caucus (2005-2007)
Recruitment Committee, Women’s Caucus (2005-2006)
Western Political Science Association
Chair, Women and Politics Section (2012-2013)
Co-Chair, Committee on the Status of Latinos and Latinas in the Profession (2006-2007)
University of Colorado Boulder
Faculty Advisor for F-Word, 2012-present
Women’s Resource Center Advisory Board, 2011-present
Faculty Advisor for Gender Justice League, 2008-present
Curriculum Committee, Women & Gender Studies Program, 2007-present
Undergraduate Committee, Women & Gender Studies Program, 2007-present
Interim Director for Colorado European Union Center for Excellence, 2011-2012
Scholarly Events Coordinator, Women & Gender Studies Program, 2007-2008
Southern Illinois University
University Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (2005-2008)
College of Liberal Arts Distinguished University Visiting Professor Committee (2006-2007)
Women’s Studies Awards Committee (2007)
Women’s History Month Planning Committee (2005-2006)
Undergraduate Studies Committee (2005-2006)
Faculty Advisor for Political Science Student Ambassadors/Peer Mentoring (2005-present)
Reviewer
American Political Science Review
Comparative Politics
Journal of Politics
Journal of Human Rights
Journal of Western European Politics
Latino Studies
Policy Studies Journal
Politics and Gender
Publius
Rutledge Press

Sage Press
Signs
Temple University Press
Women’s Studies International Forum