Tamara Pavasovic Trost - Centre for Southeast European Studies

Tamara Pavasovic Trost
Staretova 21, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
tpavasov@post.harvard.edu
tel. +386.40.371.938
EDUCATION______________________________________________________________________________
2012 Harvard University, Department of Sociology, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Dealing with the Past: History and Identity in Serbia and Croatia
Committee: Mary Waters (chair), Jocelyn Viterna, Chris Winship, Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin)
2009 Harvard University, Department of Sociology, M.A.
Qualifying paper: Complexity of Ethnic Stereotypes: A Study of Prejudice in Serbian Youth
Committee: Mary Waters (chair), Chris Winship, Andreas Wimmer (UCLA)
2005 Syracuse University, Department of Political Science, M.A.
Masters thesis: Reconstructing Ethnic Identity in Serbia: Ethno-Nationalist Socialization through Textbooks
2002 Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, B.A.
Major: International Studies for Eastern Europe, Minor: German
Senior thesis: Ethnicity and Religion in Bosnia: Islamic Influence during the 1992-1995 War
RELATED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE _______________________________________________________
Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Intensive Slovene Summer Language Institute, 2009.
St. Petersburg University, Russia. The New York Institute of Cognitive and Cultural Studies, 2007.
Georgetown University, TFAS Summer Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems, 2001.
University of Cologne, Germany. Study Abroad Program, 2000.
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. TFAS Summer Institute on Political and Economic Systems, 2000.
TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE __________________________________________________
2012 - Visiting Lecturer, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
• Cultures and Societies of Southeast Europe (Fall 2012).
• Nationalism and Identity in the Former Yugoslavia (Spring 2013).
2007 - 09
2008 - 09
2003 - 05
Teaching Fellow, Sociology and Government Departments, Harvard University
• Human Rights (Head Teaching Fellow), with Gary Bass.
• Medicine and Disease in Social Context, with Nicholas Christakis.
• Methods of Social Science Research, with Mary Waters.
Departmental Teaching Fellow, Harvard University
• Lead Teaching Fellow for department (co-taught teaching practicum for new TFs).
Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Syracuse University
• American Government and Politics, with Daniel Holliman.
• Introduction to International Relations, with Jeffrey Chwieroth.
• Political Argument and Reasoning (independently taught).
DISTINCTIONS ___________________________________________________________________________
Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates (awarded
annually to top 5 teaching assistants throughout the university), Harvard University, 2008.
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (awarded to teaching
assistants with evaluation scores over 4.5/5), fall 2007 and fall 2008.
Association for the Study of Nationalities, best graduate student paper award at World Convention, 2006.
International Studies Faculty Prize for Best Thesis, Allegheny College, 2002 (best International Studies
department senior thesis and best student major within department for 2001-2002 academic year).
Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, National Scholastic Society; Pi Kappa Delta, National Honorary
Forensics Society; Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honorary Society.

WORK EXPERIENCE & SELECTED INTERNSHIPS ____________________________________________
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
Geneva, Switzerland
Office of Emergency Programs, Inter-Agency and Humanitarian Partnership Section
• Assisted in editing and producing the mid-year review of the flagship document Humanitarian Action
Report, including the production of tables and graphs, providing feedback on country and regional office
input, and assisting in write-up of introductory chapter; assisted EMOPS in organizing donor briefing
meetings. (Summer 2010)
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Belgrade, Serbia
Sector for Multilateral Affairs, Directorate for NATO and Arms Control
• Assisted with translation and preparation of official speeches and memorandums to the Minister; assembled
data for the Ministry’s official report on bilateral affairs with the United States and Canada; prepared
position paper for Serbia’s presentation at Bonn meeting on negotiations over Kyoto Protocol’s provisions
on emission trading in regards to the Serbian-Croatian dispute over thermoelectric bases. (Summer 2003)
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Washington, DC
Research Assistant, Europe Department
• Performed mathematical and statistical analyses including seasonal adjustments, and created models for
calculating interest repayments and export-import volumes.
• Prepared loan and bond, government debt, and external ratings databases; researched and assessed
international finance statistics and data for Eastern European countries. (2002-2003)
NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
Washington, DC
Public Policy Department
• Presented a policy recommendation paper to the Public Policy Department of the NCVC; developed a
policy handbook analyzing the implications of freedom of information laws on protection of crime victims
for Michigan, Florida, and Texas. (Summer 2000)
PUBLICATIONS AND WORK IN PROGRESS ___________________________________________________
Pavasovic Trost, Tamara. Forthcoming. “Football, Hooliganism and Nationalism: The Reaction to Serbia’s
Gay Parade in Reader Commentary Online.” Sport in Society special issue, Sport, Conflict and Reconciliation in
South-Eastern Europe.
Mihajlovic Trbovc, Jovana and Tamara Pavasovic Trost. 2012. “Who Were the Anti-Fascists? Multiple
Interpretations of WWII in Post-Yugoslav Textbooks”. Nation States between Memories of World War Two
and Contemporary European Politics. Transaction Publishers.
Pavasovic Trost, Tamara. Forthcoming. “A Personality Cult Transformed: The Evolution of Tito’s Image in
the Former Yugoslavia 1974-2010.” Revise and re-submit, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism.
Pavasovic Trost, Tamara. Forthcoming. Book review of Choudry, Sultana. 2010. Chameleon Identities: Multifaceted
Identity of Interethnic Young People. Ashgate. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism.
Pavasovic Trost, Tamara. 2011. Book review of Pietrisch, Wolfgang and Vedran Dzihic (Eds). 2010. Conflict
and Memory: Bridging Past and Future in South East. Europe. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. Nationalities Papers
39(5).
Meierhenrich, Jens and Tamara Pavasovic Trost. “Newspaper Coverage of the Darfur Crisis 2003-2011: A Content
Analysis of US Media.” Journal manuscript in preparation.
FELLOWSHIPS____________________________________________________________________________
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Dissertation Completion Fellowship, for one year of
dissertation completion writing, 2010-2011 ($22,330).
Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University Committee on General Scholarships, for one
year of dissertation research abroad, 2009-2010 ($24,000).
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Mid-Dissertation Grant, summer 2009 ($4,000).
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Summer Research Fellowship, 2008 ( $1,930).
Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, Summer Research Grant, 2007 ($1,850).
Dragomir Nikolich Charitable Trust Fund, Graduate Study Scholarship, 2004-2005 ($24,000).

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS ______________________________________________________________
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) World Convention, New York, NY, presented papers:
Construction and Contestation of Ethnic Identity: Identity Discourse among Serbian and Croatian Youth, 2011.
History Textbooks as Sites of Construction and Contestation: Croatia and Serbia 1974 - 2010, 2010.
The Complexity of Ethnic Stereotypes: A Study of Prejudice in Serbian Youth, 2009.
History Education and Ethnic Distance Discourse in Serbian Schools, 2008.
Reconstructing Ethnic Identity in Serbia: Ethno-Nationalist Socialization through Textbooks, 2006.
Association for the Study of Ethnicities (ASEN) Annual Conference, London, UK, presented papers:
Debating the Nation in Reader Commentary Online: Serbia’s Reaction to the Ultra-Right Movement, 2011.
A Personality Cult Transformed: The Evolution of Tito’s Image in the Former Yugoslavia, 2010.
European Sociological Association, Research Network 27: Institutions and Social Change in Southern
European States, presented paper History Education Reform in Serbia and Croatia, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010.
Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, presented papers:
The Complexity of Ethnic Stereotypes: A Study of Prejudice in the Balkans, Baltimore, MD, 2009.
Ethnic Distance and the Stereotype Content Model: A Study of Prejudice Discourse in Youth, New York, NY, 2008.
Inter-Ivy Sociology Symposium; presented paper The Primary Determinants of Ethnic Distance in Children:
Socialization through Family, Social Networks, and History Education, Brown University, RI, 2007.
Harvard-Oxford-Stockholm Sorensen Memorial Conference; presented paper The Political Dynamics of
Ethnicity Change: A Case Study of Serbian Textbooks 1970-2002, Stockholm, Sweden, 2006.
AFFILIATIONS____________________________________________________________________________
American Sociological Association
European Sociological Association
Eastern Sociological Society
The Association for the Study of Nationalities, Columbia University
The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism, London School of Economics
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION ___________________________________________
2007-11 Graduate Student Organization, Sociology Department, Harvard University: Information Officer
2008-09 Committee on Higher Degrees, Sociology Department, Harvard University: Graduate Student
Representative
Ongoing Occasional Reviewer: American Journal of Sociology
2008-09 Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University: Invited Presenter and
Moderator, Fall Teaching Conference (Fundamentals of Teaching in the Humanities and Social
Sciences, Best Teaching Practices), Winter Teaching Conference (Fundamentals of Teaching, Teaching
Styles).
2008 National Public Radio, invited speaker for “Tell Me More” talk show on analysis of Kosovo
independence, February 25, 2008. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19335272.
2008 Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, invited discussant on panel “The
Future Status of Kosovo: Implications for the Balkans and the EU” with Dr. Jacques Rupnik
2006-10 Big Brothers Big Sisters program for mentoring disadvantaged youth, Boston MA: volunteer 2006-
2010.
2004-05 Graduate Admissions Committee, Political Science Department, Syracuse University: Committee
Member
2002-03 Association of Young Serbian Professionals, Washington, DC: Selection into Executive Committee
FOREIGN LANGUAGES ___________________________________________________________________
Native fluency in Serbian and English, spoken German and Slovenian.
COMPUTER SKILLS AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES _____________________________________________
Webmaster for Syracuse University Political Science Department (http://maxwell.syr.edu/psc/) 2003-2005,
appointment as Presidential Instructional Technology Fellow with the Instructional Computing Group at
Harvard University, 2006-2009. Software packages: STATA, SPSS, ATLAS.ti.