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<strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. <strong>Kim</strong><br />
Curriculum Vitae<br />
Department of Social, Behavioral, and Justice Sciences at the University of Findlay<br />
1000 North Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840<br />
e-mail: jaymelee.kim@gmail.com ~ tel: (+01) 419.434.5590<br />
www.jaymeleekim.com<br />
RESEARCH INTERESTS<br />
Anthropology of Forensics, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Political & Legal Anthropology,<br />
Political Violence, Settler Colonialism, Structural Violence, Transitional Justice<br />
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS<br />
2014-Present Assistant Professor, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH<br />
2011 Adjunct Lecturer, Lincoln Memorial University, Alcoa, TN<br />
EDUCATION<br />
2014 Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville<br />
Advisors: Tricia Redeker Hepner, Dawnie Wolfe Steadman<br />
Dissertation: They Made Us Unrecognizable to Each Other: Human Rights, Truth, and<br />
Reconciliation in Canada (Field Site: British Columbia, CAN)<br />
Graduate Certificate: Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights<br />
Graduate Certificate: Linguistics<br />
2008 M.A. (Forensic) Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville<br />
2006 B.S. Packaging Science (Materials Science), Rochester Institute of Technology<br />
GRANTS<br />
In Progress<br />
2015 Senior Research Proposal, National Science Foundation. Co-PIs: Tricia Redeker<br />
Hepner, Julia Hanebrink, and Dawnie Wolfe Steadman.<br />
Awarded<br />
2013-Present Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation. Grant ID:<br />
132160. $13,406<br />
2015 Haines-Morris Grant, University of Tennessee. Co-PIs: Tricia Redeker Hepner, Eliza<br />
Guyol-Meinrath, Tyler Howe, Vivian Choi. $3,000<br />
2014-2015 Professional Development Award, University of Findlay. $1,600<br />
2013-2014 Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, Wenner-Gren Foundation. Grant ID:<br />
8649. $20,000<br />
2012 W.K. McClure Scholarship for the Study of World Affairs, University of Tennessee<br />
Center for International Education. $4,000<br />
2007 William M. Bass Endowment Award, UT Forensic Anthropology Center. $2,500<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
In Progress<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Forensic Human Rights Anthropology and Social Theory. Target<br />
Journal: American Anthropologist.<br />
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2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. The Violence of Reconciliation. Target Journal: International<br />
Journal of Transitional Justice.<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. and Amanda J. Reinke. The Expansion of Anthropology and the<br />
Commodity of Human Rights. Target Journal: Political and Legal Anthropology<br />
Published<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Review of <strong>Kim</strong>berly Theidon Intimate Enemies: Violence and<br />
Reconciliation in Peru. Allegra Lab: Anthropology, Law, Art & World,<br />
(allegralaboratory.net)<br />
2014 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. "They Made Us Unrecognizable to Each Other: Human Rights,<br />
Truth, and Reconciliation in Canada." PhD diss., University of Tennessee.<br />
http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/3144<br />
2013 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Review of Arthur J. Ray Telling it to the Judge: Taking Native<br />
History to Court. Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 33(2):185-186.<br />
2013 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. and Amanda J. Reinke. The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its<br />
Parts: Anthropology of Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights. Anthropology<br />
News.<br />
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS<br />
Conference Papers<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. The Other Sides of Transitional Justice in Canada:<br />
Operationalization, Corruption, & Unanticipated Outcomes. 114th Annual Meeting<br />
of the American Anthropological Association, November 18-22, Denver, CO.<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Living, Dead, and Imagined Bodies: Political Violence and<br />
Forensic Inquiry in Canada. Second Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights<br />
Symposium: Bridging the Collaborative Gap, September 25-27, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Appropriating Power: The Meaning of Reconciliation in Settler<br />
Colonial Canada. Southern Anthropology Society 50th Anniversary Meeting. April<br />
9-11, Athens, GA.<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. and Amanda J. Reinke. Anthropologists Beyond Borders: The<br />
Globalization of Justice and Human Rights. 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for<br />
Applied Anthropology. March 24-28, Pittsburgh, PA. (presented by A. Reinke)<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Reclaiming our Anthropological Roots: Forensic Anthropology<br />
Reframed as Holistic Anthropology. 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied<br />
Anthropology. March 24-28, Pittsburgh, PA.<br />
2014 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Human Rights, Transitional Justice, [Mis]Information, and<br />
Anthropological Knowledge in Canada. 113th Meeting of the American<br />
Anthropological Association. December 3-7, Washington, D.C.<br />
2014 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Structural Violence and the Recreation of Identity: First Nations<br />
and the Fight for Resources. Southern Anthropological Society Conference, March<br />
30-April 1, Cherokee, NC.<br />
2013 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. The Intersection of Theory and Practice: How Cultural<br />
Anthropology Informs Forensic Anthropology. The University of Tennessee<br />
Department of Anthropology Brown Bag Lecture Series, Knoxville, TN.<br />
Posters<br />
2013 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. and Adrianne Kembel. Religion, Spirituality, and Transitional<br />
Justice: Findings in Canada and Uganda. Inaugural Disasters, Displacement, and<br />
Human Rights Symposium: Framing the Field, February 8-10, Knoxville, TN.<br />
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2012 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Transitional Justice in a Non-Transitioning Society: A Study of the<br />
Perceived Efficacy of Canada’s Justice and Reconciliation Efforts. W.K. McClure<br />
Scholarship Study for World Affairs Symposium, Knoxville, TN.<br />
Panels<br />
2015 Organizer, Counter-Narratives in North American Anthropology: Challenging<br />
Dominant Discourse in Justice, Rights, and Representation. 114 th Annual Meeting of<br />
the American Anthropological Association, November 18-22, Denver, CO.<br />
2015 Organizer, Anthropology and Indigeneity: Situating Knowledge, Memory, and<br />
Identity in North America. Southern Anthropological Society 50th Anniversary<br />
Meeting. April 9-11, Athens, GA.<br />
2014 Organizer and Chair, The Influence of Stakeholders, Westernization, and Policy on<br />
Anthropological Knowledge Production in Disaster, Displacement, and Human<br />
Rights Research and Practice. 113th Meeting of the American Anthropological<br />
Association. December 3-7, Washington, D.C.<br />
2013 Moderator, Disaster, Displacement, and Human Rights Roundtable: What’s<br />
Anthropology Got to do with it? Inaugural Disaster, Displacement, & Human Rights<br />
Symposium: Framing the Field. February 8-10, Knoxville, TN.<br />
Invited Lectures & Roundtables<br />
2015 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Roundtable entitled, The Politics of Allyship and Representation<br />
in Research and Advocacy on Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights.” Second<br />
Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights Symposium: Bridging the Collaborative<br />
Gap, September 25-27, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2014 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Polygamy & Marriage Practices. The University of Findlay<br />
Psychology Program, Findlay, OH.<br />
2014 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Professional Development in Anthropology. University of<br />
Tennessee Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2013 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Applied Anthropology in Real World Scenarios. University of<br />
Tennessee Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2013 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Indigenous Rights and Human Rights in British Columbia.<br />
University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN. (Declined)<br />
2011 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. Transitional Justice in Post-conflict Uganda and Post-colonial<br />
Canada, a Comparison. University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology,<br />
Knoxville, TN.<br />
2011 <strong>Kim</strong>, <strong>Jaymelee</strong> J. 2nd Institute for African Transitional Justice Conference - Whose<br />
Memory Counts. The Refugee Law Project, Kampala, Uganda. (Invitation Declined)<br />
RESEARCH PROJECTS & FIELD WORK<br />
2014-Present “Agency of the Dead and Implications for Transitional Justice in northern Uganda,”<br />
Co-PIs: Tricia Redeker Hepner, Dawnie Wolfe Steadman, Julia Hanebrink.<br />
2013-Present “Implications of Transitional Justice and Structural Violence in Canada.” Primary<br />
Field Site: British Columbia, CAN<br />
2012 “Perceptions of Transitional Justice in a Canadian Context.” Primary Field Site:<br />
British Columbia, CAN<br />
2011 “Preliminary Investigation of Perceived Efficacy of Transitional Justice in Canada.”<br />
Field Sites: Manitoba, British Columbia, CAN<br />
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2011 “Rapid Assessment of Post-Conflict Community Needs (and Forensic Implications)<br />
in northern Uganda.” Co-PI: Adrianne Kembel. Field Sites: Gulu, Kitgum, and Pader<br />
Districts, Uganda<br />
2010-2011 “Burundi Refugees in Transition: Impacts on Family Stability from Changes in<br />
Social and Economic Capital in Migration,” Co-PI: Denise Bates. Field Site:<br />
Knoxville, TN<br />
TEACHING POSITIONS<br />
2014-Present Assistant Professor<br />
UF Department of Social, Behavioral, and Justice Sciences, Findlay, OH.<br />
2008-2014 Laboratory Instructor, Human Anatomy (11 Semesters)<br />
UT Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2011 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Biology<br />
Lincoln Memorial University, Alcoa, TN.<br />
2009 Instructor, Forensic Archaeology<br />
University of Tennessee FBI Training Course, Knoxville, TN.<br />
SERVICE<br />
Profession<br />
2015 Member, American Anthropological Association Committee for Human Rights.<br />
2014-Present Member, Steering Committee of the Second Conference in Disaster, Displacement,<br />
& Human Rights: Bridging the Collaborative Gap, University of Tennessee<br />
Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN.<br />
University<br />
2015 Member, Honors Program Advisory Board, University of Findlay, OH.<br />
2014-Present Forensic Science Accreditation Officer, Department of Social, Behavioral, and<br />
Justice Sciences, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH.<br />
2012-2013 Graduate Student Organizer and Publications Manager, Inaugural Disaster,<br />
Displacement, & Human Rights Symposium: Framing the Field, University of<br />
Tennessee Department of Anthropology, February 8-10, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2012 Videographer, American Indian Sign Language Conference, August 31-September 2,<br />
Browning, MT.<br />
2006-2009 Forensic Recovery Volunteer, Forensic Anthropology Center, Knoxville, TN.<br />
Community<br />
2015 Mentor, Findlay City Schools, Findlay, OH.<br />
2014-Present Forensic Anthropologist on call, Lucas County Coroner’s Office, Toledo, OH.<br />
2010-Present International Emergency Response Team Member, Kenyon International<br />
Emergency Services.<br />
2011 Cultural Anthropologist, UT Healing Transitions Network. Knoxville, TN.<br />
2009-2012 Public Outreach Presenter, Career Options in Anthropology. Presented at Karns<br />
High School, Knoxville, TN; Central High School, Knoxville, TN; Children’s Museum,<br />
Oak Ridge, TN; Johnson City Home-school Program, Knoxville, TN.<br />
2009-2010 Forensic Anthropologist, Knox County Regional Forensic Center, Knoxville, TN.<br />
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS<br />
American Anthropological Association, Member<br />
American Association of Forensic Sciences, Trainee Affiliate<br />
Association for Political and Legal Anthropology, Member<br />
Association of Indigenous Anthropologists, Member<br />
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, Member<br />
Society for Applied Anthropology, Member<br />
Society for the Anthropology of North America, Member<br />
Society for Urban, National, Transnational/Global Anthropology, Member<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Available Upon Request<br />
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