Mindy Wynn Tauberg
Student-Centered Anthropology Instructor
San Francisco,CA
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Full Time Parent
Self-employed
09.2021 - Current
- Ensures a nurturing environment for child development by implementing educational activities and fostering cognitive and emotional growth.
- Researches and adapts parenting strategies, achieving positive behavioral outcomes.
- Coordinates schedules, enhancing family efficiency and time management.
Tutor and Homeschool Teacher
Pacific Preparatory, Grade Potential, self-employed
09.2019 - Current
Transcriptionist
Echo Labs
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Executed meticulous transcription reviews for higher education AV materials, achieving heightened accuracy for users in a tight timeframe.
PhD Researcher
06.2013 - 06.2019
- Conducted participant observation at meetings of NewGround Professional Fellowship and informal gatherings of Muslim/Jewish interfaith activists.
- Interviewed founders, facilitators, and participants of NewGround.
- Transcribed and coded data according to categories derived from research questions.
- Presented findings at local and national seminars and conferences.
Teaching Assistant
UC Irvine School of Social Sciences
09.2012 - 05.2018
- Graded ninety students’ work and provides them with feedback for using online resources to carry out research, culminating in a research paper.
- Graded fifteen students’ work throughout each quarter and provided them with feedback for improving their writing style, and learning proper APA format.
- Graded twenty students’ work and provided them with feedback for improving their writing skills in the genre of news media.
- Designed and implemented lessons for three discussion sections with a total of sixty students and graded short answer and essay-based assignments and exams.
- Designed and implemented lessons for three discussion sections with a total of ninety students and graded essay-based exams.
- Designed and implemented lessons for three discussion sections with a total of sixty students and graded final papers.
- Graded and gave feedback on research papers throughout the course for thirty students.
- Led lessons according to plans provided by the instructor of record for three discussion sections with a total of ninety students and graded essay-based assignments.
- Designed and implemented lessons for two discussion sections with a total of sixty students, graded essays.
- Designed and implemented lessons for three discussion sections with a total of ninety students, graded short-answer assignments and scantron exams.
- Designed and implemented lessons for three discussion sections with a total of ninety students, graded short-answer assignments and scantron exams.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Women’s Studies
Santa Ana College, Rancho Santiago Community College District
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Developed curriculum and created interactive course materials, building critical thinking skills.
- Fostered an inclusive learning community, increasing student participation and encouraging diverse viewpoints among historically underserved learners.
- Evaluated student performance data and course feedback to refine teaching strategies, achieving marked progress in student comprehension and retention.
Pedagogical Fellow
UC Irvine
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Collaborated with co-fellows to develop interactive workshops for incoming teaching assistants, resulting in strengthened teaching skills and collaborative networks among graduate students.
- Completed a three-quarter series of courses focused on effective pedagogical techniques in higher education.
- Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Project V-LIFe (Virtual Language Immersion in Foreign Languages)
01.2015 - 10.2016
- Worked with team members to design curricula for second year German language students to participate in virtual language immersion through the video game, World of Warcraft.
- Collected qualitative data during pilots of these curricula and analyzed results.
- Iteratively revised curricula to better meet student needs based on research results.
- Co-presented findings with Principle Investigator Kirstin Brehm at Digital Media & Learning Conference.
California Community College Intern
Santa Ana Community College
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Shadowed expert teachers at Santa Ana Community College to learn best practices.
- Facilitated study groups and delivered an invited presentation, enhancing peer learning and boosting student engagement in Cultural Anthropology courses.
Remote Tutor and Homeschool Teacher
Pacific Preparatory, Grade Potential, self-employed
09.2011 - 08.2012
- Implements individualized tutoring strategies, leading to noticeable improvements in student grades and confidence.
- Fosters a positive learning environment, enhancing student engagement and motivation through tailored lesson plans.
Teacher of English as a Second Language
PS 147
09.2010 - 06.2011
- Taught ESL, English Language Arts, and Social Studies to children in grades PreK-5 at PS 147 in Brooklyn.
- Implemented engaging ESL curriculum, leading to noticeable improvements in student language proficiency and increased classroom participation.
- Conducted assessments to evaluate student progress, using data to refine instructional approaches and ensure targeted support for individual needs.
Curriculum Design Project Collaborator
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Collaborated with fellow graduate students to design a two-year curriculum on American immigration.
- Coordinated with peers to develop a two-year American immigration curriculum, enhancing educational engagement and learner outcomes.
- Analyzed educational philosophies to inform curriculum design, fostering a student-centered approach that promotes experiential learning.
Education
Ph.D. - Anthropology with Graduate Feminist Emphasis
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA01-2019
M.A. - Anthropology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA01-2014
M.A. - Elementary Inclusive Education
Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, NY05-2010
B.A. - Anthropology with High Honors and East Asian Studies/Japanese, International Studies Concentration
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH05-2008
Skills
- Culturally responsive, evidence-based teaching
- Learning Management Systems (LMS) including Canvas and Blackboard
- Creating an inclusive and equitable learning envoronment
- Mentoring underserved students
- Curriculum development and course design, including SLOs
- Facilitating a collaborative classroom community
- Hybrid, online, and in person instruction
Certification
- Attended TA Training Workshops at UC Irvine Center for Engaged Instruction, Designing Better Test Questions for Assessing Student Learning, Spring 2015, Grading Essays Successfully: Rubrics, Fairness and Feedback, Fall 2014
- Certification in Basic Mediation, 09/14, UC Irvine and Orange County Human Relations Commission
- NewGround Young Professional Fellow, 09/13- 06/14, Engaged in a year-long program with Muslims and Jews to build relationships and conflict resolution skills., Los Angeles
- IFYC Interfaith Leadership Institute, 02/14, Learned strategies for building interfaith leadership on college campuses and built relationships with other interfaith leaders., Los Angeles
Invited Presentations
- Transformations through Interfaith Shared Prayer, 03/20/19, Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Portland, OR
- Constructing Shared Truths through Muslim-Jewish Interfaith Activism, 11/18/18, Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA
- Teaching Cultural Relativism Through Media Literacy, 10/06/18, Teaching & Learning Anthropology Journal, Web Resource, http://teachinglearninganthro.com/2018/09/21/teaching-cultural-relativism-through-media-literacy/
- Wow! It’s Immersive: Designing Language Learning Experiences in World of Warcraft, 10/06/16, Digital Media & Learning Conference, University of California, Irvine
- Muslim-Jewish Relations in the U.S., 08/22/16, Invited speaker, Soka Senior High School students visiting from Tokyo, UC Irvine
- The Cultural Construction of Identity, 11/10/15 and 05/02/16, Invited speaker, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Santa Ana Community College
- Relationship Building as an Antidote to Hate: A Muslim Jewish Vision for Peace, 10/19/15, Co-Presenter with fellow NewGround alumni, Parliament of the World’s Religions, Salt Lake City, UT
- Racialization of Muslims and ‘Muslim-Looking People.’, 06/03/14, Invited speaker, Introduction to Race and Ethnicity, UC Irvine
- Can There Be Mutual Avowal Between FEMEN and Muslim Women Against FEMEN in the Debate over Equality for Women?, 04/17/14, Fifth Annual Islamophobia Conference, Latent and Manifest Islamophobia, Boalt School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
- Muslim Girl Problems as a Dispersed Powwow Peg Community, 03/18/14, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
Volunteer Work Highlights
- Never Again Action, 09/24- present, Collaborates biweekly to produce newsletters surveying relevant news articles. Serves on the Palestine-Israel Process Committee. Presented overview of the history of immigration in the US during ICE rapid response training.
- Sacred Heart Rapid Response Network, 2020-2021, Trained in and practiced supporting community members at risk of ICE activity.
- WorldFaith: Interfaith Youth in Action, 04/19- 12/20, Was responsible for various leadership tasks, including interpreting survey data from the Abuja chapter regarding outcomes of a program aimed to help women start their own businesses.
- Reading Partners, 09/18- 05/20, Worked one-on-one with elementary school students to boost their emerging literacy skills.
Preferred Name
Wynn
Pronouns
She/They
Awards
- Associate Dean Fellowship, Fall 2018, Conferred by Michael McBride, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research, UC Irvine School of Social Sciences in recognition of academic merit and excellent progress toward degree completion.
- Comfort Starr Prize, Spring 2008, Department of Anthropology at Oberlin College. Selective award for excellence in the study of Anthropology.
- Newton Prize, Spring 2007, Department of East Asian Studies at Oberlin College. Selective award for promoting better understanding between East and West. Awarded for Japanese folktale translation and research project.
Research
- PhD Researcher, 06/13- 06/19
- Project V-LIFe (Virtual Language Immersion in Foreign Languages), 01/15- 10/16
- Senior Honors Thesis in Anthropology, 09/07- 05/08
- U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Sixth Session, 05/07
- East Asian Studies Capstone Project, 01/07
- Achill Island Archaeological Field School, 07/05- 08/05
Timeline
Transcriptionist
Echo Labs
06.2024 - 10.2024
Full Time Parent
Self-employed
09.2021 - Current
Tutor and Homeschool Teacher
Pacific Preparatory, Grade Potential, self-employed
09.2019 - Current
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Women’s Studies
Santa Ana College, Rancho Santiago Community College District
08.2016 - 12.2016
Pedagogical Fellow
UC Irvine
01.2016 - 12.2016
California Community College Intern
Santa Ana Community College
08.2015 - 05.2016
Project V-LIFe (Virtual Language Immersion in Foreign Languages)
01.2015 - 10.2016
PhD Researcher
06.2013 - 06.2019
Teaching Assistant
UC Irvine School of Social Sciences
09.2012 - 05.2018
Remote Tutor and Homeschool Teacher
Pacific Preparatory, Grade Potential, self-employed
09.2011 - 08.2012
Teacher of English as a Second Language
PS 147
09.2010 - 06.2011
Curriculum Design Project Collaborator
01.2010 - 05.2010
M.A. - Anthropology
University of California, Irvine
M.A. - Elementary Inclusive Education
Teachers College, Columbia University
B.A. - Anthropology with High Honors and East Asian Studies/Japanese, International Studies Concentration
Oberlin College
Ph.D. - Anthropology with Graduate Feminist Emphasis
University of California, Irvine