Nicole R. Krassas
Eastern
860/465-5034 (office)
krassasn@easternct.edu
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, 1996,
Dissertation Title: "Talking About Politics: The Influence of Race, Class,
Gender and Ethnicity and the Mass Media on Conversations about Political
Events"
M.A. Political
Science, 1991, State
B.A., 1990,
State
Courses
Fall 1995-Spring 2002: Assistant Professor, Eastern
Fall 2002-Present: Associate Professor, Eastern
Courses Taught: American Politics and Government, Parties and Elections, The Presidency, Research Methods, Politics and the Mass Media, Interest Groups, Women and Politics, Politics of Gender, Race and Class, Introduction to Women’s Studies, Legislative Politics, Honors Seminar in Political Culture, Honors Seminar in Popular Culture Media, supervisor of all internships at the state and local level and several honors theses.
Fall 1991-Spring 1995, Teaching
Assistant,
Constitutional Law (Fall 1991, Spring
1994), Presidential Elections (Spring 1992), Political Thought and Action (Fall
1992), Judicial Process (Spring 1993), Political Communication (Fall 1993),
American Government and Politics (Fall 1994, Spring 1995).
Related Academic Experience
Summer 1995: Visiting Scholar,
Spring 1990-Spring 1991: Research
Assistant for Professor Sally Friedman,
Publications
"Boxing
“Master Your Johnson: Sexual
Rhetoric in Maxim and Stuff Magazines” with With Joan Blauwkamp, University of Nebraska,
Kearney and Peggy Wesselink, State
University of New York at Potsdam. Sexuality & Culture. Volume
7, Number 3, 2003.
Conference Presentations/Journal Submissions
“Sex in
Space: Star Trek and the
Potential for Sexual Liberation in the Future.” With Joan Blauwkamp,
“Shaken not Stirred: James Bond Films
and Sexual Culture over Time.”
With Peggy Wesselink, State
“From Catfights to
Strategic Strikes: Media Constructions of Gender in the 1992
“Boxing
“When
Women Run: Congressional Districts and Female Candidates.” With Dena Levy, State
“The Burdens of
Political Character: The Expectations, Frustrations and Satisfactions of a
Public which is Difficult to Please.” Presented at the 1997 Annual
Meeting of the
“Race,
Class, Gender, Ethnicity and Political Culture: Deciphering the Interaction of
Difficult Terms.” Presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the
“Who Do
You Believe? Race, Class, Gender, Ethnicity and the Clarence Thomas
Confirmation Hearings.” Presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the
“Overlapping and Multiple Group Identities: Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity.” Presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“Telling
Stories: How Americans Talk about Politics.” With Glenn Richardson,
Grants and Awards
Fall 2001 ECSU Faculty Development Grant for $1000 to
support the completion of “Sex
in Space: Star Trek and the Potential for Sexual Liberation in the
Future.”
Fall 2000 ECSU Faculty Development Grant for $465.26 to support the completion of “Shaken not Stirred: James Bond Films and Sexual Culture over time.
1998 Summer Curriculum Development Grant, $1500. Funds went to help create a multi-media honors seminar on political culture to be taught in the fall of 1999. Grant was awarded to Nicole Krassas and Jean Thoresen.
Conference
Participation
Discussant, 2003 Annual Workshop on
“Political Myth, Rhetoric and Symbolism” at the 2003 Annual Meeting
of the American Political Science Association.
Chair, Section on Gender, Race and Ethnicity
at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association.
Discussant and Panel Chair at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association.
Discussant, 2002 Annual Workshop on
“Political Myth, Rhetoric and Symbolism” at the 2002 Annual Meeting
of the American Political Science Association.
Discussant and Panel Chair at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association.
Discussant, 1999 Annual Workshop on
“Political Myth, Rhetoric and Symbolism” at the 1999 Annual Meeting
of the American Political Science Association.
Discussant, 1998 Annual Workshop on “Political Myth, Rhetoric and Symbolism” at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Discussant, 1997 Annual Workshop on “Political Myth, Rhetoric and Symbolism” at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Discussant, 1995 Annual Workshop on “Political Myth, Rhetoric and Symbolism” at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
University Committees: University Writing Board (September 2001-Present); GEPC Committee (Spring 2002 Semester Leave Replacement); Information Technology Advisory Committee (Spring 2000-Present); Chair, Faculty Development Committee (Fall 1999, Spring 2000); Faculty Development Committee Member (Fall 1997-Present); CALC Committee (Spring 1997-Fall 1998); CIT Committee (Spring 1997-Spring 1998);
Women’s Center Advisory Board (Spring 1996-Present); Women’s Studies Advisory Board (Fall 1996)
AAUP Service: ECSU-AAUP Council Secretary (May 2000-Present); CSU-AAUP Council Alternate (Fall 1998-Spring 2000); ECSU Elections Committee Member (Spring 2001); CSU-AAUP Council Communications Committee (Spring 1999); Chair, ECSU AAUP Elections Committee (Spring 1999)
Student Club Advising: Campus Democrats (January 2004-Present); Campus Activist League (formerly ConnPIRG Organizing Committee, Fall 1997-Spring 2001); Political Science Club (Fall 1996-Spring 1999)
1999 ECSU Student Government Advisor of the Year
Other Service: Faculty Technology Consultant: 2001-2002 Academic Year; Commencement Speaker, The Greek American Institute, Bronx, NY (June 2001); Campus Advisor for the State of Connecticut Legislative Internship Program (Spring 1996-Present); Co-organizer (with Pat Martin) of “Life After Eastern Program” for political science students (April 1999); Organized trip and drove van of ECSU community members to Holyoke, MA to see Anita Hill (August 1997) speak; Organized trip and drove van of ECSU community members to the University of Connecticut to see Angela Davis (October 1997) speak; New student orientation leader (Fall 1996); Organized trip and drove van of students to one day workshop on “Politics: The Uncommon Career Choice” at Yale University (December 1996).
References
Joan
Blauwkamp. Associate Professor of
Political Science.
Nelson, John S.
Professor of Political Science.
University of
Dr. Peggy Wesselink, Assistant Professor of Political
Science.