Tamara Sniezek, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology, CSU Stanislaus 801 West Monte Vista, Turlock CA !"#8$ %$0!& ''()#$$* TSnie+ek,cusutan e-u

EDUCATION
University of California at Los An eles
Doctorate of ./ilosop/y in Sociology Masters of Arts in Sociology $00$ 1!!# 1!!*) 1!!0)

University of California at Santa Cr!z

1!!0 0ac/elor of Arts in Sociology 1!88)

UNI"E#SIT$ TEAC%IN&
Assistant Professor, Ten!re'tra(k
CSU Stanislaus, Department of Sociology an- Criminal 1ustice $00#).resent $00$)

Assistant Professor, one'year a))ointment

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California 2ut/eran Uni3ersity, Department of Sociology

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SC%OLA#L$ P#ESENTATIONS
Snie+ek, Tamara 45r-inary .eople Ac/ie3ing Cele6rity 7 T/e Case of t/e 0ri-e an- 8room9 .aper presente- at .acific Sociological Association Annual Conference Sanfrancisco, April 1', $00* Snie+ek, Tamara 4:ational Tren-s in Uni3ersity Assessment9 .aper presente- at Western Social Science Association Annual Conference Salt 2ake City, Uta/, April $$, $00* Snie+ek, Tamara 40ecoming an- 0eing ;ngage-9, a paper presente- at t/e 2eroy :eiman Center for t/e Stu-y of American Society an- Culture<s 4=iel->ork in Contemporary Society9 Conference 2os Angeles, May $00$ Snie+ek, Tamara -8en-er an- 2aug/ter7 A Stu-y of t/e ?nci-ence an.lacement of 2aug/ter in Mi@e- Se@ Dya-s 9 .aper .resenteAt a regular session of t/e American Sociological Association Conference 2os Angeles, August 1!!* Snie+ek, Tamara 48en-er, Aumor an- 2aug/ter 9 .aper .resente- at UC2A Sociology Department ;t/nomet/o-ology, ./enomenology an- 56ser3ational Sociology ColloBuium May 1!!*

PU.LICATIONS
Snie+ek, Tamara 4Un3eiling We--ing7 Ao> Couples Create an- Sustain =amily Celations/ips During Marriage Transition9 manuscript accepte- for pu6lication
Snie+ek Vita

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%>it/ re3isions& for an ;t/nograp/y 0ook Series to 6e pu6lis/e- 6y t/e Uni3ersity of C/icago .ress Snie+ek, Tamara 4?s it T/e 0ri-es Day 5r ?s it 5ur DayD An Analysis of t/e Di3ision of We--ing 2a6or an- ?ts Meaning in T/e Couple Celations/ip9 Qualitative Sociology Ce3ise-, Cesu6mitte- an- un-er secon- re3ie> August, $00* Snie+ek, Tamara 4A3oi-ing t/e .itfalls of t/e ?n3ite- Class Speaker Exchanges Journal, the On-line journal of teaching and learning in the CSU. Un-er Ce3ie> Snie+ek, Tamara 40ecoming an- 0eing an ;ngage- Couple7 A .rocessual Mo-el of Transition ?nto Marriage9 %paper in progress&

SE#"ICE TO T%E P#O+ESSION

Te@t 6ook re3ie>er for W W :orton E Company 6ook pu6lis/ing, 1anuary, $00* 1ournal Article Ce3ie>er for t/e Journal of arriage and !a"ily , August, $00# Session 5rgani+er 4Un-ergra-uate Cesearc/9 .acific Sociological Association Conference April 1', $00*

#ESEA#C%
Prin(i)le Investi ator
present 4An ?nteractional Analysis of We--ing9 CSU Stanislaus Fualitati3e inter3ie>s an- participant o6ser3ation of couples an- families -uring >e--ing an>e--ing planning %in progress& $00$)

Prin(i)le Investi ator

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4A =easi6ility stu-y of a Masters .rogram in Sociology9 CSU Stanislaus

Con-ucte- focus groups ma-e up of community employers to ascertain t/e feasi6ility of offering an M A -egree at CSU Stanislaus 4A =easi6ility Stu-y of a Masters Certificate in 8erontology9 CSU Stanislaus

Prin(i)le Investi ator

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Con-ucte- focus groups ma-e up of community employers to ascertain t/e feasi6ility of offering a Masters Certificate in 8erontology at CSU Stanislaus $00#)

Co'investi ator
$00* 4Assessment .ractices Among CSU faculty9 CSU Stanislaus Sur3ey researc/ of CSU faculty assessment ?n3estigators7 Walter Dora+, .aul 5<0rien, 1im .ayne an- Agnes Cei-man

Co'investi ator
$00# 4Cisk Communication, 2arge)Scale ?ntentional Disasters an- T/e Disaster)Cesilient Sc/ool9 CSU Stanislaus ?n3estigators7 Walter Dora+, .aul 5<0rien, 1im .ayne An- Agnes Cei-man Su6mitte- to :ational Science =oun-ation for fun-ing consi-eration

P#O+ESSIONAL ASSOCIATION /E/.E#S%IPS

American Sociological Association .acific Sociological Association Society =or t/e Stu-y of Sym6olic ?nteraction