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 Torres-González, J.A. JOSEPH A. TORRES-GONZÁLEZ
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University at Albany, SUNY
Department of Anthropology
Arts & Sciences 237
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12222
1-787-607-1197
jtorres-gonzalez@albany.edu
EDUCATION
2015-present
Doctorate (Phase I), University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
Anthropology- Ethnology (GPA May/2015- 3.66/4.00)
Graduate Certificate in Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Advisor: Dr. Walter E. Little
2014
Bachelor of Arts, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR. Magna Cum Laude
Major- Social Sciences (Social Research Methods) & Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology)
Honor Thesis: Estudio Histórico, Cultural y Económico de la Lotería de Puerto Rico (Sobresaliente)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Summer 2016 Summer Training in Field Research Methods (Tallahassee Ethnographic Fieldschool)
National Science Foundation – University of Florida, Gainesville
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Topics: Market and Coffee Culture, Political Economy of Coffee, Economic
Anthropology, Economic History of Latin America & the Caribbean,
Anthropology & History, Globalization, Urbanism and the City.
Geographic: Puerto Rico; Latin America & the Caribbean.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Puerto Rico
SOCI 3305- Demography; Dr. Vivianna M. De Jesús-Monge, Assistant Professor
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Academic Year Graduate Tuition Scholarship, Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, University at Albany.
2016-2017
Summer 2016 Graduate Student Association (GSA) Professional Development Grant, University at Albany, $215
Fall 2015
Graduate Student Association (GSA) Professional Development Grant, University at Albany, $415
Torres-González, J.A. FIELD EXPERIENCE
Summer 2016 Student, Health Equity Alliance of Tallahassee (HEAT) Ethnographic Field School
University of Florida, Gainesville (Financed by the National Science Foundation) – 5 weeks
Supervisors: Dr. Clarence Gravlee (University of Florida) & Dr. Sarah Szurek (Arizona State
University)
2013-2014
Research Assistant, “Ethnographic Overview and Assessment of the San Juan National Historic
Site”, Florida International University (Project Financed by the National Park Service) –9 months
Supervisors: Dr. Jorge Duany (Florida International University), Dr. Vivianna M. De Jesús-Monge
& Dr. Juan Caraballo-Resto (University of Puerto Rico)
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
2016
Sanabria-León, W., Torres-González, J.A. Desterritorialización de Identidades a partir del
comercio del café en Puerto Rico en el Siglo XIX: El caso de los Pietri-Mariani. XXXIV
International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Panel: Anthropological
Practices in Puerto Rico: A Retrospective View.
May 2016- New York, New York. Oral Presentation.
2016
De Jesús-Monge, V. M., & Torres-González, J. A. Estado de pobreza de Guánica: El municipio
más pobre de Puerto Rico. XXXVI Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación, Sesión Especial
Premio Justicia en Salud.
March 2016- University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oral Presentation.
2015
Sanabria-León, W., Torres-González, J.A., Buitrago-Ortiz, C. Etnohistoria y Ubicaciones
Múltiples: migración corsa y el caso del comercio de café en Puerto Rico a finales del siglo
XIX. IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Antropología; Simposio. 79- Hacer Antropología en y
sobre el Caribe.
October 2015- Mexico City, Mexico. Oral Presentation.
2015
Torres-González, J.A. “¡Libertad para Oscar! Espacios de cultura y poder desde las Murallas
del Viejo San Juan.” XXXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association
(LASA), Panel: Puerto Rico: Culture, Power & Colonialidad
May 2015- San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oral Presentation.
2014
Torres-González, J.A. “Estudio Histórico, Cultural y Económico de la Lotería de Puerto
Rico” XX Congreso Subgraduado de Investigación Subgraduada en las Ciencias Sociales
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
April 2014- Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Poster Presentation.
2014
Torres-González, J.A. “Los Edificios de la Lotería de Puerto Rico (1814-1960)”
Conferencias de la Semana de la Historia- Asociación Estudiantil de Historia
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
March 2014- San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oral Presentation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & WORKSHOPS
2015
“Lessons from the American Classroom: International Graduate Talks” – Workshop
Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership (ITLAL)
University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
Torres-González, J.A. 2015
“Introduction to Research Process” – “What is plagiarism all about? How to avoid it?” –
“Citation Practice”, “Introduction to Zotero”
Library Workshops for International Graduate Students
University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
2014
Protecting Human Research Subjects – Web training course (Certificate #1516383)
Office of Intramural Research- National Institute of Health
2013
Summer Institute of Anthropology & Education- Workshops in Ethnology,
Ethnohistory, Linguistic Anthropology, Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
2016-2017
Peer Reviewer
Student Anthropologist – Journal of the National Association of Student Anthropologists
American Anthropological Association
2016-2017
Grants Committee Member
Graduate Student Association
University at Albany, SUNY
2015-2016
Student Representative- Department of Anthropology
Graduate Student Association
University at Albany, SUNY
2014
Radio Announcer, Diálogo Antropológico
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Cayey, PR
2011-2014
Contornos, Honor Studies Program Student Journal (peer-reviewed)
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
• Assistant Editor, 2013-2014
• Interim Editor-in-Chief, 2011-2013
2012-2013
Student Peer Counselor
Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
2011-2014
Student Representative, School of Social Sciences Student Council
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
2016-2017
Graduate Assistant. Office of the Dean of Graduate Education
University at Albany, Albany, NY
2015-2016
Student Assistant. Payroll Office- Human Resources Management Division.
University at Albany, Albany, NY
Spring 2015
Library Assistant. Conrado F. Asenjo Library (5 month appointment)
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
2009-2014
Teller- Student Assistant. Office of the Treasurer
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
Torres-González, J.A. TECHNICAL SKILLS
Qualitative Research Techniques- Interview Design, Focus Groups, Oral History
Qualitative Package MaxQDA
Quantitative and Statistical Techniques- Approaches / Statistical Packages (IBM SPSS & PSPP)
Ethnographic Field methods, Interview Summary and Transcription
Archival Research and Document Management – Microfilm reader
Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
LANGUAGES
Spanish:
English:
Portuguese:
Native Speaker
Fluent/Professional Proficiency
Intermediate-Fluent
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2013- present
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American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Association of Latino and Latina Anthropologists
National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA)
Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
Society for Cultural Anthropology
Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA)
Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology (SLACA)
Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA)
2013- present
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
2013- present
Golden Key International Honour Society
2012- present
National Society for Collegiate Scholars
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