Judy Helfand

2040 Lawndale Rd.
Kenwood, CA 95452
phone: 707-833-1890; e-mail: judyhelfand@lippinassociates.com

EDUCATION/ TRAINING:

2002 M.A. American and Cultural Studies, Antioch University McGregor School

2001 Women and Class, one-day seminar, Todos Institute, Oakland, CA

2001 Transformative Leadership: Exploring Our Diversities, June 8-10, Spirit Drumz Institute, Berkeley, CA.

2000 What Can White People Do About Racism? September 13-15, Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Baltimore, MD

1993-99 Self study and study groups: whiteness, white privilege, race theory, white anti-racist history; social construction of whiteness

1998 Power Equity and Groups: Understanding Equity and Acknowledging Diversity, March 22-25, New Dynamics, Laconia, NH

1985-93 Self study: African-American, Asian-American, Chicano and Latino, and Native-American literature; effects and causes of racism

1993 Diversity of the Spirit, weekend intensive, Mujeres Unidas, Tomales, CA

1987 Technical Writing and Editing Workshop, University of California, San Francisco

1967-68 Secondary Lifetime Teaching Credential, School of Education, University of California, Berkeley

1965-67 B.A., Political Theory and German, University of California, Berkeley

1963-65 Physics/math major, Reed College, Portland, OR

ACADEMIC FOCUS:

  • Social construction of whiteness; the relationship between white identity and dominant U.S. culture; racial and ethnic identity development

  • Current ethnic literature

  • Multicultural history of the U.S.

  • Social justice issues in the U.S., especially the impact of the interlocking systems of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation in educational and other social institutitions

  • Cultural studies, especially hegemonic systems of thought and knowledge production

  • The role of emotion and spirit in critical pedagogy


WORK HISTORY:

2003 Santa Rosa Junior College, adjunct faculty, Humanities Department

2002-present North Bay International Studies, Sonoma State University. Plan and deliver teacher in services.

1999-present Lippin & Associates: Organizational and diversity training consultant and Coordinator of IMPACT Training

2000-present Lecturer at Sonoma State University, American Multicultural Studies Department

1995-present Workshop facilitator and community educator presenting Understanding Whiteness/ Unraveling Racism, a six-week course

1986-2000 Technical writing and editing consultant

1980-86 Coordinator, workshop facilitator, and public speaker, Sonoma County Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Project

1979-80 Substitute teacher, Santa Rosa Public Schools

1974-79 Parent small children and manage a 20 acre farm

1972-74 High school teacher, Oakland Unified School District (U.S. history and government, German)

1970-72 Rebuild and sail a Baltic Schooner, world travel and exploration

1969-70 Junior high school teacher, Oakland Unified School District

PUBLISHED AND PERFORMED WORKS:

Examining Whiteness in the Classroom: Liberatory or Same Old Same Old? Interactive presentation at National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) national conference, November 2002

Entering Whiteness with Concious Intent in Post-Secondary Classrooms. Unpublished thesis, Antioch University McGregor School, September, 2002.

"Constructing Whiteness" Race, Racism and the Law, edited by Vernellia Randall, M.S.N., J.D. (http://academic.udayton.edu/race), 2002.

Examining Whiteness in the Classroom: A Training of Trainers for the Understanding Whiteness/ Unraveling Racism model. Halfday training at National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). June 2002. Co-presented with Laurie Lippin, Ph. d.

Building Equity in Our Schools: Sexual Orientation, Family, and Gender. Co-planned and co-presented this symposium as a member of the School of Education Diversity Project, Sonoma State University. March 2002.

Understanding Whiteness/Unraveling Racism: Tools for the Journey by Judy Helfand and Laurie Lippin, Ph.D., Thomson Learning Custom Publishing, 2001

"Examining Whiteness in the Classroom." With Laurie Lippin. Presented at the National Conference of Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE), May 2001.

"Let's Talk: What Does It Mean to Be White in the U.S. Today?" The Bohemian, 3/29/01

"On the Virtues of Green Over Orange: Rethinking Round-up" Kenwood Press, February 2000

"Curandera Historians Needed," "Six Out Seven," "Ghost Singer," and numerous other reviews on books by people of color and commentary on racism and white privilege in Sonoma County Women's Voices, 1994-1999

Conferencing with WebBoard by Judy Helfand (O'Reilly and Associates, 1999)

Creating Dynamic Content by Judy Helfand and Susan Peck (O'Reilly and Associates, 1997)

"Menopause Trilogy: Mitzi, Birthing, Toad Woman" performed at Brava!, 1993

"Four Faces of Queer" by Toby Eastman, Judy Helfand, Henry Holmes, and Don Chan Mark performed at Studio Rhino (1992)

"Lesbian Cooties" in There's Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You edited by Loralee MacPike (Naiad Press, 1989)

"Homophobia," LesCon, Summer 1988

"Silence Again" in Sex Work, edited by Frederique Delacost and Priscilla Alexander (Cleis Press, 1987)

"Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth," off our backs, May 1987

"Media Backlash," Aegis #40, 1986

"The Christian Right and Child Abuse," off our backs, February 1986

Numerous articles on sexism, incest, child sexual assault, and racism in Women's Voices, 1986-1989.

CURRENT PROJECTS:

Identifying Race and Transforming Whiteness in the Classroom, edited by Judy Helfand and Virginia Lea, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME)

Center for the Study of Eeuropean-American Culture

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