Anthropologist, Educator, and Writer
Las Vegas, Nevada Area
- Current
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- Contributing Editor/Project Manager at Stepcase Lifehack
- Adjunct Instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Part-Time Professor at Commuity College of Southern Nevada
- Past
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- Assistant Web Editor at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Communications Coordinator at eclaro.com (RecruitDynamics)
- Assistant to the Deputy Director for Program at The Jewish Museum
- Education
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- New School University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Websites
Dustin Wax’s Summary
I hold an MA in cultural anthropology from the New School for Social Research and a BA from UC Santa Cruz, both with honors in the major. For the last 4-plus years, I have been teaching anthropology at the College of Southern Nevada, and for the last two I've been teaching women's studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I have worked with non-profit organizations, museums, and dot-com startups, where I have done everything from organizing catering to putting together exhibition brochures to interviewing researchers to writing marketing and educational copy to redesigning websites.
My edited volume on anthropologists during the Cold War is due out soon from Pluto Books. I also do freelance writing for print and online publication, focusing primarily on issues in diversity and education, as well as on technology, writing, and organization skills. My work can be seen regularly at lifehack.org.
Dustin Wax’s Specialties:
research, teaching, writing, editing, proofreading, essays, tips, howto, culture and society, gender issues, personal development, college skills
Dustin Wax’s Experience
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Contributing Editor/Project Manager
Stepcase Lifehack
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2007 — Present (11 months)
Lifehack.org is the premiere personal productivity website on the web. As contributing editor, I edit and schedule guest contributors' work, as well as writing daily feature and sidebar content. As project manager, I am responsible for marketing and outreach strategies, as well as contacts with partners and vendors.
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Adjunct Instructor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Teach "Gender, Race, and Class", an introductory survey in the Women's Studies department.
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Part-Time Professor
Commuity College of Southern Nevada
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2003 — Present (4 years 10 months)
Teach "Introduction to Anthropology", a social studies requirement.
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Assistant Web Editor
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry)
March 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 4 months)
Maintained and updated educational website. Created and edited content. Designmed and implemented workflows to facilitate publication of several magazines and journals along with their web counterparts.
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Communications Coordinator
eclaro.com (RecruitDynamics)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2000 — January 2001 (11 months)
Supervised customer service and marketing efforts for a dot-com startup in IT staffing. Wrote and edited marketing copy, business requirement documents, and technical documentation for both internal and external use.
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Assistant to the Deputy Director for Program
The Jewish Museum
(Writing and Editing industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Dustin Wax’s Education
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New School University
MA, ABD, Cultural Anthropology, 1997 — 2007
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University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Anthropology, 1994 — 1995
Additional Information
Dustin Wax’s Websites:
Dustin Wax’s Interests:
technology, internet, anthropology, gender, sexuality, home office, writing, education, diversity, multiculturalism, art, history, web 2.0, non-fiction, books, museums, personal productivity
Dustin Wax’s Groups:
American Anthropological Association, Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
Dustin Wax’s Honors:
Honors in the Major, BA Anthropology (UC Santa Cruz)
Outstanding MA Graduate, Anthropology (New School for Social Research)
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Smithsonian Institute)
Dustin Wax’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
