Educator and Freelance Writer
Las Vegas, Nevada Area
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- Contributing Editor/Project Manager at Stepcase Lifehack
- Proprietor at Freelance Writer (Sole Proprietorship)
- Writer at Freelance Writer (Sole Proprietorship)
- Adjunct Instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Part-Time Professor at Commuity College of Southern Nevada
- Past
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- Freelance Writer at Outright.com
- 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
- Hofstra University
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Dustin Wax’s Summary
Dustin M. Wax is a cultural anthropologist and writer. He currently teaches anthropology and Women's Studies at both the community college and university levels. His research interests include the history of anthropology, Cold War history, Native American cultures, gender roles and sexual identity, and the representation of culture and identity in scientific literature, museums, and the mass media.
Dustin has also been active in attempts to use the Internet to improve and broaden research and education, and is a founding contributor to the anthropology site Savage Minds, selected as one of the 20 Best Science Blogs by Nature in 2006.
He is currently the project manager at the personal productivity site Stepcase Lifehack, where he writes about writing, learning, studying, project management, technology, and other topics in personal development. He has published extensively as a freelance writer on business, technology, security, and modern culture.
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 (2 years 5 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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Proprietor
Freelance Writer (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
I am a freelance writer putting years of experience in the corporate, non-profit, and academic worlds at your service. Tech-savvy and culture-conscious, I can help you bring your message and vision to the world.
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Writer
Freelance Writer (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
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Adjunct Instructor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 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 (6 years 4 months)
Teach "Introduction to Anthropology", a social studies requirement.
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Freelance Writer
Outright.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
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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
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Hofstra University
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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, Text and Academic Authors Association
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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)
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