Applied anthropologist
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Principal at Indicia
- Founder and Manager at Anthrofans (Self-employed)
- Adjunct Professor at State of California Higher Education
- Past
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- Blogger at Anthrodiva's Living Room (Sole Proprietorship)
- Graduate Student, Teaching Asst, Research Asst at University of California, Riverside
- Consultant at Caere
- Product Marketing Nerd at Global Village Communication
- Marketing dweeb at Interop
- Education
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- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, Riverside
- San Jose State University
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Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Summary
Cultural anthropologist, author, academic, Fulbright Scholar, consultant with background in academic and corporate research. My business, Indicia Consulting, is focused on helping retailers create communities of users around their services.
Anthropology provides a holistic perspective, examining how a particular business is nested within a set of relationships in a specific environment. I provide owners (and other stakeholders) with an evolutionary paradigm for growing their organization.
I am interested in working with people who want to experiment with using anthropological methods to solve tough business challenges.
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Specialties:
Quantitative and qualitative analysis, ethnographic methodologies, formal and informal interviews, oral histories, participant-observation, photography.
Product marketing, event planning, trade shows, user programs, market research, designed giveaways.
German fluency, archival training, paleography, grant writing, scientific editorial experience.
Teaching experience with 7,500 students/7 years. Founder of Anthrofans, online group with 900+ subscribers.
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Experience
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Principal
Indicia
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Indicia Consulting allows me to brand myself and my unique perspective. I am an excellent forecaster, whose insights benefit tough minded managers and planners. Check out my blog, Small Signs and Omens, where I regularly make and follow up on predictions, as well as provide the raw data for my ideas, and show my daily process.
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Founder and Manager
Anthrofans (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
November 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)
Anthrofans (http://groups.msn.com/anthrofans) - an online group with 850 + subscribers. Interactive site for anthropology students and members of the public. Providing forums, resources, links, and excerpted articles on four-field anthropology, urban issues, the environment, politics, education, volunteerism, and lifestyle choices as they impact college students.
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Adjunct Professor
State of California Higher Education
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Education Management industry)
August 2001 — Present (8 years)
I teach anthropology at both CSUs and community colleges in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. I teach whatever is needed, so in addition to the classics (Intro to Cultural, Intro to Physical, Intro to Archaeology) I also teach Native Cultures, Culture Change and Globalization, Cultures of Europe, and my current favorite, Community Design and Social Change (Cal Poly Pomona, Spring 2008).
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Blogger
Anthrodiva's Living Room (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Anthrodiva's Living Room was a year-long experiment in providing my online Avatar, Anthrodiva, a home base from which to hold forth on civic society, green manifestos, third places, viral marketing, social engineering, mass media and popular culture. The site closed when I experienced a temporary shortage of bile, and a concurrent time-crunch pursuing actual paid employment.
My avatar is still active on sites including Slate's Fray, Gawker Media, Huffington Post, and elsewhere (just google me). Anthrodiva continues to manage Anthrofans and contribute to Associated Content. -
Graduate Student, Teaching Asst, Research Asst
University of California, Riverside
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1996 — March 2002 (5 years 7 months)
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Consultant
Caere
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)
Consultant, reporting to Vice President of Marketing. Produced large-scale customer survey project, including web-based surveys, primarily for new product development:
- Elicited strategy from product marketing
and engineering
- Provided tactical options for eight
product lines
- Designed survey instrument
- Supervised production of survey pieces
and design of web site
- Analyzed results
Caere is now owned by Nuance -
Product Marketing Nerd
Global Village Communication
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; GVIL; Internet industry)
May 1994 — August 1996 (2 years 4 months)
Reporting to the General Manager, Macintosh Division. Responsible for supporting product-marketing activities, with an emphasis on customer relations:
Event planning, beta test management, trade shows, promotions, research:
- Created product marketing library and
research resources
- Conducted primary and secondary source
customer and market research
- Managed company presence at CeBIT ’95,
MacWorld Boston 1996
- Developed promotional party for GV
products at Apple HQ
- Designed giveaways (shirts, mugs, pens)
- Collaborated on company-wide database
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Marketing dweeb
Interop
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1991 — November 1993 (2 years)
Reported to the Vice President of Marketing. Responsible for managing sponsor programs, including events, promotions, and direct mail:
- Produced the Vendor Services Program
materials
- Negotiated “space for lists” exchanges
with top industry publications
- Organized direct mail programs (1M
pieces per month)
- Analyzed direct mail results
- Contributed to budget planning
- Increased profits from list sales
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Education
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University of California, Riverside
Ph.D. , Cultural Anthropology , 1998 — 2002
I have worked as a research fellow and editor on several major projects:
During fieldwork in Germany (1999-2000), I undertook ethnographic research for my dissertation, funded by a Fulbright IIE Dissertation Research Grant.
Integrated Urban Planning and Management Project – Consultant
http://www.ensure.org/
City of Rostock, Department of Economic Development
European Union project
Smithsonian Institution
Center for Folk Life Programs and Cultural Studies – Intern
Dr. Richard Kurin, The history and genealogy of the Hope Diamond
University of California, Riverside - Editorial Assistant
Dr. Alan Fix, Migration and Colonization in Human Microevolution
University of California, Riverside – Research Assistant
Incorporating computer aids into ethnographic methodology- Activities and Societies:
- President
Anthropology Graduate Students Association
University of California, Riverside
Chairperson
James Young Memorial Colloquium Committee,
University of California, Riverside
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University of California, Riverside
M.A. , Cultural Anthropology , 1996 — 1998
I got my Master's with Distinction in the Fall 1998. This honor is awarded to the student who performed the best in the cohort. It is not awarded automatically or even every year.
- Activities and Societies:
- President, Anthropology Graduate Students Association
Chairperson, James Young Memorial Colloquium Committee
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San Jose State University
B.A. , Cultural Anthropology , 1993 — 1995
San Jose State University – Research Assistant
National Science Foundation funded project “Women and Educational Choice in India”
Principal Researcher - Dr Carol Mukhopadhyay
Using SPSS to coordinate a multi-state/multi-lingual ethnographic survey project
San Jose State University
Honor’s Thesis: “Deciding on a Mate: An Examination
of the Marriage Choices Made by Two Iranian Immigrants”
Additional Information
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Websites:
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Interests:
anthropology, archaeology, architecture, children, climate change, cognition, communication, culture, decay, entropy, environment, evolution, ethics, feminism, food, gardening, geography, geology, history, involution, language, money , order, politics, process, quantum theories, religion, science, science fiction, social change, time, tiny houses, urban design, violence, warfare, yoga
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Groups:
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Marketing, Advertising, and Communications Professors
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Honors:
Fulbright I.I.E. Dissertation Research Grant
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
German Historical Institute Summer Program
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung – German Chancellor Award Finalist
University Grant (Graduate Division), UCR
Smithsonian Institution Internship
Rotary International Scholarship – Germany
Susan Mazur-Stommen’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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