M.A. Sociology 2012 Thesis: Leaving the Church Behind: Evangelical Exit Narrative. Pacific Lutheran University B.A. Magna cum laude, Sociology 2010

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1 Lori L. Fazzino 4505 Maryland Parkway Box Las Vegas, NV Phone: Website: EDUCATION 2017 (expected) Ph.D. Sociology Dissertation Title: Good Without God in the City of Sin: The Making of Irreligious Morality in the Las Vegas Atheist Community Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Michael Ian Borer, Committee: Dr. Robert Futrell, Dr. David R. Dickens; Dr. Ian Dove, Dr. Ryan T. Cragun (outside member) M.A. Sociology 2012 Thesis: Leaving the Church Behind: Evangelical Exit Narrative Pacific Lutheran University B.A. Magna cum laude, Sociology 2010 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Classic/Contemporary Theory, Religion, Culture, Deviance/Criminology, Movements, Gender/Sexualities, Social Inequalities TEACHING EXPERIENCE Claremont Lincoln University Teaching Faculty, Center for Interfaith Action Approaching Religion (graduate level) Power and Privilege in Self and Society (graduate level) Instructor, Department of Sociology Principles of Sociology (3) Sociology of Religion (4) Sociology of Deviance (2) Modern Social Theory 2015-present 2012-present Updated January 26,

2 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology Principles of Sociology Sociology of Religion Sociology of Culture Sociology of Medicine (online) Prepared and graded exams, papers, and online discussion posts, met with students during office hours, prepared and lead class lectures and discussions when needed. Nevada State College Part-Time Instructor, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Introduction to Sociology (3) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Dissertation Research 2014-present Examines the lived experiences of everyday irreligion, focusing primarily on interactional dynamics and symbolic meanings of cultural moral discourses, using qualitative methods. Ethnographic data was collected over a period of nearly three years through participant observation, semi-structured and conversational interviews, and archival research. Data analysis was inductive and ongoing, following the guiding precepts of grounded theory. Summer Research Assistant 2011 Assisted Dr. Shannon Monnat, Department of Sociology, and Dr. Monica Lounsbury, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences on a joint policy evaluation research project that examined children s physical activity and school physical activity policies in Nevada. Collected data on education policy and tested survey instrument for content validity and made necessary revisions. Graduate Research Assistant Responsible for providing an exhaustive literature review for Dr. Michael Ian Borer s emerging research on the Steampunk subculture. PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY Strategy Consultant, Openly Secular Campaign Coalition 2014-present Strategy Consultant, National Secular Student Alliance PUBLICATIONS Books Cragun, Ryan T., Lori L. Fazzino, and Christel Manning (eds). Under Contract. Organized Secularism in the United States: New Directions in Research. Berlin: De Gruyter Publishing House. Updated January 26,

3 Refereed Journal Articles Fazzino, Lori L Leaving the Church Behind: Applying a Deconversion Perspective to Evangelical Exit Narratives. Journal of Contemporary Religion 29 (2): Book Chapters Schnabel, Landon, Matthew Facciani, Ariel Sincoff-Yedid, and Lori L. Fazzino. Forthcoming. Gender and Atheism: Paradoxes, Contradictions, and an Agenda for Future Research. Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Fazzino, Lori L., Michael Ian Borer, and Mohammed Abdel Haq The New Moral Entrepreneurs: Atheist Activism and Performed Political Deviance. in The Death and Resurrection of Deviance, edited by M. Dellwing, J.A. Kotarba, and N. Pino. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Fazzino, Lori L Altered Bodies, Engineered Careers: The Effects of Body Technologies on Occupational Performance, in Body/Sex/Work Intimate, Embodied and Sexualised Labour, edited by C. Wolkowitz, R. Cohen, T. Sanders and K. Hardy. London: Palgrave. Manuscripts in Submission Fazzino, Lori L. Patriarchal Waters Run Deep Even in the Secular Movement. Secularism and Nonreligion (under review) Discipline Newsletters Fazzino, Lori L The Struggle is Real: Nobody Told Me, So I m Telling You! Student Sociologist American Sociological Association Newsletter (May/June). Fazzino, Lori L Passionate Pedagogy and Sociology. Teaching/Learning Matters American Sociological Association Section on Teaching & Learning Newsletter (spring). Public Sociology Web Publications Mac Murray, Nicholas and Lori L. Fazzino. In Press. Managing Death and Bereavement as an Openly Secular Person. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Fazzino, Lori L. and Nicholas Mac Murray. In Press. Everybody Hurts Sometime: An Ally s Guide to on Matters on Secular Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Hassad, Jodee and Lori L. Fazzino Being Openly Secular in Communities of Color: A Toolkit for African Americans. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Fazzino, Lori L Coming Out and Staying Out as a Means to De-Stigmatize Non- Theism: Key Points About the Nones and Recommendations for Moving Forward with an Effective Activism Campaign. Research Report, Openly Secular Coalition. Updated January 26,

4 Fazzino, Lori L Rethinking the Message: A Guide for Strategic and Effective Communication with Various Audiences. Research Report, Openly Secular Coalition. Fazzino, Lori L Opening Minds, Changing Hearts: A Guide to Being Openly Secular. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Fazzino, Lori L Acceptance, Reason, Love: A Guide to Openly Secular Allyship. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Fazzino, Lori L Being Openly Secular at School: A Toolkit for Students. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Fazzino, Lori L For Religious Parents: Understanding Your Secular Child. Openly Secular Campaign Brochure. Fazzino, Lori L Being Openly Secular During the Holidays. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Openly Secular Campaign Toolkit. Fazzino, Lori L For Extended Family and Friends: Understanding Your Secular Loved One. Openly Secular Campaign Brochure. Fazzino, Lori L For Spouses and Partners: Understanding Your Secular Significant Other. Openly Secular Campaign Brochure. Fazzino, Lori L For Employers: Understanding Secular Employees. Openly Secular Campaign Brochure. Fazzino, Lori L Understanding Secular Students: A Toolkit for Educators. Openly Secular Campaign Brochure. Fazzino, Lori L Shared Values, Different Perspective: A Guide for Clergy. Openly Secular Campaign Brochure. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Fazzino, Lori L Good without God in Sin City: The Making and Performing of Irreligious Moral Order. Presented at the 110 th Annual American Sociological Association Conference, Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Roundtable Session. Chicago, IL. Fazzino, Lori L. and Ryan T. Cragun Splitters!: What we can Learn from the Father of Secularism and Most Hated Woman in America on Cultivating a Social Movement. Presented at the 86th Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting. Long Beach, CA. Updated January 26,

5 Becker, Suzanne R. and Lori L. Fazzino From Stage on the Stage to Guide on the Side: Effective Risk-Taking and Creative Strategies in the Classroom. Presented at the 86th Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting. Long Beach, CA. Cragun, Ryan T. and Lori L. Fazzino Splitters!: Lessons from Monty Python on Secular Group Fracturing in the US. Presented at the Third Annual International Secularity and Nonreligion Research Network Conference. Claremont, CA. Fazzino, Lori L What Happens in Vegas is Moral Performance. Presented at the Third Annual International Secularity and Nonreligion Research Network Conference. Claremont, CA. Mac Murray, Nicholas and Lori L. Fazzino Secular Death: Meaning Making without the Theistic Crutch. Presented at the Third Annual International Secularity and Nonreligion Research Network Conference. Claremont, CA. Fazzino, Lori L Would my Research Garner Respect if I Were a Christian Male? Presented at the American Humanist Sociological Association Conference. Cleveland, OH. Fazzino, Lori L Good Without God in Sin City: Performances of Secular Morality as Forms of Cultural Resistance. Presented at the 85th Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting. Portland, OR. Fazzino, Lori L Producing God: A Critical Ethnography of Spectacle Creation in the Megachurch Mega-spectacle. Presented at the Couch-Stone Symposium. Evanston, IL. Fazzino, Lori L Doing God: Community Creation and Social Connection in a Sin City Megachurch. Presented at the 83th Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting. San Diego, CA. Fazzino, Lori L The Bipolar Career Path and its Identity Outcome Trajectories: A Conceptual Model. Presented at the American Sociological Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Fazzino, Lori L Altered Bodies, Engineered Careers: The Effect of Body Technologies on Pornographic Performance. Presented at the International Labour Process Conference. Leeds, UK. Updated January 26,

6 Fazzino, Lori L Leaving the Church Behind: Apostate Testimonies and the Varieties of Irreligious Experience. Presented at the 84th Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting. Seattle, WA. INVITED ACADEMIC TALKS Believers and Humanists in Interfaith: Moving Beyond Dialogue. The 2015 Parliament of World Religions. Salt Lake City, UT Taking Our Place at the Interfaith Table. Sunday Assembly Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV The Road Less Traveled, The Story Seldom Told. Sunday Assembly Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV Fun, Fear, and Ferraris: How Evangelical Christianity uses Entertainment an Emotional Manipulation. Arizona State University Secular Student Alliance, Tempe, AZ Patriarchal Waters Run Deep Even in the Secular Movement. Secular Student Alliance Regional Conference West. Phoenix, AZ I ll Take a Little Less Fire and Brimstone, Please! : The Importance of Creating a Deconversion Discourse in the Spiritual Marketplace. Secular Student Alliance Regional Conference West. Las Vegas, NV Becoming Unsaved: Life After Deconversion. Ex-Mormon Foundation National Conference. Salk Lake City, UT You are Wanted, Needed, Accepted: Why What We Do Is Important. Secular Student Alliance National Conference. Columbus, OH Becoming Unsaved: The Road to Deconversion and Life Afterwards. St. George Post-Mormon Support Group. St. George, UT. INVITED PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY TALKS AND WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT Fazzino, Lori L. and Elizabeth R. Liddell The Religious Elephant on Campus: Identifying and Addressing Christian Privilege. Presented at the ACPA Student Affairs Conference. Tampa, FL. Fazzino, Lori L. and Elizabeth R. Liddell Understanding and Managing Religious Privilege in Interfaith Programs. President s Fourth Annual Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge National Gathering. Washington, D.C. Updated January 26,

7 Fazzino, Lori L The Secular Safe Zone Program: Recognizing and Meeting the Needs of Secular College Students. UNLV Cultural Competency Academy, Las Vegas, NV. Fazzino, Lori L Understanding Secular Safe Zone Allyship: Recognizing and Meeting the Needs of Secular College Students. UNLV Academic Advising Training, Las Vegas, NV. Fazzino, Lori L Incorporating the Secular Safe Zone Program into Academic Advising Practices. NACADA Regional Conference, Las Vegas, NV. AWARDS, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS 2015 UNLV, Dean s College of Liberal Arts Award - $3, UNLV, Graduate College, Summer Session Scholarship - $2, UNLV, Department of Sociology, Public Sociology Award 2015 UNLV, Graduate College, Patricia Sastaunak Scholarship - $2, UNLV, Graduate College, Summer Session Scholarship - $2, UNLV, Department of Sociology, Presidential Fellowship Nominee 2014 UNLV, Graduate College, Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award - $2, UNLV, Department of Sociology, James Frey Research Award $1, UNLV, Graduate College, Summer Session Scholarship - $2, UNLV, Graduate College, Patricia Sastaunak Scholarship - $2, UNLV, Department of Sociology, Outstanding Ph.D. Student of the Year 2013 UNLV, Department of Sociology, Outstanding Graduate Paper Award 2012 UNLV, Graduate College, Patricia Sastaunak Scholarship - $2, UNLV, Department of Sociology, Outstanding Graduate Paper Award 2012 UNLV, Department of Sociology, Outstanding Master s Student Award 2011 UNLV, GPSA Travel Grant - $ UNLV, GPSA Travel Grant - $1,200 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Research Associate, Atheist Research Collaborative American Sociological Association Section Member: Religion, Teaching and Learning, Morality and Altruism Pacific Sociological Association Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Secular Student Alliance Speaker s Bureau Updated January 26,

8 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Reviewer, Roman and Littlefield International 2015 Reviewer, Science, Religion & Culture 2014 Reviewer, The Social Science Journal 2014 Reviewer, Porn Studies 2014 Panel Chair, Urban Action & Narratives 2012 Couch-Stone Symposium. Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. Volunteer, Society for the Study of Social Problems 2011 Student Representative, Graduate and Professional Student Council 2015 Graduate Student Representative, Department of Sociology Member, Department of Sociology Ad Hoc Assessment Committee Member, Department of Sociology Graduate Studies Committee Faculty Reader, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies 2013 Alpha Kappa Delta Chapter President, Alpha Kappa Delta Chapter Treasurer, Alpha Kappa Delta Volunteer, Alpha Kappa Delta, Pacific Sociological Conference MEDIA INVOLVEMENT Interviewed for an article on Alternet and Salon about my research on atheism in Las Vegas. September Guest on Unbelievers Radio discussing Durkheim and religion. April Guest on Unbelievers Radio discussing atheism and feminism. January Research mentioned in Religious News Services article about top stories in atheism in December Guest on KUNV 91.5 Deep Thought discussing atheism in Las Vegas. December Guest on Unbelievers Radio discussing the Christian culture industry. October Guest on KLAV 1230 AM discussing unmasking religion. December Quoted in Religious News Services article on the Secular Safe Zone Project. September Interviewed for an article in the Rebel Yell on the SSA ConWest at UNLV. June Updated January 26,

9 REFERENCES Michael Ian Borer, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Sociology 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada (702) David R. Dickens, Ph.D. Professor, Sociology 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada (702) Robert Futrell, Ph.D. Professor & Department Chair, Sociology 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada (702) Ryan T. Cragun, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Sociology University of Tampa 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL (813) Updated January 26,