Mini CV

EDUCATION

2018 PhD Sociology, University of Oregon.
Dissertation: “Food Values and the Human Right to Food: A Sociological Analysis of Food Insecurity in Oregon”
Committee: Michael Dreiling (co-Chair), Matt Norton (co-Chair), Greg McLauchlan, Galen Martin, Stephen Wooten
2018 Graduate Specialization in Food Studies, University of Oregon
2014 Comprehensive Exam, University of Oregon “Sociology of Environmental Health”
Committee: James R. Elliott (Chair), Greg McLauchlan, Richard York
2013 MS Sociology, University of Oregon
Thesis: “Why Universal Healthcare Isn’t Enough: Understanding How Reproductive Health Politics Mask the Causes of Filipina Health Insecurity”
Committee: Eileen Otis (Chair), Kari Norgaard
2011 BA Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Minor: Women’s & Ethnic Studies

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2016 Julie and Rocky Dixon Graduate Student Innovation Award, University of Oregon. Award: Full tuition waiver plus $14,000 stipend, 1-year.
2011 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Oregon.
Award: Full tuition waiver plus $11,000 stipend, 5-years.
2011 Promising Scholar Award, University of Oregon
Award: $6,600

PUBLICATIONS

Van Pelt, Craig. 2018. “Champion of the People: Technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” in Iron Man vs. Captain America and Philosophy, Nicolas Michaud and Jessica Watkins (eds). Open Court Books.
Van Pelt, Craig. 2017. “Small Farms, Big Ideas” in LEGO and Philosophy, Roy T. Cook and Sondra Bacharach (eds). Wiley-Blackwell.
Van Pelt, Craig. 2016. “Infinite Environmental Crisis,” in Superman, Batman, and Philosophy, Nicolas Michaud (ed). Open Court Books.
Van Pelt, Craig. 2015. Review of: The Unending Hunger: Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders. Megan Carney. Food & Foodways.
Van Pelt, Craig. 2015. “Population and Food Supply” in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues, Ken Albala (ed). SAGE Publications, Inc.

COURSES TAUGHT