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Alessandra L. GonzálezKenneth C. Griffin Department of EconomicsUniversity of Chicago1126 East 59th StreetChicago, IL 60637Phone: 773-795-1451Email: alg2@uchicago.eduPOSITIONS HELD2015 –UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOSenior Research Associate, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics (Since 2018)Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Economics (2016-2017)Lecturer, Department of Economics (2016)Lecturer, Public Policy Studies Program (Spring 2015)2017 - 2018STANFORD UNIVERSITYStanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar2014 - 2015PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNon-Resident Research Fellow, Liechtenstein Institute on Self Determination, WoodrowWilson School of Public and International Affairs2013 - 2014PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPostdoctoral Research Associate, James Madison Program, Department of PoliticsPostdoctoral Fellow, Program on Religion, Diplomacy and International RelationsLecturer, Department of Comparative Literature2012 - 2013JOHN JAY COLLEGE, CUNYPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Extremist Crime Database StudyEDUCATION2011Ph.D. Sociology, Baylor University, Dissertation: Variations in the Sociology of Islam andGender: A Multi-Level Analysis of Islam and Gender in Majority Muslim Contexts2008M.A. Sociology, Baylor University2005B.A. Sociology and Policy Studies, Rice UniversityMAJOR FIELDSGender, Organizations, DevelopmentBOOKSGonzález, Alessandra L. 2013. Islamic Feminism in Kuwait: The Politics and Paradoxes. New York:Palgrave-Macmillan.González CV / Page 1 of 6/ September 2018
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLESAl-Kazi, Lubna and Alessandra L. González. 2018. "The Veil You Know: Individual and Societal-LevelExplanations for Wearing the Hijab in Comparative Perspective." (Forthcoming, December, SocialCompass).González, Alessandra L. 2015. “‘Not At All Religious’: Irreligiosity as Deviance in a Majority MuslimContext.” Deviant Behavior; December.González, Alessandra L., Joshua D. Freilich, and Steve Chermak. 2014. “How Women Engage HomegrownTerrorism.” Feminist Criminology, 30th Anniversary Special Issue.González, Alessandra L. 2011. "Measuring Religiosity in a Majority Muslim Context: Gender, ReligiousSalience, and Religious Experience Among Kuwaiti College Students - A Research Note.” Journal forthe Scientific Study of Religion, 50(2):339-350.BOOK CHAPTERS (*Peer-reviewed)González, Alessandra L. Forthcoming. “Women's University Attainment and Labor Force Participation inGulf Cooperation Council Countries.” Chapter in Gender and Work in the Global Economy edited byBeth English, Mary Frederickson, Olga Sanmiguel Valderrama. NY: Palgrave Macmillan.*González, Alessandra L. 2017. “Women in the News: A U.S.-Arab Gulf Comparison.” Chapter in ArabWomen and Media In Changing Landscapes edited by Elena Maestri and Annemarie Profanter. NY:Palgrave Macmillan.*González, Alessandra L. 2014. “Working with Patriarchy: Strategies for Women’s Empowerment inComparative Perspective.” Chapter in Middle East Conflicts & Reforms, ed. by Mohammed M. Amanand Mary Jo Aman, Washington, DC: PSO/Westphalia Press; pp. 275-292.González, Alessandra L. 2013. “Who is an Islamic Feminist and What Does He Look Like?” Pp. 39-49 inIslam and International Relations: Mutual Perceptions, edited by Nassef Adiong. Newcastle, UK:Cambridge Scholars Publishing.*González, Alessandra L. 2012. “Choosing through the Iron Veil: Gender and Power Among Elite Women inKuwait,” Chapter in Women’s Encounter with Globalization, edited by Samir DasGupta, RobynDriskell, Nicola Yeates and Yvonne Braun. UK: Frontpage Publications.González, Alessandra L and Lubna Al-Kazi. 2011. “Complicating the ‘Clash of Civilizations’: Gender andPolitics in Contemporary Kuwait.” Pp. 64-84 in the Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion, Vol. 2edited by Patrick Michel and Enzo Pace. Boston: Brill.*UNDER REVIEWGonzález, Alessandra L. and Lubna Al-Kazi. “Youth and Women’s Political Leadership in Islamic Contexts:Kuwaiti College Student Perceptions, Attitudes, and Participation.”Bursztyn, Leonardo, González, Alessandra L., and David Yanagizawa-Drott. “Misperceived Social Norms:Female Labor Force Participation in Saudi Arabia.”WORKING PAPERSGonzález, Alessandra L. "Do Source or Host Country Practices Dominate in Female Executive HiringOutcomes? Evidence from Firms in the GCC."WORK IN PROGRESSIn proposal or data collection stageGonzález, Alessandra L. “Supply and Demand: Understanding Saudi College Student-Employer Matchesand Preferences.”González CV / Page 2 of 6/ September 2018
González, Alessandra L. “Do Foreign Firms Change Culture?”TEACHINGInstructor, University of Chicago2016 Winter: Department of Economics (Cross-Listed with Sociology, Comparative Human Development,and Public Policy), "Gender and Development"2015 Spring: The University of Chicago, Public Policy Studies, "Problems of Policy Implementation"Instructor, Princeton University2014 Spring: Department of Comparative Literature, Islamic Feminism SeminarInstructor, Baylor University2010 Spring: Sociology Senior Thesis Seminar, Co-taught with Paul FroeseFUNDING AND GRANTS2017Principal Investigator, Harvard University Evidence for Policy Design (EPOD), “Supply andDemand: Understanding Saudi College Student-Employer Matches and Preferences.” ( 250,000)2017Initiative on Global Markets, University of Chicago Booth School of Business,“US Firm Diversity Practices” with Amanda Sharkey ( 5,000)2016Harvard University Evidence for Policy Design (EPOD) Travel Grant to Saudi Arabia ( 10,000)2016Midwest Political Science Association Registration Fee Waiver Scholarship ( 450)2010Baylor University Dissertation Research Grant ( 500). Matching Sociology Department Grant ( 500)2008Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Travel Grant ( 450)2008Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion Seed Grant ( 4,300)2007Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion Seed Grant ( 5,000)HONORS AND AWARDS2017Keynote Speaker, Glowork HR Innovation Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2015Term Member, Council on Foreign Relations2012National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan, Emerging Diversity Scholar2006Project Director, Islamic Social Attitudes Survey Project (ISAS), Baylor Institute for Studies ofReligion2006Presidential Scholar, Baylor University2005Benjamin Franklin Service Award, US Department of StateSELECTED INVITED TALKS (including scheduled)2018 September: Harvard University, Weatherhead Initiative on Gender Inequality Seminar.2018 September: Arab Gulf Institute in Washington, D.C.2018 September: Science of Diversity Initiative Conference, University of Chicago.2018 May: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: “Supply and Demand: Understanding Saudi College Student-EmployerMatches and Preferences,” Harvard Kennedy School-HRDF Saudi Arabia Research Symposium.2018 April: Stanford University, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy (ARD) 2018 Annual Conference.2018 April: University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Emerging Markets Summit.2018 March: Harvard University, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School.2017 October: King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Guest Speaker, KSU Knowledge Hour.2017 June: Hofstra University, Panelist, “Gender and Work in the Post-2007 Global Economy,” The BerkshireConference of Women Historians (videoconference).González CV / Page 3 of 6/ September 2018
2017 April: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Keynote Speaker, Glowork Human Resource Manager Innovation Summit.2017 April: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Harvard EPOD Knowledge Hour, Olayan Financing Company.2017 March: New York: “Women's University Attainment and Labor Force Participation in Gulf CooperationCouncil Countries.” UN Commission on the Status of Women, Panelist. (Cancelled due to Weather).2016 October: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: “Supply and Demand: Understanding Saudi College Student-EmployerMatches and Preferences,” Harvard Kennedy School-HRDF Saudi Arabia Research Symposium.2015 November: University of Chicago Law School, “Women in the GCC Judiciary,” presented to LawStudents traveling to the GCC.2015 July: University of Chicago Law School, “Sociology Research on Islamic Feminism,” presented to USState Department Conference on Women’s Leadership.2015 January: University of Chicago Medical School, Diversity Dialogues “Islamic Feminism 101.”2014 July: University of Chicago Law School, “Sociology Research on Islamic Feminism,” presented to USState Department Conference on Women’s Leadership.2013 September: George Washington University, Panelist, “Religion, Rights, and Reform: A Panel Discussionon Women’s Political Participation in the Middle East and North Africa,” Sigma Iota Rho HonorsSociety special event, Elliot School of International Affairs.MEDIA COVERAGE2018 June: Becker Friedman Institute Research Brief: “Misperceived Social Norms: Female Labor ForceParticipation in Saudi Arabia.”2018 June: UChicago Griffin Women in Economics, UChicago Griffin Economics Newsletter, Spring 2018,Vol. 4, Issue 1.2018 May: "The Labor Market in Saudi Arabia: Highlights from an EPoD Research Symposium" HarvardKennedy School Evidence for Policy Design Article.2016 March: "Alessandra González on Muslim Elites." Women's Media Center Live with RobinMorgan Podcast.2014 December: "Female Terrorists in the United States" CrimCast Blog.2014 September: "How Women Engage Homegrown Terrorism." Feminist Criminology Podcast.2014 April: "What Muslim Women Want: Lessons From the Kuwaiti Experience." Rice University BakerInstitute’s Conference on Gender and Human Rights in the Middle East.2013 December: "Is Kuwait Ready for a Female Judge?" Guest Blog for the Council on ForeignRelations Democracy in Development Blog.2013 November: Q&A Highlighting Islamic Feminism in Kuwait: The Politics and Paradoxes in "RiceMagazine"2013 September: ‘Islamic Feminism in Kuwait’ reviewed and RECOMMENDED by Choice Magazine (areview journal for academic libraries)2013 August: Review of Islamic Feminism in Kuwait by Milad Pournik for the George Washington UniversityGlobal Gender Program Blog2013 August: Interview for “Insights” Section, Front page (color) and full page inside feature on “IslamicFeminism in Kuwait,” Arab Times Kuwaiti English-language daily newspaper.2013 August: Front page of the Kuwaiti English paper, "The Arab Times"2013 May: “Paradox and Progress: Islamic Feminism in Kuwait” Interview for the CrimCast Blog, Center forCrime & Popular Culture.González CV / Page 4 of 6/ September 2018
2013 May: A piece on my book for the ‘CrimCast’ Blog2013 May: Review in ‘Contemporary Islam’2013 April: "A Feminist by Any Other Name Smells Just as Sweet." Guest Blog for the Peace x PeaceWomen’s Initiative2013 April: "Islamic Feminism." Research on Religion Podcast.2013 March: Review of “Islamic Feminism in Kuwait” in the "Baylor Lariat"2013 March: TV Interview for Local Kuwaiti News Channel (English)SELECTED CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS(Since 2011)2018 August: Philadelphia, PA: American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Panel Organizer.2018 July: Tallinn, Estonia: European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS).2018 May: Stanford University: International Network of Analytical Sociologists (INAS) Annual Conference.2018 April: Stanford University, Graduate School of Business Organizational Behavior Macro Group.2018 April: Stanford University, SIEPR Working Group.2018 March: Purdue University, Breaking Bias: Leadership Excellence and Gender in OrganizationsConference.2018 January: Stanford University, Economic Sociology Seminar.2017 August: Montreal, Canada: "Do Foreign Firms Change Culture? Evidence from Female Executives andForeign Firms in the GCC." ASA Annual Meeting.2017 June: Faro, Portugal: "Do Foreign Firms Change Culture? Evidence from Female Executives andForeign Firms in the GCC." SAET Conference.2017 April: Chicago, IL: "Do Foreign Firms Change Culture? Evidence from Female Executives and ForeignFirms in the GCC." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference.2017 January: University of Chicago: "Do Foreign Firms Change Culture? Evidence from Female Executivesand Foreign Firms in the GCC." Social Theory and Evidence Workshop.2017 January: University of Chicago: "Do Foreign Firms Change Culture? Evidence from Female Executivesand Foreign Firms in the GCC." Politics, History, and Society Workshop.2016 April: Stanford University: “Complicating Returns to Investment in Education: Female Education andLabor Force Participation in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries,” Analytic Association for Learning inMuslim Societies (AALIMS) Conference.2016 April: “Kuwaiti College Student Perceptions of Women’s Political Participation, Pre-and Post-ElectionAssessments,” Midwest Political Science Foundation, April 2016, Chicago2016 April: University of Chicago: “Complicating Returns to Investment in Education: Female Education andLabor Force Participation in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries.” Gender Studies Working Group.2015 February: University of Chicago, Harris School Demography Workshop2015 February: University of Chicago, Islamic Studies Workshop, “Islamic Feminism in Kuwait.”2014 April: Rice University, “What Islamic Feminists Want – Lessons from the Kuwaiti Experience,” Genderand Human Rights Conference, Women and Human Rights in the Middle East Program, Baker Institutefor Public Policy.2013 November: Princeton University, “Complicating the Clash of Civilizations: Gender and Politics inContemporary Kuwait” Undergraduate Fellows Forum, James Madison Program.ADVISINGUniversity of Chicago:González CV / Page 5 of 6/ September 2018
Faculty Advisor, Masters Program in the Social Sciences, 2016 – Present.Master's Thesis Reader, Bahar Aldanmaz, candidate in the Masters Program in Social Science. 2016-2017.Undergraduate Senior Thesis Reader, Ugur Kocak, Economics and Public Policy Major, 2016.Master’s Thesis Reader, Anum Qadir, Masters in Public Policy, 2015.Princeton University: Senior Thesis Advisor to Sheeba Arif, Comparative Literature, 2014.SERVICEAd-hoc Reviewer
Evidence from Firms in the GCC." WORK IN PROGRESS In proposal or data collection stage González, Alessandra L. “Supply and Demand: Understanding Saudi College Student-Employer Matches and Preferences.” González CV / Page 3 of 6/ September 2018 González, Alessandra L. “Do Foreign Firms Change Culture?” TEACHING Instructor, University of Chicago 2016 Winter: Department of
