Curriculum Vitae of Rodrigo Serrão Department of Sociolgy 4202 E. Fowler Ave. CPR 220 Tampa, FL 33620 Email: serrao1@mail.usf.edu EDUCATION: 2019 (Expected) PhD in Sociology,, Tampa, FL 2016 Graduate Certificate in Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2014 M.A. in Sociology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba João Pessoa, PB, Brazil 2008 Master of Divinity/Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary/Baylor University Waco,TX 2005 Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies, Baptist University of the Americas San Antonio, TX 2001 Bachelor of Accounting Science, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - João Pessoa, PB, Brazil RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS: Sociology of Race and Ethnicity / Sociology of Religion / Immigration / Diaspora Studies / Transnationalism PUBLICATIONS BOOK CHAPTER Serrao, Rodrigo and Pires, Flávia F., A igreja como pedacinho do Brasil: religião transnacional na capital do Texas, The church as a piece of Brazil: Transnational religion in the capital of Texas, chapter 7 in Oro, Ari P. and Rodrigues, Donizete (orgs.), Transnacionalização Religiosa: religiões em movimento. Porto Alegre, RS: Ed. CirKula, 2014. PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES Pires, Flávia, P. and Serrao, Rodrigo., Do Brasil para o mundo: Como conceitos clássicos weberianos nos ajudam a entender o sucesso transnacional da Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus? From Brazil to the world: How would classic Weberian concepts help understand the succesful transnational endeavors of Worldwide Church of God s Power?. In: Ciências da Religião 1
História e Sociedade (Mackenzie), 2014. p. 137-167. ISSN: 1980-9425. (http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/cr/article/view/6685/4809) PAPERS PUBLISHED IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Serrao, Rodrigo and Pires, Flávia F., A igreja como pedacinho do Brasil: religião transnacional na capital do Texas. The church as a piece of Brazil: transnational religion in the capital of Texas In: 29th Reunião Brasileira de Antropologia, 2014. ISBN: 978-85-87942-28-9. Serrao, Rodrigo. Transnacionalização e Religião: entendendo a prática religiosa dos imigrantes brasileiros nos Estados Unidos da América. Transnationalism and Religion: understanding the religious practices of Brazilian immigrants in the United States. In: 26 th International Conference of the Brazilian Society of Theology and Religious Studies - SOTER, 2013. p. 231-244. ISSN: 2317-0506. Serrao, Rodrigo. A Igreja como pedacinho do Brasil: imaginário dos valores cívicos nacionais e as igrejas brasileiras nos EUA The church as a piece of Brazil: national civic imaginary and the Brazilian churches in the US. Complete work published in the Proceedings. I Colloquium Interfaces of the Imaginary: education, film and religion. UFPB. 2013. ISBN: 9788523707323. Serrao, Rodrigo. Educação a Distância: reflexões a partir do curso de Pedagogia da UFPB virtual Long-distance education: reflections from an online Education course In: National Colloquium 15 October, 2012, Campina Grande. Revista Letras Raras, 2012. v. 1. p. 471-480. ISSN/ISBN: 23172347. BOOK REVIEWS Serrao, Rodrigo. 2017. Cristina Rocha: John of God: The Globalization of Brazilian Faith Healing. Review of Religious Research 1 2. (Online first: doi:10.1007/s13644-017-0297-2). Serrao, Rodrigo. Infância, religião e mal-assombro no Nordeste brasileiro Childhood, religion, and ghosts in the Brazilian Northeast Religião & Sociedade, v. 32, p. 193-208, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-85872012000200011) IN PROGRESS Serrao, Rodrigo. Brazilian churches in Texas and the Shape of Immigrant s Experience Review of Religious Research (R&R Revise and Resubmit). Serrao, Rodrigo. Racializing Region: Stereotypes and discrimination against Brazilian nordestinos. Targeted journal: Latin American Perspectives. Serrao, Rodrigo. Transição Intergeracional nas Congregações Religiosas Brasileiras: Uma Análise Inicial, (Under Review - Análise Social Lisbon University Portugal) 2
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Serrao, Rodrigo. Racializing Region: Stereotypes and Discrimination against Brazilian Nordestinos Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies SIGS,, Tampa, FL, 2017. Serrao, Rodrigo. Intergenerational Transition in Brazilian Religious Congregations: An Initial Analysis ASR Association for the Sociology of Religion, Seattle, WA, 2016. Serrao, Rodrigo. Dinâmicas sociais, religiosas e transnacionais: o caso das igrejas brasileiras na capital do Texas Social, religious, and transnational dynamics: the case of Brazilian churches in the capital of Texas Latin American Sociological Association (ALAS), Costa Rica, 2015. Serrao, Rodrigo. The Church as a Piece of Brazil: Transnational Religion in Austin, TX. ASR Association for the Sociology of Religion, Chicago, IL, 2015. Serrao, Rodrigo, A igreja como pedacinho do Brasil: religião transnacional na capital do Texas. RBA Reunião Brasileira de Antropologia Brazilian Anthropological Meeting, Natal, RN, Brazil, 2014. Serrao, Rodrigo, A Igreja como pedacinho do Brasil: imaginário dos valores cívicos nacionais e as igrejas brasileiras nos EUA, I Colloquium Interfaces of the Imaginary: education, film and religion., Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil, 2013. Serrao, Rodrigo, Transnacionalização e Religião: entendendo a prática religiosa dos imigrantes brasileiros nos Estados Unidos da América, International Conference of the Brazilian Society of Theology and Religious Studies - SOTER, Belo Horizonte, BH, Brazil, 2013. Serrao, Rodrigo. and Sobreira, Jéssica L., Educação a Distância: reflexões a partir do curso de Pedagogia da UFPB virtual. 2012. National Colloquium 15 th of October. Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, 2012. INVITED PRESENTATIONS/PANELS Sep 23, 2016 Serrao, Rodrigo. Graduate Student Panel: First Time Teaching and Emotions USF May 19, 2015 Serrao, Rodrigo. Graduate School Experiences USF SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS: 2016 USF Student Government Conference Presentation Grant ($500) 2015 USF Student Government Conference Presentation Grant ($750) 3
2015 Master s thesis nominated to represent the Sociology department of Federal University of Paraiba at Brazilian National Contest of Scientific Theses and Dissertations in Social Sciences (ANPOCS). 2014 2018 Tuition Waiver 2014 Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-Brazil) Doctor s Degree Fellowship - US$48,000 - Declined. 2013 Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-Brazil) Conference Presentation Grant ($350). 2012 2014 Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-Brazil) Master s Degree Fellowship ($16,000). TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Associate Sociology of Religion (instructor) fall 2017 Introduction to Sociology (instructor) summer 2017 Introduction to Sociology (instructor) spring 2017 Introduction to Sociology (instructor) spring 2015 & spring, summer, and fall 2016 Introduction to Sociology (Teaching Assistant - online) summer 2015 Contemporary Social Problems (instructor) fall 2015 Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB) Graduate Teaching Assistant - On-line Cultural Anthropology ((Teaching Assistant - 2012) Social Science in Early Childhood Education (Teaching Assistant - 2013 2014). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant Project: Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production: Diaspora and Black Transnational Scholarship in the USA and Brazil, under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman. Summer 2015. Baylor University Reference Library Student Assistant Assisted students in searching for scientific materials. Fall 2005 fall 2008. PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING Feb 11, 2016 Effective Lectures, Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) 4
Jan 22, 2016 Aug 22, 2014 International Teachers Day: Pedagogical Best Practices Workshop, Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) TA Teaching Essentials, Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) SERVICE 2017 Current USF Department of Sociology Graduate Committee 2016 2017 USF Department of Sociology Colloquium Committee LANGUAGES Portuguese (Native) English (Fluent) Spanish (Advanced) TRANSLATION Translation of a talk presentation entitled: The Color of Love: Racial Socialization and Affection in Afro-Brazilian Families (Summer 2015 - Brazil). Translated author: Dr. Elizabeth Hordge- Freeman. Translation of two letters forming part of the article: The Hermeneutics of Silence: Winners and losers of an unequal struggle. Translated author: Luiz Antonio de Castro Santos, Revision Number: 37, ISSN / ISBN: 15175901. MEMBERSHIP American Sociological Association (ASA) o Sociology of Religion Section o Latina/o Sociology Section Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) Review of Religious Research (RRS) Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología (ALAS) Sociedade Brasileira de Sociologia (SBS) REFERENCES Upon request. 5