Abbreviated CV

Research Interests

sexual harassment and assault, intersectionality and organizational inequality, trauma informed practice, racism in organizational discourse, critical discourse analysis, community development, social organizing and communication, decolonial anthropology, sex positivity as a cultural treatment for sexual violence, LGBTQ+ inequality in organizations, artistic activism, program evaluation, gender inequality and cultural violence

Projects and Research

2022-25 Community Health Project Manager for New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and member on the national Restoryation Project; Facilitator on NYS Trauma-Informed Restorative Workshops

2021 Artistic Attention: Artists and Writers on Engaging with Equity and Empowerment Discourse

2020-21 Pilot Research on Socio-Organizational Mapping for Sexual Harassment and Assault Policy Analysis and Legal Adherence

2020-21 Co-host and Producer for “Smaller Narratives for a Larger World: A Public Humanities and Social Sciences Podcast”

2020 Policy Proposal for Sexual Harassment and Assault in Archaeological Fieldwork

2019 Development Research for Improvements on International Land Development and Community Mapping Policy

2019 Research Assistant for Dr. Yolanda McDonald and Dr. Elaine Hill, on the effects of public water system contaminates for reproductive health and the improvement of government management and measurement recommendations for environmental and health policy adherence and improvement

2017-19 Co-lead researcher, under the supervision of Dr. Yolanda McDonald, on the compared public policy, medical efficacy, and financial burden of home hemodialysis and center hemodialysis

2017-19 Master’s thesis research on Development discourse on land acquisitions: A critical discourse analysis of the World Bank’s research, analyzing the World Bank’s 2011 report Rising Global Interest in Farmland: Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?

2018 Research Assistant for a Community Development Financial Institution team, developing a social impact assessment for Raza Development Fund using mixed methods models to assess efforts to increase economic mobility in children from low-income, minority communities

2018 Research Assistant for Dr. Yolanda McDonald on the access and management of water systems for environmental government policy

2017 Research Assistant for Dr. Paul Speer on Innovations in Community Based Crime Reduction Program: Evaluation Report, a program evaluation of non-profit organization and government efforts to reduce crime in impoverished communities through trauma-informed care under the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant

2014 Undergraduate research paper “HIV Exposure Policies in a D.C. Area Police Department: Prevention, Treatment, and Training Recommendations”

Education

PhD Student, Anthropology, Binghamton University SUNY, 2019-current

Masters of Education, Community Development and Action, Vanderbilt University, 2019

Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland - College Park, 2014

Appointments

2021 Instructor of Record, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University

2021 Instructor of Record, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University

2020 Instructor of Record, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University

2019-21 Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University

2018-19 Teaching Assistant, Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University

2014 Teaching Assistant, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland - College Park

Courses

Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (ANTH166, Binghamton University)

BLM, #MeToo, & Social Activism (WGSS282A, Binghamton University)

Professional Service

2020-21 Steering Committee, Anthropology Graduate Organization, Binghamton University

2019-21 Creator and Administrator, Anthropology Graduate Organization Facebook Community Organizing Webpage, Binghamton University

2020 Reviewer, Alpenglow Undergraduate Journal of Research and Creative Activity

2019-20 Board Member / Graduate Student Employees Union Representative, Anthropology Graduate Organization, Binghamton University

2018 Graduate Student Panel Member, Graduate Student Recruitment, Vanderbilt University

Awards and Fellowships

Binghamton University Tuition Scholarship, Department of Anthropology, 2019-22

Binghamton University Provost’s Doctoral Summer Fellowship, 2020-22

Finalist, Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education, 2018

Vanderbilt University Iris Scholarship, 2017-18

Prince George’s County Police Department, Commander’s Award for Service, 2013

University of Maryland, College Park Scholars Program, Outstanding Achievement Award, 2013

University of Maryland, Semester Academic Honors, 2011-2014 (duration)

Invited Lectures and Workshops

2021 Pearce, L. M., Utilizing Trauma Informed Care for Inquiry and Education. AGO Lecture Series at Binghamton University

2020 Pearce, L. M., Diverse Paths in Scientific Careers. Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, TN.

2019 Pearce, L. M., The Invisible Land: Racism in Development Discourse. AGO Lecture Series at Binghamton University

2018 Jurinsky, J., & Pearce, L. M., Systematic Literature Reviews- What, Why, How, and for Whom. Society for Community Research and Action Southeast ECO Conference in Durham, NC