Curriculm Vitae
Education
Ph.D. Candidate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Oregon State University, All But Dissertation (ABD)
Expected Graduation: 2023
M.Ed. in College Student Services Administration
Oregon State University, 2015
B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies
Concentration: Sociology
Minor: Queer Studies
Sonoma State University, May 2013
Professional & Academic Appointments
Assistant Director, Office of Institutional Diversity
Oregon State University, December 2022 – Present
Managing Editor, Feminist Formations peer reviewed journal
Oregon State University, August 2018 – December 2022
Adjunct Faculty, Women & Gender Studies
Sonoma State University, August 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Women Gender Sexuality Studies
Oregon State University, September 2019 – December 2022
Assistant Director, Diversity Initiatives and Programs
Oregon State University, December 2017 – September 2019
Program Coordinator, The HUB: Cultural Center
Sonoma State University, July 2015 – December 2017
Department Lead, The HUB: Cultural Center
Sonoma State University, March 2017 – August 2017
Program Coordinator, Campus Life Programming
Sonoma State University, July 2015 - June 2016
Assistant Resident Director, University Housing and Dining Services
Oregon State University, August 2014 – June 2015
Graduate Assistant, Center for Civic Engagement
Oregon State University, August 2013- June 2014
Publications
Buzo, C. (2020). [Review of the book Stick Together and Come Back Home: Racial Sorting and the Spillover of Carceral Identity, by Patrick Lopez-Aguado]. Ethnic Studies Review.
Alvarez-Cortez, T. & Buzo, C. (2019). “Psychosocial Identity Development Case Study.” In J.C. Garvey & J.C. Harris & D.R. Means & R.J. Perez & C.J. Porter (Eds.), Case Studies for Student Development Theory: Advancing Social Justice & Inclusion in Higher Education London: Routledge.
Buzo, C. (2017). “Ethical Approaches to Compliance.” Journal of College and Character, Volume 18 (Issue 3), pp. 215-220. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2194587X.2017.1338584
Buzo, C. (2014). “Diversity Communities at Predominately White Institutions: Making Our Space an Inclusive Community (MOSAIC) at Sonoma State University.” McNair Scholars Research Journal, Volume 4, pp. 27-40.
Buzo, C. (2013). “Living-Learning Communities: Social Benefits for First Time Freshman.” McNair Scholar Research Journal, Volume 3, pp.65-78.
Conference Presentations
Presenter, Saltwater rinse: Feminist sense-making of language and loss in the midst of COVID-19
National Women’s Studies Association, November 2022
Presenter, The Right Fit: A Workshop on QPOC Professionalism
Queer Students of Color Conference, April 2022.
Roundtable, Intimacies of our Bodies’ Gender Stories
Lewis and Clark, Portland, Oregon. March 2022.
Roundtable, “There’s a Metaphor for That”: Metaphor as Feminist Praxis
National Women’s Studies Association, Virtual. October 2021.
Panel, Breaking Waters: Doula Work, Feminist Futures, and the Stories that Water Tells
National Women’s Studies Association, Virtual. October 2021.
Roundtable, Am I Doing It Right?: Interrupting Internalized Institutionality as WGSS Doctoral Students
National Women’s Studies Association, San Francisco, California. September 2019.
Moderator, Manifesting Justice: Disrupting White Supremacy in Feminist Spaces, 2019 National Women’s Studies Association, San Francisco, California. September 2019.
Co-Presenter with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez, When Responding to White Nationalism Becomes All of Our Jobs, 31st Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, Portland, Oregon. Upcoming.
Presenter, Advocacy and Allyship: Are You Using the Master’s Tools?, 100th Anniversary NASPA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 2018.
Co-Presenter with Christopher Hughbanks, We Are Not Alone! Strategies for Building Effective Partnerships through Critical Self-reflection of Internalized Hyper-masculinity, Sexism, and Heteronormativity. 6th Annual Examining Masculinities Conference: Through the Looking Glass, Corvallis, Oregon. February 2018.
Co-Presenter with Charlene Martinez, Exploring Tools for Difficult Conversations, Healing, and Possibility. 17th Annual Imagining American National Conference, Davis, California. October 2017.
Presenter, Consent, Please! Racial Socialization and Consent. 1st Annual North Bay Womxn of Color Conference, Rohnert Park, California. March 2017.
Co-Presenter with Michael Brabant and Mark Fabionar, Whole Person, Whole System: Radically Inclusive Foundation for Wellness, Vitality, and Change. 22nd Annual California Council of Cultural Center in Higher Education Conference, Los Angeles, California. June 2016.
Presenter, The Vag Discourse: Gay Male Misogyny and Popular Culture. 3rd Annual Healthy Masculinities Conference, Corvallis, Oregon. February 2015.
University Teaching
Graduate Instructor. WGSS 416: Theories of Feminism
Oregon State University, Winter 2021
Adjunct Faculty. WGS 200: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
Sonoma State University, Fall 2020
Graduate Instructor. WGSS 325: Disney, Gender, Race, and Empire
Oregon State University, Spring 2020
Graduate Instructor. WGSS 325: Disney, Gender, Race, and Empire
Oregon State University, Winter 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant with Dr. Cari Maes. WGSS 350: Politics of Motherhood in a Global Context
Oregon State University, Fall 2019.
Co-Instructor with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez, André Faria, Jeff Kenney, and Luhui Whitebear. UEXP 407: Foundations of Social Justice Leadership
Oregon State University, Spring 2018.
Co-Instructor with Dr. Charlene Tung. WGS 301: Feminist Lecture Series.
Sonoma State University, Fall 2017.
Invited Presentations
Presenter, What about Diversity work?, Sonoma State University Administrators
Rohnert Park, California April 2022
Guest Speaker, Feminist Careers, Women & Gender Studies Senior Seminar
Rohnert Park, California April 2022
Keynote, Seven Generations of Change, New Leaders Council graduation
Portland, Oregon June 2021
Facilitator, Towards Authentic Leadership: Best DEI Practices in Management, New Leaders Council Institute
Portland, Oregon May 2021
Presenter, Applying Anti-Racism Work to Gender Work Part Two, President’s Commission on the Status of Women
Corvallis, Oregon March 2021
Interviewee, Prism Series: Chicana Feminists, Still We Persis webcast
Corvallis, Oregon April 2021
Interviewee, Women and Gender Studies Career Pathways and Advice, The SSU Career Chat podcast
Rohnert Park, California April 2021
Keynote, Radical Healing During Collective Trauma, University of Virginia Women’s Center
Charlottesville, Virginia April 2021
Presenter, Applying Anti-Racism Work to Gender Work Part One, President’s Commission on the Status of Women
Corvalis, Oregon March 2021
Keynote, Women’s HerStory Month Opening Celebration – Womanhood Now: Celebrate, Witness, Honor, Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity at New Jersey City University
Jersey City, New Jersey March 2021
Keynote, Women & Gender Equity Centers Student Staff Summit, National Women’s Studies Association
Virtual national summit, January 2021
Facilitator, Organizational Recentering Towards a Commitment to Justice and Equity, College Housing Northwest
Portland, Oregon Fall 2020
Presenter, Normalization of rape culture on college campuses, various campuses and classrooms
California and Oregon, August 2015 – Present
Keynote, Authentic Leadership, Emerging Leaders Conference
Sonoma State University, November 2019
Presenter, Consent, Please! A Call to Action for Consent Culture, Student Involvement Event
Sonoma State University, September 2019
Guest speaker, Lived Experiences & Authentic Leadership within Predominately White Institutions, Identity Specific Faculty and Student Association Professional Development Event
Sonoma State University, September 2019
Presenter, Writing to Critique Structure: Writing Workshop, SPOKE Monthly Poetry Night
Sonoma State University, September 2019
Guest Speaker, Seventh Grade ‘Gender Lawyer’ to WGSS Doctoral Student, WGS 498: Careers in WGS
Sonoma State University, September 2019
Guest Speaker, Women In Leadership: Listening as Leadership, Women in Leadership Club Meeting
Oregon State University, February 2018.
Presenter, Pop the Hood: Content & Process, Open Forum
Oregon State University, October 2017.
Presenter, LGBT Advocacy and Audre Lorde, Open Forum
University of California Santa Barbara, August 2017.
Keynote Speaker, Inclusivity: Be a Pessimist, Residential Student Staff Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Panelist, She Promotes Advocacy for Cultural Education Support (SPACES) panel
Sonoma State University, April 2017.
Keynote Speaker, Culture of Confidence, Delta Kappa Sorority Confidence Campaign
Sonoma State University, April 2017
Keynote Speaker, Womxn’s Issues, Unity Day at Rancho Cotate High School
Rohnert Park, California, February 2017.
Co-Presenter with Lindsey Brooks, EmBodied: Positive queer body image, Mental Health Awareness Week
Sonoma State University, November 2015
Co-Presenter with Casey LaBarbara, Diversity!? Self and identity, University mandated education sanction with a suspended fraternity
Sonoma State University, November 2015
Facilitations, Workshops, and Trainings
DEI Reading and Dialogue Series, Mid Valley Hub
Linn & Benton County, December 2022 - Present
Choose Your Own Adventure: Gender & Sexuality Three Part Series, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California June, July, August 2022
Keeping Community Through Conflict, Sonoma State University Leaders
Rohnert Park, California May 2022
Gender & Sexuality: Change & Application, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California June 2021
Our Stories & Our Work: Student Support through the lens of Gender & Sexuality, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California May 2021
Our Stories, Our Community: A Workshop to Understand Ourselves, College Housing Northwest
Portland, Oregon May 2021
Facilitator, Introduction to Gender & Sexuality, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California May 2021
Leadership, History, and Storytelling, Student Leadership Fall Training
Holy Names University, August 2019
“When you know better, do better”: Social Identities & Gender Deep Dive, College Housing Northwest Residential Advisor Training
Portland, Oregon July 2019
Fall Onboarding, Diversity Learning Assistants Training
Oregon State University, September 2019
Fall Onboarding, Community Relations Facilitator Training
Oregon State University, September 2018
Inclusive Customer Service, Service Center Staff Training Co-Trained with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez
Oregon State University, September 2018
Train the trainer: Worldviews and Difference, Residential Co-Trained with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez Education Directors Training
Oregon State University, August 2018
Inclusive Event Planning and Programming Co-Trained with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez
Oregon State University, February 2018
Winter Renewal, Community Relations Facilitator Training
Oregon State University, January 2018
Strengths, tensions, and values: Storytelling through worldviews & identities, Associated Student Programming Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Diversity Education Retreat: Identity, Macroaggressions, and Cultural Appropriation, Eight hour Residential Student Staff Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Allyship, Shamllyship: What’s the point of “good” allyship?, Academic Peer Mentor Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Identities, Language, and Worldviews, Residential Life Professional Staff Fall Training
Sonoma State University, June 2017
Let’s Explore: Implicit bias training, Educational Peer Mentor In-Service Training
Sonoma State University, April 2017
Culture shock: Different, unity, and experience, Alternative Spring Break Training
Sonoma State University, February 2017
Conflict and mediation: Gifts and Tensions, Professional staff members of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) training and mediation
Sonoma State University, January 2017
Who are we?: Identities & Difference, Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) Student Staff Training
Sonoma State University, August 2016
What is home? A look into microaggressions, Co-Trained with Casey LaBarbara
Sonoma State University, January 2016
Service & Awards
Choose Your Own Adventure: Gender & Sexuality Three Part Series, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California June, July, August 2022
Keeping Community Through Conflict, Sonoma State University Leaders
Rohnert Park, California May 2022
Gender & Sexuality: Change & Application, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California June 2021
Our Stories & Our Work: Student Support through the lens of Gender & Sexuality, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California May 2021
Our Stories, Our Community: A Workshop to Understand Ourselves, College Housing Northwest
Portland, Oregon May 2021
Facilitator, Introduction to Gender & Sexuality, Summer Search National HQ
North Bay, California May 2021
Leadership, History, and Storytelling, Student Leadership Fall Training
Holy Names University, August 2019
“When you know better, do better”: Social Identities & Gender Deep Dive, College Housing Northwest Residential Advisor Training
Portland, Oregon July 2019
Fall Onboarding, Diversity Learning Assistants Training
Oregon State University, September 2019
Fall Onboarding, Community Relations Facilitator Training
Oregon State University, September 2018
Inclusive Customer Service, Service Center Staff Training Co-Trained with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez
Oregon State University, September 2018
Train the trainer: Worldviews and Difference, Residential Co-Trained with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez Education Directors Training
Oregon State University, August 2018
Inclusive Event Planning and Programming Co-Trained with Teresita Alvarez-Cortez
Oregon State University, February 2018
Winter Renewal, Community Relations Facilitator Training
Oregon State University, January 2018
Strengths, tensions, and values: Storytelling through worldviews & identities, Associated Student Programming Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Diversity Education Retreat: Identity, Macroaggressions, and Cultural Appropriation, Eight hour Residential Student Staff Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Allyship, Shamllyship: What’s the point of “good” allyship?, Academic Peer Mentor Fall Training
Sonoma State University, August 2017
Identities, Language, and Worldviews, Residential Life Professional Staff Fall Training
Sonoma State University, June 2017
Let’s Explore: Implicit bias training, Educational Peer Mentor In-Service Training
Sonoma State University, April 2017
Culture shock: Different, unity, and experience, Alternative Spring Break Training
Sonoma State University, February 2017
Conflict and mediation: Gifts and Tensions, Professional staff members of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) training and mediation
Sonoma State University, January 2017
Who are we?: Identities & Difference, Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) Student Staff Training
Sonoma State University, August 2016
What is home? A look into microaggressions, Co-Trained with Casey LaBarbara
Sonoma State University, January 2016