SIMON W. GRIFFITH
Curriculum Vitae
February 2025
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GRADUATE STUDENT
California State University San Marcos
Department of Sociology
333 S Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096
San Diego, CA
Telephone: 1.619.646.5700
E-mail: sigrif101@icloud.com
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EDUCATION
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FORTHCOMING
PhD IN SOCIOLOGY (Accepted for admission for September 2025 start)
University of California, San Diego
Expected Completion 2029
MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGICAL PRACTICE
California State University San Marcos
2023 - Present (Expected Completion May 2025)
Thesis: Community Impacts of Hillcrest’s Redevelopment (Research in progress)
Supervisor: Dr. Brandon Moore
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY
California State University San Marcos
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, June 2023
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
MiraCosta College, Liberal Arts, Social-Behavioral Sciences Emphasis
Graduated with Certified Honors, June 2021
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AWARDS, HONORS, AND DISTINCTIONS
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AWARDS, HONORS, AND DISTINCTIONS
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2025 CSUSM CHABSS Student Success Grant
2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, California Sociological Association
2024 National Science Foundation Grant #2417948 (Senior Graduate Research Assistant, Proposal Co-Author and Editor, Data Coder)
2021 - 2023 Dean’s List Honoree, California State University San Marcos
2021 President’s List Honoree, MiraCosta College
2020 - Present Member, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
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ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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2025 TEACHING ASSISTANT
California State University San Marcos, Dr. Alicia Gonzales
Graduate Quantitative Research Methods (SOC 560), Spring 2025
2024 TEACHING ASSISTANT
California State University San Marcos, Dr. Chris Bickel
Qualitative Research Methods (SOC 361), Fall 2024
2024 TEACHING ASSISTANT
California State University San Marcos, Dr. Marisol Clark-Ibáñez
Qualitative Research Methods (SOC 361), Spring 2024
2023 - PRESENT SENIOR GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
California State University San Marcos, NSF-funded Research Group on Multicultural Entrepreneurs
Supervised undergraduates, managed transcription and coding, developed literature reviews, and contributed to grant writing.
2023 TEACHING ASSISTANT
California State University San Marcos, Dr. Chris Bickel
Qualitative Research Methods (SOC 361), Fall 2023
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CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, & PUBLICATIONS
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CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS, & PUBLICATIONS
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2025
"Community Impacts of Hillcrest's Redevelopment" - Pacific Sociological Association 96th Annual Conference
2025
"Queer Spaces in Transition: The Evolution of Hillcrest and Collective Identity" - CSUSM Symposium on Student Research
2024
"Psychosocial Determinants of Health in LGBTQ Populations" - California Sociological Association Conference
2024
"Understanding Anti-LGBTQ+ Conservative Movements Through a Sociological Lens" - Co-authored with Niko Crumpton, CSA Conference
2024
"Neoliberal Urbanism and the Remaking of Queer Space: Hillcrest, San Diego" - California Sociological Association Conference
2024
"Queer Geographies" - Three Minute Thesis Competition, CSUSM
2024
"Actor-Network Theory and the Disappearance of LGBTQ+-Centered Spaces" - Pacific Sociological Association Conference
Manuscripts in progress
Griffith, Simon W. and Crumpton, Niko. 2025. Scoping review on the state of sociological inquiry into anti-LGBTQ+ conservative movements. Draft available upon request.
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ADMINISTRATIVE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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ADMINISTRATIVE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2022 - PRESENT SPACE PLANNING MANAGER
University of California San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering
2021 - 2022 SPACE PLANNING & MOVE COORDINATOR
UC San Diego Health
2019 - 2021 FRONT DESK COORDINATOR
UC San Diego Health, Outpatient Psychiatric Services
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
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- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- California Sociological Association (CSA)
- Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)
- Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
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SERVICE
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SERVICE
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2025 AWARD REVIEWER
Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship/Article Awards Committee, SSSP
2023 - 2024 SECRETARY & GRADUATE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE
Graduate Representatives Council, CSUSM