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SERVICE

Professional Service

Editorial

• Contributing Editor, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2004-2009.

Conferences

• Conference Program Chair, International Association of Science, Technology, and Society (IASTS), 2006, 2007.
  
• Conference Program Committee Member, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2007.
• Organizing Partner, XXIX All India Sociological Conference, Udaipur, India, 2003.

Membership

• Invited Member, Social Science Advisory Board of the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT), 2008-2010.
  
• Invited Member, National Center on Cultural Diversity in Computing and Information Technologies, College Station, 2008.
  
• Invited Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Taskforce on Job Migration, 2004-2006.
  
• Elected Council Member, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2005-2007.
  
• Elected Board Member, International Association of Science, Technology, and Society (IASTS), 2005-2008.

Award Committees

• Chair, Ludwik Fleck Prize for the Best Book in Science and Technology Studies, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2007.
  
• Chair, Nicholas C. Mullins Prize for the Best Student Paper, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2005.
  
• Chair, Travel Grants for Graduate Students, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2005, 2006.
  
• Committee Member, Rachel Carson Prize for the Best Book in Science and Technology Studies, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2006.

Reviewer

• Panel, National Science Foundation, 2002, 2004, 2007.
• Journals
  • Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2002-2007.
  • Communications of ACM, 2005-2006.
  • IEEE Technology and Society, 2002-2007.
  • International Journal of Engineering Education, 2009.
  • Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009.
  • Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, 2007.
  • Science as Culture, 2007-2008.
  • Science, Technology & Human Values, 2000, 2002.
  • Sociological Forum, 2009.
  • The Information Society, 2008.
• Books:
  • Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology, 2005.
  • The Global Push for Workplace Flexibility: Tension between Market and State, 2007.
  • The Handbook of Technology Management, 2008.
  • Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation, 2005.
• Funding Agencies:
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2000.
  • National Science Foundation, 1997, 2001-2007, 2009.
  • Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, 2007-2009.
• Proceedings:
  • American Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2009.
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2001-2002, 2005.
  • IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004.
  • Special Interest Group on computer Science Education (SIGCSE), 2008.

Chair/Moderator/Session Organizer

• "Asians and Information Technology" Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), Albuquerque, U.S., April 15-18, 2009.
• "Author Meets Critics: Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertainty, by Michelle Murphy" Joint Annual Conference of Society for Social Studies of Science and European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, August 20-23, 2008.
• "Gender and Technology" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science, Montreal, Canada, October 11-13, 2007.
• "Science and Education" Annual Conference of International Association for Science, Technology and Society, Baltimore, U.S., February 1-3, 2007.
• "Policy: Health and Energy" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science, Vancouver, Canada, November 1-5, 2006.
• "Universities, Grants and Research" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science, Vancouver, Canada, November 1-5, 2006.
• "STS Careers Inside and Outside of Academia" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science, Vancouver, Canada, November 2, 2006.
• "Disaster Recover Planning" Western Social Science Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, U.S., April 19-22, 2006.
• "Presentations of Selected Projects" National Science Foundation's ITWF and ITR/EWF Principal Investigator Conference, Raleigh, U.S., April 2-4, 2006.
• "Digital Competence and Access: Gender and Race Issues in IT Education and Workforce" International Association of Science, Technology, and Society's 20th Annual Conference, Baltimore, U.S., February 10-12, 2005.
• "Higher Education" National Science Foundation's ITWF and ITR/EWF Principal Investigator Conference, Philadelphia, U.S., October 24-26, 2004.
• "Foreign Scientists and Engineers in the United States" Annual Conference of Society for Social Studies of Science, Cambridge, U.S., November 1-4, 2001.
• "Analyzing Developments in the Medical Domain" Joint Annual Conference of Society for Social Studies of Science and European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, Vienna, Austria, September 26-28, 2000.

University Service

Chair:

• Implementation Sub-Committee of the Senate Graduate Committee, 2003-2004.
• Graduate Reviews Sub-committee of the Senate Graduate Committee, 2002-2003.

Membership:

• Invited Member, Policy Committee, 2008-2009.
• Senate Graduate Committee Member, 2001-2004, 2007-2008.
• Senate Graduate Professional Committee Member, 2009-2010.
• Extended University Committee Member, 2009-2010.
• Invited Member, University of New Mexico Immigration Symposium, 2008.
• Honorary Degree Committee Member, 2008.
• Elected Member, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, 2004-2005.
• Senate Graduate Curriculum Committee Member, 2004-2005.
• Invited Member, Leading Edge Forum on Gender, Feminist Research Institute and Office of Vice Provost of Research, 2005.
• Invited Member, Leading Edge Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Action Committee, Office of Research Services, 2003.
• Invited Member, Gender Diversity Committee, Office of Research Services, 2002.

Media Coverage:

• "Off-shoring Study Disputes Job Exportation Assumptions" by Haley Wachdorf, New Mexico Business Weekly, March 10, 2006.
• "IT Study Looked at Education" Albuquerque Journal, Business Outlook, March 6, 2006.
• "ACM Study Cites Education and Research & Development Investment to Assure Global Competitiveness; UNM professor part of the ACM Taskforce" by Steve Carr, UNM Today, February 27, 2006.
• "UNM to Host National Science Foundation Principal Investigator Conference" by Steve Carr, UNM News and Information, October 16, 2003.
• "Professor to Study Why Fewer Women Seek IT Degrees" by Jason Gil Bear, New Mexico Business Weekly, October 17-23, 2003.
• "UNM Professor Receives Grant to Extend Research on Cross-Ethnic Differences in Women's Preferences for Information Technology" by Steve Carr, UNM News and Information, September 19, 2003. Also in Campus News, October 6, 2003.
• "UNM Professor Researches Lack of Native Americans in Information Technology Fields" by Steve Carr, UNM News and Information, March 12, 2003.
• "Going Deeper: Roli Varma Is Finding Answers to Questions Regarding Cross-Gender and Cross-Ethnic Populations in Relation to Information Technology Education and the Workforce" by Maya Allen-Gallegos, Quantum, 2003.
• "UNM Assistant Professor Participates in United Nations Experts Group Meeting" by Steve Carr, UNM News and Information, June 11, 2001. Also in `, June 18, 2001.

Student Service at UNM

• Financial support for graduate and undergraduate students, 2000-2010, $150,000+
• Workshop Speaker, McNair/Research Opportunity Program Workshop, February 27, 2004; January 28, 2005; January 20, 2006.
• Judge, Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, November 21, 2005; November 3, 2009.
• Panelist, Gender in Technology and Science, Department of American Studies, March 29, 2005.
• Colloquium Speaker, Department of Communication & Journalism, September 24, 2003.
• Mentor, Research Opportunity Program for Minorities, Summer 1999.

Community Service

• Treasurer, local chapter of Association of American University Professors (AAUP), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 2004-2005.
• Secretary, local chapter of Association of American University Professors (AAUP), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 2002-2004.
• Advisor, Technology Studies Program, Rio Rancho High School, Albuquerque, Fall 2002.
• Activist, promoting cultural and educational activities of Asian Indians (e.g. educational films, dances and shows, lectures on India, and study groups), Albany, 1981-1998.
• Treasurer, Capital District Coalition against Apartheid and Racism, Albany, 1986-1992.

Memberships

Professional Associations

• 4S (Society for Social Studies of Science), since 1994.
• IASTS (International Association of Science, Technology and Society), since 2003.
• National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT), since 2007.
• ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), since 2001.
• AAUP (Association of American University Professors), 1999-2005.
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 1999-2000.

Community Organizations

• India Association of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, since 2000.
• Tri City India Association, Albany, NY, 1981-1998.
• Capital District Coalition against Apartheid and Racism, Albany, NY, 1982-1992.