Roli Varma

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Professor

Carl Hatch Endowed Professor
Regents' Lecturer

University of New Mexico

School of Public Administration MSC053100
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States
Telephone: (505) 277-7756
Fax: (505) 277-2529

 Email: varma@unm.edu

 


    Professional Service

    Editorial

    • Member, Engaging Science, Technology and Society, 2015−2020.
    • Contributing Editor, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2004−2009.

    Conference Administration

    • Program Committee Member (2021), "IEEE Ethics-2021" IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.
    • Co-Workshop Organizer (2020−2021), "Public Awareness of STEM and Advancing the Role of Women in STEM" Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation (NSF).
    • Co-Section Chair (2014, 2015), Asian Studies, Western Social Science Association (WSSA).
    • Program Chair (2013), Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).
    • Program Chair (2011), Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) held jointly with History of Science and Society (HSS) and Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).
    • Organizer and Host (2003), National Science Foundation's Information Technology Workforce Program (ITWF) and Information Technology Research/Education Workforce (ITR/EWF).
    • Conference Program Chair (2006 & 2007), International Association of Science, Technology, and Society (IASTS).
    • Conference Program Committee Member (2007), Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).

    Membership

    • Invited Member, Social Science Advisory Board of the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT), since 2008; Co-Chair, 2010−2012.
    • Invited Member, IEEE Computer Society History Committee, 2020−2022.
    • Invited Nominator Member, MacArthur Fellows Program, 03/22/16−05/23/16.
    • Invited Member, Advisory Board of the Beyond the Double Bind: Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, 2010−2013.
    • 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 Committee

    • 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.

    Review

    • Book Chapters:
      • Cracking the Digital Ceiling: Women in Computing around the World; Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology; Handbook of Technology Management; Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation; Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing; World Wide Views on Global Warming
    • Digital Library:
      • University of Texas at Austin
    • Grant Proposals:
      • Department of Energy; National Science Foundation; Nazarbayev University Research Review; Research Grants Council of Hong Kong; Sloan Foundation
    • Grant Panels:
      • Department of Engergy; National Science Foundation.
    • Journals:
      • ACM Transactions of Computing Education; Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society; Communications of ACM; Computer Science and Education; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal; Engaging Science, Technology & Society; Engineering Studies; Gender, Development & Technology; Higher Education; IEEE Technology and Society; Information, Communication & Society; Information & Culture; International Journal of Engineering Education; International Migration; Journal of Comparitive Policy Analysis; Journal of Engineering Studies; Journal of Migration and Integration; Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering; Perspectives on Global Development and Technology; Qualitative Research; Science as Culture; Science, Technology & Human Values;; Sociological Forum; South Asian Journal of Global Business Research; Technology and Society; The Information Society; Transactions on Computing Education           
    • Proceedings Articles / Conference Abstracts: 
      • American Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS); American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society; IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies; Grace Hopper Celebration; Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE); International Conference on Behavioral & Social Science Research.
    • Manuscripts:
      • Indiana University Press; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Taylor & Francis; Templeton University Press; Westview Press.

    Chair / Moderator / Session Organizer

    • "Defense, Tourism and Education: Engines for Economic Growth in Asia" Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (Wssa), San Diego, CA, USA, April 24–27, 2019.
    • “(Re)thinking Mobilities of Chinese STS” Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Sydney, Australia, August 28–September 1, 2018.
    • “Migration and Identity” Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), San Francisco, CA, USA, April 12–15, 2017.
    • "The Power of Education: Empowerment and Cultural Assimilation" Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), Reno, NV, USA, April 13–16, 2016.
    • “Migration and Identity” Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), Portland, OR, USA, April 8–11, 2015.
    • “Culture and Media” Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), Portland, OR, USA, April 8–11, 2015.
    • “Economy and Social Mobility” Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), Albuquerque, NM, USA, April 2–5, 2014.
    • “Problematizing the Difference” Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Cleveland, OH, USA, November 2–5, 2011.
    • “Research and Review” Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Cleveland, OH, USA, November 2–5, 2011.
    • "Asians and Information Technology" Annual Meeting of Western Social Science Association (WSSA), Albuquerque, NM, USA, 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 (4S/EASST), Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 20−23, 2008.
    • "Gender and Technology" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Montreal, Canada, October 11−13, 2007.
    • "Science and Education" Annual Conference of International Association for Science, Technology and Society (IASTS), Baltimore, MD, USA, February 1−3, 2007.
    • "Policy: Health and Energy" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver, Canada, November 1-5, 2006.
    • "Universities, Grants and Research" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver, Canada, November 1-5, 2006.
    • "STS Careers Inside and Outside of Academia" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver, Canada, November 2, 2006.
    • "Disaster Recover Planning" Western Social Science Association Annual Conference (WSSA), Phoenix, AZ, USA, April 19-22, 2006.
    • "Presentations of Selected Projects" National Science Foundation's ITWF and ITR/EWF Principal Investigator Conference, Raleigh, NC, USA, 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 (EASTS), Baltimore, MD, USA, February 10-12, 2005.
    • "Higher Education" National Science Foundation's ITWF and ITR/EWF Principal Investigator Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 24-26, 2004.
    • "Foreign Scientists and Engineers in the United States" Annual Conference of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Cambridge, MA, USA, 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 (4S/EASST), Vienna, Austria, September 26-28, 2000.

    Media Coverage

    • Cited in“The Secret History of Women in Coding”The New York Times (February 13, 2019). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html   
    • For Women History Month, National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) highlights of the work of 10 scientists, who study low representation of women in STEM, (2018). 
      • “Professor Honored by NSF for Women History Month” UNM News (2018). https://news.unm.edu/news/professor-honored-by-nsf-for-women-s-history-month
    • “Invisible Borders in Science & Technology: NSF Grant Funds Research in Return Migration” by Rachel Witt, UNM News (2017). http://news.unm.edu/news/invisible-borders-in-science-technology
    • “Varma Recognized by National Center for Women & Information Technology”
      UNM News, 2015 http://news.unm.edu/news/varma-recognized-by-national-center-for-women-information-technology
    • “Why Some Foreign-Born Researchers Choose to Return Home” NSF Highlights, 2014.
    • “Reverse Brain Drain Swifter” by Runa Mukherjee Parikh, 2013. The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Reverse-brain-drain-swifter/articleshow/22728195.cms
    • “Why Do Women in India Pursue Computer Science Education More Than in the U.S.” NSF Highlight (Highlight ID 18171, Version: AC/GPA), 2009.
    • "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.

    UNM Service

    Chair:

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

    Member:

    • Academic Leadership Workshop, 2014−2015.
    • Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, 2010−2012.
    • Faculty Accomplishments Database Task Force, 2010−2011.
    • Senate Graduate and Professional Committee, 2009−2010.
    • Extended University Sub Committee of SGPC, 2009−2010.
    • Policy Committee, 2008−2011.
    • University of New Mexico Immigration Symposium, 2008.
    • Honorary Degree Sub Committee of SGC, 2008.
    • Senate Graduate Committee, 2007−2009.
    • Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, 2004−2005.
    • Senate Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2004−2005.
    • Leading Edge Forum on Gender, Feminist Research Institute and Office of Vice Provost of Research, 2005.
    • Leading Edge Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Action Committee, Office of Research Services, 2003.
    • Gender Diversity Committee, Office of Research Services, 2002.
    • Senate Graduate Committee, 2001−2004.

    Mentoring

    • New Scholars, Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2006−2020.
    •  Twenty-five Indian men and women on balancing work and family/home issues at Ventus Infotech, Mumbai, India, March 12, 2014.
    • Undergraduate Students, Super Computing Broader Engagement Program: New Orleans 2010; Seattle 2011.
    • Research Opportunity Program for Minorities, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Summer 1999.

    Student Service

    • Moderator, McNair Scholars Research Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM: October 2, 2015; October 7, 2016; October 4, 2019.
    • Faculty Mentor, Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; November 21, 2005; November 3, 2009.
    • Advisor, Public Administration Graduate Student Association, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2011–2012.
    • Advisor, Technology Studies Program, Rio Rancho High School, Albuquerque, NM, Fall 2002.

    Membership

    • ACM (Association of Computing Machinery), since 2023.
    • UA-UNM (University Academics at University of New Mexico), since 2019.
    • NCWIT (National Center for Women in Information Technology), since 2008.
    • 4S (Society for Social Studies of Science), since 1994.
    • IASTS (International Association of Science, Technology and Society), 2003−2008.
    • ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), 2001−2005.
    • AAUP (Association of American University Professors), 1999−2005.
      • Treasurer, local chapter of AAUP, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2004–2005.
      • Secretary, local chapter of AAUP, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2002–2004.
    • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 1999−2000.
    • Steering Committee, Capital District Coalition against Apartheid and Racism, Albany, NY, 1986–1992.