The document summarizes the current position of Dr. West at the University of Washington. It details that she is a founding faculty member who has held positions from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. She has received several awards for her teaching, including Outstanding Woman of the Year in 2011 and a Teaching Award in 2013. The document lists some of her courses on topics like human sexuality, sex crimes, and the psychology of Black women. It also provides brief details on some of the teaching and research grants she has received to support her work.

1. Visual
CurriculumVitae
03 Current Position
University ofWashington
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2. Contact
Information
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3. Table of
Contents
Sections
01 Introduction
02 Education Background
03 Current position
04 Research
05 Presentations
06 Media Appearances
07 Awards
08 Personal Philosophy
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4. Current
Position
03
 Early teaching experience
 Academic Rank
 Founding Faculty
 Courses
 OutstandingWoman of theYearAward, 2011
 Teaching Award, 2013
 Teaching Grants
 Research Grants
 Campus Presentations
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5. Early
Teaching
Experience
At age 22, Dr. West
discovered her
passion for teaching.
She began her
teaching career as an
adjunct instructor at
the following
universities:
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1988-1993
1990-1993

6. Early
Teaching
Experience
Dr. West completed a
joint-site
postdoctoral
teaching and clinical
fellowship in the
Psychology
Department and
University
Counseling Center at
Illinois State
University in Normal,
Illinois
(1994-1995)
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7. Academic
Rank
 Assistant Professor,
1997-2003
 Associate Professor,
2003-
 Bartley Dobb
Professorship for the
Study and Prevention
ofViolence, 2005-2008
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8. Founding
Faculty
In 1997, Dr.
West became
a founding
faculty
member of the
Psychology
Program.
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9. Founding
Faculty
“[Dr.West] has been a
leader in her department
in developing the
psychology curriculum
and making psychology a
major”
--Dr. Janet Laakso, Chair
2013 Distinguished
Teaching Award
Committee
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10. Courses
Dr. West has developed
and taught the following
courses:
 Human Sexuality
 Sexual Deviance
 Sex Crimes and Sexual
Violence
 FamilyViolence
 Psychology of Black
Women
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11. Outstanding
Woman of
YearAward,
2011
“Celebrating University
ofWashingtonWomen
gives the UW community
the opportunity to
recognize the
contributions of
outstanding women
students, staff and
faculty members.”
 Pix of me winning
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12. Teaching
Award, 2013
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13. Teaching
Award, 2013
Dr. West also was
nominated for the award
in:
 2001
 2003
 2008
 2010
 2011
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14. Teaching
Grants
 University of Washington,Tacoma Funds to
Support Research, Teaching andTeaching
Improvement ($2,000), 2013
 University of WashingtonTacoma Founder’s
Endowment Grant ($1,500), 2001
 University of WashingtonTacoma Founder’s
Endowment Grant ($5,000), 1998
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15. Research
Grants
Dr.West has
received several
grants:
 Bartley Dobb
Professorship for the
Study and Prevention
ofViolence ($135,000)
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16. Campus
Presentations
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17. Campus
Presentations
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Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KK5akLiiCs