Graduate Students in Residence

Richard Brown
"I am a Ph.D. candidate in Historical Musicology at the Thornton School of Music. My dissertation is an exploration of composer and Los Angeles native John Cage's works for avant-garde film. This research outlines the connections between Cage's experiments in multimedia venues, setting the stage for Fluxus and conceptual art in the 1960s. Through this research I hope to lay the groundwork for new critical approaches to intermedia art, providing an important dialogue between musicology and critical studies. As one who has crossed departmental boundaries both as a musician and a scholar, I hope to apply my experience to the graduate community at large as the Graduate Student in Residence. My contact with graduate students across campus and my experience as a teaching assistant have given me a keen understanding of the issues and concerns that face students in all fields of research. As GSIR, it is my goal to offer a fresh and understanding voice for graduate students preparing for their professional careers, and to provide the support needed to insure a vibrant and productive academic environment within the USC community. "

Jungmiwha 'Jummy' Bullock
"I am a PhD candidate in the interdisciplinary department of American Studies & Ethnicity (ASE). My core disciplines are Sociology and Political Science, integrating methods in both qualitative and quantitative analyses. I also hold a M.A. in International Education and Policy from NYU, and a B.A. in Communications and Business from Penn State. My dissertation is positioned as a theoretical advancement and policy project that tackles the complexities and hegemonic discourse surrounding racial identity formation, political mobilization and grassroots activism among the multiracial population in the United States. Throughout my graduate studies, I have consistently maintained academic and professional leadership positions from local to international arenas, which specifically address social inequality as it relates to underrepresented communities in politics, the media, and society at-large. Together with all of my passions toward creating an open dialogue about diversity, coupled with the relationships I have nurtured with directors and faculty on campus, I look forward to humbly serving and meeting the needs and concerns of graduate and undergraduate students of color, the Graduate School administration, and the entire USC community together in my role as GSIR-DO."

"As it relates more specifically to diversity outreach, I have co-chaired my department's graduate organization (PASEO) and served as one of the first graduate students on ASE's graduate admissions committee. In addition, I mentor and advise a number of students in diversity programs, including McNair scholars and NSF-EDGE fellows. Aside from fellowships I have held, including the Irvine Foundation, Provost, and USC Diversity Placement Fellowships, I have also had the pleasure of being a teaching assistant for several diversity courses that USC offers; all of which tackle topics in social inequality across race, class, gender, sexuality and other intersecting identities. Beyond the university, I balance many leadership roles which I believe equips me to become an even better-rounded academic in the long run. In 2005, I was appointed to the 2010 Decennial Census Advisory Council for the U.S. government and still hold this position today. This position was afforded to me through my presidency of the Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA), which is the organization instrumental in changing the 2000 Census - the first census in U.S. history to allow people to choose two or more racial or ethnic categories. As vice president of the Media Image Coalition (MIC) through the LA Commission on Human Relations, I further work to address stereotypes and misrepresentations of underrepresented communities in the media. It is my intention to use all of my skills and passions to create a more open dialogue about diversity on and off campus, and to assist students with any issues or concerns that may arise within my GSIR-DO capacity."