Rebecca DiBennardo
Curriculum VitaeMy dissertation, “From Pervert to Predator: Defining and Regulating the Sexually Violent Predator in California,” examines the formation, evolution, and consequences of California’s 1996 Sexually Violent Predator Act, which legalized civil detention for violent and repeat sex offenders. I use legal-historical, media-content, and ethnographic analyses to explore how this law fits into current debates surrounding sexual deviance, regulation, and victimhood. This project addresses both substantive and theoretical questions regarding the role of sexual regulation in the expansion of the contemporary carceral state.
I also research a variety of other topics related to gender and sexualities; including queer families, sexual politics, and stratified reproduction.
Fields of Study
Gender and Sexuality, Reproduction and Politics
Publications
DiBennardo, Rebecca and Abigail C. Saguy. “How Children of LGBQ Parents Negotiate Courtesy Stigma Over the Life Course.” Journal of International Women’s Studies (Forthcoming).
Angela M. Parcesepe, Aira Toivgoo, Mingway Chang, Marion Riedel, Catherine Carlson, Rebecca DiBennardo, and Susan S. Witte. “Physical and Sexual Violence, Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV/STI Risk Behavior Among Alcohol-Using Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mongolia.” Global Public Health, November 2014.
DiBennardo, Rebecca, and Gary Gates. “US Census Same-Sex Couple Data: Adjustments to Reduce Measurement Error and Empirical Implications.” Population Research and Policy Review, July 2013.
Raven, Maria, Gillespie, Colleen, DiBennardo, Rebecca, Van Busum, Kristin, and Brian Elbel. “Vulnerable Patients’ Perceptions of Health Care Quality and Quality Data.” Medical Decision Making, October 2011.
Catino, Jennifer, DiBennardo, Rebecca, and Heather Anderson. “Background Paper: Early Intervention for Effective Prevention: Timing is Everything!: Toward developing appropriately timed and targeted policies and programs for 10-14 year-olds in Ethiopia.” EngenderHealth Publication, March 2008.
Grants and Awards
UCLA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016-2017
UCLA Center for the Study of Women Travel Grant, 2016
UCLA Department of Sociology Graduate Fellowship, 2010-2016
UCLA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2014-2015
UCLA Department of Sociology Summer Fellowship, 2014
UCLA Center for the Study of Women Travel Grant, 2014
UCLA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013-2014
UCLA Department of Sociology Summer Fellowship, 2013
UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship (with Prof. Kim Crenshaw), 2012-2013
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship (with Prof. Megan Sweeney), 2012
Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Grant-in-Aid, 2011
UCLA Williams Institute Small Grant, 2011
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, 2011
NYU Dean’s Scholarship, 2009-2010
NYU Graduate Assistant Fellowship, 2008-2009
Louise Van Loon Fellowship for Graduate Study, 2008-2009
National Compton Mentor Fellowship, 2005-2006
Advisors
Abigail Saguy, Rebecca Emigh
Degrees
C.Phil. Sociology, UCLA 2014; M.A. Sociology, UCLA 2012; M.P.A. Health Policy, New York University 2010; B.A. International Studies (with honors), Vassar College 2005