Biography

 

Jamila Sinlao Zanette, Ph.D. is a sociologist and independent scholar. Her research interests encompass sociology of culture, organizational theory, and the history of Catholic women religious. She is particularly interested in using concepts from new institutionalism to explore the evolution of Catholic sisterhoods during the 19th century, comparing how different congregations of women religious responded to the broader organizational heterogeneity within the field.

Curriculum Vita

Education

 

University of California, Santa Barbara
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (2018)
Dissertation: Sisterhood on the Frontier: Catholic Women Religious in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1850-1925

University of California, Santa Barbara
Master of Arts in Sociology (2012)
Thesis: “Money Can’t Buy You Class: Cultural Capital, Etiquette, and the White Wedding”

University of San Francisco
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (2008)
Certificate, St. Ignatius Institute
Magna Cum Laude
Recipient, Dean’s Medal in the Arts
Honors Thesis: “Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Hegemonic Femininity in Popular U.S. Bridal Magazines”

Teaching Experience

 

University of California, Santa Barbara
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology (2008-2012)

Courses Included:

  • Introduction to Sociology

  • Cultural Methods

  • Development of Social Theory

  • Theories of Gender and Inequality

  • Aging in American Society

  • Gender in Film/TV

  • Topics in Theory: Race and Educational Inequalities

Professional Experience

 

ZANETTE Aviation Insurance Service, Inc.
Operations & Business Development
(2020-Present)

Mercy High School, Burlingame
Alumnae Relations Manager
(2018-2020)

Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County
Development Manager
(2015-2018)

Publications and Papers

 

Sinlao, Jamila. 2018. “Sisterhood on the Frontier: Catholic Women Religious in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1850-1925,” Unpublished dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara. 275 pp.

Sinlao, Jamila Jamison. 2013. “To the Ends of the Earth: Catholic Sisters in Nineteenth Century San Francisco,” U.S. Catholic Historian, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 25-50.

Sinlao, Jamila Jamison. 2012. “Money Can’t Buy You Class’: Cultural Capital, Etiquette, and the White Wedding,” Unpublished thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara. 95 pp.

Presentations at Professional Meetings

 

“Pioneer Sisters in the West: Catholic Women Religious in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1850-1860,” paper presented at the Tenth Triennial Conference on the History of Women Religious (2016)

“1920s Etiquette and the Production of Culture,” paper presented at the Sociology of Culture roundtables at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (2013)

“Power, Privilege, and Stratification in 1920s Wedding Etiquette,” paper presented at Gender and the Text panel at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association (2010)

“Beyond the Veil: Bourdieu, Distinction, and the Social Stratification of the Wedding,” paper presented at Bourdieuian Sociology panel at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association (2010)