DAVID W. ENDRESAK

 

Technology, Media, and Women’s and Gender Studies Researcher

PhD Candidate at Eastern Michigan University

EDUCATION

2009 – 2014           Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, MI

Ph.D, Technology, Technology Studies concentration

Dissertation: “The World is Ours: Exploring the Uncanny Valley and Cultural Diversity With Vocaloid Hatsune Miku”

2007 – 2009                Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, MI

M.A., Women’s & Gender Studies (2009)

• Capstone Project: develop new undergraduate course “Gender in Simulations and Gaming”
• Graduate Research Fair Display: “The Birth of Venus: A History of Women in Simulations and Electronic Games”

2004 – 2007                Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, MI

B.A., summa cum laude with departmental honors, Women’s & Gender Studies (2007)

• Minor – Japanese Language & Culture
• Honors Senior Thesis: “Girl Power: Feminine Motifs in Japanese Popular Culture”

1986 – 1989                University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA

B.S., Astronomy (not completed)

1982 – 1986                Scott Community College – Bettendorf, IA

A.A., Mathematics (1986)

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, MI

2013 – 2014		Doctoral Fellowship: Information Assurance and Technology Studies
2012 – 2013		Doctoral Fellowship: Information Assurance
		University Fellowship
2011 – 2012		Doctoral Fellowship: Emotional Intelligence and Mass Customization
2010 – 2011		Graduate Assistant: Coordinated Student Advising Team, College of Technology
2006 – 2007		Women’s Commission Scholarship
		Paul Adam Kozma Endowed Scholarship (Offered for academic excellence in the pursuit of foreign language and culture studies).
2005 – 2006		Undergraduate Senior Thesis and Symposium Award (Offered to a few of the most ambitious and accomplished honors students who present their work at the Undergraduate Symposium).
		Undergraduate Honors Fellowship (Offered to a few of the most outstanding honors students).
		Paul Adam Kozma Endowed Scholarship (Offered for academic excellence in the pursuit of foreign language and culture studies).
		University Regents Scholarship
		Leader Award (Offered to a few students who have demonstrated leadership and community involvement).
2004 – 2005		Undergraduate Honors Fellowship (Offered to a few of the most outstanding honors students).
		Women’s Commission Scholarship

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Technology studies (special focus on science, technology, culture, and society)
• Media studies (special focus on feminine and cultural elements & media products as pedagogical tools)
• Game studies (special focus on feminine and cultural elements & games as pedagogical tools)
• Women’s and gender studies
• Japanese language and culture (beginning, first year)
• Intercultural communications

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti, MI

2010-2011                   Women in Business (undergraduate course)

Taught one section of a cross-listed course offered in business and women and gender studies for two semesters (i.e., one full academic year) that covered various legal and feminist topics related to labor markets and workplace environments.

2010                            Planning for Technological Change (doctoral course)

Taught two class periods that covered the topic of electronic games and simulations with respect to the fields of communications and social change.

2009                            eFellows grant proposal (co-authored)

Co-authored grant proposal with faculty sponsor Dr. Pamela Speelman to obtain technological materials funding for the university’s new simulation, animation and gaming undergraduate major program of study.

2009                            Introduction to Games and Simulations (undergraduate course, Dr. Pamela Speelman)

Taught one class period comparing Japanese and East Asian consumer markets and businesses for electronic games and simulations with their counterparts in North America and Europe.

2009                            Global Women (graduate and undergraduate cross-listed course, Dr. Solange Simões)

Taught one class period covering Japanese feminism, comparing and contrasting Japanese and East Asian feminist concerns with the focus of feminism in North America and Europe.

2007                            Technology, Gender, and Popular Culture (graduate course, Dr. Denise Pilato)

Taught one class period covering the contributions of women to the electronic gaming industry and how these contributions do not receive proper recognition, thus perpetuating the mistaken impression that women are not interested in electronic gaming and do not participate in creating or playing these products.

2005 – 2007                Japanese Language and Culture (undergraduate courses for first year students)

Supervised 2 to 4 weekly study sessions as a Supplemental Instruction Leader offering reinforcement of class material and additional instruction for 2 to 6 first year students of the Japanese language and culture curriculum, and completed weekly lessons plan documentation as well as interactive learning activities related to in-class material.

2006                            Himawari Japanese Preschool (summer camp)

Worked as a school bus driver and teaching assistant for a small Japanese preschool during their summer camp.

2004                            Feminist Theory (undergraduate course, Dr. Margaret Crouch)

Taught two class periods covering the topic of multicultural feminism for honors credit in the course.

Scott Community College – Bettendorf, IA

1984 – 1986                Math, Computer Science, Physics (undergraduate courses)

Tutored various courses in mathematics, computer science, and physics for first and second year students.

PUBLICATIONS

Endresak, D. (2010, June 10). Shifting currents in cyberspace: Intellectual property and copyright law in the twenty-first century. United Business Media, LLC. Retrieved from http://www.gamecareerguide.com.

Endresak, D. (1998). The magical girl genre. In M. C. MacKinnon (Ed.), The Sailor Moon role-playing game and resource book (pp. 8-12). Guelph, Ontario, Canada: Guardians Of Order.

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

“WYPINWYG: What You Perceive Is Not What You Get” [Keynote activity facilitator]. North American Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, Columbus, OH. November 2012.

“Creativity Reborn: Vocaloid Hatsune Miku” [Panel activity facilitator]. North American Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, Columbus, OH. November 2012.

“The Power of Imagination: Exploring the Uncanny Valley with Vocaloid Hatsune Miku” [Speaker]. Society for Applied Learning Technology Interactive Technologies Conference, Reston, VA. August 2011.

“The Birth of Venus: A History of Women in Simulations and Electronic Games” [Poster presentation]. Eastern Michigan University Graduate Research Fair, Ypsilanti, MI. March 2009.

“Girl Power: Feminine Motifs in Japanese Popular Culture” [Oral presentation]. Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Symposium, Ypsilanti, MI. March 2006.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2004 – 2007                Conversation Partner (international Japanese students).

Member: Japanese Student Association

Member: Women’s and Gender Studies Student Association

2006                            Women’s History Month

Organized showing of the first five episodes of Japanese anime series Otogi Zoshi for Women’s History Month including commentary from a professor from University of Tokyo who acted as the historical consultant for the series.

RELATED EMPLOYMENT

2015 – present         Independent Contractor, Del Rio Suites & Apartments

Assisted with management tasks related to operation of a housing complex including office paperwork, computer operations, inventory tracking, revenue collection, inventory and supplies ordering, and legal issues related to landlord-tenant relationships.

2013 – 2014              Doctoral Fellow, Eastern Michigan University – College of Technology

Assisting Dr. Carol Haddad with researching information on feminist issues related to Middle Eastern women’s lives and the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals for a book she is currently completing for publication in the near future, and operating as a teaching assistant (TA) for her graduate courses for Women in Technology and Women, Technology, and the Environment.

2012 – 2014            Doctoral Fellow, Eastern Michigan University – College of Technology

Assisting Dr. Samir Tout with researching information assurance grant funding agencies and institutions, reviewing the best grant opportunities for EMU, and co-authoring grant proposals for various areas of the information assurance field.

2011 – 2012                Doctoral Fellow, Eastern Michigan University – College of Technology

Assisted Dr. Alphonso Bellamy with researching the topics of emotional intelligence and mass customization, including using the Zotero bibliographic open source software toolset in order to collate 200+ sources for a meta-analysis of emotional intelligence research.

2010 – 2011                Graduate Assistant, Eastern Michigan University – College of Technology

Advised approximately 50 College of Technology students who were on academic probation as a member of the Coordinated Student Advising Team by explaining university and federal government policies regarding satisfactory academic progress, financial aid, grade point calculation, grade grievance procedures, and other elements in order to assist them in their efforts to return to good academic standing and increase the university’s retention and graduation rates.

2006 – 2007                Editorial Assistant, Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education

Assisted with editing academic papers in Japanese and English for volumes 8 and 9 of the annual academic journal published by the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE). Chief editor and faculty supervisor: Dr. Hitomi Oketani.

2004 – 2005                Student Office Assistant, Eastern Michigan University – Office of International Students

Assisted a population of approximately 1,000 international students with required paperwork, including federal government and university documents, and helped prepare new international student orientation sessions each semester.

2001 – 2002                Chief Editor / Play Tester, Otakuya Softworks

Assisted with formation of new Japanese startup game company including creation of company brand and mascot character, creating and conducting presentations for company products, and writing extensive cultural liner notes explaining various Japanese cultural elements within company products to English customers.

1996 – 2000                Professional Staff, Compuware Corporation

Supervised 5 team members and coordinated efforts of approximately 20 additional personnel during the year 2000 project renovation of the largest claims system at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Duties included inventorying system elements, establishing and maintaining test environments, creating test scripts, verifying test results, and documenting all steps taken during renovation and testing. Assisted with training other programming professional staff personnel on the usage of a new change control software package called ENDEVOR as well as Compuware software products such as File-Aid and HiperStation.

1990 – 1996                General Manager, Nickels & Dimes, Incorporated

Supervised 3 to 12 employees and maintained all operational aspects of family amusement centers in Michigan, Florida, and Iowa.

JAPANESE LANGUAGE SKILLS

Level 4 to 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) (beginning to intermediate, not certified).

Graduated from Japanese language and culture academic minor program of study at the top of the class.

Tutored first year students of Japanese language and culture curriculum.

RELEVANT GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSES

Culture, Art, and Anthropology		Dr. E. L. Cerroni-Long
Ethnographic Methods		Dr. E. L. Cerroni-Long
Social Psychology in Games and Simulations		Dr. Ron Westrum
Analysis of Animation		Dr. Roberta Faust
Global Women		Dr. Solange Simões
Technology, Gender and Popular Culture		Dr. Denise Pilato
Women and Technology		Dr. Carol Haddad
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Technology: Cyberethics & Cybersecurity		Dr. Denise Pilato
Ecofeminism and Ecojustice		Dr. Rebecca Martusewicz
Legal and Policy Aspects of New Technologies		Dr. Konnie Kustron
Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of Technology		Dr. Carol Haddad
Planning for Technological Change		Dr. Alphonso Bellamy

MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION

2012 – 2013		Epsilon Pi Tau technology honors society
2012 – 2013		North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA)
2008 – 2010		International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
2007 – 2008		National Organization for Women (NOW)
2004 – 2007		Eastern Michigan University Women’s and Gender Studies Student Association (WGSSA)
2004 – 2007		Eastern Michigan University Japanese Student Association (JSA)
2004 – present		Golden Key International Honors Society