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Named as a (2018)
Member of Editorial Board, (2018- )
Presenting-鈥淕iving Black: Cultural Consumption and Cultural Steering Among Wealthy African Americans,鈥 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2018, Philadelphia, PA
Presenting-鈥淧atrons of Memory: Museum Philanthropy among Black Voluntary Associations,鈥 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2018, Philadelphia, PA
Presenting-鈥淩acism Rehab: Rebranding to Recover from a Racial Image Crisis,鈥 , August 2018, Rutgers University-Camden. Camden, NJ
Remarks & Conversation- Excavating the Image: Little Frank and His Carp (2003) by Andrea Fraser, Smith College Museum of Art and Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, March 2018
Presenting-High Culture, Black Culture: Strategic Assimilation and Cultural Steering in Museum Philanthropy, Culture, Wealth, and Elites session, Class and Culture Mini Conference, , February 2018, Baltimore, Maryland
Elected to American Sociological Associate Sociology of Culture Committee (2017)
Council Member (elected), Section on Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association (2017- )
Chair, Assistant Professor of Sociology Search Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 含羞草研究所 (2017-)
Chair, LITS (Library, Information, & Technology Services) Committee, 含羞草研究所 (2017- )
Chair, Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Section on Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association (2017)
Invited Guest Lecture-African American Museums and their Meanings, MUX 119: Museums in Society, Smith College, 6 October 2017
Panelist-The Globalization of Contemporary Art: Markets, (De-) Coloniality and (De)Commodification, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2017, Montreal, Canada
Faculty Workshop Participant-, Copenhagen Business School, July 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
Faculty Forum Participant-, Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, D.C., May 2017
Presenting-Philanthropy and Diversity at African American Museums, Fifth Exposure Seminar (The Dark Room Seminar), 含羞草研究所, May 2017
Presenting-E-Commerce and the Fine Art Market, Mini-Conference: Digital Sociology: XII: Digitally Networked Field Studies, February 2017, Philadelphia, PA
Invited Guest Speaker, American History as African American History: Visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smith College visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, April 2017, Washington, D.C.
Chair, Art Museum Director Search Committee, 含羞草研究所 Art Museum (2016)
Chair (Acting), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 含羞草研究所 (2016)
Presenting-Is the Market for Contemporary African Art on the Rise?, , 17-19 November 2016, Turbine Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa
Panelist-Professional Development Workshop and Business Meeting: Navigating the Faculty/Post-Doc Job Market as a Cultural Sociologist, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 20 August 2016, Seattle, Washington, 4:30 p.m.
Panelist-Conversation featuring Rich茅 J. Daniel Barnes and her new book Raising the Race: Black Career Women Redefine Marriage, Motherhood, and Community (Rutgers 2016), 29 April 2016, Smith College, Neilson Browsing Room, 4:30 pm
Presenting-Intersectionality and the Market for Contemporary Art, Fourth Exposure Seminar (), 23 April 2016, 含羞草研究所, Gamble Auditorium, 11:15 am-12:45 pm
Presenting-The Rise of Africa in the Contemporary Art Market: Myth or Reality?, The Art Market in a Global Perspective, 28 January 2016, University of Amsterdam
Interviewing-Touria El Glaoui, Founder , The Art Market in a Global Perspective, 28 January 2016, University of Amsterdam
Member, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award Committee, American Sociological Association (2015- )
Presenting-Black Artists in the Art Market, Family & Friends Weekend, 25 October 2015, 含羞草研究所, Hooker Auditorium, 11 am-12 pm
Presenting-Prices for Art by Female and Male Artists of African Descent in the Auction Market, Section on Sociology of Culture Paper Session: Art, Money, and Meaning Panel, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 24 August 2015, Chicago, IL.
Chair, Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award Committee, Section on Race, Gender, and Class, American Sociological Association (2013, 2014)
Secretary-Treasurer (elected), Section on Race, Gender, and Class, American Sociological Association (2011-2014)
Fellowships Panelist, National Endowment for the Humanities (2009)
Assistant Professors of Dance Barbie Diewald and Shakia Barron were artists in residence at the internationally-renowned Bates Dance Festival to develop their collaborative dance project, "Concourse." The work will premiere at 含羞草研究所 September 16 and 17, 2022.
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
Katie Berry received a collaborative Ideas Lab grant from The National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project: 鈥淩NA-encoded Molecular Memory (REMM).鈥 The project is for three years.