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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, 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College (2017-)
Chair, LITS (Library, Information, & Technology Services) Committee, 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College (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), 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College, 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, 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College Art Museum (2016)
Chair (Acting), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College (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 Riché 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, 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College, 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, 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College, 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 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College September 16 and 17, 2022.
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
Spoke via zoom about her work with Joseph Cornell's late 1930s film Bookstalls at the Ciné Salon: Impressions on the Art of the Cinematograph with Bruce Posner, Howe Library, Hanover, NH, on April 5, 2021.
Delivered the Baccalaureate Address to the Class of 2006.
Dr. Brennan was invited to talk on April 1, 2024 at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, First Friday at the Museum event.