Falk, Barbara J. 1962–

PERSONAL: Born August 25, 1962, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; daughter of Mearl Elmer (a machinist) and Faith Irene (a bookkeeper; maiden name, Vetter) Falk; married Jules Barry Bloch (a lawyer and arbitrator), June 30, 1991; children: Alannah Ada. Ethnicity: "Canadian." Education: Attended Carleton University, 1980–81; University of Victoria, B.A. (with distinction), 1983; York University, M.A. (with distinction), 1986, Ph.D., 1999; also attended George Brown College and Goethe Institute. Religion: Christian.

ADDRESSES: Office—Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Ontario Women's Directorate, policy analyst for pay equity project, 1985–87, executive assistant to the assistant deputy minister, 1987–88; Pay Equity Commission of Ontario, senior policy advisor to policy and research branch, 1988–89; Sony Music Entertainment (Canada), Inc., director of human resources, 1989–91; Government of Ontario, director of compensation policy branch, 1991–95; York University, Downsview, Ontario, Canada, teacher of political science, 1998–2000; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, fellow at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, 2000–, lecturer in political science, 2003–. Seneca College, instructor in human resources management, 1989–91; George Brown College, instructor, 1989–91; University of Victoria, course director, summers, 2000–01; Humber College, professor, 2000–03. Network for East-West Women, member, 1995–; Skilling Seminar on Czech and Central European Studies, founder, 1996, member, 1996–; guest speaker in Canada, the United States, and Central Europe. Charles Hastings Housing Cooperative, president and member of board of directors, 1986–88; East End Literacy, volunteer adult literacy tutor, 1987–89; Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto, member of board of directors, 1988–89, president, 1989; Inner City Non-Profit Dwellings, Inc., member of board of directors, 1988–89; mediator and arbitrator in employment disputes, 1991–; volunteer for schools, youth organizations, and religious groups.

MEMBER: Canadian Political Science Association, Association for the Study of Nationalities, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.

AWARDS, HONORS: Alice Wilson Award, Canadian Federation of University Women, 1993; grants from Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2002, 2003, Canada Council, 2004, and Canada Council for the Arts, 2004.

WRITINGS:

The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe, Central European University Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Canadian Slavonic Papers, Core Issues, and Canadian Journal of Political Science.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Comparative research on Cold War political trials, completion expected in 2007.