Gruenbaum was a professor and chair of the Anthropology Department at Purdue University. She has served as a professor in the department of anthropology, director of the Women’s Studies Program and dean of the College of Social Sciences at California State University, Fresno. She has worked at California State University, San Bernardino, University of Wisconsin in Manitowoc, and the University of Khartoum, Sudan.Gruenbaum, Ellen, "Purdue University." Directory. Purdue University, Aug. 2008. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
