2019 - Present | Interim Associate Dean, Georgia College & State University ‐ College of Arts & Sciences | |
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2014 - 2019 | Associate Professor, Georgia College & State University ‐ Government & Sociology | |
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2016 - 2017 | Interim Department Chair, Georgia College & State University ‐ Government & Sociology | |
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2009 - 2014 | Assistant Professor, Georgia College & State University ‐ Government & Sociology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2016 - 2019 | Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program |
U.S. Department of Justice | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Jennifer Graham | |
$299,961 | |
2013 - 2016 | Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program |
U.S. Department of Justice | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Jennifer Graham | |
$299,686.00 | |
2013 - 2015 | Violence prevention: Using peer education for change |
American Association of University Women (AAUW) | |
AAUW Community Action Grant | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Jennifer Graham | |
$9,896.50 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2013 - Present | Member, ASC Division of Victimology | 2011 - Present | Member, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia | 2006 - Present | Member, ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing | 2006 - Present | Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences | 2006 - Present | Member, Southern Criminal Justice Association | 2006 - 2008 | Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems |
Honors and Awards
- Department of Government and Sociology scholarship award recipient
- College of Arts & Sciences service award winner and college nominee
- Department of Government and Sociology service award recipient
- American Society of Criminology’s Division of Victimology, faculty teacher of the year
- Georgia College excellence in scholarship award
Courses
- Cultural Violence
- Capital Punishment
- Criminal Justice Statistics
- Criminal Justice Research Design
- Seminar in Corrections
- Research and Analytical Methods in Criminal Justice
- Correctional Systems and Practices
- Policing Systems and Practices
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
2009 | Ph.D., Florida State University ‐ Criminology, Law, and Society | |
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2002 | M.S., Valdosta State University ‐ Criminal Justice | |
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1999 | B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro ‐ Sociology | |
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