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Teaching2008 W. Russell Smith Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Memphis.
** Student evaluations not collected – fewer than five students enrolled Supervision of StudentsGraduate Research Supervision and Independent Readings Christopher Kennemore, University of Memphis, Fall 2008. “Occupational Stress and Probation/Parole Officers: A Family Affair”, Independent Study. Samantha Scales, University of Memphis, Fall 2007. “Occupational Stress Factors for Probation/Parole Officers by Gender”, Independent Study. Eugena Givens, Master’s Thesis Committee Chair, University of Memphis, 2004-2006. Evaluation of a Metropolitan Court Domestic Violence Repeat Offender Program. Sarah Pilsbury, Master’s Thesis Committee Member, University of Memphis, 2004-2005. Awareness of Project Safe Neighborhoods and Attitudes Toward Gun Laws. Undergraduate Research April Mims, “Latino Immigrant Women and Incidents of Domestic Violence in Shelby County, 2000-2006”. Independent Study, Spring 2007. Keaston Byrd, “State-level Analysis of Occupational Stress among Probation Parole Officers”. Independent Study, Spring 2007. Tia Holland, “Factors Affecting Occupational Stress for Probation/Parole Officers,” Addendum for Honor’s Credit, Spring 2006. Erin Ryan, “Issues of Sexual Harassment in a Metropolitan Jail Setting,” Independent Study, Spring 2006. Chris Kloc, “Community Policing in Post-Saddam Iraq,” Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis, Faculty Mentor, University of Memphis, 2004-2005. Cindy Torres, “Female Prisoners in New Mexico: Considerations of Criminal Activity Over the Life-Course,” Faculty Mentor, University of New Mexico, 2004 Elise Vigil, “Methamphetamine Use in Six Southwestern States,” Careers in Mental Health Research Scholarship Program. Faculty Mentor, University of New Mexico, 2003. ServiceProfessional Activities
Indian Student Association (2007) American Criminal Justice Association, Upsilon Mu Chapter (since Fall 2005) Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society, University of Memphis Chapter (since Fall 2005) Memberships in Professional Associations Southern Criminal Justice Association American Society of Criminology • Division of International Criminology o Member – Best Student Paper Award Committee (2005) Chair – Information Desk Committee (200-2007) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society Participation in Working Groups • Elder Support and Resources Project • Shelby County Corrections Administration Advisory Committee. • TN Governor's Office of State Planning & Policy, Governor Phil Bredesen's Public Safety Study Group. • Crime and Justice Institute - “Responsivity: The Importance of Cultural Variables in Assessing American Indian and Hispanic Populations.”Minneapolis, MN, August 15-17, 2007. • Mexican Migration Project • International Prison Initiative sponsored by the American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing and the Division of International Criminology Consultancy • Crime and Justice Institute, August, 2007-Current. • Recording Industry Association of America, Latin Music Sector, March, 2006 - Current. • Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, National Preparedness Directorate, April 2005 - Current • Management Systems International, November, 2004-Current Expert Testimony Approved by the State of Arkansas as an Expert Witness, July 2005. “Shoplifting and Racial-profiling”. Walmart, Santa Fe, NM, September-October 2002.
(Background research only – did not go to trial). Reviewer Grants: National Institute of Justice Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Journals: American Journal of Criminal Justice Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture Criminology and Public Policy Journal of Critical Criminology Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Review Violence Against Women Publishers: Roxbury Publishing Company Sage Publications Thomson Wadsworth Do the Write Thing Challenge Program, Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office University University: Caminos Derechos, A Pilot Project to Improve Latino Cultural Competency, 2007, 2008 Works in Progress Symposium (WIPS), Faculty Evaluator, Fall 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. University of Memphis SIRS Committee, Appointed Spring 2007 Department – Liaison to the Library Committee, Appointed Fall 2004. Liaison to the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Statistics Committee Community and Outreach Affiliations
Other: On-line Course Development, Spanish for Law Enforcement, Extended Programs, University of Memphis, Spring 2006. ESL Instructor Training, Memphis, TN. November 6-13, 2004. Workshop Participant, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Workshop on Hierarchical-Linear Modeling entitled: "Multilevel Models Using SAS,” Chapel Hill, NC. July 12-19, 2004. Spanish Interpreter Training, Completed certification as Interpreter for Health and Human Services. Mountain Area Health Education Center, Department of Allied and Public Health Education, Asheville, NC, October 26-29, 1998. |
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