Ph.D., Sociology
University of Colorado at Boul, 2008
BA, Sociology
Oklahoma State University, 2001
Awards & Honors
Caught in the Act of Leadership Award
Augusta University Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence, 2018
Richard S. Wallace Award for Distinguished Service
Augusta University Faculty Senate, 2018
Augusta University Individual Teaching Excellence Award Nominee from the Pamplin College
2017
Augusta State University Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research and Development Grant
2012
Augusta State University Office of Student Activities Compass Award
Office of Student Activities, 2011
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
CRJU 3334
Institutional Corrections
CRJU 3330
Social Deviance
SOCI 3330
Social Deviance
SOSC 4960
Undergraduate Internship
PADM 6900
Graduate Internship
SOCI 3336
Women, Crime & the CJ System
WGST 3336
Women, Crime, & CJ System
CRJU 3336
Women, Crime, & the CJ System
WGST 1101
Intro Women's & Gender Studies
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
The relationship between global perceptions of police in the United States and citizen satisfaction with local police., 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Engaging boys in eradicating gender-based violence: A pilot study of a Promundo-adapted program, 2015
Moving beyond “just fun and games:” The process and outcomes of equine-assisted psychotherapy programming for institutionalized girls, 2015 Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Making it on the Outside: Understanding barriers to women’s post-incarceration reintegration, 2013 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Division on Women and Crime teaching resources: Syllabi and assignment collection, 2011 Technical Report