Ph.D., Sociology
Ohio State University Main Cam, 1996
MA, Sociology
Ohio State University Main Cam, 1990
BA, Sociology
Ohio State University, 1988
BA, Women's Studies
Ohio State University, 1988
Awards & Honors
Leadership Award Caught in the Act of Representing Values of Georgia Regents University
Georgia Regents University Office of Faculty Development & Teaching Excellence, 2015
Louis K. Bell Alumni Research Award
Augusta State University, 2009
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
SOCI 3187
Sociology of Murder
SOCI 4990
Undergrad Research
SOCI 3002
Methods in Social Research II
SOCI 4950
Selected Topics: Teaching Practicum
Teaching Interests
Sociology of Murder; Criminology; Sociology Methods I and II, Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System, Violence and the South, Deviance.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Velma Barfield, 2020 Other
Large-scale profiling of serum metabolites in African American and European American patients with bladder cancer reveals metabolic pathways associated with patient survival., 2019 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Engaging boys in eradicating gender-based violence: A pilot study of a promundo-adapted program,Involucrar a los Chicos en la Erradicación de la violencia de género: Un estudio piloto del programa promundo, 2015 Journal Article, Academic Journal
It is (more) about the students: Faculty motivations and concerns regarding teaching online, 2014 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Small Screens and Big Streets: A Comparison of Women Police Officers on Primetime Crime Shows and in U.S. Police Departments, 1950 to 2008, 2014 Journal Article, Academic Journal
College Service
Pamplin Marketing Committee
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Masters of Public Adminstration Admissions Committee
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Campus Giving (formerly IGRU)
2016 - 2018
Role: Committee Chair
NASPAA Team Site Visit
2016 - 2016
Role: Attendee, Meeting
Attend Winter Student Preview Day
- 2016
Role: Other
University Service
Ad Hoc Take Back the Sidewalks Anti-Bullying Rally
2016 - Present
USG BOR Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Committee
2013 - 2015
Role: Committee Chair
Professional Service
Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG)
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
American Sociological Association Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People in Sociology
2014 - 2016
Role: Committee Member
Oxford University Press
- 2009
Role: Reviewer
The Sociological Quarterly
- 2009
Role: Reviewer
Feminist Criminology
- 2008
Role: Reviewer
Public Service
Aiken Technical College Crimnal Justice Advisory Board
2015
Role: Board Member
Georgia Appleseed Race, Law Enforcement and the Law Stakeholders
2015
