(Revised April 2019) Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Jennifer Cobbina · (Revised April 2019) Curriculum Vitae. Jennifer Cobbina, Ph.D. Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice

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(Revised April 2019) Curriculum Vitae

Jennifer Cobbina, Ph.D.

Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice

655 Auditorium Road 536 Baker Hall

East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-353-9756 Fax: 517-432-1787 [email protected]

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EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D, Criminology and Criminal Justice – University of Missouri – St. Louis

Dissertation: From Prison to Home: Women’s Pathways In and Out of Crime

2006 M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Missouri – St. Louis 2004 B.A., Criminal Justice and Sociology

Indiana University – Bloomington CURRENT POSITION 2015-Present Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University 2009-2015 Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University SCHOLARSHIP1 Book Cobbina, Jennifer. (In Press). “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and

Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America.” New York: New York University Press.

1 * indicates past/present graduate, postbaccalaureate, or undergraduate student trainee

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Articles in Refereed Journals Cobbina, Jennifer E., Soma Chaudhuri, *Michael Conteh, & Victor Rios. (2019). “I Will Be

Out There Everyday Strong!” Protest Policing and Future Activism among Ferguson and Baltimore Protesters.” Sociological Forum, (online first DOI: 10.1111/socf.12503)

Kerrison, Erin, Jennifer E. Cobbina, & *Kimberly Bender. (2018). Stop-Gaps, Lip Service, and

the Perceived Futility of Body-Worn Police Officer Cameras in Baltimore City. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 27(3): 271-288.

*Roddy, Ariel L., Merry Morash, *Elizabeth A. Adams, Amanda J. Holmstrom, Sandi S. Smith, & Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2018). “The Nature and Effects of Messages that Women Receive from Probation and Parole Agents in Conversations about Employment.” Criminal Justice & Behavior, (online first DOI: 10.1177/0093854818811385)

Like, Toya and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2018). “Gendered Discussion of Violence among Urban

African American Girls.” Crime and Delinquency, (online first DOI: 10.1177/0011128718811002)

Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Sandi W. Smith. (2018).

“Characteristics and Context of Women Probationers and Parolees Who Engage in Violence.” Criminal Justice & Behavior, 45(3): 381-401.

*Adams, Elizabeth A., Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2017).

Women’s Experience of Motherhood, Violations of Supervision Requirements and Arrests. British Journal of Criminology, 57: 1420-1441.

Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2017).

“Technical Violations, Treatment and Punishment Responses, and Recidivism of Women on Probation and Parole.” Criminal Justice Policy Review (online first DOI: 10.1177/0887403417723425)

Kerrison, Erin, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and *Kimberly Bender (2017). “Your Pants Won’t Save

You”: Why Black Youth Challenge the Demands of Respectability Politics and Race-Based Police Surveillance.” Race & Justice, 8(1): 7-26.

Holmstrom, Amanda J., *Elizabeth A. Adams, Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2017). “Supportive messages female offenders receive from probation and parole officers about substance use: Message perceptions and effects" Criminal Justice & Behavior, 44(11): 1496-1517.

Cobbina, Jennifer E., *Michael Conteh, and *Colin Emrich. (2017). “Race, Gender, and

Responses to the Police among Ferguson Residents and Protesters.” Race and Justice, 4(1): 3-28.

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Lavin, Roberta, Tener Veenema, Wilma Calvert, Sheila Grisby, & Jennifer Cobbina. (2017). Nurse Leaders’ Response to Civil Unrest in the Urban Core. Nursing Administrative Quarterly, 41, 164-169.

Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2017). “Is the Nature of Communication Relevant to the Supportiveness of Women’s Relationships with Probation and Parole Agents?” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, (online first DOI:10.1177/0306624X16689832).

Morash, Merry, Deborah Kashy, *Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Sandi

W. Smith (2017). “Women at the Nexus of Correctional and Social Policies: Implications for Recidivism Risk” British Journal of Criminology, 57, 441-462.

Nalla, Mahesh, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2017). “Environmental factors and job satisfaction:

The case of private security guards.” Security Journal, 30, 215-226. Stone, Rebecca, Merry Morash, *Marva Goodson, Sandi Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina.

(2016). “Women on Parole, Identity Processes, and Primary Desistance.” Feminist Criminology (online first DOI: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1557085116670004

Berg, Mark, & Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2016). “Similar Places, Different Outcomes?

Neighborhood Context, Cognitive Change, and the Behavioral Pathways of Reentering Offenders.” Crime and Delinquency (online first DOI: 10.1177/0011128716660521).

Cobbina, Jennifer E. (2016). “Ferguson Residents and Protesters Views about Police

Perceptions of Race and Crime.” Berkeley Journal of Sociology. http://berkeleyjournal.org/2016/04/ferguson-residents-and-protesters-views-about-police-perceptions-of-race-and-crime/

Morash, Merry, Deborah Kashy, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2016). “The

Connection of Probation/Parole Officer Actions to Women Offenders’ Recidivism.” Criminal Justice & Behavior, 43(4): 506-524. DOI: 10.1177/0093854815626490).

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, and *Kimberly Bender. (2016). “Perceptions of

Racialization of Crime among Ferguson Residents and Protesters.” Journal of Crime and Justice, 39(1): 210–229. DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2015.1119950 *Reprinted in Jennifer H. Peck, ed. 2017. Race and Ethnicity in the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems: Contemporary Issues of Offending Behavior and Judicial Responses. New York: Routledge.

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Toya Like, and Jody Miller. (2016). “Gender-Specific Conflicts

among Urban African American Youth: The Roles of Situational Context and Issues of Contention.” Deviant Behavior (online first DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2016.1167437)

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*Cornacchione, Jenny, Sandi W. Smith, Merry M. Morash, *Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy. (2016). “An Exploration of Female Offenders' Memorable Messages from Probation & Parole Officers on the Self-Assessment of Behavior from a Control Theory Perspective.” Journal of Applied Communication Research, 44(1): 60-77. DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2015.1116705.

Smith, Sandi W., *Jennifer J. Cornacchione, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, & Jennifer

Cobbina. (2016). “Communication Style as an Antecedent to Reactance, Self-Efficacy, and Restoration of Freedom for Drug- and Alcohol-Involved Women on Probation and Parole.” Journal of Health Communication (online first, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1103329)

*Bender, Kimberly A., Jennifer E. Cobbina, Edmund McGarrell. (2015). “Reentry

Programming for Gang Members: Insights from Participants.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (online first, DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15578204)

Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2014). “The

Effects of Probation/Parole Agent Relationship Style and Women Offenders’ Criminogenic Needs on Offenders’ Responses to Supervision Interactions.” Criminal Justice & Behavior, 42(4): 412-434. DOI: 10.1177/0093854814551602

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, & Sandi W. Smith. (2014). “Coping

Strategies to Avoid Victimization among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Race and Justice 4(4): 358-380. DOI: 10.1177/2153368714540536

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, & Sandi W. Smith. (2014). “Race,

Neighborhood Danger, and Coping Strategies among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Race and Justice, 4(1): 3-28. DOI: 10.1177/2153368713517397

Cobbina, Jennifer E. (2013). “Victimization and Resistance Strategies among Female Offenders.” Deviant Behavior, 34(6): 464-482. DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2012.748621

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Mahesh Nalla, and *Kimberly Bender. (2013). “The Perception of

Security Officers.” Security Journal (online first, DOI:10.1057/sj.2013.34)

McGarrell, Edmund, F., Corsaro, Nicholas, Melde, Chris, Hipple, Natalie, Bynum, Timothy, and Cobbina, Jennifer. (2013). “Attempting to Reduce Firearms Violence Through a Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative (CAGI): An Evaluation of Process and Impact.” Journal of Criminal Justice, 41(1): 33-43.DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.11.001

Cobbina, Jennifer E. and *Kimberly Bender. (2012). “Predicting the Future: Incarcerated

Women’s Views of Reentry Success.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 51(5): 275-294.DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2012.683323

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Cobbina, Jennifer E., Beth Huebner, and Mark T. Berg. (2012). “Men, Women, and Post-Release Offender: An Examination of the Link Between Relational Ties and Recidivism.” Crime and Delinquency, 58(3):331-361. DOI: 10.1177/0011128710382348

Cobbina, Jennifer E. and Sharon Oselin. (2011). “‘It’s Not Only for the Money:’ An Analysis of Adolescent versus Adult Entry into Street Prostitution.” Sociological Inquiry, 81 (3):310-332. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2011.00375 *Reprinted in S. Mallicoat (ed.), Forthcoming 2015, Women and Crime: A Text Reader (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Toya Z. Like-Haislip, and Jody Miller. (2010). “Gang Fights versus Cat

Fights: Urban Young Men’s Gendered Narratives of Violence.” Deviant Behavior, 31(7): 596-624. DOI: 10.1080/01639620903231522

Cobbina. Jennifer E. (2010). “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting

Reintegration among Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 49(3): 210-232. DOI: 10.1080/10509671003666602

Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2010). “Women Coming

Home: Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Justice Quarterly, 27(2): 225-254. DOI: 10.1080/07418820902870486 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Jody Miller, and Rod Brunson. (2008). “Gender, Neighborhood Danger,

and Risk Avoidance Strategies among Urban African American Youth.” Criminology, 46(3): 501-538.

Cobbina, Jennifer E. (2008). “Race and Class Differences in the Portrayals of Crack-Cocaine

and Methamphetamine in Print Media.” Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 15(2): 145-167.

Huebner, Beth M. and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2007). “The Effect of Drug Use, Drug Treatment

Participation, and Treatment Completion on Probationer Recidivism.” Journal of Drug Issues, 37(3): 619-642.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter *Northcutt Bohmert, Miriam, *Matthew Galasso, and Jennifer Cobbina. (2018). “Impacts of

Conviction and Imprisonment for Women.” In Beth Huebner and Natasha Frost’s (eds.), Handbook on the Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions (pp. 161-172). London, Routledge.

Oselin, Sharon and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2017). “Holding their Own: Female Sex Workers’

Perceptions of Safety Strategies.” In Katie Hail-Jares, Corey S. Shdaimah, and Chrysanthi S. Leon (eds.), Challenging Perspectives on Street-Based Sex Work. Philadelphia, Temple University Press.

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Cobbina, Jennifer E. and Morash, Merry (2015). “Women Offenders' Perceptions of Treatment by Police and Courts.” In Candace Kruttschnitt and Catrien Bijleveld’s (eds.), Lives of Incarcerated Women: An International Perspective. London, Routledge.

Cobbina, Jennifer. 2011. “Femmes et sortie de la délinquance.” In Marwan Mohammed’s (ed.), Les sorties de délinquance: Théories, méthodes, enquêtes (pp. 112-130). Paris, France : La Découverte. Book Reviews (non-peer reviewed) Cobbina, Jennifer. 2014. Book Review. “The Ex-Prisoner’s Dilemma: How Women Negotiate

Competing Narratives of Reentry and Desistance.” By Andrea M. Leverentz. Theoretical Criminology, 19(1): 142-143.

Cobbina, Jennifer. 2010. Book Review. “Interrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women

in the United States.” By Rickie Solinger, Paula C. Johnson, Martha L. Raimon, Tina Reynolds, and Ruby C. Tapia (eds).Law & Politics Book Review, 20(8): 380-383.

Cobbina, Jennifer. 2008. Book Review: “War on the Family: Mothers in Prison and the

Families They Leave Behind.” By Renny Golden. Criminal Justice Review, 33 (1): 126-128.

Technical Report Morash, Merry, Deborah Kashy, Jennifer Cobbina, Sandi Smith. 2014. “Probation/Parole

Officer Interactions with Women Offenders: Do Relationship Style and Communication Pattern Predict Outcomes?” Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Science Foundation.

McGarrell, Edmund F., Nicholas Corsaro, Chris Melde, Natalie Hipple, Jennifer Cobbina,

Timothy Bynum, Heather Perez. 2011. “An Assessment of the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative: Final Project Report.” Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (peer viewed).

Richardson, Lillard E., Beth Huebner, David Valentine, Shannon Stokes, Jennifer Cobbina, and

Mark Berg. 2006. “Sex Offenders Risk Assessment.” Report to the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Committee.

WORKS IN PROGRESS Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, & Sandi Smith. “The Prediction of

Recidivism from Types of Technical Violations and Responses to them In a Sample of Women on Probation and Parole” Justice Quarterly (under review).

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research

Funding Obtained

External

2016-2018 Co-PI: Melde, Chris, Jennifer Cobbina, Justin Heinze, and Lisa Buckley. “Understanding the Impact of School Safety on the High School Transition Experience: From Etiology to Prevention.” Funded by National Institute of Justice. $851,014.

2014-2016 Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Jennifer Cobbina, Sandi Smith, and Deborah Kashy.

“Narrative Identity Theory as a Complement to Needs/Risks, Community Context, and Supervision Experience Explanations of Women’s Desistance from Crime.” Funded by National Science Foundation. $351,489

2012 Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy.

Supplement for Undergrad Research Opportunity in Style and Communication Patterns as Influences on Outcomes for Women Offenders. Funded by National Science Foundation. $10,004.

2011-2014 Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy.

“Probation/Parole Officer Interactions with Women Offenders: Do Relationship Style and Communication Pattern Predict Outcome?" Funded by National Science Foundation. $340,909.

2009-2011 Program Staff: “Evaluating the Impact of the PSN Comprehensive Gang

Initiative.” Funded by the National Institute of Justice.” Principal Investigators: Dr. Edmund McGarrell and Dr. Timothy Bynum. $327,152.

Internal

2017 Co-PI: Reisdorf, Bianca & Jennifer Cobbina. Digital rehabilitation: A pilot study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the prisoner reentry process.” Funded by Michigan State University’s S3 (Science and Society at State) Interdisciplinary Seed Grant. $10,000.

2017 PI: Cobbina, Jennifer & Bianca Reisdorf. “Digital rehabilitation: A pilot study

of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the prisoner reentry process.” Funded by MSU Diversity Research Network Launch Awards Program. $4,500.

2016 PI: Cobbina, Jennifer. “Guilty until Proven Innocence: Race, Place, and

Policing.” Funded by MSU Foundation - HARP-Production. $6,000.

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2015 PI: Cobbina, Jennifer. “Neighborhood Violence, Policing, and Community Action.” Funded by Michigan State University’s College of Social Science Faculty Initiative Funds. $2,500.

2014 Co-PI: Kubiak, Sheryl & Jennifer Cobbina. “Experiential Learning

Opportunities within a Michigan Prison: The Inside/Out Program.” Funded by MSU – Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant. $15,600.

2014 Principal Supervisor: Jennifer Cobbina. Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative. Funded by Michigan State University’s College of Social Science. $2,000.

2012 Principal Supervisor: Jennifer Cobbina. Provost Undergraduate Research

Initiative. Funded by Michigan State University’s College of Social Science. $2,000.

2011-2014 Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy.

“High Impact Probation/Parole Communication to Reduce Crime.” Funded by MSU Foundation – Strategic Partnership Grant. $324,739.

Research Experience 2005-2009 Graduate Research Assistant, Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of

Missouri-St. Louis 2006-2008 Research Assistant: Dr. Jody Miller. Gender and Urban Violence. 2006 Research Assistant: Dr. Eric Baumer. Multi-Level, Multi-Method Analysis of

Offender Re-Entry in Ireland. 2006 Dr. Scott Decker. Central West End Project. 2005-2007 Interviewer: Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Eastern District of Missouri and

Southern District of Illinois. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Decker. 2003-2005.

2005 Research Assistant: National Evaluation of the Teens, Crime, and the Community

and Community Works Program. Funded by the National Institute of Justice. Principal Investigator: Dr. Finn-Aage Esbensen. 2003-2005. $1,625,274.

Teaching Experience Courses Taught Undergraduate

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Michigan State University Examining Social Issues through the Prism of Prison (Inside-Out) (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall

2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019) Corrections (Spring 2010; Fall 2010; Spring 2011; Summer 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2014,

Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018) Probation and Parole (Spring 2010; Spring 2011) Critical Issues in Corrections (Spring 2012) University of Missouri – St. Louis Corrections (Summer 2007, 2008) Graduate Michigan State University Adult Corrections (Spring 2013, Fall 2016) Student Mentoring Dissertation Committees (Completed) Bradley Custer, (Member). “The Disenfranchisement of Justice-Involved College Students from State Financial Aid.” April 2019, Michigan State University. Ashlee Barnes, (Member). “An Assessment of Protective Factors in Predicting Juvenile Reoffending.” May 2017, Michigan State University. Kimberly A. Bender. (Chair). “Exploring Incarcerated Women’s Memorable Messages and the Effects of Prison Relationships on Doing Time.” May 2015, Michigan State University. Gina L. Follock, (Member). “Women Coping with Life: A Mixed Methods Study of Incarcerated Women with Life Sentences.” May 2015, Michigan State University. Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, (Member). “Access to Transportation and Outcomes for Women.” May 2014, Michigan State University. Juyoung Song, (Member). “Pathways to Underage Prostitution among Female Youth in South Korea.” July 2012, Michigan State University. Master’s Thesis Committees (Completed)

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Trevariana Mason, (Chair). “Strategies Used by African Americans During Police Encounters and their Effect on ‘The Talk Given to Black Children by their Parents.” May 2017, Michigan State University. Timothy Antick, (Member). “Intra-Bone Heterogeneity of Recoverable DNA from Fresh, Buried, and Exposed Femora.” September 2015, Michigan State University. Elizabeth Adams, (Member). “Maternal Motivations and Criminal Desistance.” September 2014. Michigan State University. Marva Goodson, (Member). “Delinquent Girls’ Descriptions of Prior, Current, and Future Selves and the Relationship of Self Descriptions to Prior Adversities and Current Illegal and Prosocial Behavior.” August 2014. Michigan State University.

Ashlee Barnes, (Member). “Youth Level of Service/Case Manage Inventory: The Predictive Validity of Post-Court Involvement Assessment.” July 2013. Michigan State University. Alison Colby, (Member). “Sorry, This Bus is Not in Service: Public Transportation Accessibility as a Source of Recidivism Risk in Rural Areas.” December 2013. Michigan State University. Dondrea Jackson, (Member). “An examination of the effects that relationships with intimate partners have on women offenders.” July 2012, Michigan State University. Julie M. Fleischman, (Member). “A comparative evaluation of the Chen et al. and Suchey-Brooks pubic bone aging methods on a North American sample.” April 2011, Michigan State University. Nordia Campbell, (Member). “Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System: an Investigation of Racial Disparity in Program Referral at Disposition.” September 2015, Michigan State University. Guidance Committees (In Progress) Ashleigh LaCourse (Chair) Matthew Galasso (Chair) Spencer Lawson (Member) Kayla Hoskins (Member) Elizabeth Adams (Member) Alison Colby (Member) Guidance Committees (Completed) Kimberly Bender (Chair) Mike Rossler (Member) Marva Goodson (Member)

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Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative Paige Lewis. “Probation/Parole Officer Interactions with Women Offenders: Do Relationship Style and Communication Pattern Predict Outcomes?” April 2012, University Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum, Michigan State University. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Debbie McGee. “Women's Experiences with Prison Programs.” August 2018, Michigan State University. Reesha Prince. “Mothers Behind Bars: The Impact of Incarceration on Mother’s and the Relationships with their Children.” April 2011, Michigan State University. Independent Study for Graduate Students (Completed) Sammie Kray Simone Terfa Kimberly Bender Student Research Fellowship Awards Kimberly Bender, 2014, Dissertation Scholarship Award, Division on Corrections and Sentencing, American Society of Criminology. FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, HONORS, & RECOGNITION 2016 Becky Tatum Excellence Award. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Minorities and

Women Section. 2014 Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement Award, Michigan State University. 2014 College of Social Science Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award, Michigan

State University. 2014 Featured as one of the Top 25 Criminal Justice Professors on Forensic Education blog. 2013 New Scholar Award. American Society of Criminology, Division on People of Color and

Crime. 2009 Crime and Justice Summer Research Institute: Broadening Perspectives and Participation.

The Ohio State University. 2008 Recipient, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Institute of Justice ($20,000). 2007 Recipient, Graduate Minority Fellowship, American Society of Criminology($6,000). 2007 Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Missouri-St. Louis,

($3,000). PRESENTATIONS Invited National Speaking Engagements

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2018 Congressional briefing on “Translating Research to Policy: Improving Justice for Women& Girls.” Held by the American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime. Washington, DC. October 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vhjGQlW5CY&index=8&list=PLY-dcRSB_hSXpDgQmTu5YVLGcrIjXoP3i

Invited Colloquia

2019 Cobbina, Jennifer. “Strengths and Limitations of the FIRST STEP ACT.” Paper presented at The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) Keeping the Ex in ExOffender forum, Lansing, MI. March 13.

2019 Cobbina, Jennifer. (Panel Moderator). “Confined Minds Conference.” Macomb Correctional Facility, March 23.

2019 Cobbina, Jennifer. “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter and How They Changed America.” MSU Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Learn at Lunch Series, February 22.

2016 Cobbina, Jennifer & Sharon Oselin. “Pre-Meeting Methodology Workshop on Qualitative Data Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA. November 15.

2016 Cobbina, Jennifer & Merry Morash. “Smart Supervision of Women Offenders – A Research Team Partnership with the Michigan Department of Corrections.” Paper presented at the Smart Suite Researcher Practitioner Fellows Academy, Michigan State University, July 21.

2015 Cobbina, Jennifer. “Whither Ferguson: On-the-Ground Research and Social Justice

Issues.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 24.

2015 Cobbina, Jennifer. “Violence Reduction Strategies from the Point of View from Ferguson

Residents and Protesters.” Youth Violence Prevention Conference. St. Louis, MI. *An invited presentation

2015 Cobbina, Jennifer E. Panel discussion on “Context of Freedom Series: Violence,

Resistance, and Identity Politics from Ferguson to Paris.” Michigan State University, February 12.

2014 Cobbina, Jennifer E. Didactic Session: “Addressing Educational Needs of Criminalized

Populations.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 27.

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2014 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy. “Race, Neighborhood Danger, and Coping Strategies among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Paper presented at John Jay University, College of Criminal Justice, May 9.

2013 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Reintegration among Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.” Paper presented at the Women in Prison Conference: Risk Factors and Consequences, VU University, June 17.

2012 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Similar places, different outcomes: Neighborhood Processes and

Prisoner Reentry among Female Offenders.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 27.

2012 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Building Promising Scholars of the Future: An Overview of NIJ’s

Graduate Research Fellowship Program.” Paper presented at the National Institute of Justice Conference, June 18.

2011 Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Women Coming Home:

Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, March 4.

2010 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “An Incarcerated Reality: Women’s Experiences in Prison.” Paper

presented at the Women and Innocence Conference, November 5-7. 2010 Cobbina, Jennifer E. Panel discussion on Collaboration. Racial Democracy, Crime and

Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 28-29. 2009 Cobbina, Jennifer. “‘Staying In or Out?’: Women’s Pathways into Recidivism and

Desistance.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 23-24.

2009 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.” Paper presented at the National Institute of Justice, June 16.

2008 Like, Toya, Jennifer Cobbina, and Jody Miller. “Urban Adolescent Males’ Use of Talk

in the Social Construction of Gender and Violence.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 25.

2007 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Jody Miller and Rod Brunson. “Gender, Neighborhood Danger,

and Risk Avoidance Strategies among Urban African American Youth.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 27.

Conference Papers

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2017 Adams, Elizabeth, Merry Morash, Jennifer E. Cobbina, & Sandi Smith. “Mothers on Community Supervision: Understanding Child-Centered Motivations and Behaviors in Relation to Neighborhood Crime.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, November.

2017 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy. “Strategies

to Avoid Offending among Female Desisters and Persisters.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, November.

2017 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Roundtable: Intersecting Challenges of Mid-Career Women

Scholars.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, November.

2017 Morash, Merry, Marva Goodson, Elizabeth Adams, Jennifer E. Cobbina, & Sandi

Smith. “The Prison Experience and Women’s Narrative Identity.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, November

2016 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Ferguson and Baltimore Residents’ Experiences with and

Perceptions of Black Officers.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA, November.

2016 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Michael Conteh, and Colin Emrich. “Race, Gender, and

Responses to the Police among Ferguson Residents and Protesters.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA, November.

2016 Amanda, J. Holmstrom, Elizabeth A. Adams, Merry M. Morash, M., Sandi W. Smith,

Deborah A. Kashy, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “So that’s how she do”: Supportive messages female offenders receive from parole officers. To be presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan, June 2016. Top Paper in the Interpersonal Communication Division.

2015 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Protest Policing and Collective Action: Understanding the

Experiences of Radical, Intermediary, and Tourist Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Protest Policing and Collective Action: Understanding the

Experiences of Radical, Intermediary, and Tourist Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015 Morash, Merry, Jennifer E. Cobbina, Deborah Kashy, and Sandi Smith. “Different

Pieces of a Puzzle? Indicators of Desistance and Recidivism for Women on Probation and Parole.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

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2015 Goodson, Marva, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Sandi Smith. “A Test of General Strain Theory: Female Offenders’ Abuse History and Continued Substance Use.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015 Adams, Elizabeth, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Sandi

Smith. “Mothers Under Community Supervision: The Effect of Parent-Related Motivations and Routines on Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015 Stone, Rebecca, Merry Morash, Marva Goodson, Jennifer E. Cobbina, Sandi Smith, and

Deborah Kashy. “A Prospective Study of Identity Change and Desistance in a Population of Women on Parole.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2014 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “How to Start an Inside-Out Course.” Paper presented at the

Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2014 Cobbina, Jennifer E., and Merry Morash. “Women Offender’s Perceptions of Treatment

by Police and Courts.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2014 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy. “Coping

Strategies to Avoid Victimization among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2014 Sandi W. Smith, Jenny Cornacchione, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, &Jennifer E.

Cobbina. “The Relationship Between Probation/Parole Officer’s Reported Communication Style and Drug- and Alcohol-Involved Female Offender’s Memorable Messages.” Paper presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY, April.

2013 Jennifer E. Cobbina, Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy.

“Neighborhood Danger and Coping Strategies among Female Offenders.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November.

2013 Jennifer E. Cobbina, Mark Berg, & William Oliver. “Similar places, Different Outcomes:

Investigating Neighborhood Processes among Female Offenders.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November.

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2013 Merry Morash, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Jennifer E. Cobbina, Deborah A. Kashy, & Sandi W. Smith. “The State Role in Limiting Women Offender’s Access to Crime-reducing Benefits and Services: Women Felons at the Nexus of Prison Downsizing, Social Welfare Reductions, and Collateral Consequences of Conviction.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November.

2013 Jenny Cornacchione, Sandi W. Smith, Merry Morash, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert,

Jennifer Cobbina, &Deborah Kashy. Topics of and Reactions to Female Offenders' Memorable Messages from Probation and Parole Officers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Washington, DC. Top Four Paper in the Applied Communication Division.

2013 Merry Morash, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina. Women on Probation and Parole. Paper

presented at the National Institute of Corrections, Washington, DC, March. 2012 Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Women Offenders’ Accounts of the Strategies for Avoiding Crime

and Victimization in Bad Neighborhoods.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, November.

2011 Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Female Offender’s Use of Resistance Strategies and Its

Effectiveness in Thwarting Violence.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.

2011 Kimberly Bender and Jennifer Cobbina. “Incarcerated Women’s Perceptions of

Correctional Officers.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.

2011 Jennifer Cobbina. “Don't Be Afraid to Ask and Other Tips.” Roundtable session

Successful Strategies of Women Faculty Navigating Gender Arrangements in Academia at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.

2010 Jennifer E. Cobbina (chair) and Kimberly Bender. “Predicting the Future: Incarcerated

Women’s Views of Reentry Success.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November.

2010 Oselin, Sharon and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “‘It’s Not Only for the Money:’ A Typology of Motivations for Entering Street Prostitution.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November.

2010 Like-Haislip, Toya, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Jody Miller. “Emotional Girls and Rational Boys: Gendered Discussions of Violence among Urban, African American Adolescents.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November.

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2009 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November.

2008 Cobbina, Jennifer E. “From Prison to Home: Women’s Pathways In and Out of

Crime.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri, November.

2007 Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer Cobbina. “Women Coming Home:

The Role of Community Context in Explaining Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November.

2007 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Jody Miller, and Rod Brunson. “Gender, Neighborhood Danger,

and Risk Avoidance Strategies among Urban African American Youth.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November.

2006 Cobbina, Jennifer E (chair). “Race and Class Differences in the Portrayals of Crack-

Cocaine and Methamphetamine in Print Media.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California, November.

2005 Huebner, Beth M. and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Drug Use, Treatment, and Probationer

Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Ontario, November.

SERVICE & OUTREACH Departmental/Unit Service Committee 2018-2019 Chair, Search Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State

University 2017-Present Diversity/Inclusion Ad Hoc Committee, School of Criminal Justice,

Michigan State University 2016-2018 Member, Reappointment, Graduate Committee, School of Criminal Justice,

Michigan State University 2016-2018 Member, Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure Committee, School of

Criminal Justice, Michigan State University 2016-2018 Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan

State University

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2015 Member, Search Committee, Human Development & Family Studies, Michigan State University

2015 Chair, Search Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State

University

2013-2016 Co-chair, Awards Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

2011-2015 Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan

State University

2013-2014 Member, Search Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

2006-2007 Vice President, Graduate Student Association. Criminology &Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Guest Speaker

2019 Moderator, (“Policing the Police” Documentary: Race and Police-Citizen Interactions). Presented at Michigan State University (March).

2019 Guest Speaker, (“I Will Be Out There Everyday Strong!: Protest Policing and Future Activism among Ferguson Protesters”). Presented at the University of South Florida Department of Criminology Departmental Research Series (January).

2019 Keynote Speaker, (“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter and How They Changed America”). Presented at the MSU Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Learn at Lunch Series (February).

2015 Key Note Speaker, (“Inside-Out”). Presented at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, Jackson, MI (April).

2013 Guest Speaker, (“Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program”). National Association

for Blacks in Criminal Justice (February). 2013 Guest Speaker (“The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program”). Presented at the

School of Social Work Brownbag Seminar at Michigan State University (February).

2012 Guest Speaker (“How to be Successful on the Job Market and Beyond”). Seminar

on Doctoral Study in Criminal Justice. (September).

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2010 Guest Speaker, (“Teaching Tips”). Seminar on Doctoral Study in Criminal Justice (November).

2010 Open discussion on the job market. Presented at the School of Criminal Justice

Brownbag Seminar at Michigan State University (October). 2010 Guest Lecturer, (“Qualitative Research”). Doctoral course on Criminal Justice

Data Analysis - Qualitative Data (September). 2010 Guest Speaker, (“Women’s Entrance into Prostitution”). Seminar on Doctoral

Study in Criminal Justice (February). 2009 Guest Speaker, (“Women and Violence”).SCJ Graduate Student Association

Brown Bag Series (October). 2009 Guest Speaker, (“Options after Undergraduate School”). National Association for

Blacks in Criminal Justice (September). University Service 2019 Member, Selection Committee for the King-Chávez-Parks Future Faculty

Fellowship, Michigan State University 2017-2018 Co-chair, Grant Reviewer for Humanities, Social Science and Education, College

of Social Science Strategic Partnership Grant 2017 Member, Faculty Grievance Jurisdictional Appeals, Michigan State University 2015 Invited Panelist (“MLK Day Panel Discussion”). Presented at Spring Arbor

University (January) 2015 Member, Search Committee, Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan

State University 2015 Panelist Judge for the Dean’s Choice Grant Competition. College of Social

Science, Michigan State University (March). 2014 Guest Speaker (“The Negative Effects of Zero Tolerance Policies on Juveniles”).

Presented at the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program at Michigan State University (March).

2014 Invited Panelist (“Impact of Racial Stereotypes in America”). Presented during

Black History Month at Spring Arbor University (February).

2011 Guest Speaker (“Career Path Tips”). Presented at Sisters of Strength Seminar at Jackson Community College (March).

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2005-2007 Assistant, International Student Orientation. Center for International Studies,

University of Missouri-St. Louis. Professional Service Organizational 2018-2019 Publication Committee Member, American Society of Criminology 2018-2019 Program Co-Chair, Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice – Network 2018-2019 Program Committee, Sub-Area Chair, “Race & Ethnicity.” American Society of

Criminology Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. 2017-2018 Program Committee, Sub-Area Chair, “Race & Ethnicity.” American Society of

Criminology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

2016 Author Meets Critic: Transforming Justice, Transforming Lives, by April Bernard. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. New Orleans, November.

2016-2019 Appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to serve on the Correctional Officers Training Council.

2016-Present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Crime & Justice. 2015-Present Co-chair, Division on People of Color and Crime, American Society of

Criminology 2013-Present Editorial Board Member, Sociology Compass: Crime and Deviance Section. 2014-2015 Executive Counselor, Division on People of Color and Crime, American Society

of Criminology

2013-2014 Board Member, National Coalition of Community-Based Correctional and Community Re-Entry Service Organizations

Presentation 2013 Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, Deborah Kashy. Women on

Probation and Parole. National Institute of Corrections, March 27. Session Chair/Discussant 2014 “Studying the Lives of Incarcerated Women.” Discussant at the Annual Meetings

of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

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2011 “Sources and Consequences of Crime, Other Problem Behaviors and Criminal Justice Processes and Outcomes.” Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 28-29.

Grant Reviewer 2016-2017 Grant Reviewer, College of Social Science Strategic Partnership Grant 2013 National Institute of Justice – Research on Violent Victimization Ad-hoc Manuscript Reviewer: British Journal of Sociology, Conservation Letter, Criminal Justice & Behavior, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Criminal Justice Studies, Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Feminist Criminology, Gender & Society, International Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice, International Journal of Offender Therapy, Journal of Human Trafficking, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, Qualitative Sociology, Race & Crime, Race & Justice, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Focus, Sociological Forum, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Social Problems, Social Science Journal, Violence against Women, Journal of Family Issues, Women and Criminal Justice, Youth & Society Media Social Work Today, November 2017. “Formerly Incarcerated Individuals and the Challenges of

Reentry,” 17(6), p. 16. http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/ND17p16.shtml The Mildred Gaddis Show, January 9, 2017. “Perceptions of race, crime, and policing among

Ferguson protesters.” Atlanta Blackstar, April 14, 2016. “Besides Michael Brown’s Death, Ferguson Protests Spurred

By Deep Frustration with Local Police, Study Shows” http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/03/28/besides-michael-browns-death-ferguson-protests-spurred-by-deep-frustration-with-local-police-study-shows/ MSU Today, March 22, 2016. “Blacks Believe Police View Them as ‘Suspects First, Civilians

Second.’” http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/blacks-believe-police-view-them-as-suspects-first-civilians-second/

*Also, ran in New York Real Estate Law, Phys Org , NTR/SCTN, Futurity, and Fox 47 News

Broadly, March 22, 2016. “Police View Black People as 'Worthless,' Ferguson Protesters Say” https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/police-view-black-people-as-worthless-ferguson-protesters-say

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Lansing State Journal, January 4, 2016. “Prisons should Offer Higher Ed, Prep for Release.” Letter to the Editor.

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/02/04/letters-editor/79686732/ MI Toolkit, May 29, 2014. “Students rally 80 miles to protest zero tolerance policy.” http://mitoolkit.org/ethnicity/169-students-rally-80-miles-to-protest-zero-tolerance-policy MLive, April 17, 2014. “Study: Female parolees in poor urban areas have fewer support systems

than in rural/suburban areas.” http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/04/msu_study_reveals_female_parol.html Futurity, April 16, 2014. “How to keep women on parole out of prison.” http://www.futurity.org/done-women-parolees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rs MSU Today, April 15, 2014. “More should be done for parolees.” http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2014/more-should-be-done-for-female-parolees/ *Also, ran in Science Daily and Medical Express Metro Times (Cover Story), January 12, 2011. “When innocence is pink: Wrongly convicted

women fight for recognition, support, remedies.” http://metrotimes.com/news/when-innocence-is-pink-1.1088906# African American Policy Forum, May 1, 2011. “"Formerly Incarcerated Women, Reentry and

Unemployment." http://intersectionalitylearningcircles.blogspot.com/. Academic Conference Participation 2015-2016 American Society of Criminology Program Committee Sub-Area Chair (Prisoner

Reentry) 2013-2014 American Society of Criminology Program Committee Sub-Area Chair (Prisoner

Reentry) 2011-2012 American Society of Criminology Minority Affairs Committee 2010-2011 American Society of Criminology Student Affairs Committee 2009-2010 American Society of Criminology Membership Committee 2007-2008 Graduate Assistant to Program Chairs, 2008 Annual Meetings of the American

Society of Criminology. Drs. Robert J. Bursik, Jody Miller, and G. David Curry. Duties include working with 2008 ASC President and Program Chairs to organize the 2008 meetings and assist with local arrangements.

TRAINING 2017 Inside-Out Train the Trainers, Wallingford, PN, August 6-12. 2017 Facilitating Restorative Conference Training, Michigan State University, East

Lansing, MI, May 11-12.

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2016 Nvivo CLIC Retreat, Inverness Hotel and Conference Center, Denver, CO, January.

2015 Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute Consortium on Race,

Gender and Ethnicity, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, June.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS American Society of Criminology

Division on People of Color and Crime Division of Women and Crime Division of Corrections and Sentencing Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Corrections Section Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice – Network Spinhuis Center