Ph.D., SociologyOhio State University Main Cam, 1996
MA, SociologyOhio State University Main Cam, 1990
BA, SociologyOhio State University, 1988
BA, Women's StudiesOhio State University, 1988
Awards & Honors
Leadership Award Caught in the Act of Representing Values of Georgia Regents UniversityGeorgia Regents University Office of Faculty Development & Teaching Excellence, 2015
Louis K. Bell Alumni Research AwardAugusta State University, 2009
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
SOCI 3187
Sociology of Murder
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
Assessing the Effects of COVID-19-Related Stay-at-Home Orders on Homicide Rates in Selected U.S. Cities, 2022 Journal Article, Academic Journal
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
Arts and Sciences Executive Committee2024 - 2025
Role:Other
Masters of Public Adminstration Admissions Committee2015 - 2020
Role:Committee Member
Pamplin Marketing Committee2016 - 2020
Role:Committee Member
Campus Giving (formerly IGRU)2016 - 2018
Role:Committee Chair
University Service
Institute of Public and Preventive Health Advisory Board2020 - Present
Role:Committee Member
Office of Diversity & Inclusion’s Steering Committee2020 - Present
Role:Committee Member
Dean of Libraries Search Committee2020 - 2021
Role:Committee Member
Institutional Effectiveness Planning Committee on Comprehensive Program Review2019 - 2020
Role:Committee Member
Ad Hoc Take Back the Sidewalks Anti-Bullying Rally2016 - 2016
Professional Service
Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG)2018 - 2022
Role:Director
American Sociological Association Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People in Sociology2014 - 2016
Role:Committee Member
Oxford University Press- 2009
Role:Reviewer
The Sociological Quarterly- 2009
Role:Reviewer
Feminist Criminology- 2008
Role:Reviewer
Public Service
PEACE (Police Engagement and Community Education) Sponsored by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the Augusta Chapter of the Links2020 - 2020
Role:Session Chair
FBI Citizen’s Academy Program2019 - 2019
Role:Member
Aiken Technical College Crimnal Justice Advisory Board2015
Role:Board Member
Georgia Appleseed Race, Law Enforcement and the Law Stakeholders2015
