Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sociology, Mississippi State University, 1997
Master of Science (M.S.), Sociology, Mississippi State University, 1994
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Criminal Justice, University of North Alabama, 1992
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, University of North Alabama, 1992
Publications
Book
Fear of Crime in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Contradictions. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. 2014
Book, Chapter
“Desistance from Crime during Reintegration.” . Female Offender and Reentry: Pathways and Barriers to Returning to Society. Ed. Lisa Carter and Catherine D. Marcum. New York, NY, US: Routledge. 308-329. 2018
Conference Paper
He Can Read Your Mind: Perceptions of a Character-Guessing Robot. 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2017). 2017
Simulating Group Formations that Arise in Pedestrian Traffic. IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2017. 2017
Conference Proceeding
Simulating Group Formations that Arise in Pedestrian Traffic. IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings. Page 133–138. 2017
Are Black Robots Like Black People? Examining How Negative Stigmas about Race Are Applied to Colored Robots. Sociological Inquiry. Volume 88, Issue 4, Pages 626-648. 2018
Understanding Human Response to the Presence and Actions of Unmanned Ground Vehicle Systems in Field Environment. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 325-336. 2018
Strategies to Combat Bullying: Parental Responses to Bullies, Bystanders, and Victims. Youth & Society. Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 358-376. 2018
Do School Resource Officers Really Refer Juveniles to the Juvenile Justice System for Less Serious Offenses?. Criminal Justice Policy Review . Volume 29, Pages 89-105. 2018
To be committed or not: Examining effects of personal and workplace variables on the organizational commitment of Southern prison staff. Criminal Justice Studies. Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 223-239. 2017
“Rural/Urban Differences in Inmate Perceptions of the Punitiveness of Prison: Does Having Children Make Prison More Punitive?. Journal of Rural Social Sciences. Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 35-61. 2016
Recollections of Childhood Bullying. Annual Meetings of the Southern Criminal Justice Association. 2021
Who Do Children Like to be Interviewed By? Robots or Humans. Alabama/Mississippi Sociological Association Meetings. 2019
Presentations
Oral Presentation
"Using virtual environments to better measure fear of crime." 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, , Chicago, IL. 2022
"Developing Training and Solutions to Deal with Trauma among Corrections Officers." Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences , Las Vegas, NV. 2021
Paper
"“The Relationship Between “Soldiering On” and Prison Experiences: Do Veteran Inmates Find Prison Less Punitive than Non-Veterans?”." Southern Criminal Justice Association , Southern Criminal Justice Association , New Orleans, LA. 2017