Benjamin Steiner - University of Nebraska at Omaha

VITA
Benjamin Steiner
OFFICE: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge Street, 218 CPACS
Omaha, NE 68182-0149
402-554-4057
bmsteiner@unomaha.edu
CURRENT POSITION: Assistant Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal
Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha (2012 to the present).
PREVIOUS POSITIONS: Assistant to Associate Professor, Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina (2008-2012;
Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, June, 2012).
Adjunct Instructor, Division of Criminal Justice, University of
Cincinnati (2004-2008).
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State
University (2001-2003).
EDUCATION: 8/08 Ph.D., Criminal Justice. University of Cincinnati –
Cincinnati, OH.
8/02 M.A., Criminal Justice Administration. Boise State
University – Boise, ID.
5/97 B.S., Sociology. North Dakota State University –
Fargo, ND.
DISSERTATION: Maintaining Prison Order: Understanding Causes of Inmate
Misconduct Within and Across Ohio Correctional Facilities
THESIS: The Beginning of the End: The Waiver of Juvenile Offenders
to Criminal Court in Idaho
AREAS OF INTEREST: Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Quantitative Methods

BOOKS:
Hemmens, C., Steiner, B., & Mueller, D. (In Press). Criminal Justice Case Briefs:
Significant Cases in Juvenile Justice (2 nd Edition). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Hemmens, C., Steiner, B., & Mueller, D. (2004). Criminal Justice Case Briefs: Significant
Cases in Juvenile Justice. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Steiner, B., Makarios, M., & Travis, L. (In Press). Examining the effects of residential situations
and residential mobility on offender recidivism. Crime and Delinquency.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (In Press). Implications of different outcome measures for an
understanding of inmate misconduct. Crime and Delinquency.
Wooldredge, J., & Steiner, B. (In Press). Race group differences in prison victimization
experiences. Journal of Criminal Justice.
Wooldredge, J., & Steiner, B. (In Press). Violent victimization among state prison inmates.
Violence and Victims.
Steiner, B., Hester, R., Makarios, M., & Travis, L. (In Press). Examining the link between parole
officers’ bases of power and their exercise of power. The Prison Journal.
Steiner, B., Makarios, M., Travis, L., & Meade, B. (2012). Examining the effects of
community-based sanctions on offender recidivism. Justice Quarterly, 29(2), 229-257.
Makarios, M., McCafferty, J., Steiner, B., Travis, L. (2012). The effects of parole officers'
perceptions of the organizational control structure and satisfaction with management on their
attitudes toward policy change. Journal of Crime and Justice, 35(2), 296-316.
Steiner, B., Travis, L., Makarios, M., & Brickley, T. (2011). The influence of parole officers’
attitudes on supervision practices. Justice Quarterly, 28(6), 903-927.
Steiner, B., Makarios, M., Travis, L., & Meade, B. (2011). Short-term effects of sanctioning
reform on parole officers’ revocation decisions. Law and Society Review, 45(2), 371-400.
Steiner, B., Travis, L., & Makarios, M. (2011). Understanding parole officers’ responses to
sanctioning reform. Crime and Delinquency, 57(2), 222-246.
Meade, B., & Steiner, B. (2010). The total effects of boot camps that house juveniles: A
systematic review of the evidence. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(5), 841-853.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (continued):
Makarios, M., Steiner, B., & Travis, L. (2010). Examining the predictors of recidivism among
men and women released from prison in Ohio. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(12), 1377-
1391.
Reprinted, in Stohr, M., Walsh, A., & Hemmens, C. (2013), Corrections: A Text Reader (2 nd
ed., pp. 285-296), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Makarios, M., Steiner, B., & Travis, L. (2010). Restricting discretion during sanctioning: Parole
officers’ responses to the implementation of a progressive sanctioning grid in Ohio.
Perspectives, 34(1), 46-54.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2009). Individual and environmental effects on assaults and
nonviolent rule-breaking by women in prison. Journal of Research in Crime and
Delinquency, 46(4), 437-467.
Wooldredge, J., & Steiner, B. (2009). Comparing methods for examining relationships between
prison crowding and inmate violence. Justice Quarterly, 26(4), 795-826.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2009). The relevance of inmate race/ethnicity versus population
composition for understanding prison rule violations. Punishment and Society, 11(4), 459-
489.
Steiner, B. (2009). The effects of juvenile transfer to criminal court on incarceration decisions.
Justice Quarterly, 26(1), 77-106.
Steiner, B. (2009). Assessing static and dynamic influences on inmate violence levels. Crime and
Delinquency, 55(1), 134-161.
Reprinted, in Stohr, M., Walsh, A., & Hemmens, C. (2013), Corrections: A Text Reader (2 nd
ed., pp. 248-263), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2009). Rethinking the link between institutional crowding and
inmate misconduct. The Prison Journal, 89(2), 205-233.
Steiner, S., & Steiner, B. (2009). Bullies, gangs, and books for young adults. Young Adult
Library Services, 7(4), 39-45.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2008). Inmate versus environmental effects on prison rule
violations. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(4), 438-456.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2008). Comparing state- versus facility-level effects on crowding
in U.S. correctional facilities. Crime and Delinquency, 54(2), 259-290.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (continued):
King, K., Steiner, B., & Breach, S.R. (2008). Violence in the supermax: A self-fulfilling
prophecy. The Prison Journal, 88(1), 144-168.
Steiner, B., & Schwartz, J. (2007). Assessing the quality of doctoral programs in criminology in
the United States. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 18(1), 53-86.
Steiner, B., & Giacommazi, A.L. (2007). Juvenile waiver, boot camp, and recidivism in a
Northwestern state. The Prison Journal, 87(2), 227-240.
Reprinted, in Stohr, M., Walsh, A., & Hemmens, C. (2013), Corrections: A Text Reader (2 nd
ed., pp. 610-615), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Reprinted, in Stohr, M., Walsh, A., & Hemmens, C. (2009), Corrections: A Text Reader (1 st
ed., pp. 677-683), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Steiner, B., & Wright, E. (2006). Assessing the relative effects of state direct file waiver laws on
violent juvenile crime: Deterrence or irrelevance? Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,
96(4), 1451-1477.
Steiner, B., Hemmens, C., & Bell, V. (2006). Legislative waiver reconsidered: General deterrent
effects of statutory exclusion laws enacted post-1979. Justice Quarterly, 23(1), 34-59.
Steiner, B., & Schwartz, J. (2006). The scholarly productivity of institutions and their faculty in
leading criminology and criminal justice journals. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(4), 393-
400.
Bell, V., Hemmens, C., & Steiner, B. (2006). Up skirts and down blouses: A statutory analysis of
legislative responses to video voyeurism. Criminal Justice Studies, 19(3), 301-314.
Steiner, B. (2005). Predicting sentencing outcomes of juveniles waived to criminal court in a
rural northwestern state. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33(6), 601-610.
Steiner, B., Wada, J., Hemmens, C., & Burton, V. (2005). The correctional orientation of
community corrections: Legislative changes in the legally prescribed functions of
community corrections 1992-2002. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 29(2), 141-159.
Steiner, B., Purkiss, M., Roberts, E., Kifer, M., & Hemmens, C. (2004). Legally prescribed
functions of adult vs. juvenile probation officers: Worlds apart? Journal of Offender
Rehabilitation, 39(4), 47-67.
Steiner, B. (2004). Treatment retention: A theory of post-release supervision for the substance
abusing offender. Federal Probation, 68(3), 24-29.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (continued):
Steiner, B., & Hemmens, C. (2003). Juvenile waiver 2003: Where are we now? Juvenile and
Family Court Journal, 54(2), 1-24.
Steiner, B., Roberts, E., & Hemmens, C. (2003). Where is juvenile probation today? The legally
prescribed functions of juvenile probation officers. Criminal Justice Studies, 16(4), 267-281.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND ENTRIES:
Miller, R., & Steiner, B. (In Press). Juvenile Delinquency. In J.M. Miller, A.R. Gover, W.G.
Jennings, & C. Schreck (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology. Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley-Blackwell.
Steiner, B., & Hamilton, J. (In Press). Transfer of Juveniles to Adult Court. In J.S. Albanese
(Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-
Blackwell.
Steiner, B., & Meade, B. (2011). Boot Camps. In R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Adolescence (pp. 326-334). New York, NY: Springer.
Steiner, B. (2010). DiIulio, John J., Jr.: Prison Management and Prison Order. In F.T. Cullen &
P. Wilcox (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory (pp. 266-269). Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage Publications.
Meade, B., & Steiner, B. (2010). Toch, Hans: Coping in Prison. In F.T. Cullen & P. Wilcox
(Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory (pp. 964-967). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
Hemmens, C., & Steiner, B. (2008). Juvenile Waiver. In J. Rabin & T.A. Wachhaus (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2nd ed., pp 1093-1096).
Philadelphia, PA: Routledge Publishing.
Steiner, B. (2007). Juvenile Waiver Laws. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) Current Legal Issues in
Criminal Justice: Readings (pp. 223-237). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Hemmens, C., & Steiner, B. (2006). Issues Associated with Juvenile Waiver. In B. Sims & P.
Preston (Eds.), The Handbook of Juvenile Justice: Theory and Practice (pp. 311-330). Boca
Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
Steiner, B. (2005). Prison Overcrowding. In P. Gerstenfeld (Ed.), Criminal Justice (pp. 858-
861). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Steiner, B. (2005). Juvenile Rights. In D. Schultz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court (pp.
244-245). New York, NY: Facts on File.

BOOK CHAPTERS AND ENTRIES (continued):
Steiner, B. (2005). In re Gault. In D. Schultz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court (pp. 221-
222). New York, NY: Facts on File.
Steiner, B. (2005). Pelican Bay. In M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Prisons and
Correctional Facilities (pp. 686-688). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Steiner, B. (2005). Maximum Security. In M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Prisons and
Correctional Facilities (pp. 576-579). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Steiner, B. (2003). Going up the river. [Review of J. Hallinan, Going up the River]. The Prison
Journal, 83(4), 487-491.
King, K., & Steiner, B. (2001). The aging of America: Myth, reality, and future directions.
Criminal Justice Review, 26(2), 263-270.
EXTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACT ACTIVITY:
Steiner, B., & Meade, B. (2011). Assessing the Relationship between Exposure to Violence and
Inmate Maladjustment Within and Across State Correctional Facilities: National Institute of Justice
(Award #2011-IJ-CX-0003; Amount: $34,913).
Steiner, B. (2007). Maintaining Prison Order: Understanding Causes and Consequences of Inmate
Misconduct Within and Across Ohio Correctional Facilities: National Institute of Justice (Award
#2007-IJ-CX-0010; Amount: $20,000).
Wooldredge, J., & Steiner, B. (2007). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Maintaining Prison
Order: Understanding Causes and Consequences of Inmate Misconduct Within and Across Ohio
Correctional Facilities: National Science Foundation (Award #SES-07155515; Amount:
$12,000).
Travis, L., & Steiner, B. (2006). Examining the Impact of Ohio's Progressive Sanction Grid:
Personal Service Contract (Amount: $41,220), National Institute of Justice (Award #2005–
IJ–CX–0038). Principal Investigators: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2005). Understanding Micro- and Macro-level Influences on
Inmate Misconduct Within and Across State Operated Prisons and Correctional Facilities.
American Statistical Association/Bureau of Justice Statistics (Amount: $22,000).
Steiner, B. (2003). Technical Assistance Grant: Canyon County Juvenile Probation: Center for
Sex Offender Management, Office of Justice Programs (Amount: $2,500).

INTERNAL GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Steiner, B. (2011). Comparing Self Reported to Official Indicators of Inmate Misconduct Within
and Across Prisons in Two States. University of South Carolina, Office of the Provost, Social
Science Grant Program (Amount: $5,845.81).
Steiner, B. (2008). Maintaining Prison Order: Understanding Causes and Consequences of Inmate
Misconduct Within and Across Ohio Correctional Facilities. University of Cincinnati, Office
of Research, Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowship (Amount: $3,000).
Makarios, M., Steiner, B., & Travis, L. (2008). Neighborhood Context, Local Life
Circumstances and Recidivism Among Offenders Released from Ohio Prisons. University of
Cincinnati, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (Amount: $750).
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2006). Understanding Micro- and Macro-level Influences on
Inmate Misconduct Within and Across State Operated Prisons and Correctional Facilities.
University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
(Amount: $750).
Steiner, B. (2005). Understanding Micro- and Macro-level Influences on Inmate Misconduct
Within and Across State Operated Prisons and Correctional Facilities. University of
Cincinnati, Office of Research, Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowship (Amount:
$3,000).
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2005). Assessing the Relative Effects of Sentencing Policies and
Institutional Resources on Inmate Crowding in State Operated Facilities across the United
States. University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human
Services (Amount: $750).
TECHNICAL REPORTS:
Steiner, B. (2009). Maintaining Prison Order: Understanding Causes of Inmate Misconduct Within
and Across Ohio Correctional Facilities: Document 226458, National Institute of Justice Award
#2007-IJ-CX-0010.
Steiner, B. (2008). Maintaining Prison Order: Understanding Causes of Inmate Misconduct Within
and Across Ohio Correctional Facilities, National Science Foundation Award #SES-07155515.
Steiner, B., Travis, L., & Makarios, M. (2008). Examining the Impact of Ohio's Progressive
Sanction Grid: Validation Study and Process Evaluation. In B. Martin & S. Van Dine,
Examining the Impact of Ohio’s Progressive Sanction Grid: Document 224317 (Pp. 81-129).
National Institute of Justice Award #2005– IJ–CX–0038.

TECHNICAL REPORTS (continued):
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2007). Understanding Micro- and Macro-level Influences on
Inmate Misconduct Within and Across State Operated Prisons and Correctional Facilities.
American Statistical Association/Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Crank, J.P., Giacomazzi, A.L., & Steiner, B. (2004). Building Tools for a Learning
Organization: Assessing the Delivery of Community Policing Services in a Non-urban
Setting: Document 207144, National Institute of Justice Award #2001-IJ-CX-0019.
MANUALS:
Steiner, B., & Wada, J. (2004). Instructor’s Manual, for J. Worrall & C. Hemmens, Introduction
to Criminal Evidence. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Steiner, B., & Wada, J. (2004). Student Study Guide, for J. Worrall & C. Hemmens, Introduction
to Criminal Evidence. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
INVITED EXPERT TESTIMONY:
Steiner, B. (2012). General deterrent effects of direct file transfer laws. Testimony given to the
Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee in reference to House Bill 12-1271, Denver CO:
March 26, 2012.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
Steiner, B. (2012). Implementing administrative graduated sanction models: Process and
outcomes. Invited presentation to the South Carolina Probation Parole Association Spring
Conference. Columbia, SC: April.
Steiner, B. (2011). Doctoral programs in criminal justice. Roundtable held at the 20 th
Anniversary of the Doctoral Program conference, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH:
May.
Steiner, B. (2011). Comparing self report to official data on inmate misconduct within and across
prisons in two states. Invited colloquium at the Institute for Crime, Justice, and Policy
Research, Department of Sociology and Criminology and Law, University of Florida.
Gainesville, FL: April.
Steiner, B. (2008). Perspectives on the supermax phenomenon. Roundtable held at the annual
conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Cincinnati, OH: March.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (continued):
Steiner, B. (2006). Understanding micro- and macro-level influences on inmate misconduct
within and across state operated prisons and correctional facilities. Invited presentation to the
Bureau of Justice Statistics. Washington, DC: October.
Crank, J.P., Giacommazi, A.L., & Steiner, B. (2003) Building tools for a learning organization:
Assessing the delivery of community policing services in a non-urban setting. Invited
presentation to the Ada County Sherriff’s Department. Boise, ID: June.
CONFERENCE PAPERS:
Steiner, B., & Meade, B. (2012). Assessing the effects of facility environments on the
relationship between exposure to violence and inmate misconduct. A paper presented at the
annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. New York, NY: March.
Meade, B., & Steiner, B. (2011). Assessing the relationship between exposure to different types
of violence and inmate maladjustment. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC: November.
Wooldredge, J., & Steiner, B. (2011). Race group differences in the odds of violent victimization
among prison inmates in Ohio and Kentucky. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC: November.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2010). Linking micro- and macro-level influences of inmate
victimization. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology. San Francisco, CA: November.
Meade, B., & Steiner, B. (2010). Examining the relative effects of inmate religiosity and
religious environments on inmate misconduct. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA: November.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2009). Comparing self report to official data on inmate
misconduct within and across prisons in two states. A paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Society of Criminology. Philadelphia, PA: November.
Hester, R., Steiner, B., Sevigny, E.L., Koons-Witt, B., & Burrow, J. (2009) A multi-level
analysis of the effect of judge characteristics on sentencing outcomes in South Carolina. A
paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Philadelphia,
PA: November.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2009). Examining the relative effects of perceived legitimacy of
correctional staff and inmates’ legal cynicism on inmate misconduct within and across Ohio
prisons. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences. Boston, MA: March.

CONFERENCE PAPERS (continued):
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2008). Comparing self report to official data on inmate
misconduct in Ohio prisons. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminology. St. Louis, MO: November.
Steiner, S., & Steiner, B. (2008). Bullies, gangs, and books for young adults. A paper presented
at the Young Adult Library Services Association Young Adult Literature Symposium.
Nashville, TN: November.
Makarios, M., Steiner, B., & Travis, L. (2008). Gender difference in recidivism: The effects of
local life circumstances, risk, and sanctioning guidelines. A paper presented at the annual
conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Cincinnati, OH: March.
Steiner, B., Makarios, M., & Travis, L. (2007). Examining the organizational aspect of parole
reform: A process evaluation of the transition to graduated sanctioning guidelines in a
Midwestern state. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology. Atlanta, GA: November.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2007). Re-thinking the link between institutional crowding and
inmate misconduct. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences. Seattle, WA: March.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2006). Model specification in quantitative studies of inmate
deviance. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences. Baltimore, MD: March.
Bell, V., Hemmens, C., & Steiner, B. (2006). Video voyeurism: Statutory responses to a new
problem. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences. Baltimore, MD: March.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2005). Understanding micro- and macro-level influences on
inmate misconduct within and across state operated prisons and correctional facilities. A
paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Toronto,
ON: November.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2005). Assessing the relative effects of sentencing policies and
institutional resources on inmate crowding in state operated facilities across the United
States. A paper presented at the College of Education Spring Research Conference.
Cincinnati, OH: April.
Steiner, B., & Wooldredge, J. (2005). Assessing the relative effects of sentencing policies and
institutional resources on inmate crowding in state operated facilities across the United
States. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences. Chicago, IL: March.

CONFERENCE PAPERS (continued):
Steiner, B., Hemmens, C., & Bell, V. (2004). Legislative waiver reconsidered: A test of
general deterrence. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology. Nashville, TN: November.
Steiner, B. (2003). Reentry of the substance abusing offender. A paper presented at the annual
conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Boston, MA: March.
Steiner, B. (2003). Questionably deterrent: Recidivism rates of juveniles waived to criminal
court. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences. Boston, MA: March.
Steiner, B. (2002). Getting tough: Sentencing outcomes of juveniles waived to criminal court.
A paper presented at the annual conference of the Western and Pacific Association of
Criminal Justice Educators. Reno, NV: October.
King, K., Steiner, B., & Ritchie, S. (2002). Violence in the supermax: A self-fulfilling prophecy.
A paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Anaheim, CA: March.
COURSES TAUGHT:
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Advanced Statistical Applications (G)
University of South Carolina –
Applied Quantitative Data Analysis (G)
Corrections (G)
Law and Social Control (G/U)
Inmates and Prisons (G/U)
Research Methods in Criminal Justice (U)
Alternatives to Incarceration (U)
Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (U)
Corrections (U)
University of Cincinnati –
Criminal Justice Statistics (U)
Criminal Justice Research Methods (U)
Philosophy of Punishment (U)
Juvenile Delinquency (U)
TA - Applied Criminal Justice Statistics (G)

COURSES TAUGHT (continued):
Boise State University –
School Violence and Juvenile Justice (G/U)
Bullies, Gangs, and Young Adult Literature (G/U)
Corrections in the Community (U)
Introduction to Law and Justice (U)
Introduction to Criminal Justice (U)
DISSERTATIONS CHAIRED
Benjamin Meade (Ph.D. 2012), Assistant Professor, James Madison University
DISSERTATIONS COMMITTEES
Rhys Hester (Ph.D. 2012), Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Gillian Pinchevsky (In progress)
AWARDS:
2012 Two Thumbs Up Award, Office of Student Disability Services, University of
South Carolina
2011 Guest Coach, Athletics Department, University of South Carolina
2009 Outstanding Young Scholar (Tori Caeti Award), Juvenile Justice Section,
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2007 Marquis Who's Who in America
2005 Third Place, Gene Carte Student Paper Competition, American Society of
Criminology
2003-08 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati
2002 Alpha Phi Sigma
2002 Phi Kappa Phi
2001-02 Graduate Academic Excellence Scholarship, Boise State University

COMMITTEES AND SERVICE:
2013 Member, Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX: March.
2012 Member, Warren and Palmer Differential Intervention Award Committee,
Division on Corrections and Sentencing, American Society of Criminology.
2012 Member, Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Chicago, IL: November.
2012 Member, Spring M.A. Comprehensive Examination Committee, Department
of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2011-Present Editorial Board Member, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
2011 Member, Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Toronto, ON: February.
2011 Member, Social Science Grant Program Committee, Office of the Provost,
University of South Carolina.
2010-2012 Member, Faculty Senate, University of South Carolina.
2010-2011 Faculty Advisor, Alpha Sigma Phi Chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon (The
American Criminal Justice Association), Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2010 Chair of Session 33 “Perspectives on Prison Violence” Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA: November.
2010 Member, Spring M.A. Comprehensive Examination Committee, Department
of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina.
2010 Member, Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA: February.
2010 Member, Donations Committee, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA: February.
2009-Present Member, Constitution and By-Laws Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences.
2009 Member, Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Philadelphia, PA: November.

COMMITTEES AND SERVICE (continued):
2008 Chair of Session 424 “Measuring Prison Disturbances and Adjustment
Patterns” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis,
MO: November.
2004 Chair of Session 462 “Studying Juvenile Justice Policy: New Directions”
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN:
November.
2004 Local Arrangements Committee Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Criminology, Nashville, TN: November.
2003-04 Assistant to Francis Cullen (president) and Bonnie Fisher (program co-chair).
Duties included assistance in the development and coordination of the
program for the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Nashville, TN: November.
MANUSCRIPT/GRANT REVIEWER:
Criminology
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Justice Quarterly
The British Journal of Sociology
Social Forces
Crime and Delinquency
Punishment and Society
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Criminology and Public Policy
Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Mixed Methods Research
The Prison Journal
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Journal of Crime and Justice
Justice Research and Policy
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
International Criminal Justice Review
Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice
International Journal of Information Management
Criminal Justice Review
Western Criminological Review
Sage Publications – Statistics, Research Methods
Elsevier Publications – Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

MANUSCRIPT/GRANT REVIEWER (continued):
Wiley-Blackwell – Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
University of Cincinnati – Doctoral Student Research Grant Program
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
2004-Present American Society of Criminology (ASC)
2001-Present Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
2008-Present ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing
2005-2008 ACJS Division on Corrections and Sentencing
2000-2005 American Probation and Parole Association
1998-2003 Idaho Juvenile Justice Association
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
1998-2003 Canyon County Juvenile Probation Caldwell, ID
Juvenile Probation/Parole Officer
1997-2000 Ada County Juvenile Detention Boise, ID
Juvenile Detention Officer
1997-98 Idaho Youth Ranch/Hays Shelter Home Boise, ID
Youth Counselor