ELLEN G. COHN, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITA

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Last updated January 1, 2003

School of Policy and Management

Florida International University

University Park Campus,  PCA 261A

11200 S.W. 8th Street

Miami, FL 33199

Phone: 305-348-5846

Fax: 305-348-5848

E-mail: cohne@fiu.edu

Web page: www.fiu.edu/~cohne

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Criminology - University of Cambridge, England. Degree requirements completed July 1991. Degree awarded May 1992. Dissertation: The Influence of Weather and Temporal Variations on Police Calls for Service in Minneapolis.

M.Phil. Criminology - University of Cambridge, England. April 1989. Thesis: A Review of the Effect of Climate and Temporal Variations on Crime.

M.A. Criminal Justice - University of Maryland, College Park. May 1986. Thesis: Police Attire and Victim Reaction: A Quasi-Experiment.

B.A. Law Enforcement - University of Maryland, College Park. May 1984. Magna Cum Laude. Departmental Honors. Thesis: The Effect of Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia on the Death Penalty in Maryland and New Jersey.

B.A. Psychology - University of Maryland, College Park. May 1984. Magna Cum Laude.

 

EMPLOYMENT

Florida International University, Criminal Justice and Criminology Program-Associate Professor 1998-Date

Florida International University, Criminal Justice and Criminology Program-Assistant Professor 1993-1998

Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge - Rapporteur, Senior Course in Criminology Summer 1994, 1996, 1998

Indiana University-Indianapolis, School of Public and Environmental Affairs - Visiting Assistant Professor 1991-1993

University of Maryland, European Division - Lecturer in Criminology 1990

Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge - Consultant, Occupational Index Development Project 1990

Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge - Demonstrator in Statistics and Methodology 1990

Peterhouse College, Cambridge - Supervisor in Statistics and Methodology 1989-1990

Wolfson College, Cambridge - Supervisor in Statistics 1988-1989

Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission - Consultant 1989

Crime Control Institute - Research Associate 1985-1989

Crime Control Research Corporation - Consultant 1985-1989

American Sociological Association - Press Intern 1985

 

COURSES TAUGHT

Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (BA) Law Enforcement Systems (BA)
Nature and Causes of Crime (BA) Victimology (BA)
Research Methods and Statistics (BA) Crime Prevention (BA)
History and Philosophy of Criminal Justice (MA) Corrections and Correctional Management (MA)
Special Topics in Research Methods (Ph.D.)  

 

PUBLICATIONS - PEER REVIEW JOURNALS


Cohn, Ellen G. and James Rotton (Forthcoming) "Even criminals take a holiday: Instrumental and expressive crimes on major and minor holidays." Journal of Criminal Justice.

James Rotton and Ellen G. Cohn (2001) "Temperature, routine activities, and domestic violence: A reanalysis." Violence and Victims, v.16, #2, pp.203-215

Cohn, Ellen G. and James Rotton (2000) "Weather, seasonal trends, and property crimes in Minneapolis, 1987-1988: A moderator-variable time-series analysis of routine activities." Journal of Environmental Psychology, v.20, pp.257-272.

Wang, XiaoHu, James J. Vardalis, and Ellen G. Cohn (2000) "Testing a typology of police performance measures: An empirical study of police services." Criminal Justice Policy Review, v.11, #1, pp.63-83.

Rotton, James and Ellen G. Cohn (2000). "Weather, disorderly conduct, and assaults: From social contact to social avoidance." Environment and Behavior, v.32, #5, pp.651-673.

Rotton, James and Ellen G. Cohn (2000). "Violence is a curvilinear function of temperature in Dallas: A replication." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v.78, #6, pp.1074-1081.

Cohn, Ellen G., David P. Farrington, and Jonathan R. Sorensen (2000). "Journal publications of Ph.D. graduates from American criminology and criminal justice programs, 1988-1997." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, v.11, #1, pp.35-49.

Rotton, James and Cohn, Ellen G. (1999) "Errors of commission and omission: Comment on Anderson and Anderson's (1998) 'Temperature and aggression.'" Psychological Reports, v.85, pp.611-620.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1999). "Changes in the most-cited scholars in twenty criminology and criminal justice journals between 1990 and 1995." Journal of Criminal Justice, v.27, #4, pp.345-359.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1998). "Assessing the quality of American doctoral program faculty in criminology and criminal justice, 1991-1995." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, v. 9, #2, pp.187-210.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1998). "Changes in the Most-Cited Scholars in Major American Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals Between 1986-90 and 1991-95." Journal of Criminal Justice, v. 26, #2, pp.99-116.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1998). "Changes in the Most-Cited Scholars in Major International Journals Between 1986-90 and 1991-95." British Journal of Criminology, v. 38, pp. 156-170.

Cohn, Ellen G. and James Rotton (1997). "Assaults as a Function of Time and Temperature: A Moderator-Variable Time-Series Analysis." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v. 72, #6, pp.1322-1334.

Wright, Richard and Ellen G. Cohn (1996). "The Most-Cited Scholars in Criminal Justice Textbooks." Journal of Criminal Justice, v. 24, #5, pp.459-467.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1996). "The Citizen Police Academy: A Recipe for Improving Police-Community Relations." Journal of Criminal Justice, v. 24, #3, pp.265-271.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1996). "The Effect of Weather and Temporal Variations on Calls for Police Service." American Journal of Police, v. 15, #1, pp.23-43.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1996). "Crime and Justice and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Literature." Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, v. 20, pp.265-300.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1994). "Who are the Most-Cited Scholars in Major American Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals?" Journal of Criminal Justice, v. 22, no. 6, pp.517-534.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1994). "Who are the Most Influential Criminologists in the English-Speaking World?" British Journal of Criminology, v. 34, no. 2, pp.204-225.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1993). "The Prediction of Police Calls for Service: The Influence of Weather and Temporal Variables on Rape and Domestic Violence." Journal of Environmental Psychology, v. 13, no. 1, pp.71-83.

Sherman, Lawrence W., Janell D. Schmidt, Dennis P. Rogan, Douglas A. Smith, Patrick R. Gartin, Ellen G. Cohn, Dean J. Collins, and Anthony R. Bacich (1992). "The Variable Effects of Arrest on Criminal Careers: The Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment." Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, v. 83, no. 1, pp.137-169.

Sherman, Lawrence W., Janell D. Schmidt, Dennis P. Rogan, Patrick R. Gartin, Ellen G. Cohn, Dean J. Collins, and Anthony R. Bacich (1991). "From Initial Deterrence to Longterm Escalation: Short Custody Arrest for Poverty Ghetto Domestic Violence." Criminology, v. 29, no. 4, pp.821-850.  (Reprinted in George S. Bridges, Robert D. Crutchfield, and Joseph G. Weis (eds.) Criminal Justice: Volume 3 of Crime and Society. California: Pine Forge Press, 1996, pp.77-83.)

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1990). "Differences Between British and American Criminology: An Analysis of Citations." British Journal of Criminology, v. 30, no. 4, pp. 467-482.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1990). "Weather and Crime." British Journal of Criminology, v. 30, no. 1, pp. 51-64.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1990). "Weather and Violent Crime: A Reply to Perry and Simpson." Environment and Behavior, v. 22, no. 2, pp. 280-294.

Sherman, Lawrence W. and Ellen G. Cohn (1989). "The Impact of Research on Legal Policy: The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment." Law and Society Review, v. 23, no. 1, pp. 117-144.

 

PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS

Cohn, Ellen G., David P. Farrington, and Richard Wright (1998). Evaluating Criminology and Criminal Justice. CT: Greenwood Press.

 

PUBLICATIONS - BOOK CHAPTERS


Cohn, Ellen G. and James Rotton (forthcoming). "Climate, Weather, and Crime." Encyclopedia of Criminology. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.

Cohn, Ellen G. (forthcoming). "David P. Farrington." Encyclopedia of Criminology. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.

Cohn, Ellen G. (forthcoming). "Lawrence W. Sherman." Encyclopedia of Criminology. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.

Cohn, Ellen G., David P. Farrington, and Richard A. Wright (forthcoming). "Citation Analysis." Encyclopedia of Criminology. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn.

Rotton, James and Ellen G. Cohn (2002). "Climate, Weather, and Crime." In The Handbook of Environmental Psychology, vol 2. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp.461-498.

Rudoff, Gerald A. and Ellen G. Cohn (2002). "Youth Crime Watch of America: A Youth-Led Movement." In Dennis J. Stevens (Ed.) Policing and Community Partnerships. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, pp.125-136.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2000). "Crime and Criminology." In The New Book of Knowledge. Connecticut: Grolier Press, pp.574-576.

Buerger, Michael E., Ellen G. Cohn, and Anthony J. Petrosino (1996). "Defining the 'Hot Spots of Crime': Operationalizing Theoretical Concepts for Field Research." In David Weisburd and John Eck (eds.) Crime and Place: Crime Prevention Studies, volume 4. New York: Criminal Justice Press, pp.237-258. (Reprinted in Ronald W. Glensor, Mark E. Correia, and Kenneth J. Peak (eds.) Policing Communities: Understanding Crime and Solving Problems. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Press, pp.138-150.)

Weisburd, David, Lisa Maher, and Lawrence W. Sherman with Michael Buerger, Ellen Cohn, and Anthony Petrosino (1993). "Contrasting Crime General and Crime Specific Theory: The Case of Hot Spots of Crime." In Freda Adler and William S. Laufer (eds) Advances in Criminological Theory, volume 4. New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, pp.45-70.

Sherman, Lawrence W., Janell D. Schmidt, Dennis P. Rogan, Douglas A. Smith, Patrick R. Gartin, Dean J. Collins, Anthony R. Bacich, and Ellen G. Cohn (1992). "Appendix 2: The Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment." In Lawrence W. Sherman Policing Domestic Violence: Experiments and Dilemmas. New York: The Free Press.

Sherman, Lawrence W., Janell D. Schmidt, Dennis P. Rogan, Patrick R. Gartin, Ellen G. Cohn, Dean J. Collins and Anthony R. Bacich (1992). "From Initial Deterrence to Long-Term Escalation: Short-Custody Arrest for Poverty Ghetto Domestic Violence." In Lawrence W. Sherman Policing Domestic Violence: Experiments and Dilemmas. New York: The Free Press. (**A revised version of this article was published in Criminology, v. 29, no. 4, November 1991.)

 

PUBLICATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS

Cohn, Ellen G. (2003). Criminal Justice in New York Today, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2003). Criminal Justice in Illinois Today, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2003) Criminal Justice in Florida Today, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2002) Instructor's Manual with Test Item File (accompanying F. Schmalleger's Criminology Today). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2002) Student Study Guide (accompanying F. Schmalleger's Criminology Today). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. and Clyde Cronkhite (2001) Criminal Justice in Illinois Today (accompanying F. Schmalleger's Criminal Justice Today). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. and Karel Kurst-Swanger (2001). Criminal Justice in New York Today (accompanying F. Schmalleger's Criminal Justice Today). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2001). Criminal Justice in Florida Today(accompanying F. Schmalleger's Criminal Justice Today). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2001). Criminal Justice In America: Florida Supplement (accompanying H. Barlow's Criminal Justice in America). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2001). Criminal Justice in America: California Supplement (accompanying H. Barlow's Criminal Justice in America). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2001). Criminal Justice in America: New York Supplement (accompanying H. Barlow's Criminal Justice in America). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2000). Instructor's Manual with Test Item File (accompanying H. Barlow's Criminal Justice in America). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Cohn, Ellen G. (2000). Student Study Guide (accompanying H. Barlow's Criminal Justice in America). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Vardalis, James and Ellen G. Cohn (1998). A Different Approach to Drunk Driving Court in Miami-Dade County. Miami, FL: The Center for the Administration of Justice.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1998). "The Same Old Arguments are No More Convincing the Third Time Around." British Society of Criminology Newsletter, no. 30, April, pp.9-11.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1995). "The Validity of Citations as a Measure of Influence." British Journal of Criminology, v. 35, no. 1, pp.143-145.

Cohn, Ellen G. and David P. Farrington (1994). "Citation: The Sincerest Form of Flattery?" British Society of Criminology Newsletter, no. 19, July, pp.10-11

Cohn, Ellen G. (1993) "What I Expect From College Students." Journal for the Art of Teaching, v. 2, #3, pp.40-41.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1992). "A Visit to a Frauenhaus: Help for Abused Women in Germany." Response to the Victimization of Women and Children, v. 14, no. 3, pp.7-8.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1989). "Development of Victim Compensation Practices in the United Kingdom." Response to the Victimization of Women and Children, v. 12, no. 2, pp. 23-24.

Sherman, Lawrence W., Christine De Riso, Danee Gaines, Dennis Rogan, and Ellen G. Cohn (1989). Police Murdered in Drug-Related Situations, 1972-88. Washington, D.C.: Crime Control Institute.

Cohn, Ellen G. (1987). "Changing the Domestic Violence Policies of Urban Police Departments: Impact of the Minneapolis Experiment." Response to the Victimization of Women and Children, v. 10, no. 4, pp. 22-24.

Cohn, Ellen G. and Lawrence W. Sherman (1987). Police Policy on Domestic Violence, 1986: A National Survey. Washington, D.C.: Crime Control Institute.

Sherman, Lawrence W. and Ellen G. Cohn (1986). Citizens Killed by Big-City Police, 1970-1984. Washington, D.C.: Crime Control Institute.

Sherman, Lawrence W. and Ellen G. Cohn with Edwin E. Hamilton (1984). Police Policy on Domestic Violence: A National Survey. Washington, D.C.: Crime Control Institute.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS


Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (November 2002). Global Warming and U.S. Crime Rates: An Application of Routine Activity Theory. Poster presentation given at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (November 2001). Temperature, Place, and Aggravated Assaults: An Application of Social Avoidance Theory. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (April 2001). Home for the Holidays: A Test of Routine Activity Theory. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (November 1999). When Weather Matters: The Cumulative Effects of Temperature on Violent Crime. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Toronto, Canada.

*Rotton, J., and E.G. Cohn (August 1999) The Long and Short of "The Long Hot Summer" Effect. Presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Boston, MA.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (March 1999). Changes in the Most-Cited Scholars in Twenty Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals Between 1990 and 1995. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Orlando, FL.

*Rotton, J. and E.G. Cohn (January 1999). Cold Facts about Heat and Aggression. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Affect, Hostility, and Aggression, Highland Beach, FL.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (November 1998). Burglary in Minneapolis as a Function of Time of Day and Temperature. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

*Rotton, J. and E.G. Cohn (August 1998). Weather and Property Crimes: Time Series Analysis Repealing Quetelet's Law. Presented at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (November 1997). The Relationship between Disorder and Temperature in Minneapolis. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

*Rotton, J. and E.G. Cohn (August 1997). Violence is a Curvilinear Function of Temperature in Minneapolis. Presented at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (March 1997). The Relationship Between Temperature and Domestic Violence in Minneapolis. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Louisville, KY.

Cohn, E.G. and J. Rotton (November 1996). The Relationship Between Temperature and Assaults in Minneapolis: Unexpected Support for the Negative Affect-Escape Model. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (November 1996). The Most-Cited Scholars in 20 Major American and International Criminal Justice Journals. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (November 1996). The Most-Cited Scholars and Works in Major American and International Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals, 1996-1995. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. (March 1996). The Citizen Police Academy: A Recipe for Improving Police-Community Relations. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (March 1996). Who are the Most-Cited Scholars in 20 Major American and International Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals? Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (November 1995). Who are the Most-Cited Authors and What are the Most-Cited Works in Crime and Justice? Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Boston, MA.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (March 1995). Citation Analysis as a Measure of the Influence of Scholars in American Criminology and Criminal Justice. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Boston, MA.

Cohn, E.G. (March 1995). Panel Chair: Current Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice Education. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Boston, MA.

Cohn, E.G. (November 1994). Panel Discussant: The Electronic Account as a Tool for Research and Teaching. American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Miami, FL.

Cohn, E.G. (July 1994). The Effect of Weather and Temporal Variables on Calls for Police Service in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Presented at the Thirteenth Annual World Congress of Sociology, Bielefeld, Germany.

Cohn, E.G. (March 1994). The Influence of Weather and Temporal Variables on Domestic Violence. Presented at the Women's History Month Conference, Miami, FL.

Cohn, E.G. and D.P. Farrington (March 1994). Differences Between British and American Criminology: An Analysis of Citations. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. (November 1992). The Effect of Weather and Temporal Variables on Rape and Domestic Violence. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Cohn, E.G. (November 1992). Panel Chair: Author Meets Critics: The Geometry of Violence and Democracy. American Society of Criminology annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Cohn, E.G. (November 1992). Panel Chair: Author Meets Critics: Policing Domestic Violence: Experiments and Dilemmas. American Society of Criminology annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Cohn, E.G. (October 1992). The Prediction of Police Calls for Service. Presented at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cohn, E.G. (November 1991). Short-Term Prediction of Calls for Police Service. Presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Cohn, E.G. (March 1991). The Influence of Weather and Temporal Variations on Police Calls for Service in Minneapolis. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Nashville, TN.

Cohn, E.G. (July 1987). Characteristics of Domestic Violence Offenders. Presented at the Third National Conference on Family Violence Research, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Sherman, L.W. and E.G. Cohn (March 1987). The Impact of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment on Big-City Police Departments. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, St. Louis, MO.


*joint paper presented by Dr. J. Rotton

 

ITEMS UNDER REVIEW/IN PREPARATION

Rotton, James, Ellen G. Cohn, Amy G. Peterson, and Deborah B. Tarr. Temperature, City Size, and the Southern Subculture of Violence: Support for Social Escape/Avoidance (SEA) Theory. Under review by Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Rotton, James and Ellen G. Cohn. "Global Warming and U.S. Crime Rates: Toward an Integration of Affective and Activity Theories of Crime and Aggression." Under review by Environment and Behavior.

Rotton, James and Ellen G. Cohn. "Social Escape and Avoidance (SEA) Theory: An Integration of Psychological and Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior." In preparation.

Cohn, Ellen G., Lisa Stolzenberg, and Stewart D'Alessio. "An Examination of the Impact of Repealing the Motorcycle Helmet Law in Florida." In preparation.

 

SERVICE ACTIVITIES - UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE


CHUA Tenure and Promotion Committee 2000-2003

University Faculty Mentoring Program 2000-Date

Adjunct Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee 2000-2001

School of Policy and Management Undergraduate Evaluations Course Development Committee 2000-2001

University Faculty Senate Academic Policies Committee - CHUA Representative 1999-Date

University Judicial Committee 1999-Date

School of Policy and Management Tenure and Promotion Committee 1999-2001

Criminal Justice and Criminology Program Coordinator 1998-1999

School of Policy and Management Steering Committee 1988-1999

Chair, School of Policy and Management Search and Screen Committee 1998-1999

FIU Department of Public Safety Search and Screen Committee Spring 1998

School of Policy and Management Search and Screen Committee Spring 1998

University Faculty Senate Library Committee - CUPA Representative 1997-1999

School of Policy and Management Search and Screen Committee Spring 1996

School of Policy and Management Ph.D. Committee 1995-1999

University Faculty Senate Bookstore Committee - CUPA Representative 1995-Date

College of Urban and Public Affairs Task Force on Student Assessment Instrument (participated in the development of a new student course evaluation form) 1995

School of Policy and Management Task Force on Governance 1994


SERVICE ACTIVITIES - PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY

Co-Chair, American Society of Criminology 2002 Annual Meeting 2001-2002

Executive Board Member and Parliamentarian, Youth Crime Watch of America 2002-Date

National Board Member, Youth Crime Watch of America 2000-Date

External Awards Committee, Division of Women and Crime, American Society of Criminology 2000-Date

Editorial Board - Journal of Criminal Justice Education 1999-Date

American Society of Criminology Mentoring Board 1999-Date

American Society of Criminology 1999 Gene Carte Student Paper Committee 1998-1999

Steering Committee, Miami-Dade Police Department Citizen Volunteer Program 1996-Date

Editorial Board - Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 1995-2002

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Program Committee 1995-1996

Battered Women's Justice Project 1994-Date

American Society of Criminology Program Committee 1992

American Red Cross Volunteer 1977-1995

Listed Reviewer for:

Criminology Criminology and Public Policy Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice Education Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Justice Research and Policy Policing: An International Journal


SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES

British Broadcasting Corporation - Natural History Unit (London, England) Interviewed on the impact of temperature on aggression and criminal behavior, October 17, 2001

Network of the World Interviewed live on the effect of weather on criminal behavior for a internet and broadband television special program on the impact of weather on modern life, May 13, 2001.

Network of the World Interviewed on the effect of weather on criminal behavior for a internet and broadband television special program, January 30, 2001.

The Today Show - BBC Radio 4 (London, England) Interviewed on the effect of weather on criminal behavior. Program aired Saturday, December 2, 2000.

London Metro Interviewed on the issue of the effect of lunar phases on drunk driving, January 2000.

The Charlotte Observer Interviewed on the issue of temperature and crime, August 1997.

The Weather Show - BBC TV (London, England) Interviewed on the issue of weather and crime for a television special on this topic, July 1997.

The Detroit Free Press Interviewed on the issue of temperature and crime. Article appeared Saturday, June 21, 1997. (Siegel, Suzanne. "Heat, crime often rise together.")

The Prince Georges Journal Interviewed on the issue of weather and crime. Article appeared Thursday, June 22, 1995. (Marcus, Adam. "Summer is hot time for crime.")

The Weather Channel Appeared on a nationally-televised program, "The Violent Seasons," discussing the impact of temperature, weather patterns, seasons and lunar phases on criminal behavior. The program originally aired multiple times during the week of March 20, 1995 and has been repeated regularly.

Chicago Tribune Interviewed on the issue of weather and domestic violence/rape. Article appeared Sunday, December 27, 1993. (Koulak, Ron and Jon Van. "'911' study shows rapes increase after sundown.")

Crime Alert! Prime Time for Fighting Crime Live appearance on an Indianapolis, IN television program on crime in the community, March 1993.

Indiana Alumni Magazine Interviewed on the issue of weather and rape/domestic violence. Article appeared in the March/April 1993 issue. ("IUPUI criminologist's study links weather, violent crime.")

The Indianapolis Star Interviewed on the issue of weather and rape/domestic violence. Article appeared on Sunday, January 3, 1993. (Miley, Scott L. "As mercury climbs, so do some crimes, IUPUI prof reports.")

The Indianapolis News Interviewed on the changes that the Indianapolis Police department underwent during 1992. Article appeared on Thursday, December 31, 1992. (Horne, Terry. "Spotlight stayed on IPD in '92.")

Forty Minutes - BBC TV (London, England) Interviewed on the relationship between weather and criminal behavior, October 1991.

Nightly News - WISH-TV Channel 8 (Indianapolis, IN) Interviewed on the issue of police use of deadly force in Indianapolis, August 1991.

 

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