Rania Issa M.A.
University of Akron
Olin Hall 275
Akron, OH 44325
[email protected]
Education
Ph.D. Fall 2011
to Present
Sociology. University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
M.A. 2010
Sociology. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Masters of Arts in Sociology, Cleveland State University Gender
differences in the impact of “Thinking For A Change” Correctional
Programming.
B.A. 2007
Sociology and Criminology. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Research and Teaching Interests
Criminology
Deviance
Homicide
Homicide followed by suicide
Interpersonal violence
Race/Ethnic Inequalities
Research Positions
June 2013 to present Research assistant on National Homicide Data Improvement Project, Main
researchers: Drs. Randolph Roth and Wendy Regoeczi, National Science
Foundation
March-July 2011
Graduate assistant on policing project, Main researchers: Drs. Wendy
Regoeczi and Stephanie Kent
February-Aug. 2009 Graduate assistant on domestic violence project, main researchers: Drs.
Wendy Regoeczi and Dana Hubbard
Teaching positions
Fall 2015
Graduate student teaching Introduction to Criminology, University of
Akron
Spring 2015
Graduate student teaching Introduction to Sociology, University of Akron
Fall 2014
Graduate student teaching Sociology of Deviant Behavior, University of
Akron
Spring 2014
Graduate student teaching Introduction to Sociology Distance Learning,
University of Akron
Fall 2013
Graduate student teaching Introduction to Sociology Distance Learning,
University of Akron
January-May 2013
Teaching assistant for Multivariate graduate level course
January-May 2012
Teaching assistant for Introduction to sociology
August-Dec. 2012
Teaching assistant for Quantitative Research Methods
Summer 2011
Instructor of Introduction to Sociology of the Third World, Cleveland
State University
January-May 2011
Instructor of Introduction to Criminology, Cleveland State University
August-Dec. 2010
Instructor of Race, Class, and Gender, Cleveland State University
November 2010
Guest lectured on two occasions for Dr. James Chriss, Cleveland State
University
Service
2013-current
Graduate student mentor
2013-2014
Alpha Kappa Delta Co-vice President
2012-2013
Alpha Kappa Delta Joint student representative
Manuscripts under review
Regoeczi, Wendy, Sven Granath, Rania Issa, Thomas Gilson, and Joakim Sturup. 2015.
“Comparing Homicide-Suicides in Sweden and the United States” under review at Journal of
Forensic Science.
Manuscripts in progress
Rosenberger, Jared S., Rania Issa, and Valerie J. Callanan. “Race, Place, and Attitudes Towards
the Police.”
Rosenberger, Jared S., Valerie J. Callanan, and Rania Issa. “The Social Construction of Victims
in Law and Order.”
Issa, Rania and Racheal Pesta. “An Examination of Homicides and Suicides Using Qualitative
Comparative Analysis”.
Conference presentations
“Comparing the Situational Context of Intimate Partner Homicides and Homicide-Suicides”
upcoming presentation at American Society of Criminology 2015. Presenters Wendy C.
Regoeczi, Cleveland State University, and Rania Issa, University of Akron.
“An Examination of Homicides and Suicides Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis.”
upcoming presentation at American Society of Criminology 2015. Presenters Rania Issa,
University of Akron and Racheal E. Pesta, University of Akron.
“The Role of Neighborhood Disadvantage Among Disaggregated Homicides” presented at North
Central Sociological Association. Presented by Rania Issa, University of Akron.
“National Homicide Data Improvement Project, 1959-Present: The Difficulties of Counting
Homicides Accurately” presented at American Society of Criminology 2014. Presenters
Randolph Roth, Ohio State University, Wendy C. Regoeczi, Cleveland State University, and
Rania Issa, University of Akron.
“Race, Collective Efficacy, and Attitudes Toward the Police” presented at The Southern
Sociological Society. Presenters Valerie Callanan, University of Akron, Jared S. Rosenberger,
Murray State University, and Rania Issa, University of Akron.
“The Gendered Displays of Power in the Criminal Justice Characters in Law and Order System”
presented at American Society of Criminology 2013. Presenters Valerie Callanan, University of
Akron, Rania Issa, University of Akron, Jared S. Rosenberger, Murray State University.
Current Professional Memberships
Alpha Kappa Delta
Homicide Research Working Group
American Society of Criminology
North Central Sociological Association
Language Skills
Arabic (speak)
References:
Valerie Callanan
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Akron
Olin Hall Akron, OH 44325
330-972-6863
[email protected]
Wendy Regoeczi
Interim chair and Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, RT 1721 Cleveland, OH 44115
216-687-9349
[email protected]
Matthew Lee
Department chair and Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Akron
Olin Hall Akron, OH 44325
330-972-5357
[email protected]