Karen McElrath
Curriculum Vitae
Current Position:
Professor
Department of Criminal Justice
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Telephone/Email:
910-672-2193
[email protected]
Education:
Ph.D., Criminology, 1989, Florida State University
M.S., Justice Administration, 1984, University of Louisville
B.S., Police Administration, 1983, University of Louisville
Previous Academic Positions:
Reader
School of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work
Queen's University, Belfast Northern Ireland
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Miami
1991 - 1996
Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in March 1996
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Duquesne University
August 1989 - July 1991
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Publications:
Books
Coomber, R., Donnermeyer, J., McElrath, K., and Scott, J. (2014). Key Concepts in
Crime and Society. London: Sage, forthcoming.
Inciardi, J. A. and McElrath, K., editors (2014). The American Drug Scene, 7th edition.
New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming. (First edition published in 1991)
Coomber, R., McElrath, K., Measham, F. and Moore, K. (2013). Key Concepts in Drugs
in Society. London: Sage. . http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book232938
McElrath, K., editor (2002). HIV/AIDS: A World View. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood.
http://books.google.com/books/about/HIV_and_AIDS.html?id=TFUfAQAAIAAJ
McElrath, K. (2000). Unsafe Haven: The United States, the IRA and Political Prisoners.
London: Pluto.
Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters
McElrath, K. and Harris, J. (2013). Peer injecting: Implications for injecting order and
blood-borne viruses among men and women who inject heroin. Journal of Substance
Use, 18: 31-45. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14659891.2012.716901
O’Neill, C. and McElrath, K. (2012). Simultaneous use of mephedrone and alcohol: A
qualitative study of users’ experiences. Journal of Addiction, Research and Therapy,
S9 (open access; special issue on new synthetic cathinones, e.g., “bath salts”).
http://www.omicsonline.org/simultaneous-use-of-mephedrone-and-alcohol-a-qualitativestudy-of-users-experiences-2155-6105.S9-001.php?aid=8198
Van Hout, M. C. and McElrath, K. (2012). Service user involvement in drug treatment
programs: Barriers to implementation and potential benefits for client recovery. Drugs:
Education, Prevention & Policy 19: 474–483.
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09687637.2012.671860
Harris, J. and McElrath, K. (2012). Methadone as social control: Institutionalized stigma
and the prospect of recovery. Qualitative Health Research 22: 810-824.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22232295
McElrath, K. and Van Hout, M. C. (2011). A preference for mephedrone: Drug markets,
drugs of choice, and the emerging “legal high” scene. Journal of Drug Issues 41: 487508.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236173333_JDI_McElrath_and_Van_Hout
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McElrath, K. and O’Neill, C. (2011). Experiences with mephedrone pre- and postlegislative controls: Perceptions of safety and sources of supply. International Journal
of Drug Policy 22: 120-127. http://www.ijdp.org/article/S0955-3959(10)00158-1/abstract
Inciardi, J. A. and McElrath, K. (2010). The evolution of drug taking and drug seeking in
America. In The American Drug Scene, 6th edition, pp. 4-27. New York: Oxford
University Press.
McElrath, K. (2009). Nightlife and crime in Northern Ireland. In Nightlife and Crime:
International Perspectives, P. Hadfield (editor), pp. 65-76. Oxford: Oxford University
Press. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199559749.do#.UlN4eLHD9jo
McElrath, K. and Connolly, D. (2006). Nalbuphine (Nubain): Non-prescribed use,
injecting, and risk behaviors for blood-borne viruses. Contemporary Drug Problems 33:
321-340. http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/6847/
McElrath, K. (2006). Booting and flushing: Needle rituals and risk for bloodborne
viruses. Journal of Substance Use 11: 177-189.
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14659890600594070
McElrath, K. (2005). Ecstasy users’ perceptions about sexuality and sexual risk.
Substance Use and Misuse 40: 1461-1477. http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/6791/
McEvoy, K., Shirlow, P., and McElrath, K. (2004). Resistance, transition and exclusion:
Politically motivated ex-prisoners and conflict transformation in Northern Ireland.
Terrorism and Political Violence 16: 646-570.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/tpv/2004/00000016/00000003/art0001
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McElrath, K. (2004). Drug use and drug markets in the context of political conflict:
The case of Northern Ireland. Addiction Research and Theory 12: 577-590.
http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/6868/
McElrath, K. (2002). Drug transactions involving ecstasy: Users’ perceptions of drug
deals and the roles involved in drug acquisition. In In their Own Words, 3rd edition. Paul
Cromwell (editor). Los Angeles: Roxbury.
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K. (2002). Negative experiences on ecstasy: The role of
drug, set and setting. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 34: 199-208.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12691210
Reprinted in Cocktails and Dreams: Perspectives on Drug and Alcohol Use. W. R.
Palacios (editor), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
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McElrath, K. (2001). HIV/AIDS in Ireland. In HIV/AIDS: A World View. Karen McElrath
(editor). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
McElrath, K. (2001). Risk behaviors among injecting drug users in Northern Ireland.
Substance Use and Misuse 36: 2137-2157. .
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1081/JA-100108440
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K. (2001). Fact, fiction and function: Mythmaking and the
social construction of ecstasy use. Substance Use and Misuse 36: 1-22.
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1081/JA-100000226
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K. (2001). Heroin as evil: Ecstasy users’ perceptions about
heroin. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 8: 177-189.
http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/6876/
Higgins, K. and McElrath, K. (2000). The trouble with peace: The cease-fires and their
impact on drug use among youth in Northern Ireland. Youth and Society 32: 29-59.
http://yas.sagepub.com/content/32/1/29.abstract
McElrath, K. (1998). Alcoholics Anonymous. In The American Drug Scene, 2nd edition.
James Inciardi and Karen McElrath (editors). Los Angeles: Roxbury.
McEvoy, K., McElrath, K. and Higgins, K. (1998). Does Ulster still say no? Drugs,
politics, and propaganda in Northern Ireland. Journal of Drug Issues 28:127-154.
http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/6635/
Comerford, M., Chitwood, D. D., McElrath, K., and Taylor, J. (1998). Pregnancy among
women with a history of injection drug use. Drugs and Society 13:177-192. Reprinted
in Women and Substance Abuse: Gender Transparency. S. J. Stevens and H. K.
Wexler (editors), Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
McElrath, K., Chitwood, D. D. and Comerford, M. (1997). Crime victimization among
injection drug users. Journal of Drug Issues 27:771-783. Reprinted in Readings on
Drugs and Society. M. S. Kelley (editor), New York: Allyn & Bacon.
McElrath, K. (1997). If you’ve come a ‘seeking justice, no Irish need apply: Irish
republicans, political asylum, and United States foreign policy. Critical Criminology
8:93-107. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02461138
Baker, T. and McElrath, K. (1997). Insurance claims discrimination. In Insurance
Redlining, pp. 141-156. G. D. Squires (editor). Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute
Press.
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Baker, T. and McElrath, K. (1996). Whose safety net? Home insurance and
inequality. Law and Social Inquiry 21:229-264.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-4469.1996.tb00080.x/abstract
McElrath, K. and Taylor. D. (1996). Gender and earnings in academic criminology.
Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 7:35-44.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10511259600083571
McElrath, K., Dunham, R. and Cromwell, P. (1995). Validity of self-reported drug use
among arrestees in five cities. Journal of Criminal Justice, 23:531-540.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0047235295000445
McElrath, K., Chitwood, D. D., Griffin, D., and Comerford, M. (1994). The consistency
of self-reported HIV risk behavior among injection drug users. American Journal of
Public Health 84:1965-1970.
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.84.12.1965
McElrath, K. (1994). A comparison of two methods for examining inmates' self-reported
drug use. International Journal of the Addictions 29:517-524.
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/10826089409047397
Taylor, D., Chitwood, D. D., McElrath, K., and Belgrave, L. (1994). Ethnicity, gender,
social support and injection drug use. Journal of Black Psychology 20:36-46.
http://jbp.sagepub.com/content/20/1/36.abstract
Cromwell, P. and McElrath, K. (1994). Buying stolen property: An opportunity
perspective. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 31:295-310.
http://jrc.sagepub.com/content/31/3/295.abstract
McElrath, K. (1993). Gender, career disruption, and academic rewards. Journal of
Higher Education 63:269-281.
Kleck, G. and McElrath, K. (1991). The effects of weaponry on human violence. Social
Forces 69:669-692. http://sf.oxfordjournals.org/content/69/3/669.abstract
McElrath, K. (1990). Standing in the shadows: Academic mentoring in criminology.
Journal of Criminal Justice Education 1:135-151.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10511259000082151
Sykes, G., Vito, G., and McElrath, K. (1987). Jail populations and crime rates: An
exploratory analysis. Journal of Police Science and Administration 15:72-77.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=107228
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Non-refereed invited articles
McElrath, K. (2006). Opiate dependence and substitute prescribing: Concerns of clients
and pharmacists. (UK) National Pharmacy Association.
McElrath, K. (2001). Confessions of a quantitative criminologist. ACJS Today
(Official Newsletter of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences) November/
December: 1, 3-7.
Book reviews and short chapters
McElrath, K., (2013). Women on Ice: Methamphetamine Use among Suburban Women
(Author: Miriam Boeri). Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology,
forthcoming.
McElrath, K. (2001). Race and Drug Trials: The Social Construction of Guilt and
Innocence (Author: Anita Kalunta-Crumptom). British Journal of Criminology 41: 212214.
McElrath, K. (2000). Vandalism and violence against property. In Encyclopedia of
Violence in the United States. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
McElrath, K. (1998). Prisons and AIDS: A Public Health Challenge (Authors: Ronald L.
Braithwaite, Theodore M. Hammett, and Robert M. Mayberry). AIDS Education and
Prevention 10: 100-101.
McElrath, K. (1997). Careers in law enforcement [United States]. In Crime and Justice
in America: Present Realities and Future Prospects. Prentice-Hall.
Reports to government bodies
McElrath, K. (2009). Drug Use in Fingal and Associated Need for Support Services.
Swords: North Dublin City and County Regional Drugs Task Force (87 pages).
McElrath, K. and M. Jordan (2005). Drug Use and Risk Behaviours among Injecting
Drug Users. Belfast: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. (80
pages)
McElrath, K. (2003). Review of Research on Substitute Prescribing for Opiate
Dependence and Implications for N. Ireland. Belfast: Department of Health, Social
Services and Public Safety. (93 pages)
McElrath, K. (2002). Prevalence of Problem Heroin Use in Northern Ireland.
Belfast: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. (52 pages)
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McElrath, K. (2001). Heroin Use in Northern Ireland: A Qualitative Study into
Heroin Users’ Lifestyles, Experiences, and Risk Behaviours (1997-1999). Belfast:
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. (36 pages)
McElrath, K. and K. McEvoy (1999). Ecstasy Use in Northern Ireland. London: The
Stationery Office. (110 pages)
Funded Research:
McGowan, I., Harris, J., McElrath, K., Shorter, G., & White, B. (2013). Substance Use
and Models of Care (SUMOC) Collaborative Network. Belfast: R & D Office.
McElrath, K. (2012). Evaluation of the Drugs Accommodation Support Project. Belfast:
Extern.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator (2009). Drug Use in Fingal and Associated Need for
Support Services. North Dublin City and County Regional Drugs Task Force.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator (2008). Drug Misuse and Drug Service Provision in
Dundalk: Improving the Community’s Response. Dundalk Drugs Advisory Group.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator (2006). Evaluation of South Belfast Drug Outreach
Programme. Belfast South and East Trust.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator (2004-5). Drug Use and Risk Behaviours among
Injecting Drug Users. Belfast: NI) Department of Health, Social Services and Public
Safety.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator (2002-3). Estimation of Problem Heroin Users and
Needs Assessment for Substitute Prescribing. (NI) Department of Health, Social
Services and Public Safety.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator (1999-2000). Heroin Use in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K., Co-Principal Investigators (1997-1999). Ecstasy Use in
Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
McElrath, K., university funding (1995). Crime and Victimization among Injecting Drug
Users/Reliability of Self-Report data among Injecting Drug users. University of Miami.
McElrath, K., Principal Investigator. Development of a Drug and Alcohol
Screening Instrument. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
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McElrath, K., university funding (1990). Rape in Allegheny County: Response of the
Criminal Justice System. Duquesne University.
McElrath, K. and Poulos, T., Co-Principal Investigators (1987-1988). Gender and
Justice: Offense Patterns and Criminal Justice Decision-Making. Supreme Court of
Florida.
Papers Presented:
McElrath, K., and Harris, J. (2012). Institutional stigma and the delivery of methadone
maintenance: A comparison of clients’ experiences from North/South Ireland.
Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series, 14 June. Northern Ireland Assembly, Belfast.
Stevenson, C. and McElrath, K. (2005). Stigma and injecting drug use. International
Harm Reduction Association, Annual Conference, Belfast.
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K. (2000). The effects of ecstasy: Influences of set, setting
and substance. European Society for Social Drug Research, Annual Conference,
Dublin.
McEvoy, K. and McElrath, K. (2000). ‘Doing gender’ on E: Drugs, dance and the social
construction of gender. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
D’Alessio, S., Stolzenberg, L., and McElrath, K. (1999). The effect of cocaine price on
cocaine use among male arrestees: A multilevel approach. American Society of
Criminology, Annual Meetings, Toronto.
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K. (1998). Fact, fiction and function: Mythmaking and the
social construction of ecstasy use. Emergent Drug Issues for the 21st Century,
International Workshop, Queen’s University, Belfast.
McEvoy, K. and McElrath, K. (1997). A pill for your ‘troubles’: Ecstasy use in Northern
Ireland. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meetings, San Diego.
McElrath, K. (1995). Prisons and prisoners in Northern Ireland. American Society of
Criminology, Annual Meetings, Boston.
Baker, T. and McElrath, K. (1995). Inequality and law in action in the private safety net:
A home insurance example. Law and Society Association, Annual Meetings, Toronto.
McElrath, K., Chitwood, D. D., Comerford, M., and Griffin, D., (1993). Behavioral
differences among women IDUs. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meetings,
Phoenix.
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McElrath, K., Dunham, R., and Cromwell, P. (1992). Police use of deadly force.
American Society of Criminology, Annual Meetings, New Orleans.
McElrath, K. (1992). Affirmative Action: Progressing successfully through doctoral
programs. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Meetings, Pittsburgh.
McElrath, K. (1991). Identifying chemically-dependent inmates. American Society of
Criminology, Annual Meetings, San Francisco.
Kleck, G. and McElrath, K. (1989). The impact of weaponry on assault outcomes.
American Sociological Association, Annual Meetings, San Francisco.
McElrath, K. (1989). Faculty achievements: The role of gender in criminology.
American Society of Criminology, Annual Meetings, Reno.
McElrath, K. and Poulos, T. (1988). Gender bias in the Florida juvenile justice system:
An empirical analysis of juvenile court processing. American Society of Criminology,
Annual Meetings, Chicago.
Invited Lectures/Seminars:
McElrath, K. (2012). Leadership, community, and political conflict. Buffalo State
College, Buffalo.
McElrath, K. (2011). Illicit drugs in Northern Ireland: The role of political conflict in
shaping drug markets, drug policy and service provision. Society for the Study of
Addiction, York (England).
McElrath, K. (2008). Non-medical use of Nalbuphine (Nubain). Coleraine Rural and
Urban Network, Antrim (Northern Ireland).
McElrath, K. (2005). Injecting, drug treatment and needle exchange in Northern Ireland.
National Drug Treatment Conference, London.
McElrath, K. (2005). Risk behaviours and injecting drug use: Challenges for service
providers. Belfast: Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service.
McElrath, K. (2003). Sexual behaviors and sexual risk among ecstasy users. Trinity
College, Dublin.
McElrath, K. (2003). Confessions of a quantitative criminologist. Cambridge
University, Department of Criminology (graduate class).
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McElrath, K. (2003). Prevalence of problem heroin use and review of substitute
prescribing research, Substitute Prescribing: Model for implementation. Belfast: Drugs
and Alcohol Strategy Team.
McElrath, K. (2003). Substitute prescribing in Northern Ireland. Department of Health,
Social Services and Public Safety, Drug and Alcohol Information and Research Unit,
Belfast.
McElrath, K. (2003). Substitute prescribing in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland
Community Addiction Team Forum, Belfast.
McElrath, K. (2003). Prevalence of problem heroin use in Northern Ireland. United
Kingdom Research and Information Working Group, Belfast.
McElrath, K. (2000). Treatment experiences of heroin users in Northern Ireland. Harm
Reduction Conference, Eastern Health and Social Services Board, Northern Ireland
(Keynote speaker: Ethan Nadelmann).
McElrath, K. and McEvoy, K. (2000). Rave, recreation and lifestyle: The use of ecstasy
in Northern Ireland. School of Law, Queen’s University in association with the British
Society of Criminology.
McElrath, K. (2000, 1999, 1998). Longitudinal research into drug use and HIV risk
behaviours. School of Law, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Queen’s
University, Belfast.
McElrath, K. (1998). Heroin use in Northern Ireland: Preliminary research findings.
Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland, Heroin Update Seminar.
McElrath, K. (1998). US drug wars. Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Queen’s University, Belfast.
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McElrath, K. (1996). US drug wars. Sociological Association of Ireland, Trinity College,
Dublin.
McElrath, K. (1997). An American looks at “the Troubles.” Distinguished Speaker
Series, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA.
McElrath, K. (1994). Evaluations of juvenile programs. National Coalition on Juvenile
Justice, Female Offenders, Key West.
McElrath, K. (1994). Salary, tenure and promotion issues affecting female faculty:
Recent survey data and a review of legal decisions. National Conference on Law and
Higher Education, Tampa.
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McElrath, K. (1994). Social and political environment in Northern Ireland. Rotary,
South Miami.
McElrath, K. (1993). Sociological impact of Hurricane Andrew. Department of
Psychiatry, University of Miami.
McElrath, K. (1993). Police-community relations. Alumni College, University of Miami.
McElrath, K. and T. Poulos (1988). The role of gender in criminal justice and juvenile
justice. Gender Bias Commission, Supreme Court of Florida.
Special Posts:
Specialist Advisor, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (UK Parliament), Inquiry into the
Drugs Trade and Drug Misuse in Northern Ireland, 2003.
Courses Taught:
Graduate: Introductory Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Advanced Quantitative
Research Skills, Research in Crime and Delinquency, Gender and Crime.
Undergraduate: Women and Crime, Criminology, Crime and Society, Criminal Justice
(Introduction), Sociology of Drugs, Police and Community, Corrections, Sociology
(Introduction), Social Research, Research Skills, Research Project and Dissertation.
Editorial/Review Responsibilities:
Rapporteur, Economic and Social Research Council (2009, 2012)
Reviewer, Economic and Social Research Council (2003, 2006, 2008, 2009)
Guest editor, Substance Use and Misuse (2001, volume 36, issue 1).
Editorial Board: Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology (new journal;
appointed 2012), Substance Use and Misuse (appointed 2013), Criminology: An
Interdisciplinary Journal (1997), Irish Journal of Sociology (1997-1999).
Served as member of Guest Editorial Board for the Irish Journal of Sociology, Special
issue on Crime in Ireland (1998-1999).
Article reviews for the journals: Addiction, British Journal of Criminology, Criminology,
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, International Journal of Drug Policy, Journal of
Criminal Justice Education, Journal of Drug Issues, Violence and Victims, Journal of
Criminal Law and Criminology, Journal of Public Health Medicine, Journal of Research
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in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Substance Use, Substance Use and Misuse,
AIDS Education and Prevention, American Journal of Police.
Review for the books: Women and Crack Cocaine (Macmillan), Statistics in a Diverse
Society (Pine Forge Press), Lone Mothers who Become Prisoners: The Influence of
Youth Transitions (Polity).
Administration and Service:
Fayetteville State University
Graduate Faculty Committee (Department)
Library Liaison
Queen’s University-Belfast
Director of Education, BA (Criminology, Sociology & Social Policy), MA/MRes
(Sociology). Approximately 20 faculty and 320 majors. (2011-2013)
Education Committee, Chair (2012-2013)
Senior Management Board (2011-2013)
Staff-Student Consultative Committee (2009-2013)
Mentor, Appointed (2011-2013)
Program Director, Criminology (2009-2011)
Research Ethics Committee, (2010-2013)
Education Committee, Member (2009-2013)
(Sabbatical, 2005-2006)
Centre for Social Research, Coordinator (2002-2003)
Steering Committee, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Law School (20012004)
Women’s Mentoring Project, Mentor (University, 2001-2002)
Women’s Forum (University, 2001-2002)
Examinations’ Officer (2001-2002)
Management Committee (2001-2002)
Health Services Research Unit, Working Party (University, 2000-2003)
Gender Initiative, developed survey instrument, analyzed and reported data for the child
care needs of QUB faculty/staff (University, 2000-2001)
Annual ‘A’ Level Sociology Conference, Lecture: Drug use in Northern Ireland (2001)
Internal Subject Review of Sociology (2000-2001)
Research Committee (1999-2001, 2002-2003)
Research, Earnings and Development Committee (Faculty, 1998-2001)
Annual ‘A’ Level Sociology Conference, Lecture: Punishment to fit the crime?
(Department, 1997)
Open Days, Volunteer (1996-2013)
Post-grad Applicant Screening (Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1996)
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Small Group Teaching Seminar, Discussion: In the line of fire (1996)
University of Miami
Accreditation Committee (Department, 1995)
Curriculum Committee (College, 1992-1996)
Women Studies Faculty (College, 1992-1996)
Graduate Committee (Department, 1993-1995)
Undergraduate Committee (Department, 1995-1996)
Evaluation Committee (Department, 1995-1996)
Methods and Statistics Qualifying Exam Committee (Department, 1992-1996)
Criminology Qualifying Exam Committee (Department, 1995-1996)
Freshman Advisor (1992-1995)
Faculty Volunteer, Student Orientation (1993)
Coordinator, University of Miami Hurricane Survey (with Professor Tom Baker, School
of Law, 1992-1993)
M.A. and Ph.D. Supervision:
Queen’s University: Ph.D. Supervision: Oisin McCann (commenced Ph.D. program,
2012), Julie Harris (submits 2013), Nina O’Neill (now, Research Fellow, Queen’s
University), Caral Stevenson (now, Post-doctoral Research Assistant, Oxford-Brookes
University), Denis Muhangi (now, Senior Researcher, Makerere University), Keerty
Nakray (now, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School), Theresa McShane,
Teresita Seville (now, Assistant Professor, Universidad del Valle, Colombia), Martina
McKnight (now, Research Assistant, ESRC project on cities), Mary Gethins, Ciara
Smith, Deirdre Gartland (now, director, domestic violence project), Geraldine Boyle
(now, Lecturer, University of Bradford), Declan Moen, Mairead Seymour (now, Lecturer,
Dublin Institute of Technology).
Post-graduate supervisory assistance provided to Dublin Institute of Technology (2
students for 3 years).
University of Miami: Ph.D Dissertation Committee Member: Julie Bradsher (now, CEO,
Global Food Protection Institute), Pamela Elfenbein (now, Florida International
University), Wilson Palacios (now, University of South Florida), Melanie Lankau.
Examiner:
2012 – Leeanne O’Hara, Ph.D., QUB
2012 – Laura Duncan, MPhil, QUB
2012 – Peter Johnson, Ph.D., QUB
2011 – Jennifer Cronly, Ph.D., Trinity
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2011 – Anne McDonnell, MA, Waterford Institute of Technology
2007 – Marguerite Wood, Ph.D., Trinity
2006 – Kathryn Higgins, Ph.D., QUB
2005 – Emer Conveny, Ph.D., Trinity
2003 – Francis Teeney, Ph.D., QUB
2003 – Anne Campbell, Doctorate, University of Ulster
2001 – Pádraig Breandán Ó Laighin, Ph.D., University College Dublin
2000 – Selina McCoy, Ph.D., QUB
1998 – Sandra Bailie, Ph.D., QUB
1998 – Alan Longwell, M.A., QUB
1998 – Laurence McKeown, QUB
Training (QUB):
Turnitin software
Interview training (for selection panels)
Web design
Deer software
Post-graduate Supervision
Equal Opportunity
University Teaching Methods
Professional and Honorary Organizations:
Current/past membership: American Society of Criminology and Division of Women
and Crime, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Sociological Association,
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Law and Society Association.
Chair: Local Arrangements Committee, 1994, American Society of Criminology,
International Committee, 2000-2001, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Honors and Awards:
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities; National Criminal
Justice Honor Society; Outstanding Young Women of America.
Other Professional Activities:
Workshop Co-organiser (with Dale Chitwood), Emergent Drug Issues for the 21st
Century: An International Perspective, Queen’s University, June 1998. Proceedings
published in the journal, Substance Use and Misuse (2001).
"LISREL Models" Inter-university consortium for Political and Social Research, Summer
Training Program, University of Michigan.
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National Narcotics Intervention Program, Atlanta, Georgia.
Expert witness testimony and statistical analysis provided in legal cases (largely public
defenders) that have addressed areas such as the death penalty, recidivism,
sentencing, crimes against tourists and school security policies (Miami).
Community Activities/Assistance:
Advisory Board, Turas Counselling, Dundalk, County Louth (2008-2010).
Advisory Board, Drug Outreach Project, South and East Trust (2002-2005; 2008-2009).
Advisory Board, Belfast Youth Longitudinal Study (1999-2007).
Advisory Board, Dunlewey Substance Advice Centre (2004-2009).
Drug and Alcohol Information and Research Working Group, (Northern Ireland),
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (2001-2003).
Methodological and/or statistical assistance provided to Breakthru Project, Dungannon
(1998); Rainbow Project, Belfast (1998); ARISE Foundation, Miami (1994-2001).
Alpha Omega Program (Miami), part-time residential program for at-risk adolescent
females. Board Vice-President (1995-96).
Practical and Cultural Center for Girls (PACE), Dade County, Florida. Former Executive
Board Member, Executive Board Officer, and State Representative (1992-94).
Statistical analyses provided for the Office of Public Defender, Habitual Offender Study
(media release Summer, 1994). Co-researcher Jonathan Simon, School of Law,
University of Miami.
Statistical analyses provided for the Office of Public Defender, Death Penalty Study
(1995-1996).
Statistical analyses and program outcome evaluation provided for the Family
Enhancement Program (1994-1996).
Community drug use studies, provided for the Bahamian government (1994).
Feasibility study provided for Transitions, Inc., an agency serving former prison inmates
(1993).
Non-Academic Positions:
United States Treasury (federal law enforcement, 1983-1985); Florida Department of
Corrections (research associate, 1986-1989).
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