Geraldine M. Hendrix-Sloan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-477-2037 (office)
sloan@mnstate.edu (email);
web.mnstate.edu/sloan (website)
Education
Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, Illinois, PhD,
Sociology, 2009
Western Illinois
University, Macomb, Illinois, MA, Sociology,
2003
Knox College,
Galesburg, Illinois, BA, Sociology and
Anthropology, 1998
Main Areas of
Interest
Criminology, criminal
and juvenile justice, gender, deviance, culture,
and theory
Professional
Experience
Assistant
Professor, Minnesota State
University Moorhead, Department of Sociology and
Criminal Justice
August 2008- current
•
Introduction to Criminal Justice, CJ 200,
Fall 2008 - Spring 2011
•
Juvenile Justice, CJ 390, Spring 2009
•
Introduction to Juvenile Justice, CJ 201,
Fall 2009 - Fall 2010
• Women and
Crime, CJ 400, Fall 2009 - Spring 2011
•
Delinquent Behavior, SOC 301, Spring 2010 -
Spring 2011
•
Criminology, CJ/SOC 300, Fall 2010 – Summer
2011
•
Gangs, CJ/SOC 390, Summer 2011
Instructor,
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Department of Sociology, 2005–2008
•
Women and Men in Contemporary Society,
SOC/WS 223, Fall 2005 - Spring 2008
•
Criminology, SOC 372, Fall 2007
Student Director,
• Assistant to MSS President-Elect,
Dr. Robert Benford, SIUC
• Student liaison to MSS Board of
Directors
Research
Assistant, Southern
• Assistant to Dr. Michelle Hughes
Miller
• Data collection and analysis
Research
Assistant,
• Assistant to Dr. Heather
McIlvaine-Newsad
• Data collection and analysis
Graduate
Assistant, Western Illinois
University, 2001-2003
• Guest lecturer and discussant
• Undergraduate tutor
Dissertation
Research
Inclusion and
Exclusion: A Qualitative Study of Escorts and
Boundary Work.
Master of Arts
Thesis
Exploring Paid
Sexual Activity among College Students: A
Quantitative Study.
Ongoing
Projects and Manuscripts
Escort Work as a
Rational Occupational Choice: Costs and
Benefits; submitted and under
review
in: Deviant Behavior, edited by Thio,
Calhoun and Conyers.
A Study of
Boundary-Work among Escort Workers: A New
Framework for an “Old Profession;”
submitted and under review in: Critical
Political Perspectives on Sex Work.
Uncharted Waters:
Ethics, Methods and the Internet;
co-authored with Dr. Stephen P. Hagan and
S. J. Creek
Celluloid Marys:
An Analysis of Depictions of Mother-Blame in
Crime Films; co-authored with
Dr. Michelle Hughes Miller and Dr. M. Joan
McDermott
Reviews
Bernard, Thomas J.
and Megan C. Kurlychek. 2011. The Cycle of
Juvenile Justice. New York:
Oxford University Press.
Professional
Conference Participation
American Society of
Criminology Annual Meetings – November 2010 –
San Francisco, CA
Paper Presentation:
“Assisting in Successful Community
Reentry of Female Offenders: A Local Resource
Guide Project
•Sole author and
presenter
Red River Women’s
Studies Conference, hosted by University of
North Dakota
November 2010
•participant
Midwest Sociological
Society Annual Meetings – 2010 Annual Meetings
Session: Theories of Crime
and Deviance: Empirical Support
•co-organizer and
presider of session
Paper Presentation:
“The Good, The Bad, and The
Diversity: Benefits and Costs of Escort Work”
•Sole author and
presenter
Red River Women’s
Studies Conference, hosted by Minnesota State
University Moorhead
November 2009
•Conference organizer
and presider of session
Midwest Sociological
Society Annual Meetings – 2009 Annual Meetings
Session: Qualitative Research
Methodologies: Challenges and Limitations
•Organizer and presider
of session
Paper Presentation:
“Negotiating the Boundaries
between Researcher and Escort Worker: An Address
of
Methodological Concerns and Limitations
to Qualitative Research”
•Sole author and
presenter
Midwest Sociological
Society – 2008 Annual Meetings – St. Louis,
Missouri
“Surviving Graduate School”
• invited panelist
American Sociological
Association – 2007 Annual Meetings – New York,
NY
“Testing Belief in
The American Dream?: Cross-National
Comparisons of Attitudes towards Government
Intervention and Hard Work”
• sole author and
presenter
Midwest Sociological
Society – 2007 Annual Meetings – Chicago,
Illinois
“Inclusion and Exclusion: A Proposal for a Qualitative Study of Escorts and Boundary Work”
•sole
author and presenter
“Surviving Graduate
School” (invited panel)
•co-organizer and
presider of session
“Undergraduates’ Advice
for New Instructors” (invited panel)
•co-organizer and
presider of session
Midwest Sociological
Society – 2006 Annual Meetings – Omaha, Nebraska
“The Problem with
Prostitution: Successful and Not-So-Successful
Claims-making within Social Movements”
•sole author and presenter
American Society of
Criminologists – 2005 Annual Meetings – Toronto,
Canada
“Just Dinner and A Movie?: An Analysis of
Internet Escort Service Advertisements”
•sole author and presenter
Office
Appointments and Departmental Service
MSUM Criminal Justice
Association – Faculty Advisor (2009-current)
Graduate and
Professional Student Council - Representative
(2006-2007)
SIUC Department of
Sociology - Peer Mentor (2006-2007)
Alpha Kappa Delta –
president (2005-2006)
Midwest Sociological
Society – student director (2004-2006)
Graduate Sociology
Organization – president (2002-2003)
Committee
Appointments
Midwest Sociological
Society Annual Meetings Committee, 2010-2013
MSUM Grade Appeal
Committee, 2010
Criminal Justice
Committee, MSUM, 2008-current
Women’s Studies
Committee, MSUM, 2008-current
Community Outreach
Committee, MSUM, 2008-2010
Student Academic
Conference Logistics Committee, MSUM,
2008-current
Student Issues
Committee – Midwest Sociological Society
(2004-2007); chairperson (2005-2006)
Future Sites and
Arrangements Committee – Midwest Sociological
Society (2004-2006)
Membership Committee
– Midwest Sociological Society (2004-2006)
Memberships in
Academic Societies and Associations
Society of the Study
of Social Problems (2008-current)
American Sociological
Association (2007-current)
American Association
of University Women (2005-current)
American Society of
Criminology (2004-current)
Midwest Sociological
Society (2002-current)
Merit Awards
and Honors
2010 Carl Sandburg
Community College, Distinguished Alumni “Wall of
Fame”
2005 American
Association of University Women (AAUW)
scholarship recipient
1997 Howell Atwood
Award Recipient –
Memberships in
Honor Societies
Alpha Kappa Delta
(2002- current)
Phi Kappa Phi (2002-
current)
Community
Service and Activities
Volunteer for
Lutheran Social Services Restorative Justice
Program (2010)
Moorhead Police
Department Citizen’s Police Academy (Fall 2009)
Carbondale Soccer
Incorporated - coach (Fall 2007)
Updated February
2011