Curriculum vitae

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, Midwest Sociological Society, 2004-2006

            •   Assistant to MSS President-Elect, Dr. Robert Benford, SIUC

            •   Student liaison to MSS Board of Directors

 

Research Assistant, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Fall 2004

            •   Assistant to Dr. Michelle Hughes Miller

            •   Data collection and analysis

 

Research Assistant, Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs, Spring 2003

            •   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 – Knox College

 

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

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