Teaching
As a critical constructivist, my goal is to contextualize course topics in larger societal and cultural frames so students understand that crime and the criminal justice system do not exist in a vacuum but are influenced by and influences society at large. My general approach to the classroom is a mixture of lecture and discussion.
Undergraduate Courses
- Crime and Justice
- Crime, Society, and Interpretation
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Community Corrections
- Consequences of Incarceration
- Gender and the Law
- Joss Whedon: Friend or Foe? (First Year Seminar)
- Law and Literature
- Law and Social Change
- Probation and Parole
- Race, Class, and Gender in the CJ System
- Social Justice
Graduate Courses
- Media, Crime, and Justice
- Sociology of Crime and its Corrections
- Theories of Criminal Behavior
- Teaching Assistant Professional Development Program (TAPDP)
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