Education

Ph.D., Sociology/Feminist Studies (2008); MA & BA Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz (2000, 1995) 

                    

Dissertation

Writing against Time: The Life Histories and Writings of Women in Santa Cruz County Jail (2008)

           

Fellowships, Grants, and Honors (partial list)

     Phi Beta Kappa

     Highest Honors in the Sociology Major, UCSC

     Merrill College Honors

     Research Scholarship, Re-entry Student Services, UCSC

     UC Regents Fellowship

     Dissertation Research Grant, Feminist Studies, UCSC

     Outstanding Teaching Award, Sociology, UCSC   

     US Senate Recognition for Outstanding and Invaluable Contributions to the Community

     US House of Representatives Recognition for Outstanding and Invaluable Contributions to the Community      

     Stanford University Human Rights Educator Fellowship/Visiting Scholarship\

     Nominee, Stanback-Stroud Diversity Award, California Community College Faculty Senate Teaching Award

 

Areas of Focus

     Social Inequalities

     Feminist Studies

     Crime & Criminal-Legal Institutions

     Education/Pedagogy

     

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