CURRICULUM VITA
NOELLE E. FEARN
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Address: School of Social Work College for Public Health and Social Justice Saint Louis University 3550 Lindell Blvd. 204 Tegeler Hall St. Louis, MO 63103 Voice: 314-977-2895 Fax: 314-977-3721 E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
2003 Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri – St. Louis.
1999 M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri – St. Louis.
1997 B.A., Criminal Justice and Sociology, Lindenwood University.
1996 A.A., Criminal Justice, St. Charles County Community College.
FACULTY & ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
January 2020 Associate Dean, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University.
July 2019- School Director, School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social present Justice, Saint Louis University.
July 2019- Professor and Graduate Faculty, Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of present Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University.
Jan. 2015- Director, Criminology and Criminal Justice Programs, School of Social Work, present College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University.
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Aug.-Dec. Interim Director, Master of Science in Criminology and Professional Practice 2014 (MSCPP) program, Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University.
July 2014- Professor and Graduate Faculty, Secondary Appointment, Women’s and present Gender Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Saint Louis University.
2013-2019 Associate Professor and Graduate Faculty, Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University.
2010-2013 Associate Professor and Graduate Faculty, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University.
2007-2010 Assistant Professor and Graduate Faculty, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University.
2008-2009 Assistant Professor/Graduate Faculty, Secondary Appointment, School of Public Health, Department of Community Health, Division of Biostatistics.
2003-2007 Assistant Professor/Graduate Faculty, Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice Program, Washington State University.
PUBLICATIONS (*denotes current/former graduate student collaborator)
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Caravaca Sánchez, Francisco, Noelle E. Fearn, Kristina R. Vidovic*, and Michael G. Vaughn 2019 “Female Prisoners in Spain: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Negative Emotional States, and Social Support.” Health & Social Work 44(3): 157-166.
Caravaca Sánchez, Francisco, Noelle E. Fearn, and Michael G. Vaughn 2019 “A Profile of Violent Offenders in Spanish Prisons.” Victims & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice 14(4) 462-479, DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2019.1608881.
Caravaca Sánchez, Francisco, Noelle E. Fearn, and Michael G. Vaughn 2017 “Risk Factors Associated with Near-Lethal Suicide Attempts during Incarceration among Men in the Spanish Prison System.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X16689833.
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Caravaca Sánchez, Francisco, Noelle E. Fearn, M. Falcón, and Michael G. Vaughn 2017 “Prevalence and Correlates of In-Prison Substance Use among Incarcerated Women in Spain.” Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2016.1255579.
Caravaca Sánchez, Francisco, Javier Navarro Zaragoza, Noelle E. Fearn, and Michael G. Vaughn 2017 “The Nexus of Trauma, Victimization, and Mental Health Disorders among Incarcerated Adults in Spain.” Psychiatric Quarterly 88(4): 733-746.
Fearn, Noelle E., Michael G. Vaughn, Erik J. Nelson, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Matt DeLisi, and Zhengmin Qian 2016 “Trends in Substance Use Disorder among Probationers and Parolees in the United States, 2002-2014.” Drug and Alcohol Dependence 167: 128-139.
Franklin*, Travis W. and Noelle E. Fearn 2015 “Sentencing Asian Americans: The Influence of a Prevalent Stereotype.” Crime & Delinquency, 61(1): 96-120.
McGuire, Dyan, Noelle E. Fearn, Norman White, Kenneth Mayo, and Megan Ondr* 2015 “The Impact of Victim Demographics on Case Outcomes in Delinquency Proceedings: An Empirical Test.” Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 66(2): 1-17.
Roberts*, Dionna O., Katelin B. Nickel, Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, Noelle Fearn, Lori Jones, and Linda B. Cottler 2014 “Drinking Severity and its Association with Nutrition Risk among African- American Women.” Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 13(2): 93-103.
McGuire, M. Dyan, Noelle Fearn, Kathryn Kuhn, and Kenneth Mayo 2013 “The Impact of Gender on the Processing of Probation Violations and Contempt: A Study of One Juvenile Court.” International Journal of Business and Social Research, 3(11): 1-16.
Pratt, Travis C., Francis T. Cullen, Christine S. Sellers, L. Thomas Winfree, Tamara D. Madensen, Leah E. Daigle, Noelle E. Fearn, and Jacinta M. Gau 2010 “The Empirical Status of Social Learning Theory: A Meta-Analysis.” Justice Quarterly, 27(6): 765-802.
Franklin*, Travis W., Cortney A. Franklin*, and Noelle E. Fearn 2008 “A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models of Fear of Crime.” Social Justice Research, 21(2): 204-227.
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Franklin*, Cortney A. and Noelle E. Fearn 2008 “Gender, Race, and Formal Court Decision-Making Outcomes: Chivalry/Paternalism, Conflict Theory, or Gender Conflict?” Journal of Criminal Justice, 36(3): 279-290.
Pratt, Travis C., Jean Marie McGloin, and Noelle E. Fearn 2006 “Maternal Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy and Criminal/Deviant Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 50(6): 672-690.
Ruddell, Rick and Noelle E. Fearn 2006 “Simplistic Explanations are Part of the Problem: Crime, Homicide, and the Zimring-Hawkins’ Proposition.” Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law, and Society, 19(4): 323-336.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2005 “A Multilevel Analysis of Community Effects on Criminal Sentencing.” Justice Quarterly, 22(4): 452-487.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Kelly Parker* 2005 “Health Care for Women Inmates: Issues, Perceptions, and Policy Considerations.” Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 3(2): 1-22.
Franklin*, Cortney A., Noelle E. Fearn, and Travis W. Franklin* 2005 “HIV/AIDS Among Female Prison Inmates: A Public Health Concern.” Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 3(2): 99-112.
Ruddell, Rick and Noelle E. Fearn 2005 “The Stability of Punishment Hypothesis Revisited: A Comparative Analysis.” International Journal of Comparative Criminology, 5(1): 1-28.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Kelly Parker* 2004 “Washington State’s Residential Parenting Program: An Integrated Public Health, Education, and Social Service Resource for Pregnant Inmates and Prison Mothers.” Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2(4): 34-48.
Monographs
Fearn, Noelle E. 2009/10 Community Context and Sentencing Decisions: A Multilevel Analysis. Koln, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Press (ISBN: 978-3838318202).
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Peer-Reviewed Edited Volumes and Chapters
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “Contemporary Ethical Relativism.” In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 1 (pp. 216-218). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “Decriminalization.” In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 1 (pp. 246-248). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “Discretion.” In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 1 (pp. 277-279). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “Intensive Parole/Probation Supervision.” In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 1 (pp. 485-487). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “Noddings, Nel/Gilligan, Carol (Care Ethics, Gender, and Moral Development)”. In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 2 (pp. 628-630). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison.” In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 2 (pp. 803-805). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2014 “Selective Incapacitation.” In Bruce Arrigo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics, volume 2 (pp. 839-841). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2012 “Goals and Objectives of Community Corrections.” In Shannon Barton- Bellessa (ed.), Encyclopedia of Community Corrections. Sage Publications. (pp. 183-188).
Fearn, Noelle E. 2012 “Job Satisfaction in Community Corrections.” In Shannon Barton-Bellessa (ed.), Encyclopedia of Community Corrections. Sage Publications. (pp. 217- 219).
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Fearn, Noelle E. 2011 “Mandatory Sentencing.” In William B. Chambliss (ed.), Key Issues in Crime and Punishment, Volume 3, Courts, Law, and Justice (pp. 159-170). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2011 “Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded Inmates.” In William B. Chambliss (ed.), Key Issues in Crime and Punishment, Volume 4, Corrections (pp. 165-176). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Rick Ruddell (Editors) 2009 Understanding Correctional Violence. Richmond, KY: Newgate Press.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Rick Ruddell 2009 “Violence in Corrections: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?” In Noelle E. Fearn and Rick Ruddell (Eds.), Understanding Correctional Violence (pp. 249-273). Richmond, KY: Newgate Press.
Mason, Karen A. and Noelle E. Fearn 2009 “Violence: Prevalence and Causes.” In Rick Ruddell and Matthew O. Thomas (Eds.), Juvenile Corrections (pp. 161-181). Richmond, KY: Newgate Press.
Franklin*, Cortney A., Noelle E. Fearn, and Travis W. Franklin* 2008 “Communicable Diseases: Community and Correctional Health.” In Rick Ruddell and Mark Tomita (Eds.), Issues in Correctional Health (pp. 53-78). Richmond, KY: Newgate Press.
Parker*, Kelly and Noelle E. Fearn 2008 “Mothers Behind Bars: Challenges and Opportunities.” In Rick Ruddell and Mark Tomita (Eds.), Issues in Correctional Health (pp. 17-34). Richmond, KY: Newgate Press.
Fearn, Noelle E., Scott Decker, and G. David Curry 2001 “Public Policy Responses to Gangs: Evaluating the Outcomes.” In J. Miller, C. Maxson, and M. Klein (Eds.), The Modern Gang Reader, second edition (pp. 330-343). Los Angeles: Roxbury Publishing Company.
Reprinted in (2006) A. Egley, Jr., C. Maxson, J. Miller, and M. Klein (Eds.), The Modern Gang Reader, third edition (pp. 312-324). Los Angeles: Roxbury Publishing Company.
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Reviews of Books/Scholarship
Fearn, Noelle E. 2011 American Criminal Justice Policy: An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness, by Daniel P. Mears, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 321pp. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 40(6): 732-734.
Manuscripts Under Review
Caravaca Sánchez, Francisco, Kristina R. Vidovic*, Noelle E. Fearn, and Michael G. Vaughn 2020 “Incarcerated Women in Spain: The Salience of Traumatic Exposure.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Holzer, Katie J., Michael G. Vaughn, Travis M. Loux, Michael A. Mancini, Noelle E. Fearn, and Cara L. Wallace 2020 "Prevalence and Correlates of Antisocial Personality Disorder in Older Adults." (Revised and resubmitted, August 7, 2020) Aging and Mental Health.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships
2015-2019 Co-Principal Investigator, Research Partner, “SMART Prosecution – Crime Analysis-Based Gun Diversion Project” with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. Co-Principal Investigators: Scott H. Decker, PhD, and the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. $417,512.65.
2013 Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of the St. Louis County Drug and DWI Courts.” President’s Research Fund, Saint Louis University. Funded, $38,734.
2008 Principal Investigator, “Ethical Considerations in Criminal Justice.” VOICES Project, Faculty Sustainability Grant. $4,000.00
2006-2007 Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of the Washington Department of Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED) Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force Program.” Co-Principal Investigators: Nicholas P. Lovrich, Michael J. Gaffney, and Travis C. Pratt. $33,209.00.
2005-2007 Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of the Homicide Investigation Tracking System (HITS),” Office of the Washington State Attorney General. Co- Principal Investigators: Nicholas P. Lovrich and Charles Johnson. $21,000.00.
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2004-2006 Project support/data analyst, “Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).” Office of the United States Attorney—Eastern District of Washington State. Co- Principal Investigators: Nicholas P. Lovrich, Michael J. Gaffney, and Travis C. Pratt. $260,000.00.
2002-2003 National Institute of Justice’s Graduate Research Fellowship. $15,000.00.
Technical Reports
Lovrich, Nicholas, P., Michael J. Gaffney*, Michael Erp, Christina Sanders, Travis C. Pratt, Noelle E. Fearn, Charles Johnson*, Ernest Sanders, and Shawn Lamebull 2006 Washington State Multi-jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force Program: A Study of the Functionality of the Drug Task Force Model Within the Current Drug Crime Enforcement Environment. Report submitted to the Safe & Drug-Free Communities Unit, Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Scott H. Decker 2001 Evaluation of National-, State-, and City-level Juvenile Substance Use Trends, Patterns, and Changes. Reports submitted to the St. Louis Mental Health Board.
Other Research Activities
2016 Invited Research/Evaluation Partner, Bureau of Justice Assistance, SMART Suite Fellows Academy (February, Washington DC).
2015-2019 Research/Evaluation Partner, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney’s Office.
2012-2017 Research/Evaluation Partner, St. Louis County Drug and DWI Courts.
2011-2019 Research/Evaluation Partner, St. Louis City Family Court.
2001-2003 Editorial Assistant, Criminology, Editor, Robert J. Bursik, Jr.; Managing Editor, Jennifer Bursik.
2002 Three-day Hierarchical Linear Modeling clinic presented by Anthony Bryk and Stephen Raudenbush, University of Illinois, Chicago.
2000-2001 Project support, “Evaluation of the St. Louis Strategic Approach to Community Safety Initiative.” National Institute of Justice. Co-Principal Investigators: Scott H. Decker and G. David Curry. $230,000.00.
1999-2001 Research assistant/site coordinator, “Evaluation of Pilot Programs of the Gang Crime Prevention Center,” Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Co- Principal Investigators: Scott H. Decker and G. David Curry. $200,000.00.
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AWARDS AND HONORS
2018/2019 Outstanding Teaching Award in the Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MACCJ) Program.
2017/2018 Outstanding Teaching Award in the Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MACCJ) Program.
2016/2017 Outstanding Teaching Award in the Master of Science in Criminology and Professional Practice (MSCPP) Program.
2015/2016 Outstanding Teaching Award in the Master of Science in Criminology and Professional Practice (MSCPP) Program.
2014/2015 Outstanding Teaching Award in the Master of Science in Criminology and Professional Practice (MSCPP) Program.
2010 Nominated candidate selected to represent the professional and business community of Pacific, Missouri in the 2010 Honors Edition of Who’s Who Among Executives and Professional Women.
2010 Selected for inclusion in 2010 edition of Marquis’ Who’s Who in America.
2007 Selected for inclusion in 2007 edition of Marquis’ Who’s Who in America.
2005 Outstanding Professor from the WSU Department of Residence Life.
2004-2005 Outstanding Criminal Justice Faculty Teaching Award, Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Chapter, Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice Program.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Kuziak*, Melissa, Ruth Bieri*, and Noelle E. Fearn 2018 “Victimization Experiences among Youth Referred for Delinquency in a Large, Midwestern City.” Paper accepted for presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2017 “Trends and Correlates in Substance Use Disorders among Probationers and Parolees in the United States.” Invited presentation given at the inaugural Health Criminology Research Consortium’s annual research symposium, September, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Kuziak*, Melissa, Katie Holzer*, Noelle E. Fearn, and Michael G. Vaughn 2017 “Violence and Victimization among Serious Female Inmates.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Kansas City, Missouri.
Grabic*, Arijana and Noelle E. Fearn 2016 “An Examination of Risk and Needs Assessments in One Juvenile Court.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Denver, Colorado.
Cooper-Sadlo, Shannon, Noelle E. Fearn, and M. Dyan McGuire 2015 “Further Exploration of the St. Louis County Drug/DWI Court.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Orlando, Florida.
Fearn, Noelle E., M. Dyan McGuire, and Norman A. White 2015 “An Exploration of the Handling of Formal Delinquency Referrals in a Large, Midwestern City.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Orlando, Florida.
McGuire, M. Dyan and Noelle E. Fearn 2014 “St. Louis County Drug Court: A Preliminary Assessment.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, February, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cooper-Sadlo, Shannon, Noelle E. Fearn, and M. Dyan McGuire. 2013 “Evaluating Specialty Court Treatment Programs.” Paper accepted for presentation at the National Organization of Forensic Social Work annual meeting, April, Seattle, Washington.
McGuire, M. Dyan and Noelle E. Fearn 2013 “An Evaluation of St. Louis County Drug Court: Success, Failure, and Lessons Learned.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Dallas, Texas.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2011 “Contemporary Juvenile Court Processes and Dispositions in a Large, Midwestern City.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Washington, DC.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Norman A. White 2010 “Examining Juvenile Disproportionate Minority Contact in a Large, Urban City.” Paper accepted for presentation at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, San Francisco, California.
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White, Norman A. and Noelle E. Fearn 2010 “A Descriptive Analysis of Life-Course Risk in a Family Court Population.” Paper accepted for presentation at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, San Francisco, California.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Rick Ruddell 2009 “Revisiting the Unemployment-Incarceration Relationship Using ‘Shadow Statistics.’” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ruddell, Rick and Noelle E. Fearn 2009 “Prison Population Growth: An Examination of Canadian Trends 1970 to 2009.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fearn, Noelle E., Cortney A. Franklin*, and Travis W. Franklin* 2008 “Violent Women: Pushing the Limits of Chivalry?” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, St. Louis, Missouri.
Jones*, Tonisha, R., Noelle E. Fearn, and Cortney A. Franklin* 2008 “Still Controlling the Dangerous Classes? The Effect of Racial Threat and Economic Inequality on Police Use of Force.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Rick Ruddell 2007 “Jail Sentences: A National Examination.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Atlanta, Georgia.
Franklin*, Travis W. and Noelle E. Fearn 2007 “Race and Prosecutorial Decision Making in Context: A Multilevel Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ruddell, Rick and Noelle E. Fearn 2007 “Searching for the Common Punishment Denominator: An Analysis in the Golden State.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Atlanta, Georgia.
Franklin*, Travis W. and Noelle E. Fearn 2007 “Prosecutorial Decision Making in Context: A Focus on Homicide Prosecutions.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Seattle, Washington.
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Franklin*, Cortney A. and Noelle E. Fearn 2007 “Gender, Race, and Formal Court Decision-Making Outcomes: Chivalry, Paternalism, or Gender Conflict?” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Seattle, Washington.
Franklin*, Travis W., Cortney A. Franklin*, and Noelle E. Fearn 2006 “A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models Across Multiple Dimensions of Fear of Crime.” Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology annual meeting, February, Seattle, Washington.
Fearn, Noelle E., Travis W. Franklin*, and Cortney A. Franklin* 2005 “Valued Victims or Valued Offenders: Community Context and Murder Case Disposition.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2004 “The Main and Conditioning Effects of Community Characteristics on Sentencing: A Multilevel Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Nashville, Tennessee.
Ruddell, Rick and Noelle E. Fearn 2004 “Stability of Punishment: A Cross-National Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Nashville, Tennessee.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2004 “Are Adult Felony Sentencing Decisions Related to Community Characteristics?” Paper accepted for presentation at the Western Society of Criminology annual meeting, February, Long Beach, California.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2003 “Factors Affecting Sentencing Outcomes in Criminal Cases: A Multilevel Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Denver, Colorado.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2003 “Factors Affecting Sentencing Outcomes in Criminal Cases: A Multilevel Analysis.” Paper presented, by invitation, at the National Institute of Justice’s Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation, July, Washington, D.C.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2002 “The Influence of Community Characteristics on the Sentencing of Felony Defendants.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Chicago, Illinois.
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Fearn, Noelle E. 2001 “Community Context and Sentencing Outcomes.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Atlanta, Georgia.
Fearn, Noelle E. and Eric P. Baumer 2000 “The Effect of County Characteristics on the Disposition of Murder Cases.” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, San Francisco, California.
Fearn, Noelle E. 2000 “A Process Mapping of St. Louis’ Curfew and Truancy Program.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fearn, Noelle E. 1999 “Is Crime Part of the Problem?” Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Criminology/Theories of Crime Victimology/Victimization Institutional and Community Corrections Punishment and Sentencing Criminal Justice Decision Making/Outcomes Race, Gender, Class and Criminal Justice Quantitative Analysis/Statistics in Criminology/Criminal Justice Research Methods in Criminology/Criminal Justice Ethical Considerations in Criminal Justice
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Courses Developed/Taught
Communities and Crime, University of Missouri—St. Louis. Introduction to the Administration of Criminal Justice, Washington State University. Criminal Law, Washington State University. Juvenile Justice and Corrections, Washington State University. Criminal Courts in America, Washington State University. Strategies and Policies of Punishment in Contemporary America, Washington State University. Introduction to Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Introduction to Corrections, Saint Louis University.
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Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections, Saint Louis University. Women and Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Quantitative Analysis, Saint Louis University. Issues in Corrections, Saint Louis University. Classical Theories of Crime, Saint Louis University. Criminal Justice Practicum, Saint Louis University. Ethical Considerations in Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Research Methods in Criminology/Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Statistics in Criminology/Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Violence, Crime, and Justice, Saint Louis University.
Online Courses Developed/Taught (via Distance Degree Program [DDP])
Introduction to the Administration of Criminal Justice, Washington State University. Criminal Courts in America, Washington State University. Strategies and Policies of Punishment in Contemporary America, Washington State University. Issues in the Administration of Criminal Justice: Drugs, Alcohol, and the Criminal Justice System, Washington State University.
Graduate Courses Developed/Taught
Criminal Justice: Process and Institutions, Washington State University. Special Topics Seminar in the Administration of Criminal Justice: Drugs, Alcohol, and the Criminal Justice System, Washington State University. Proseminar in Administration, Justice, and Applied Policy Studies: A Focus on Capital Punishment, Washington State University. Principles of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University. Issues in Corrections, Saint Louis University. Race, Gender, Class and Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Graduate Directed Readings, Saint Louis University. Ethics and Professionalism in Criminology/Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Methodological and Statistical Literacy in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Saint Louis University. Principles of Statistics and Data Analysis, Saint Louis University. Ethics in the Administration of Justice, Saint Louis University. Applying Criminological Theory, Saint Louis University. Understanding Diversion and the Criminal Justice System in St. Louis, Saint Louis University.
Graduate Students Advised
Doctoral Students - Dissertation Committees: Katie Holzer (PhD, Saint Louis University, 2020) Tyler Glassford (PhD, Saint Louis University, 2020) Tatiana Gochez-Kerr (PhD, Saint Louis University, 2018)
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Cortney A. Franklin (PhD, Washington State University, 2008) Travis W. Franklin (PhD, Washington State University, 2008) Jennifer Chiotti (PhD, Washington State University, 2005-2007) Charles Johnson (PhD, Washington State University, 2005-2007)
Doctoral Students - Preliminary Examination/Research Area Synthesis Committees: Katie Holzer (PhD, Saint Louis University, 2018) Tyler Glassford, (PhD, Saint Louis University, 2017) Tatiana Gochez-Kerr (PhD, Saint Louis University, 2016) Filip Wiecko (PhD, Washington State University, 2007) Arif Akgul (PhD, Washington State University, 2006) Cortney A. Franklin (PhD, Washington State University, 2006) Travis W. Franklin (PhD, Washington State University, 2006) Jacinta Gau (PhD, Washington State University, 2006) Sirrel Maldonado (PhD, Washington State University, 2006) Jennifer Albright (PhD, Washington State University, 2005)
Masters Students, Criminal Justice and Other Disciplines: Anastasia Kemp (MA, Chair, Saint Louis University, 2010-2012) Kathryn Borsheim (MA, Chair, Saint Louis University, 2009-2012) Beth Weinkein (MA, Nutrition/Dietetics, Saint Louis University, 2009-2011) Dionna Roberts (MA, Nutrition/Dietetics, Saint Louis University, 2008-2011) Tyson Boise (MA, Washington State University, 2006-2007) Roy Cowan (MA, Washington State University, 2006-2007) Thomas Michaud (MA, Washington State University, 2006-2007) Keenan Nelson (MA, Washington State University, 2007) Ellannee Richardson (MA, Washington State University, 2005-2007) Tara Jones (MA, Washington State University, 2005-2007) Andrew Wilson (MA, Washington State University, 2005-2007) Jinha Joo (MA, Washington State University, 2006) Spencer Savage (MA, Washington State University, 2005) Travis W. Franklin (MA, Washington State University, 2005) Kaylie Coates-Traver (MA, Washington State University, 2004) Carrie Anne Heimann (MA, Washington State University, 2004) Nikoi Parfait (MA, Washington State University, 2004)
Faculty Mentor—Criminal Justice Graduate Students Teaching Independent Courses: Cortney A. Franklin (2005) Kristin Cutler (2004) Jennifer Chiotti (2004, 2003)
Undergraduate Students, Criminal Justice: Benjamin Mahnkey (Honors College, senior thesis advisor, 2005/2006) Katrina Heinz-Query (2005)
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Kathleen Feldhusen (Honors College, senior thesis advisor, 2004) Todd Fix (2004)
Other Teaching Activities
2017 Invited Presentation: Introduction to Statistics. Annual School of Social Work New PhD Student Orientation, Saint Louis University (August).
2016 Invited Presentation: Distributions, Descriptive Statistics, and Sampling. Annual School of Social Work Doctoral Seminar in Quantitative Reasoning and Data Analysis, Saint Louis University (August).
2015 Invited Presentation: Distributions, Descriptive Statistics, and Sampling. Annual School of Social Work Doctoral Seminar in Quantitative Reasoning and Data Analysis, Saint Louis University (August).
2005 Invited Presentation: Differences in the Measurement of the Dependent Variable: Does the Specificity of Type of Incarceration Really Matter? Research and Methods Symposium conducted by the Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice Program, Washington State University (April).
2005 Invited Presentation: A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models Across Multiple Dimensions of Fear of Crime (with Travis W. Franklin and Cortney A. Franklin). Research and Methods Symposium conducted by the Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice Program, Washington State University (September).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE
Professional Service
2017 Invited Peer Reviewer, National Science Foundation’s Law and Social Sciences Program (NSF Grant Proposal Review).
2016 Invited Member, Expert Interview Panel, Selection of New Ferguson Police Chief (February, Ferguson, Missouri)
2016-2017 Appointed Member, ACJS Awards Committee (William L. Simon/Routledge Outstanding Paper Award)
2015-2016 Member, ACJS Publications Committee
2015 Panel Chair, Judicial Decision Making: Adult and Juvenile Systems; the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, Orlando, Florida
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2015-2019 Research/Evaluation Partner, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney’s Office
2013-2018 Member, Peer Review Board, The Journal of Addiction, Recovery, & Aftercare
2012-2015 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Bioinformatics and Biometrics
2012-2017 Research/Evaluation Partner, St. Louis Country Drug/DWI Court.
2012 Developed 15 web quizzes for Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald’s Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology in Practice and Research: An Introduction newly published by Sage
2011-2019 Research/Evaluation Partner, St. Louis City Family Court
2011-2014 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Public Health Frontier
2011-2017 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Biometrics and Biostatistics
2007-2013 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Western Criminology Review
2011 Panel Chair, Corrections Officers and the Prison; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Washington, DC
2010-2011 Member, Membership Committee; the American Society of Criminology
2009 Panel Chair, Explaining Prison Population Growth Across Context; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2008 Member, Program Committee; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, St. Louis, Missouri
2008 Panel Chair, Examinations of Gender in Criminal Justice Decision Making; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, St. Louis, Missouri
2008 Panel Chair, Multilevel Analyses of Criminal Sentencing; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, St. Louis, Missouri
2007 Panel Chair, Explaining Prison Population Growth; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Atlanta, Georgia
2006-2007 Chair, Membership Committee; Society for the Study of Social Problems
2005-2006 Chair-Elect, Membership Committee; Society for the Study of Social Problems
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2005-2009 Member, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) User Advisory Group
2003 Panel Chair, Sentencing Guidelines and Discretion; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Denver, Colorado
2001 Panel Discussant and Chair, Gender and Property Crimes; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, Atlanta, Georgia
2000 Panel Discussant, Gender and Gangs; the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November, San Francisco, California
2000-2001 Treasurer, Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Book Manuscript/Proposal Reviewer
Jones & Bartlett (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) Sage Publications (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012) Wadsworth Publishing (2005, 2006) Wiley-Blackwell (2011, 2012)
Manuscript Peer Reviewer
American Journal of Public Health American Sociological Review Californian Journal of Health Promotion Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews Crime and Delinquency Criminology Criminal Justice Review International Criminal Justice Review Journal of Criminal Justice Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Justice Quarterly Social Justice Research Social Problems Social Science Quarterly South African Review of Sociology The Sociological Quarterly Western Criminology Review Women and Criminal Justice
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University Service—Saint Louis University
Member, University Committee for a Core Curriculum and Shared Undergraduate Experience (Fall 2016 – Fall 2017) Peer Reviewer, SLU’s President’s Research Fund (Fall 2014) Peer Reviewer, SLU’s Summer Research in the Humanities Award (April 2012) Reviewer, Outstanding Thesis Award Committee, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (January/February 2012) Member (Alternate), Behavioral and Social Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) (June 2008-2012) Faculty Interviewer, Saint Louis University’s MLK Scholarship Interviews (March 2009, Spring 2016) Faculty Interviewer, Saint Louis University’s Presidential Scholarship Interviews (Spring 2016) Faculty Judge, Saint Louis University’s Graduate Student Association’s Graduate Research Symposium (April 2010, 2009) Faculty Representative, SLU 101s, student recruitment event (Summer 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016)
College Service—Saint Louis University, College of Arts and Sciences
Elected Member, Faculty Council, Graduate Faculty Membership Committee (2011-2012) Chair, Faculty Council, Core Curriculum Committee (2011-2012) Member, Faculty Council, Executive Committee (2011-2012) Member, Faculty Council, Core Curriculum Committee (2010-2011) Member, Faculty Council, Nominations Committee (2010-2011) Participant, “Faculty Conversation on the Professional Relationship between Faculty and Students” (February 2009) Member, Faculty Council, Nominations Committee (2008-2009) Departmental Representative, Faculty Council (2008-2010)
College Service—Saint Louis University, College for Public Health and Social Justice
Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education (2020- Member, College Executive Committee (2019-present) Member, College Senior Leadership Committee (2019-present) Member, College Coordinating Council (2018-present) Member, Scholarship Committee (2013-2014) Member, Voting and Elections Committee (2013-2016) Member, Academic Affairs Committee (2014-2018) Member, Masters Coordinating Council (2014-2015) Member, Undergraduate Programs Coordinating Committee (2014-2019, 2020)
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School Service—Saint Louis University, School of Social Work
Chair, School Assembly (2019-present) Chair, Directors Advisory Committee (2019-present) Member, Directors Advisory Committee (2014-2019) Member, PhD Program Committee (2012-2019) Member, Rank, Tenure and Promotion Committee (2015-2018) Member, Student Affairs Committee (2015-2019)
Program Service—Saint Louis University, Criminology & Criminal Justice Programs
Chair/Director, CCJ Programs Committee (2014-2019) Member, CCJ Programs Committee (2012-2014) Member, CCJ Faculty Search Committee (2013-2015, 2017) Faculty Liaison, Association of Criminology & Criminal Justice Graduate Student Organization (2017-2019) Faculty Advisor/Mentor, Alpha Phi Sigma, Gamma Beta Chapter, Graduate Student National Criminal Justice Honor Society Organization (2015-2019) Faculty Liaison, Association of Criminology & Professional Practice Graduate Student Organization (2014-2017)
Other Departmental Service—Saint Louis University, Women and Gender Studies
Member, Governance and Finance Committee (2016-2018) Member, Women’s Studies Advisory Board (2015-2016; 2010-2012) Member, Women’s Studies Governance Committee (2009-2012)
Departmental Service—Saint Louis University, Sociology & Criminal Justice
Member, Criminal Justice Program Committee (Fall 2010-Fall 2012) Liaison, Women’s Studies (2009-2012) Member, Graduation Planning Committee (Spring 2009) Member, Assessment Committee (2009-2010) Member, Graduate Admissions Committee (2008-2010) Member, Curriculum Committee (2008-2009) Member, Graduation Planning Committee (Spring 2008) Consultant, Curriculum Committee (Fall 2007) Consultant, Personnel Committee (Fall 2007)
Departmental Service—Washington State University, Criminal Justice Program
Member, Criminal Justice Strategic Planning Committee (Spring 2007) Member, Graduate Studies Committee (2006-2007) Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee (2005-2006) Member, Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee (2005-2006) Member, Undergraduate Scholarship Committee (2005)
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Faculty Advisor, The Criminal Justice Club (2005-2006; 2003-2004) Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma (2005-2006; 2003-2004) Member, Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee (2004-2005)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP
National Associate of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) American Society of Criminology (ASC) Midwest Criminal Justice Association (MCJS)
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REFERENCES
Eric P. Baumer, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology and Criminology 1011 Oswald Tower University Park, PA 16802 814-863-5436 (voice) [email protected]
Scott H. Decker, Ph.D. Foundation Professor, School of Criminal Justice & Criminology Arizona State University 4701 W. Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306-4908 602-543-8067 (voice) 602-543-9911 (fax) [email protected]
Michael G. Vaughn, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the PhD Program, School of Social Work Saint Louis University 3550 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 314-977-2718 (voice) 314-977-2731(fax) [email protected]
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