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Presenter Contacts Directory of Program Participants Western Society of Criminology Vancouver, CANADA February 20 – 23, 2003 44 Gail Anderson Barbara Bloom Cynthia Burke School of Criminology Department of Criminal Justice San Diego Association of Simon Fraser University Administration Governments 8888 University Drive Sonoma State University 401 B Street, Suite 800 Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6 Rohnert Park, CA 94928 San Diego, CA 92101 (604) 291-3589 (707) 778-7270 (619) 595-5361 [email protected] Fax: (707) 778-7145 Fax: (619) 595-5305 [email protected] [email protected] Martin A. Andresen Department of Geography Jean Bottcher Jesse L. Cale University of British Columbia Vanderbilt University School of Criminology #217 - 1984 West Mall 395 Craven Street N Simon Fraser University Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2 Monmouth, OR 97361 8888 University Drive (604) 822-2663 (503) 606-9351 Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Fax:(604) 822-6150 [email protected] Canada [email protected] (604) 268-6660 http://www.geog.ubc.ca/~andresen Neil Boyd Fax: (604) 268-6661 School of Criminology [email protected] Sibylle Artz Simon Fraser University School of Child and Youth Care 8888 University Drive Scott Canevit University of Victoria Burnaby, BC School of Social Welfare P.O. Box 1700 Canada V5A 1S6 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Victoria, BC (604) 291-3589 Enderis Hall V8W 2Y2 [email protected] PO Box 786 (250) 721-6472 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0786 Fax: (250) 721-7218 Susan Boyd (414) 229-4851 [email protected] Human and Social Development University of Victoria Meda Chesney-Lind Christie Barron PO Box 1700, Victoria, BC Women’s Studies School of Criminology Canada, V8W 2Y2 University of Hawaii at Manoa Simon Fraser University (250) 721-8203 Honolulu, HI 96822 #204 - 321 21 Ave SW [email protected] (808) 956-6313 Calgary, AB, Canada T2S 0G7 Fax: (808) 956-9616 (403) 245-8744 Patricia Brantingham [email protected] [email protected] School of Criminology Simon Fraser University Dorothy Chunn Susie Bennett 8888 University Drive School of Criminology School of Social Ecology Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Simon Fraser University University of California, Irvine Canada 8888 University Drive Irvine, CA 92697-7080 (604) 291-3515 Burnaby, BC [email protected] [email protected] Canada V5A 1S6 (604) 291-4761 John Berechochea Paul Brantingham Fax: (604) 291-4140 John E. Berecochea School of Criminology [email protected] Retired Criminologist Simon Fraser University 714 Live Oak Lane 8888 University Drive Dana Christensen Pinole, CA 94564 Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 School of Criminology [email protected] Canada Simon Fraser University (604) 291-4175 8888 University Drive Gisela Bichler [email protected] Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Department of Criminal Justice Canada California State University William Brown [email protected] San Bernardino Department of Criminal Justice 5500 University Parkway Western Oregon University Irwin M. Cohen San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397 34 N. Monmouth Ave. (604) 268-6660 (909) 880-5510 Monmouth, OR 97361 Fax: (604) 268-6661 Fax: (909) 880-7025 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 45 Elizabeth Conniff Robert DeComo Finn Esbensen University of California, Riverside National Council on Crime and Department of Criminology and 3131 Arlington Avenue #69 Delinquency Criminal Justice Riverside, CA 92506 3850 Lake Clearwater Place #621 University of Missouri – St. Louis [email protected] Indianapolis, IN 46240 8001 Natural Bridge Rd. 317.570.8416 St. Louis, MO 63121 Raymond R. Corrado [email protected] (314) 516-4619 School of Criminology [email protected] Simon Fraser University Donald R. Dixon 8888 University Drive California State University Sacramento Chris Eskridge Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6 6000 J Street Department of Criminal Justice (604) 291-3629 Sacramento, CA 95819-6085 University of Nebraska, Lincoln Fax: (604) 268-6661 (916) 278-4799 1100 Neihardt Complex, [email protected] [email protected] City Campus Lincoln, NE 68588-0630 Sue Cote Leonard P. Edwards (402) 472-6755 California State University, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Fax: (402) 472-6758 Division of Criminal Justice Superior Court of California [email protected] 6000 J Street County of Santa Clara Sacramento, CA 95819-6085 Terraine Street Facility, Dept. 67 Michael Ezell (916) 278-6437 115 Terraine Street Department of Sociology Fax: (916) 278-7692 San Jose, CA 95110 Vanderbilt University [email protected] (408) 299-8983 Box 1811-B [email protected] Nashville, TN 37235 Michael A. Cretacci 615.343.6383 The Citadel, SC Beate Ehret [email protected] Department of Political Science Universität Bremen and Criminal Justice Postfach 330440 Karlene Faith Capers Hall-Room 415 D-28334 Bremen School of Criminology 171 Moultrie Street Germany Simon Fraser University Charleston, SC 29409 Phone: 0049-421-218-4135 8888 University Drive (843) 953-6885 Fax: 0049-421-218-9316 Burnaby B.C. V5A 1S6 Fax: (843) 953-5066 [email protected] (604) 291-3018 [email protected] Fax: (604) 683-3374 Amanda Elliott [email protected] Yvon Dandurand Institute of Behavioral Science University College of the 442 UCB Chantal Faucher Fraser Valley University of Colorado School of Criminology 33844 King Rd Boulder, CO 80309 Simon Fraser University Abbotsford, BC Canada (303) 492-1266 8888 University Drive V2S 7M8 Fax: 303-449-8479 Burnaby, British Columbia (604) 504-4654 [email protected] Canada V5A 1S6 [email protected] [email protected] Liz Elliott Roger Davis Centre for Restorative Justice, Adrienne Freng Criminal Justice Division School of Criminology Simon Fraser Department of Criminal Justice California State University, University University of Wyoming Sacramento 8888 University Drive College of Arts and Sciences [email protected] Burnaby, British Columbia 222C PO Box 3197 Canada V5A 1S6 Laramie, WY 82071 Libby Deschenes (604) 291-4730 (307) 766-2307 Department of Criminal Justice Fax: (604) 291-4140 [email protected] Cal State University Long Beach [email protected] 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840-4603 (562) 985-8567 Fax: (562) 985-8086 [email protected] 46 Angel Ilarraza Fuentes Kelly H. Hardwick Richard I. Hooper Texas Christian University, University of Calgary, AB School of Social Work Department of Sociology Canadian Research Institute for Law Weber State University and Criminal Justice and the Family Ogden, UT Fort Worth, TX 76129 c/o Faculty of Law [email protected] (817) 257-7470 2500 University Dr. N.W. Fax: (817) 257-7737 Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4 David Huizinga [email protected] (403) 220-7268 Institute of Behavioral Science Fax: (403) 289-4887 442 UCB Christie Gabriel [email protected] University of Colorado Department of Criminal Justice Boulder, CO 80309 California State University Robert Hare (303) 492-1266 San Bernardino Department of Psychology Fax: 303-449-8479 5500 University Parkway University of British Columbia [email protected] San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397 (604) 822-2755 909-880-5548 [email protected] Sarah M. Hunter Fax: (909) 880-7025 School of Criminology [email protected] Shereen Hassan Simon Fraser University School of Criminology 8888 University Drive Steve Gibbons Simon Fraser University #506-13383 108th Ave., Department of Criminal Justice 8888 University Drive Surrey, B.C. Western Oregon University (604) 738-9034 Canada V3T 5T6 34 N. Monmouth Ave. Fax: (604) 291-4140 (604) 833-2427 Monmouth, OR 97361 [email protected] [email protected] Rebecca Godderis J. David Hawkins Hon. Eugene M. Hyman Criminology Department Social Development Research Group Superior Court of California Kwantlen University College University of Washington, Seattle County of Santa Clara Surrey, British Columbia 9725 3rd Avenue, N.E., Suite 401 191 North First Street Canada V3W 2M8 Seattle, WA 98115-2024 San Jose, CA 95113 [email protected] (206) 543-7655 (408) 808-6220 Fax: (206) 543-4507 [email protected] Jamie Graham [email protected] Vancouver Police Department Connie Stivers Ireland 2120 Cambie Street Jon Heidt School of Social Ecology Vancouver, BC School of Criminology University of California, Irvine Canada V5Z 4N6 Simon Fraser University, BC Irvine, CA 92697-7080 [email protected] 8351 14th Ave. (949) 824-1443 Burnaby, BC V3N 2C2 Canada Fax: (949) 824-3001 Richard Greenleaf (604) 526-8366 [email protected] Department of Criminal Justice [email protected] Western Oregon University Michelle Jeffreys 34 N. Monmouth Ave. James Hemphill Department of Criminology Monmouth, OR 97361 School of Criminology The University of Melbourne (505) 838-8358 Simon Fraser University Melbourne [email protected] 8888 University Drive Australia, Vic 3010 Burnaby, British Columbia 01161.3.8344.9462 Kathleen Ham-Rowbottom Canada V5A 1S6 [email protected] School of Social Ecology [email protected] University of California, Irvine Greg Jenion 209 Social Ecology I Niki R. Hobischak School of Criminology University of California, Irvine School of Criminology Simon Fraser University Irvine, CA 92697-7085 Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive (949) 824-1452 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC Fax: (949) 824-3002 Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6 Canada V5A 1S6 [email protected] (604) 291-3589 [email protected] Fax: (604) 291-4140 [email protected] 47 Janet R. Johnston Bryan Kinney Hong Lu Administration of Justice Department School of Criminology Department of Criminal Justice San Jose State University Simon Fraser University University of Nevada, Las Vegas One Washington Square 8888 University Drive Las Vegas, NV 89154-0242 San Jose, CA 95192-0050
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