Angela Overton Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30303 [email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Criminology and Criminal Justice 2014 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Dissertation: The Darfur Name Game: Use of Realpolitik by the United Nations in Decision-making and Intervention
Master of Science in Criminal Justice 2008 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee Thesis: Media Depictions of Wrongful Conviction: Reality or Distortion?
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice 2005 with a concentration in Forensic Behavioral Science Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia Summa Cum Laude
Academic Positions
Clinical Assistant Professor 2013 – Present Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Georgia State University
Instructor 2012 – 2013 Department of Criminal Justice, Social and Political Science Armstrong State University
Research Assistant 2010 “Post-Conflict Justice: Bridging the Gap Between Realpolitik and Ideology” Under the supervision of Dr. Dawn L Rothe Funded by the United States Institute of Peace, Grant #USIP 042-09F (2784)
Research Assistant 2010 International State Crime Research Consortium Old Dominion University
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Instructor 2009 – 2012 Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Old Dominion University
Editorial Assistant, Journal of Feminist Criminology 2006 – 2008 Department of Criminal Justice University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Assistant to the Chair of the 2007 Institutional Review Board Department of Criminal Justice University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Intern, Behavioral Science Unit 2005 Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Academy, Quantico, VA
Publications
Stone, Maryann, Angela Overton, Cassandra Matthews, Keyshawn Smith, and Elizabeth Monk-Turner. 2014. “Rush-Hour Traffic: Self-Presentation of Defendant’s in Speedy Traffic Court Cases.” Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law, and Society 27(4):439-56.
Huffman, Jessica and Angela Overton. 2013. “Missing the Mark: The Neglect of Stalking and Cyberstalking in Introductory Criminology Textbooks.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 24(2): 200-17.
Rothe, Dawn L. and Angela Overton. 2010. “The International Criminal Court and the External Non-Witness Expert(s), Problematic Concerns: An Exploratory Endeavour.” International Criminal Law Review 10: 345-64.
Grants Awarded
Internal Grants Awarded
Overton, Angela and Jenna Toepfer. 2013. “Sentenced to Life: A Case Study of Arkeen Hunter and the Extralegal Factors Influencing ‘Justice’.” Undergraduate Research Grant from Armstrong Atlantic State University, $200.
Overton, Angela and Kathryn Wallack. 2013. “The Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender on Outcomes in the Criminal Justice System: A Case Study of Jermaine Wright.” Undergraduate Research Grant from Armstrong Atlantic State University, $200.
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Research and Manuscripts in Progress
Overton, Angela and Jessica Huffman. “Differentiating Poor from Poverty.”
Huffman, Jessica and Angela Overton. “Stalking and Cyberstalking in the Top Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals.”
Overton, Angela and Jessica Huffman. “Getting Lost along the Way: The Disconnect between Conference Presentations and Publications on Stalking and Cyberstalking.”
Presentations at Professional Meetings
Huffman, Jessica and Angela Overton. 2013. “Stalking and Cyberstalking in the Top Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Overton, Angela. 2013. “Darfur and the United Nations: Circumvention through Definition.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Virginia Beach, VA.
Overton, Angela. 2012. “Darfur and the United Nations: Realpolitik in Decision- making and Intervention.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Overton, Angela. 2011. “Darfur and the Responsibility to Protect.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.
Overton, Angela and Jessica Huffman. 2011. “Stalking and Cyberstalking in Criminology and Criminal Justice Textbooks.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Nashville, Tennessee.
Rothe, Dawn L. and Angela Overton. 2010. “External Non-Witness Experts and the International Criminal Court.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Rothe, Dawn L. and Angela Overton. 2010. “The International Criminal Court and the External Non-Witness Expert(s), Problematic Concerns: An Exploratory Endeavour.” Presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Liege, Belgium.
Overton, Angela. 2010. “Mexico’s Failure to Protect and Serve: The Murdered and Missing Women of Juarez.” Presented at the annual Old Dominion University Graduate Research Conference, Norfolk, VA.
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McKee, Jesse Robert and Angela Overton. 2009. “How Domestic Violence is Introduced in Criminal Justice: An Analysis of Introductory Criminal Justice Texts.” Presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
Overton, Angela. 2009. “Media Depictions of Wrongful Conviction: Reality or Distortion?” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA
Invited Presentations
Overton, Angela. 2011. “Darfur and the Responsibility to Protect.” Presented as part of the Last Lecture Series at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
Honors and Awards
Old Dominion University Alumni Association Outstanding Scholar Fellowship, Old Dominion University, 2011
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Old Dominion University, 2011
Shining Star Teaching Award, Old Dominion University, 2011
Winner, Graduate Student Paper Competition: “Mexico’s Failure: The Murdered and Missing Women of Juárez”, The Division of International Criminology of the American Society of Criminology, 2010.
Graduate Travel Award, Division of Student Affairs, Old Dominion University, 2010.
Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Old Dominion University, 2010
Winner, Graduate Student Paper Competition: “Mexico’s Failure to Protect and Serve: The Murdered and Missing Women of Juárez”, annual Graduate Research Conference, Old Dominion University, 2010
Shining Star Teaching Award, Old Dominion University, 2010
Graduate Fellowship, Old Dominion University, 2008-2009
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2008
Doc Schettler Memorial Scholarship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2006-2008
Member of Golden Key International Honor Society, Kennesaw State University, 2004
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Buck Craft/East Cobb Civitan Scholarship, Kennesaw State University, 2004
President’s List, Kennesaw State University, 2003-2005
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, 2014 Research Methods in Criminal Justice, 2014 Law, Justice, and Social Change, 2013 (hybrid online) Perspectives in White Collar Crime, 2013 (hybrid online) Policing in America, 2013 (hybrid online) White Collar and Organized Crime, 2013 (hybrid online) Introduction to Criminal Justice, 2012 – 2013 (fully online) Introduction to Law and Society, 2012 – 2013 (hybrid online) Universal Justice, 2012 – 2013 (hybrid online) Social Problems, 2010 – 2012 (distance learning 2012) Transnational Crime (co-taught), 2010 White Collar Crime (co-taught), 2010 Introduction to Criminology, 2009 to 2012 Graduate: Transnational Crime (co-taught), 2010
Professional Service
Preparing Future Faculty Steering Committee, Old Dominion University, 2010 – 2012.
Senior Advisor and Executive Board Member, Graduate Student Organization in Criminology and Sociology, Old Dominion University, 2011.
Textbook/Textbook Proposal Reviewer Walsh, Anthony. Criminology: The Essentials. Forthcoming Second Edition. Sage Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA.
Robinson, Matthew and Cyndy Caravelis Hughes. Book Proposal. Social Justice, Criminal Justice. Anderson Publishing Company: Cincinnati, OH.
Meier, Robert F. and Jessie L. Kreinert. Book Proposal. Criminology: A Concise Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing: Maiden, MA.
Schmalleger, Frank. 2010. Criminology: A Brief Introduction. Pearson Education: Columbus, OH.
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Professional Memberships
American Society of Criminology Division of Critical Criminology Division of Women and Crime Division of International Criminology
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