SARAH C. NICKSA, Ph.D.

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1 SARAH C. NICKSA, Ph.D. Department of Criminal Justice 226 Kapelski Learning Center Chester, PA (610) EDUCATION 2011 Ph.D., Sociology Northeastern University Boston, MA Dissertation: College Students Self-predicted Reactions to Witnessing Sexual Assault: The Impact of Gender, Community, Bystander Experience, and Relationship to the Victim 2006 M.A., Sociology Northeastern University, Boston, MA 2004 B.A., Sociology College of Charleston, Charleston, SC TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Chester, PA CJ 105 Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 267 Crime, Media, and Criminal Justice CJ 260 Victimology CJ 288 Domestic Terrorism CJ 288 Drugs, Crime, and Society CJ 315 Juvenile Delinquency/Justice CJ 688 Drugs and Crime (graduate) Instructor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology 2010 Northeastern University, Boston, MA Deviant Behavior and Social Control Violence in the Family Class, Power, and Social Change

2 Nicksa 2 RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT * indicates undergraduate author PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 2014 Nicksa, Sarah C. Bystander s Willingness to Report Theft, Physical Assault, and Sexual Assault: The Impact of Gender, Anonymity, and Relationship with the Offender. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29(2): Koon-Magnin, Sarah, Deanna Button, Sarah C. Nicksa, Tara Opsal, Allison Foley, Jennifer Lorentz, and Jody Clay Warner. Teaching about Rape and Sexual Assault. DWC DivisioNews, quarterly newsletter of the Division of Women and Crime, within the American Society of Criminology Lisak, David, Lori Gardinier, Sarah C. Nicksa, and Ashley Cote* False Allegations of Sexual Assault: A Ten Year Analysis of Reported Cases. Violence Against Women 16(12): CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2013 Nicksa, Sarah C. Measurement issues in bystander Intervention and Sexual Assault Research with College Students. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA Nicksa, Sarah C. Teaching about Rape and Sexual Assault Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA Nicksa, Sarah C., and Raphael-Adrian Ingaglio II*. Still the Angry Masses? Riot Motivation from Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA The Relationship between Gender and Bystander Willingness to Intervene in a Hypothetical Sexual Assault. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago, IL Sense of Community not Related to Willingness to Intervene among College Student Bystanders of Hypothetical Sexual Assault. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH Tipping the Scales of Justice: The Influence of Traumatic Experiences on Belief in a Just World. (Supervised student researcher Michael Corey*, with Dr. Jordan Troisi). Summer Research Symposium,. Chester, PA The Angry Masses: Content Analysis Shows an Increase in Expressive Riots. (Coauthored with Raphael-Adrian Ingaglio II*). Summer Research Symposium, Widener University. Chester, PA The Impact of Gender and Relationship to the Victim on Bystanders of College Sexual Assault. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Washington, D.C.

3 Nicksa How Gender, Anonymity, and Social Norms Affect Bystander Willingness to Intervene. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, GA The Effects of Subjective Characterization of Prior Intervention Experiences on Future Willingness to Intervene. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH The Effect of Gender and Crime Type on Bystanders Response to Witnessed Crime. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Baltimore, MD. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION 2013 Creator/Discussant, Paper Session. Still Needing the F Word: Feminist Pedagogy in the Classroom. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. Featured as a Session of Interest for the Division of Critical Criminology Chair, Paper Session Emerging Issues in Crime Prevention. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA Discussant, Paper Session Gender, Poverty, and Welfare. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Baltimore, MD. RELATED EXPERIENCE Project Manager, study on bystanders and animal abuse. Northeastern University, Boston MA. Principal Investigator: Dr. Arnold Arluke Research Associate, Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence. Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Executive Director: Dr. Jack Levin; Supervisor: Dr. Gordana Rabrenovic. AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES Crime Film Series, Service-Learning Fellow, Provost Grant for film purchases, Faculty Development Grant, The Angry Masses: Content Analysis Shows an Increase in Expressive Riots Member, Curriculum Development Committee, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University Bystander Intervention Trainer, Campus Center on Violence Against Women, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Rape Crisis Counselor, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Certified by the Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

4 Nicksa Graduate Student Representative on Committee for Graduate Studies, Northeastern University Teaching Assistantship, Northeastern University Member, Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology National Honors Society Rape Crisis Counselor, People Against Rape. Certified by the Department of Public Health, State of South Carolina ACADEMIC CITIZENSHIP PROFESSIONAL SERVICE External Reviewer, Psychology of Violence Charter recruitment volunteer, Division of Victimology American Society of Criminology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Criminology (ASC) o Division of Women and Crime o Division of Victimology American Sociological Association (ASA) Eastern Sociological Association (ESS) COMMITTEES Arts and Sciences Representative to the University Library Committee Departmental Liasion to Wolfgram Library Criminal Justice Department, Assistant Professor Representative to the Faculty Development Advisory Committee Social Science Representative to the Diversity Advisory Committee Secretary Criminal Justice Department, Faculty Representative, Widener Day and Accepted Students Day

5 Nicksa Criminal Justice Representative to the Library Committee Social Science Division, Arts and Sciences Representative to the University Library Committee Elected Vice Chair, served as Acting Chair from January to May Secretary Social Science Division,