Expected Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2016 Committee: Xia Wang (Chair), Cassia Spohn, Marjorie S. Zatz.

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1 LAURA O. BECKMAN 411 N. Central Avenue, Suite Education Expected Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2016 Committee: Xia Wang (Chair), Cassia Spohn, Marjorie S. Zatz M.A. Criminal Justice, Villanova University Thesis: Firearms and Homicide: The Effect of Structural Conditions on Firearm and Non-Firearm Homicide Rates B.A. Criminal Justice, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Minor: Psychology Academic Positions 2012-Present Graduate Research Assistant,. Research Experience 2015 Research Assistant. Smart Thinking: Expanding Thinking for a Change Capacity through Collaboration. Bureau of Justice Assistance Solicitation Smart Supervision: Reducing Prison Populations, Saving Money and Creating Safer Communities (in collaboration with Maricopa County Adult Probation). Principal Investigator: John Hepburn; Co-principal Investigator: Marie Griffin Research Assistant., Arizona State University. Assistant to Xia Wang Summer Research Aide. Unpacking the Prison Visitation Experience: How Social Relationships Impact Inmate Well-Being. [$10,000]. Principal Investigator: Nancy Rodriguez; Co-Principal Investigators: Kevin Wright and Melinda Tasca Research Assistant., Arizona State University. Assistant to Nancy Rodriguez Research Assistant. Arizona s Juvenile Justice System: Disproportionate Minority Contact." Arizona Governor s Office. Principal Investigator: Nancy Rodriguez. Co-principal Investigator: Marjorie S. Zatz.

2 2012 Research Assistant., Arizona State University. Assistant to Xia Wang and Min Xie. Refereed Journal Articles O Neal, Eryn N. and Laura O. Beckman. (forthcoming). Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Reframing Knowledge Surrounding Barriers to Social Services among Latina Intimate Partner Violence Victims. Violence Against Women. Technical Reports 2013 Rodriguez, Nancy, Marjorie S. Zatz, and Laura O. Beckman. Arizona s Juvenile Justice System: Disproportionate Minority Contact. Report submitted to the Arizona s Governor s Office, November, Manuscripts Under Review O Neal, Eryn N., Laura O. Beckman, and Cassia Spohn. The Sexual Stratification Hypothesis: Is the Decision to Arrest Influenced by the Victim and Suspect Racial/Ethnic Dyad? Works in Progress Beckman, Laura O. and Nancy Rodriguez. Race, Ethnicity, and Official Perceptions in the Juvenile Justice System: Extending the Role of Negative Attributional Stereotypes. Beckman, Laura O. and Xia Wang. Minority Threat and Social Control: Examining Whites Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigrants in the Southwest. Beckman, Laura O. and Xia Wang Revisiting the Minority Threat Perspective: Examining the Effects of Segregation on Sentencing Outcomes. Beckman, Laura O., Eryn N. O Neal, and Jacob T. N. Young. Adolescent Employment and Substance Use Networks. Wang, Xia, Hyunjung Cheon, and Laura Beckman An Appraisal of the Violent Victim- Offender Overlap in China. Invited Presentations 2015 Beckman, Laura O., Nancy Rodriguez, and Marjorie S. Zatz Arizona Juvenile Justice System Disproportionate Minority Contact Assessment. Commission on Minorities in the Judiciary, Phoenix, AZ.

3 Papers Presented at Professional Conferences 2014 Beckman, Laura O. and Eryn N. O Neal. Adolescent Employment and Substance Use Networks. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA Beckman, Laura O. and Nancy Rodriguez. Revisiting Official Perceptions of Racial and Ethnic Attributes in Juvenile Court Outcomes. The Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, HI Beckman, Laura O. Revisiting the Minority Threat Perspective: Examining the Effects of Segregation on Sentencing Outcomes. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA Wang, Xia and Laura Owen. Minority Threat and Social Control: Examining Punitive Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigrants. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL Owen, Laura. The Effect of Structural Conditions and Firearms on Homicide Rates: A Longitudinal Analysis. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. Research Interests Issues in Race and Ethnicity Criminological Theory Teaching Experience Undergraduate Courses Taught Summer 2013 CRJ 306 Race, Ethnicity, and Crime (online) Summer 2014 CRJ 225 Introduction to Criminology (online) CRJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice: upon leave of absence of Professor Nancy Rodriguez. CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice: upon leave of absence of Professor Nancy Rodriguez. Courses Assisted: CRJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 204 Juvenile Justice CRJ 501 Seminar in Criminal Justice (online) CRJ 518 Seminar in Race/Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice (online) Professional Experience March June 2012 Multi-Systemic Therapist, Adelphoi Village. Lewisburg, PA.

4 November 2009-March 2011 Behavioral Specialist Consultant/Mobile Therapist, Hempfield Behavioral Health. Selinsgrove, PA. June 2009-November 2009 Therapeutic Staff Support, Keystone Human Services. Sunbury, PA. Activities and Service College and University Service Student Representative, Faculty Search Committee, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,. Community Service AmeriCorps National Service Volunteer, Community Services Assistant Coordinator, Union-Snyder Community Action Agency. Selinsgrove, PA. Manuscript Reviewer Violence Against Women Professional Development 2015 Marginalization Matters: Rethinking Race in the Analysis of State Politics and Policy, School of Public Affairs, Navigating the Academic Job Market, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,, Discussants: Drs. Scott Decker, Kristy Holtfreter, Kevin Wright, and Cody Telep NVivo Webinar: Using NVivo as a Research Tool, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Network Perspectives,, Arizona State University Bootcamp for Teaching Online, Workshop on Item Response and Graded Response Models, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice,. Awards and Honors Graduate Fellowship,,.

5 Tuition Scholarship, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Villanova University. Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Professional Affiliations American Society of Criminology Western Society of Criminology Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honor Society References Xia Wang, Ph.D. MC: 4420 UCENT Office Phone: (602) Cell Phone: (850) Fax: (602) Cassia Spohn, Ph.D. Director and Foundation Professor (602) Nancy Rodriguez, Ph.D. Professor Phone: (602)