CURRICULUM VITAE Alissa R. Ackerman

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1 A.R. Ackerman 1 CURRICULUM VITAE Alissa R. Ackerman CURRENT POSITION University of Washington, Tacoma Social Work Program Campus Box Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA ackerma1@u.washington.edu Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Social Work Program - University of Washington, Tacoma EDUCATION 2009 Doctor of Philosophy The Graduate Center, CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Dissertation: Registered Sex Offenders in the Community: A Test of Agnew s General Strain Theory Emphasis Area: Criminology and Deviance 2006 Master of Arts in Criminal Justice John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2003 Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice Florida State University AREA OF RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION Sex offender policy and management - Sexual Violence Prevention - The effects of sexual victimization UNIVERSITY POSITIONS HELD Lecturer, University of California, Merced. Merced, CA Department of Sociology Visiting Assistant Professor, Part-Time, University of the Pacific. Stockton, CA. Department of Sociology Adjunct Instructor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, NY. Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration.

2 A.R. Ackerman Graduate Teaching Fellow, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. Criminology and Criminal Justice PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND WORKS IN PROGRESS * Denotes student as co-author PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Manuscripts in press or published 28. Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Epps, Doug & Sanchez, Michelle. (in press). Immigration detention centers: Implications for social work. Smith College Studies in Social Work. 27. Jones, Susanna, Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Negi, Nalini, Loya, Melody, Epps, Doug, & Mondragon, Gladys. (2014). The rise of anti-immigrant policies: An analysis of three state laws and implications for social work. Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Polity, and Practice, 3, Sacks, Meghan, Sainato, Vincenzo, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (in press). Sentenced to pretrial detention: A study of Bail Decisions and Outcomes. American Journal of Criminal Jus tice. DOI: /s Ackerman, Alissa R. (2014). National estimates of registered sex offenders in the United States: Is double counting a problem?. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 24. Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan, & Furman, Rich. (2014). The New Penology Revisited: The Criminalization of Immigration as a Pacification Strategy. Justice Policy Journal, 11, Socia, Kelly M., Levenson, Jill S., Ackerman, Alissa R. & Harris, Andrew J. (2014). Brothers Under the Bridge : Factors Influencing the Transience of Registered Sex Offenders in Florida. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. DOI / Levenson, Jill S., Ackerman, Alissa R. Socia, Kelly M., & Harris, Andrew J. (2013).Wherefore art thou? Transient Sex Offenders and Residence Restrictions. Criminal Justice Policy Review. doi: / Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich. (2014). An Analysis of Latino Male Immigrant Sex Offenders in Florida: The Impact of National Solutions on a Transnational Problem. Revista Estudios Fronterizos, 14, Furman, Rich, * Sanchez, Michelle, Ackerman, Alissa R., & Ung, Tien (2014). The immigration detention center as a transnational problem: Implications for international social work. International Social Work. DOI: /

3 A.R. Ackerman Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich. (2013). The Immigration Detention Center as a Natural Culmination of the Criminalization of Immigration: Implications for Justice. Contemporary Justice Review, 16, Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Iwamoto, Derek Kenji, Negi, Nalini, & * Mondragon, Gladys. (2013). Undocumented Latino immigrant men at risk. Social Development Issues, 35/ 17. Levenson, Jill, Ackerman, Alissa R., & Harris, Andrew J. (2014). Catch me if you can: An analysis of fugitive sex offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 26, Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2014). Bail and Sentencing: Does Pretrial Detention Lead to Harsher Punishment? Criminal Justice Policy Review, 25(1), Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan & * Osier, Lindsay. (2013). The experiences of registered sex offenders with Internet registries in three states. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 52(1), Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich. (2012). Community based management for sex offenders in the US: An evidence based evaluation. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 7(2), Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Negi, Nalini (2012). Undocumented Latino Immigrant Men in the United States: Policy and Practice Considerations. International Social Work, 55(6), Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2012). Pretrial detention and guilty pleas: If they can't afford bail they must be guilty! Criminal Justice Studies, 25, Furman, Rich, Kaufman, Elke, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2012). Men at Risk in a Global World: Challenges for a Trasnational Social Work. Transnational Social Review: A Social Work Journal, 2(1), Harris, Andrew J., Levenson, Jill S., & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2012). Registered Sex Offenders in the U.S.: Behind the Numbers. Crime and Delinquency. DOI: / Ackerman, Alissa R., Levenson, Jill S., & Harris, Andrew J. (2012). How many sex offenders really live among us? Adjusted counts and population rates in five U.S. states. Journal of Crime and Justice. DOI: / X Ackerman, Alissa R. & Sacks, Meghan. (2012). Can General Strain Theory be used to explain recidivism among registered sex offenders? Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(3), Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Loya, Melody, Jones, Susanna, Negi, Nalini. (2012). The criminalization of immigration: Value conflicts for the social work profession. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 39,

4 A.R. Ackerman 4 6. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Khan, Bilal. (2012). Assessing reporting patterns of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church using discontinuities in model parameter timeseries. Social Science Research, 41(2), Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan, & Greenberg, David (2012). Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape? Justice Quarterly, 29(6), Ackerman, Alissa R., Harris, Andrew, Levenson, Jill, & Zgoba, Kristen. (2011). Who are the people in your neighborhood? A descriptive analysis of individuals on public sex offender registries. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 34, Katz, Stacey M., Levenson, Jill S., & Ackerman, Alissa. R. (2008). Myths and facts about sexual violence: Public perceptions and implications for prevention. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 15(3) Terry, Karen J. & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: How Situational Crime Prevention Strategies Can Help Create Safe Environments. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35, Rice, Stephen, Terry, Karen J., Ventura, Holly & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). Research Trajectories of Female Scholars in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 18, Manuscripts under review Ackerman, Alissa R. & Burns, Marshall. Bad Data: How Government Agencies Distort Statistics on Sex-Crime Recidivism. Contemporary Justice Review Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. Rape myths in the media: A Content analysis of local newspaper reporting in the United States. Mass Communication and Society EDITED BOOKS Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich (eds). (2015) Sexual Crimes: Transnational Problems and Global Perspectives. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich (eds.). (2013). The Criminalization of Immigration: Contexts and Consequences. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.

5 A.R. Ackerman 5 BOOK CHAPTERS, PERIODICALS, OTHER REPORTS Dabach, Blanca., Furman, Rich., Ackerman, Alissa R., Androff, David, Epps, Doug, Jones, Susanna, & Loya, Melody (accepted). The Northwest Detention Center: A Nexus of the Immigration Debate. In R. Furman, D. Epps & G. Lamphear (Eds.). Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational Issues. New York: Oxford University Press. Levenson, Jill S. Ackerman, Alissa R., Socia, Kelly M. & Harris, Andrew J. Transient Sex Offenders and Residence Restrictions. Sex Offender Law Report, 16 (1), 3-6. Ackerman, Alissa R., Furman, Rich, Cohen, Jeff W., Madfis, Eric, Sanchez, Michelle. (2015). Masculinities and Sex Offenses. In Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich (eds). Sexual Crimes: Transnational Problems and Global Perspectives. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Nguyen, Cathy, Furman, Rich, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2015). Sex Work and Agency: Decriminalization of Prostitution. In Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich (eds). Sexual Crimes: Transnational Problems and Global Perspectives. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Ackerman, Alissa R., * Cubellis, Michelle. (2014). Leaders in Sex Offender Research and Policy. In Wright, R.G. (Ed.). Sex Offender Laws: Failed Policies New Directions. New York, NY: Springer. (This is an update from the 2009 chapter) Ackerman, Alissa R., Furman, Rich, * Judy, Britt, & Cohen, J. (2013). Profit over pragmatism: Privatizing immigration detention centers. In Ackerman, A.R. & Furman, R. (Eds.) The Criminalization of Immigration: Contexts and Consequences. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. * Sanchez, Michelle, Furman, Rich, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2013). The problematization of immigration as a pacification strategy. In Ackerman, A.R. & Furman, R. (Eds.) The Criminalization of Immigration: Contexts and Consequences. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press Levenson, J.S., Ackerman, A.R., Socia, K., & Harris, A.J. (2013). Transient sex offenders and residence restrictions in Florida (technical report). Furman, Rich, * Epps, Douglas, * Sanchez, Michelle, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2012). Clinical Social Work in the United States. In The World Atlas of Social Work. Derby-McCurtain, Tarna, Ackerman, Alissa, R., * Vetsch, Lauren, * Knecht, Rebecca, & * Kahler, Stacy. (2012). Community Policing Strategies and Effectiveness in Reducing Crime: A Position Paper to the Tacoma City Council. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2012). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 13(1), 5. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Terry, Karen J. (2011) Faulty Sex Offense Policies. In Reddington, Fran & Bonham, Gene (Eds). Flawed Criminal Justice Policy: At the Intersection of the Media, Public Fear and Legislative Response. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.

6 A.R. Ackerman 6 Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(6), 65, Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011). Landmark report on the Causes and Context of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(5), 65, Ackerman, Alissa R., Raba, Jaime V., & * Thomason, Dan (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(5), Ackerman, Alissa R., Raba, Jaime V., (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(4), Ackerman, Alissa R. Raba, Jaime V., (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(3), Ackerman, Alissa R. Raba, Jaime V., (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(2), Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011) Preventive Detention. In Chambliss, William & Golson, Geoffrey (Eds.) Corrections. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Terry, Karen J., Giotakos, Orestis, Tsiliakou, Maria, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2009). Sexual offenders. In Ferguson, C.J. (Ed.). Violent Offenders: Clinical and Social Implications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Terry, Karen J (2009). Leaders in Sex Offender Research and Policy. In Wright, R.G. (Ed.). Sex Offender Laws: Failed Policies New Directions. New York, NY: Springer. Terry, Karen J. & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2009) A History of Sex Offender Registration. In Wright, R.G (Ed.). Sex Offender Laws: Failed Policies New Directions. New York, NY: Springer. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2009). Registration and Community Notification Laws: Do the Consequences Outweigh the Benefits? The Sex Offender Law Report, 10(6), 81-82, Ackerman, Alissa R. & Sacks, Meghan. (2009). Casual Teen Sex and Casualties of Sex Offender Law. The Sex Offender Law Report, 10(3), 33, Ackerman, Alissa R. & Acklin, Angela D. (2009). Catch 22: Sex Offender Treatment and Civil Commitment in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Sex Offender Law Report, 10(1), 3-4. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Guides. The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(5), Furlong, John & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Adam Walsh Act: Battleground Ohio. The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(5), 65-66, & 74.

7 A.R. Ackerman 7 Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Registration and Notification Case Law Update. The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(3), Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). No Parole for Sex Offenders? The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(3), Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Flawed Assumptions and the President s Initiative: The DNA Debacle. The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(2), 17 & 21. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Myers, Rosalyn (2008). Is Deportation a Defense against Civil Commitment of a Sexually Violent Predator? The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(2), 23 & 31. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Registration and Notification Case Law Update. Sex Offender Law Report, 9(2), Myers, Rosalyn, Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Age discrimination in the workplace. Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled, 10(5), Myers, Rosalyn, Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan (2008). Maltreatment or Misinterpretation?: The Minnesota Vulnerable Adults Act. Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled, 10(5), 73 & 80. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Stolze, Frank (2007). Public Perceptions of Crime as a Rising Source of Anxiety. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). Megan s Law Requirement to Register. The Sex Offender Law Report, 8(6), Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). Registration and Community Notification: Case law update. Sex Offender Law Report, 8(4), 51 & 56. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). When victims become criminals: Teens and Sex in the United States. Sex Offender Law Report, 8(3), 33-34, Ackerman, Alissa R. & Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). Part One Laws pertaining to sexual offenders in Florida: Suggestions for future legislation. Sex Offender Law Report, 7(4), Ackerman, Alissa R. & Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). Part Two Laws pertaining to sexual offenders in Florida: Suggestions for future legislation. Sex Offender Law Report, 7(5), 65-66, ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011). Female Sex Offender; Male Sex Offender; Female Prisoner; Female Prison Guard; Pedophilia Online; Sexting. In Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, J. Geoffrey Golson (Eds.) The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

8 A.R. Ackerman 8 ITEMS IN PROGRESS Books: Ackerman, Alissa R. & Sacks, Meghan. Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Personal Narrative Perspective. Carolina Academic Press. Manuscripts: Ackerman, Alissa R., Levenson, Jill S., & Burns, Marshall. Who are the people still in your neighborhood? COURSES TAUGHT - Sex Crimes and Sex Offenders - Policy and Practice with Sex Offenders - The LGBTQ Experience with Criminal Justice Systems - Ethics and Professionalism in Criminal Justice - Introduction to the Sociology of Deviance and Social Control - Statistics in Criminal Justice - Introduction to Criminal Justice - Introduction to Sociology - Law and Institutional Treatment - Juvenile Justice Administration (distance learning course) - Contemporary Administration and the Judiciary (distance learning course) - The Sociology of Incarceration - Upper Division Seminar in Criminology - Crime and Deviance/ Criminology - Corrections - Women and Crime - Social Stratification - Social Inequality - Self and Society/Social Psychology - Foundations of Sociology RESEARCH FUNDING $296,656 awarded 8/07 National Institute of Justice Role: Project Manager Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Jeglic, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Sex Offender Management, Treatment, and Civil Commitment: An Evidence-Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual Violence. This research project involves a comprehensive examination of the treatment and subsequent

9 A.R. Ackerman 9 recidivism of sex offenders incarcerated or detained in the mental health and criminal justice systems in New Jersey. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Previous Presentations at the following conferences (Last five years): Barry University, Professional Social Work Conference, Miami, FL, March 2015 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL, March 2015 American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November 2014 American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November 2013 Southern Criminal Justice Association, Atlantic Beach, FL, September 2012 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, March 2012 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November, 2011 American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November, 2011 Law and Society Association: San Francisco, California, June, 2011 American Society of Criminology: San Francisco, California, November, 2010 SERVICE SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment - March 2015 Aggression and Violent Behavior - 1 article October 2014 Board Member Reform Sex Offender Laws 2014 Journal of Criminal Justice 1 article July 2012 Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 1 article July 2012 Justice Quarterly 1 article July 2012; 1 article February 2013, 1 article October 2013 Western Criminology Review Journal of Crime and Justice 1 article June 2012 International Social Work 1 article June 2012 Justice Quarterly Victims and Offenders Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Regoli, J. Criminal Justice. Jones and Bartlett Contributing Editor: Sex Offender Law Report (Dec July 2011) SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY: COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER SERVICE - Faculty Adviser - S.A.V.E - A student led group spreading awareness about sexual violence - Co-facilitator - Early Adopters Anti-Violence Group - Faculty led group seeking solutions to sexual violence

10 A.R. Ackerman 10 - Criminal Justice Degree Program Coordinator and member of Social Work Program Faculty Council University Academic Assessment Committee University of Washington Tri-Campus Faculty Council for Faculty Affairs University of Washington, Tacoma Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee (Spring 2014) - University of Washington, Tacoma Technology Committee , Criminal Justice Strategic Planning and Development Committee Ad-hoc By-laws and Governance Committee Ad-hoc Merit and Salary Committee Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee, Chair UW Tacoma Social Work Program Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee UW Tacoma Social Work Program , Social Work and Criminal Justice Curriculum Committee Director s Advisory Team Social Work and Criminal Justice SERVICE TO COMMUNITY - Brave Miss World - Survivor outreach ( present) - Report it, Girl - Chief Research Analyst (volunteer) (2014-present) - Sex Offender Laws Research - Advisory Board Member (2014-present) - Position Paper to the Tacoma City Council in support of Tacoma Police Department - One day seminar on community policing at Joint Base Lewis McChord (4/16/2012) Collaborated with Tarna Derby-McCurtain SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES Reynolds, Ross & Streib, Matthew (September 1, 2014). How Prison Corporations Affect Immigration Detention. The Record, KUOW Korn, Peter (February 21, 2013). Dangerous or Not, Offenders Labeled for Life. The Portland Tribune. Hoover, Evan (April 6, 2012). Number of Sex Offenders in Your Community May Be Overestimated. KPLU NPR Seattle/ Tacoma Kamb, Lewis (January 24, 2012). Tacoma: UW-T position paper warns city council to think twice about public safety layoffs. The News Tribune Tacoma. Vitelli, Romeo (November 29, 2011). How useful are public sex offender registries? Huffington Post. Banse, Tom (September 19, 2011). FBI: Violent crime continues to decline in Northwest. KPLU NPR- Seattle/Tacoma

11 A.R. Ackerman 11 INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS Faulty Sex Offender Policy University of Central Missouri symposium on faulty criminal justice policy. April 11, 2012 Sex Crimes and Social Justice - University of Washington, Tacoma - IAS Seminar on Justice. October 8, 2014 Sexual Orientation - Institute for Sexuality Conference, Seattle, WA - October 23, 2014 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Institutional Technology Fellow (2013) - University of Washington, Tacoma - $3,000 Institutional Technology Fellow (2012) University of Washington, Tacoma - $5,000 Doctoral Program Graduate Fellowship John Jay College of Criminal Justice ($15,000 and tuition paid) Doctoral Program Scholarly Productivity Award John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY ($1200) Doctoral Student Research Grant Competition III ( ) The City University of New York ($1,500) Chancellor s Fellowship - The City University of New York ($14,200 and tuition paid) Doctoral Program Scholarly Productivity Award John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY ($300) Chancellor s Fellowship - The City University of New York ($13,500 and tuition paid) John Jay College Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship Award ($500) Graduate Dean s List - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY and Florida Bright Futures Scholarship (75% tuition paid) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Society of Criminology Lifetime Member Psi Chi National Honorary Society for Psychology John Jay College Chapter