CURRICULUM VITAE Alissa R. Ackerman

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Alissa R. Ackerman University of Washington, Tacoma Social Work Program Campus Box Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Faculty, 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 Thesis: Knowledge and Perception of Registration and Community Notification Laws among John Jay College Students 2003 Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice Florida State University AREA OF RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION Sex offender policy and management, including bridging criminological theory with practice. 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

2 A.R. Ackerman Adjunct Instructor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, NY. Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration Graduate Teaching Fellow, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. Criminology and Criminal Justice PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND WORKS IN PROGRESS PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Manuscripts in press or published Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Loya, Melody, Jones, Susanna, Negi, Nalini. (in press March 2012). The criminalization of immigration: Value conflicts for the social work profession. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Sacks, Meghan. (in press). Can General Strain Theory be used to explain recidivism among registered sex offenders? Journal of Criminal Justice Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (in press March 2012). Pretrial detention and guilty pleas: If they can't afford bail they must be guilty! Criminal Justice Series. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Khan, Bilal. (2011- online). Assessing reporting patterns of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church using discontinuities in model parameter timeseries. Social Science Research. Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan, & Greenberg, David (2011 online). Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape? Justice Quarterly 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,

3 A.R. Ackerman 3 Manuscripts under review Harris, Andrew J., Levenson, Jill S., & Ackerman, Alissa R. (Revise and Resubmit; resubmitted and awaiting decision). Registered Sex Offenders in the U.S.: Behind the Numbers. Crime and Delinquency. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich, & Osborn, Jessica. An ecological training module for communities with sex offenders. Journal of Forensic Social Work. Ackerman, Alissa R., Levenson, Jill S., & Harris, Andrew J. Registered Sex Offenders in Five U.S. States: Revisiting the Numbers. Journal of Crime and Justice. EDITED BOOKS Ackerman, Alissa R. (Ed.) (2011). Major Works in Criminology. Cognella. BOOK CHAPTERS, PERIODICALS, OTHER REPORTS 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. Carolina Academic Press. 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.

4 A.R. Ackerman 4 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. 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.

5 A.R. Ackerman 5 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. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Ackerman, Alissa R. Furman, Rich, Negi, Nalini, Loya, Melody, Jones, Sussana, Ignacio, Emily. Comparing immigration related policy in three states: Alabama, Arizona, and Indiana. Journal of Policy Practice. Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan, & Osier, Lindsay*. The experiences of individuals listed on public offender databases. Ackerman, Alissa R., Furman, Rich, & Osborn, Jessica. Evaluating the evidence regarding community based treatment for sex offenders and its implications for social work. Sociology and Social Welfare. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Upcoming Presentations: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, March 2012 Previous Presentations at the following conferences: 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 American Society of Criminology: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 2009 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Dallas, Texas, September, 2009 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts. March, 2009 American Psychology and Law Society. March, American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri, November, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Atlanta, Georgia, October 24, 2008.

6 A.R. Ackerman 6 John Jay College, International Conference: Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies. San Juan, Puerto Rico. June, American Psychology and Law Society, Jacksonville, Florida. March, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, San Diego, California. November, North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada. June, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, Washington. March, 2007 American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California. November, PEER REVIEWING AND EDITORIAL ROLES 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) COURSES AND SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT 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 Sex Crimes and Sex Offenders Corrections Women and Crime Social Stratification Social Inequality Self and Society/Social Psychology Foundations of Sociology COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER SERVICE 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 Invited speaker UC Merced PRIDE Week LGBT Issues in the Workplace (2010, 2011) Invited speaker UC Merced Sexual Assault Prevention

7 A.R. Ackerman 7 Volunteer Student Research Adviser University of California, Merced and University of the Pacific ( ) Volunteer Faculty Adviser for student internship University of California, Merced ( ) Doctoral Program Admissions Committee Student Member John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY ( ) Criminal Justice Doctoral Program Website Coordinator (Fall 2007 Spring 2009) Faculty/Student Disciplinary Panel - CUNY Graduate Center ( ; ) Student Election Review Committee CUNY Graduate Center ( ) Doctoral Program Executive Committee - Student Member: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY ( ) CUNY Doctoral Student Council - Criminal Justice Representative and Steering Committee Member ( ) Student Tech Fee Committee CUNY Graduate Center ( ) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 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 REFERENCES Available upon request