Melanie A. Taylor. Department of Criminal Justice (775) N. Virginia St, MS/214 Reno, NV

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1 Melanie A. Taylor University of Nevada, Reno Department of Criminal Justice (775) N. Virginia St, MS/214 Reno, NV Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University Dissertation Title: A Case Study of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act: Reforming the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections 2008 Master of Arts, Criminal Justice, Thesis Title: Victimization on Social Networking Sites 2006 Bachelor of Science, Criminology, California State University, Fresno Concentration: Law Enforcement Certificate in Victim s Services Summa Cum Laude Professional Experience 2013-Current Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Reno Faculty Teaching Associate, Graduate Research Assistant, Deputy Juvenile Correctional Officer I Orange County Probation Department Research and Teaching Assistant, School of Criminal Justice Intern United States Secret Service

2 Publications Peer-Reviewed Articles Liang, Bin, Lu, Hong, and Melanie Taylor A Comparative Analysis of Cybercrimes and Governmental Law Enforcement in China and the United States, Asian Journal of Criminology, 5(2), Kennedy, M. Alexis, and Melanie Taylor Online Harassment and Victimization of College Students. Justice Policy Journal,7(1), Liang, Bin, Lu, Hong, and Melanie Taylor Female Drug Abusers, Narcotics Offenders, and Legal Punishment in China. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37, In Progress, Decker, Scott, and Charles Katz. Under Review at Justice Research and Statistics Association. Consent Decrees and Juvenile Corrections in Arizona., Decker, Scott, and Charles Katz. A Case Study of the Proposed Realignment of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. Publications Book Chapters, misc. Decker, Scott,, and Charles Katz 2013 A Case Study of the Response of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Consent Decree. Final Report to the National Institute of Justice. NIJ Grant #: JB-FX-0014., Decker, Scott, Provine, Marie, Lewis, Paul, and Monica Varsanyi 2012 Illegal Immigration and Local Policing. In eds. Michael Reisig and Robert Kane, Oxford Handbook on Police and Policing. Oxford: Oxford University Press., Bishop, Donna, and Scott Decker 2011 Punishment and Control: Juvenile Justice Reform in the U.S. International Debate Education Association Causes and Effects of Rape on Teenage Girls. LAE Journal of the American Criminal Justice Association. Research Experience Research Assistant, National Institute of Justice A Case Study of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Investigation in Arizona, PI Scott Decker and Co-PI Charles Katz

3 Research Assistant Abandoned Buildings Project, PI Danielle Wallace Research Assistant, National Science Foundation Local Policing and Immigration Project, PI Doris Marie Provine, Co-PIs Scott Decker, Paul Lewis, and Monica Varsanyi 2008 Research Assistant Law and Legal Development in China Study, PI Hong Lu Research Assistant Craigslist Prostitution Study, PI Alexis Kennedy Teaching Experience Courses Taught (In-Person): CRJ 100, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Spring, 2013 CRJ 305, Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice; Spring 2013 CRJ 305, Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice; Fall 2012 CRJ 470, Discretionary Justice; Fall 2012 Courses Taught (Online): CRJ 515, Seminar on Women and Crime; Fall, 2010 CRJ 515, Seminar on Women and Crime; Summer, 2010 Teaching Assistant : Introduction to Criminology, Community Policing, Research Methods, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Seminar in the Criminal Justice System Papers Presented 2013 Who Takes the Burden? The Process of Realigning State Juvenile Correctional Systems. To be presented at the 65th annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. Birds, Jonathan,, and Alexis Kennedy 2013 Sexual Harassment: Is it a Dated Concept in 2013? To be presented at the 65th annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA., Decker, Scott, and Charles Katz 2012 A Case Study of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) Investigation in Arizona. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.

4 2011 Juvenile Court Transfers: Influence of Transfer Mechanisms on Sentence Severity. The 63 rd annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington D.C Crowding and Juvenile Misconduct: A Comparison of Traditional and Non-Traditional Juvenile Correctional Institutions. The 62 nd annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Liang, Bin, Lu, Hong, and Melanie Taylor 2010 Cybercrime and Its Enforcement in China. The 62 nd annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Dooley, Lisa,, and M. Alexis Kennedy 2010 Rape culture in Las Vegas. The 47 th annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA. and M. Alexis Kennedy 2009 Victimization on Social Networking Sites. The 46 th annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. and M. Alexis Kennedy 2008 Victimization on Social Networking Sites. The 116 th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Scholarships and Awards 2010 Conducting Research on Recidivism and Reentry. Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan David E. Whitmire Scholarship University Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2008-Spring 2009, 2008 Graduate Student of the Year- Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Dee Smith Academic Scholarship, Fall 2007-Spring Urban Affairs Academic Scholarship, Fall 2007-Spring 2008, 2002 California Governor's Scholarship Professional Affiliations American Society of Criminology Western Society of Criminology Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society

5 References Scott Decker, Ph.D. 411 North Central Avenue, Suite 600 (602) Charles Katz, Ph.D. 550 N. 3 rd St, Suite 200 (602) Charles.katz@asu.edu Justin Ready, Ph.D. 411 North Central Avenue, Suite 600 (602) Justin.ready@asu.edu Alexis Kennedy, Ph.D. Department of Criminal Justice 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box Las Vegas, NV (702) Alexis.kennedy@unlv.edu