Kimberly A. Chism Curriculum Vitae Contact Address: School of Criminal Justice University of Southern Mississippi P.O. Box 5127 Hattiesburg, M.S. 39406 Work: (601) 266-5660 Email: Kimberly.Chism@usm.edu Education 2010 2014, Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Dissertation Title: A Stress Test: Examining Agnew s General Theory of Crime and Delinquency (Chair: Scott Menard, Ph.D.) 2007-2009, M.S. Criminology, California State University, Fresno Project: Biting the hand that feeds: Exploring the realm of law enforcement response, victimization, and societal impact of agricultural crime (Chair: Barbara Owen, Ph.D.) 2003-2007, B.S. Criminology, California State University, Fresno Professional Experience August 2014-Current, Assistant Professor School of Criminal Justice University of Southern Mississippi August 2010 - Current, Doctoral Research Assistant Conducted research with the Police Research Center: Criminal Research, Information, Management and Evaluation System (CRIMES) (2010-2011) Conducted research for Larry T. Hoover, Ph.D. (2010-2011; 2012-2013) Conducted research for William M. Wells, Ph.D. (2011-2012) Conducted research for Scott Menard, Ph.D. (2013-Current) August 2013 December 2013, Doctoral Teaching Fellow
May 2013 - July 2013, Online Facilitator CRIJ 4332.01 Legal Aspects of Corrections for Dr. Michael Vaughn, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Certificates 2008 Graduate Certificate in Department of Homeland Security, California State University, Fresno 2007 Certificate of Legal Studies, California State University, Fresno 2007 Certificate of Alcohol/Drugs Studies, California State University, Fresno 2006 Certificate of Victim Services, California State University, Fresno Research Interests Policing/police response issues Criminological theory Issues impacting crime labs Fourth Amendment Law Refereed Publications Steinmetz, K.F., & Chism, K.A. (2013). Police officer expectations of privacy against electronic monitoring in the workplace: An introductory legal analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice and Law Review, 3(1-2), 67-87. Research in Progress Chism, K.A. (revise and resubmit). That smell: The plain smell doctrine in Federal courts. Chism, K.A., & Hoover, L.T. (in progress). A multivariate analysis of law enforcement activity on motor vehicle theft. Menard, S., & Chism, K.A. (in progress). A test of General Strain Theory on an adult sample. Encyclopedia Contributions Chism, K. (2014). Police history, United States. In Albanese, J. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Blackwell. Chism, K. (2012). Livestock and cattle crimes. In W. Miller (Ed.), The social history of crime and punishment in America: An encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks, C.A.: SAGE Publications.
Non-Refereed Presentations Chism, K.A. (2014, February) A multivariate analysis of law enforcement activity on motor vehicle theft. Presentation at the 2014 meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Philadelphia, P.A. Matusiak, M.C., & Chism, K. (2012, May). Police and business/administration leadership: A systematic review of the literature addressing the state of the art. Presentation to the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. Huntsville, T.X. Matusiak, M.C., & Chism, K. (2012, March). Police and business/administration leadership: A systematic review of the literature addressing the state of the art. Presentation at the 2012 meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. New York, N.Y. Chism, K. (2011, September). A macro-level analysis of police agency environment organizational structure, and fatal police shootings: 1990-2000. Presentation at the 2011 meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Chicago, I.L. Research Experience 2013 - Current, Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility GIS Project Supervisor: Matt R. Nobles, Ph.D. Duties: Converting current electronic facility map from Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to Esri s ArcGIS program; Updating converted file by mapping existing structures on facility property. 2012-2013, 1990s Crime Drop Project Duties: Gathered, organized, entered, and analyzed secondary quantitative data; Wrote report updates. 2011-2012, Action Research to Enhance Investigations and Prosecutions of Sexual Assaults in Houston: Improving the Analysis and Use of Forensic Evidence Research Supervisor: William M. Wells, Ph.D. National Institute of Justice grant number: NIJ-2011-2808 Duties: Created interview protocols; Scheduled and conducted interviews with Harris County DA s Office, Houston Police Department Sex Crimes Investigative Units, and Houston Police Department Crime Lab employees; Organized, coded, and analyzed interview data; Collaborated with individuals from various governmental and community agencies; Constructed, disseminated, and collected survey instruments; Entered survey data; Gathered, organized, entered, and analyzed secondary quantitative data; Wrote grant updates, literature reviews, and portions of grant reports.
Spring 2012 - Fall 2012, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Project Supervisor: William M. Wells, Ph.D. Duties: Assisted in constructing interview protocols; Conducted interviews with protestors in both Washington D.C. and Houston, T.X.; Collaboration efforts with academics from other universities; Disseminated and collected surveys; Wrote and distributed field notes to the working group. 2011-2012, The Texas Chiefs of Police Panel Project Supervisor: William R. King, Ph.D. Duties: Assisted in constructing interview protocols; Wrote literature review. 2010-2012, Houston Enhanced Action Patrol (HEAP) Project Duties: Organized, entered, managed, and analyzed quantitative agency data. Grant Application Experience 2012-2013, Police Cooperation with Probation/Parole Agencies in Prisoner Reentry NIJ Grant Proposal Duties: Constructed bibliography; Wrote literature review. Summer 2012, Police Contacts with Alzheimer s Patients Research Proposal Supervisors: Dean Vincent J. Webb, Ph.D. & William M. Wells, Ph.D. Duties: Constructed bibliography; Conducted preliminary research and produced organized notes. Spring 2011, Repeat Offender Program Houston Police Department NIJ Grant Proposal Duties: Constructed bibliography; Wrote literature review. Teaching CJ341- Police Methods and Organization- School of Criminal Justice, University of Southern Mississippi. Fall 2014. CJ420- Methods of Criminal Justice Research and Planning- School of Criminal Justice, University of Southern Mississippi. Fall 2014.
CRIJ 2367.04 Police Systems & Practices-, Sam Houston State University. Spring 2014. CRIJ 2361.08 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System-, Sam Houston State University. Fall 2013. Invited Lectures 2014, April 24, Mentally Ill-Police Contacts. Lecture given in Dr. Kevin Steinmetz s CRIJ 4385 Criminal Justice and Social Diversity class.. 2014, March 14, Juveniles and Law Enforcement. Lecture given in Dr. Robin Jackson s CRIJ 3396 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice class.. 2013, December 2, Legal Protections of Cryptozoological Creatures. Lecture given in Dr. Melissa Petkovsek s CRIJ 3363 Violent Offenders class. Sam Houston State University. Awards and Honors 2012 Charles M. Friel Scholarship at 2011 Rolando V. del Carmen Student Endowed Criminal Justice Scholarship at 2008 Department of Homeland Security Leadership Scholarship, California State University, Fresno Affiliations Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology