SARAH C. NICKSA, Ph.D. Department of Criminal Justice 226 Kapelski Learning Center Chester, PA 19013 (610) 499-4398 scnicksa@widener.edu EDUCATION 2011 Ph.D., Sociology Northeastern University Boston, MA Dissertation: College Students Self-predicted Reactions to Witnessing Sexual Assault: The Impact of Gender, Community, Bystander Experience, and Relationship to the Victim 2006 M.A., Sociology Northeastern University, Boston, MA 2004 B.A., Sociology College of Charleston, Charleston, SC TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2011- Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Chester, PA CJ 105 Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 267 Crime, Media, and Criminal Justice CJ 260 Victimology CJ 288 Domestic Terrorism CJ 288 Drugs, Crime, and Society CJ 315 Juvenile Delinquency/Justice CJ 688 Drugs and Crime (graduate) 2006- Instructor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology 2010 Northeastern University, Boston, MA Deviant Behavior and Social Control Violence in the Family Class, Power, and Social Change
Nicksa 2 RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT * indicates undergraduate author PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 2014 Nicksa, Sarah C. Bystander s Willingness to Report Theft, Physical Assault, and Sexual Assault: The Impact of Gender, Anonymity, and Relationship with the Offender. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29(2):217-236. 2014 Koon-Magnin, Sarah, Deanna Button, Sarah C. Nicksa, Tara Opsal, Allison Foley, Jennifer Lorentz, and Jody Clay Warner. Teaching about Rape and Sexual Assault. DWC DivisioNews, quarterly newsletter of the Division of Women and Crime, within the American Society of Criminology. 2011 Lisak, David, Lori Gardinier, Sarah C. Nicksa, and Ashley Cote*. 2011. False Allegations of Sexual Assault: A Ten Year Analysis of Reported Cases. Violence Against Women 16(12):1318-1334. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2013 Nicksa, Sarah C. Measurement issues in bystander Intervention and Sexual Assault Research with College Students. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. 2013 Nicksa, Sarah C. Teaching about Rape and Sexual Assault Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. 2013 Nicksa, Sarah C., and Raphael-Adrian Ingaglio II*. Still the Angry Masses? Riot Motivation from 1993-2008. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. 2012 The Relationship between Gender and Bystander Willingness to Intervene in a Hypothetical Sexual Assault. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago, IL. 2012 Sense of Community not Related to Willingness to Intervene among College Student Bystanders of Hypothetical Sexual Assault. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH. 2012 Tipping the Scales of Justice: The Influence of Traumatic Experiences on Belief in a Just World. (Supervised student researcher Michael Corey*, with Dr. Jordan Troisi). Summer Research Symposium,. Chester, PA. 2012 The Angry Masses: Content Analysis Shows an Increase in Expressive Riots. (Coauthored with Raphael-Adrian Ingaglio II*). Summer Research Symposium, Widener University. Chester, PA. 2011 The Impact of Gender and Relationship to the Victim on Bystanders of College Sexual Assault. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Washington, D.C.
Nicksa 3 2010 How Gender, Anonymity, and Social Norms Affect Bystander Willingness to Intervene. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, GA. 2010 The Effects of Subjective Characterization of Prior Intervention Experiences on Future Willingness to Intervene. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH. 2009 The Effect of Gender and Crime Type on Bystanders Response to Witnessed Crime. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Baltimore, MD. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION 2013 Creator/Discussant, Paper Session. Still Needing the F Word: Feminist Pedagogy in the Classroom. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. Featured as a Session of Interest for the Division of Critical Criminology. 2012 Chair, Paper Session Emerging Issues in Crime Prevention. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. 2009 Discussant, Paper Session Gender, Poverty, and Welfare. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Baltimore, MD. RELATED EXPERIENCE 2009-2010 Project Manager, study on bystanders and animal abuse. Northeastern University, Boston MA. Principal Investigator: Dr. Arnold Arluke. 2006-2008 Research Associate, Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence. Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Executive Director: Dr. Jack Levin; Supervisor: Dr. Gordana Rabrenovic. AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES 2011- Crime Film Series, 2012-2013 Service-Learning Fellow, 2012-2013 Provost Grant for film purchases, 2012-2013 Faculty Development Grant, The Angry Masses: Content Analysis Shows an Increase in Expressive Riots. 2010-2011 Member, Curriculum Development Committee, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University 2007-2011 Bystander Intervention Trainer, Campus Center on Violence Against Women, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 2005-2010 Rape Crisis Counselor, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Certified by the Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Nicksa 4 2005-2007 Graduate Student Representative on Committee for Graduate Studies, Northeastern University 2004-2007 Teaching Assistantship, Northeastern University 2004- Member, Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology National Honors Society 2002-2004 Rape Crisis Counselor, People Against Rape. Certified by the Department of Public Health, State of South Carolina ACADEMIC CITIZENSHIP PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2012- External Reviewer, Psychology of Violence 2012-2013 Charter recruitment volunteer, Division of Victimology American Society of Criminology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Criminology (ASC) o Division of Women and Crime o Division of Victimology American Sociological Association (ASA) Eastern Sociological Association (ESS) COMMITTEES 2013-2014 Arts and Sciences Representative to the University Library Committee 2013-2014 Departmental Liasion to Wolfgram Library Criminal Justice Department, 2012-2014 Assistant Professor Representative to the Faculty Development Advisory Committee 2012-2014 Social Science Representative to the Diversity Advisory Committee 2012-2014 Secretary Criminal Justice Department, 2012-2014 Faculty Representative, Widener Day and Accepted Students Day
Nicksa 5 2012-2014 Criminal Justice Representative to the Library Committee Social Science Division, 2012-2013 Arts and Sciences Representative to the University Library Committee Elected Vice Chair, served as Acting Chair from January to May 2013 2011-2012 Secretary Social Science Division,