Forrest R. Rodgers, Ph.D. Salem State University Office: (978) 542-2777 Department of Criminal Justice Personal: (617) 285-9200 352 Lafayette Street, HB 311 Fax: (978) 542-6953 Salem, MA 01970 E-mail: frodgers@salemstate.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. (2012) M.S. (2006) B.A. (2005) University of Oklahoma, Sociology Doctoral Dissertation: Exploring Support for Capital Punishment: Analysis of Authoritarianism, Race, and the Phrasing of Questions. Examination Areas: Criminology; Social Stratification, Race/Ethnicity University of Cincinnati, Criminal Justice Examination Areas: Criminology, Corrections, Law and Social Control; Statistics and Research Methodology Arkansas State University, Criminology, Cum Laude Minors: Sociology, Music ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Salem State University, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, August 2014 present University of Wisconsin River Falls, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Sociology, August 2012 August 2014 University of Oklahoma, Instructor of Criminology and Sociology, Fall 2009 Spring 2012 Rose State College, Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Arkansas State University, Full-Time Adjunct Instructor of Criminology and Sociology, Fall 2007 Spring 2008 TEACHING INTERESTS Racial Minorities and Criminal Justice; Mass Incarceration; Disproportionate Minority Contact and Confinement; Disparities in Capital Punishment; Bias/Hate Crimes RESEARCH INTERESTS Discrimination in the Application of the Death Penalty; Race and Public Opinion on Perceptions of Crime; Inequality and Crime; The Racial Divide in Public Opinion 1
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Salem State University Drugs and Crime, Spring 2016 Corrections, Fall 2015 Bias Crimes, Spring 2015 Racial Minorities and Criminal Justice, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, two sections; Spring 2016, one section Introduction to Criminal Justice, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2015 (online), Spring 2016 Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Wisconsin River Falls Criminology, Spring 2014 Introduction to Criminal Justice, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014 Introduction to Sociology (multiple sections), Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Race and Crime, Fall 2013 Sociology of Diversity, Fall 2013 Social Problems (online), Summer 2013, January 2014 Race Relations, Fall 2012 Trends and Issues in Incarceration, Spring 2013 Independent Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma Race and Crime in the Media (online), December Intersession 2011 The System of Criminal Justice, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 (online) Race, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System (online), December Intersession 2010 Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 Independent Instructor, Department of Social Sciences, Rose State College Introduction to Sociology, Spring 2011, Fall 2010 Independent Instructor, Department of Criminology and Sociology, Arkansas State University Institutional Corrections, Spring 2008 Introduction to Criminal Justice, Spring 2008, Fall 2007 Police and Society: Spring 2008, Fall 2007 Social Problems (hybrid course): Spring 2008, Fall 2007 Community Corrections, Fall 2007 2
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) Seminar, Salem State University, AY 2015-2016 American Sociological Association Teaching and Learning Pre-Conference Workshop, August 2013 Faculty College, University of Wisconsin System, Office of Professional and Instructional Development, May 2013 Faculty Certificate of Professional Development, Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting. March 2013, Chicago, IL. The 2 nd Annual Northwest Regional Instructional Technology Showcase, University of Wisconsin Stout, February 2013 Online Teaching Institute, University of Wisconsin River Falls, Spring 2013 Peer Empowerment and Community Education (PEACE) Change Agent Workshop Series, University of Wisconsin River Falls, Fall 2012 Teaching Online and Technology Seminar, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, Summer 2010 Teaching Seminars I/II, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, 2008-2009. Graduate Teaching Assistantship Training, Graduate College, University of Oklahoma, Fall 2008. Teaching Seminar, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Autumn 2006. MANUSCRIPTS Worthen, Meredith G. F., Forrest R. Rodgers, and Susan F. Sharp. Expanding the Spectrum of Attitudes toward the Death Penalty: How Non-Dichotomous Response Options Affect our Understandings of Death Penalty Attitudes. Criminal Justice Review, June 2014, 39, 2, 1-22. Worthen, Meredith G. F., Susan F. Sharp, and Forrest R. Rodgers. Gay and Lesbian Individuals Attitudes Toward the Death Penalty: An Exploratory Study of the Roles of Empathetic Concern and Political Beliefs. Criminal Justice Review, June 2012, 37, 2, 239-261. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Rodgers, Forrest R. and Christopher A. Raso. Symbolic Racism and College Student Perceptions of Race/Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice. Rodgers, Forrest R., and Susan F. Sharp. An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Race and Crime Among College Students. Rodgers, Forrest R., and Susan F. Sharp. Exploring Death Penalty Attitudes: Does the Phrasing of the Questions Matter? Rodgers, Forrest R. Examining the Effects of Race and Authoritarianism on Support for Capital Punishment. 3
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS 2016 Rodgers, Forrest R. and Christopher A. Raso. Symbolic Racism and College Student Perceptions of Race/Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice. To be presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. (forthcoming) 2015 Rodgers, Forrest R., and Susan F. Sharp. Are Latinos the New Threat? College Student Perceptions of Race/Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2015 Rodgers, Forrest R. Roundtable: Race and Ethnicity in the Criminal Justice Classroom: The Pedagogy of Teaching to Colorblind Students. Discussant, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2015 Hartsfield, Jennifer, Forrest R. Rodgers, and Mia Ortiz. Engaging Students in Difficult Dialogue: Teaching about Race and Class. Discussant, Justice Studies Association Annual Meeting, Bridgewater, MA. 2015 Rodgers, Forrest R., and Susan F. Sharp. An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Race and Crime Among College Students. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL 2013 Rodgers, Forrest R. Sexual and Reproductive Injustices. Discussant, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2013 Rodgers, Forrest R. Equalizing Educational Outcomes: New Approaches to Old Educational Problems. Presider and Discussant, Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 2013 Miller, B. Paige, Tricia Davis, Rich Wallace, and Forrest R. Rodgers. Teaching and Connecting the Core Courses in Sociology: Course Design, Curriculum, and Implementation. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2013 Rodgers, Forrest R. Exploring Death Penalty Attitudes: Does the Phrasing of Questions Matter? Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. 2012 Rodgers, Forrest R. Teaching Sensitive Subjects: Race in an Academic Setting. Submitted for roundtable discussion at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2012 Rodgers, Forrest R., and Meredith G. F. Worthen. Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward the Death Penalty: The Roles of Empathy and Political Beliefs. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 4
2010 Rodgers, Forrest. The Construct of Fear in Gay and Lesbian Attitudes toward the Death Penalty. Submitted for roundtable discussion at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. 2010 Rodgers, Forrest. Gender and Support for Capital Punishment. Submitted for panel discussion at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. 2009 Rodgers, Forrest. Examining the Effects of Authoritarianism on Support for Capital Punishment. Poster presentation presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2009 Rodgers, Forrest. Life Course, Women, and Crime: Structure, Agency, and Female Pathways into Offending. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS 2015 Focus Group Participant, SAGE Publications, Crime and Criminal Justice: Concepts and Controversies by Stacy L. Mallicoat, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2015 Panelist, Perspectives of Former New Faculty, Salem State University. 2015 Panelist, Faculty in Residence Panel on Mentoring Resident Assistants and Academic Mentoring, Residence Life, Salem State University. 2015 Presenter, College Student Attitudes toward Race, Crime, and the CJ System, Faculty and Graduate Research Day, Salem State University. 2014 Panelist, Graduate Multicultural Student Symposium, Salem State University. 2014 Panelist, Ferguson Forum: Panel and Discussion on Systemic Racism, the Law, and its Relevance for Communities of Color, Salem State University. 2013 Panelist, YWCA, It s Time to Talk: Forums on Race, Minneapolis, MN. 2013 Panelist, New Faculty Orientation and Transition Program, University of Wisconsin- River Falls. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Project: College Student Perceptions of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice. Principal Investigator, Fall 2015 present. Phase I: Data Collection Fall 2015 Phase II: Data Coding and Entry Spring 2016 5
Duties: Design survey instrument. Manage all Institutional Review Board procedures and applications at three research sites. Supervise and mentor nine student research assistants. Supervise and execute data coding and entry. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration Census Bureau Enumerator, Spring 2010 Summer 2010 Duties: Travel to and interview people to obtain information for the 2010 Census survey questionnaire. Responsibilities also may include updating address registers and Census Bureau maps. The term also applies to field personnel who perform activities associated with update/leave and urban update/leave. Qualitative Study of Caretakers of Children of Incarcerated Women, Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma Duties: Research assistant to Dr. Susan Sharp for the qualitative portion of the Study of Incarcerated Women and Their Children, a research project conducted in collaboration with the Oklahoma Commission of Children and Youth. Duties included making phone contacts with potential interviewees; conducting and transcribing in-depth interviews; collecting field notes from interviews; and reporting study findings. Quantitative Study of Incarcerated Women and Their Children, Spring 2009 Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma Duties: Research assistant to Dr. Susan Sharp for the quantitative portion of the Study of Incarcerated Women and Their Children, a research project conducted in collaboration with the Oklahoma Commission of Children and Youth. Duties included traveling to institutions and collecting data from respondents, cleaning data, and analyzing data. Survey Construction and Data Collection for Oklahoma Incarcerated Women Study, Spring 2008 Description: Participant in survey construction and data collection for Wave IV of the Study of Incarcerated Women and their Children. Surveys were administered to a random sample of women incarcerated in four correctional facilities in Oklahoma. Quantitative Study of Ohio Service for Crime Opportunity Reduction, Summer Fall 2006 Research Assistant, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati Duties: Research assistant to Tamara Madensen and Dr. John Eck in a study of Ohio Service for Crime Opportunity Reduction (OSCOR), which helps police and communities develop crime reduction strategies and conduct project evaluations. Duties included traveling to and collecting data from respondents, as well as reporting and analyzing data. Project Rehabilitation and Restitution Cosmos Corporation, Fall 2006 Winter 2007 Research Associate, Cosmos Corporation, Local office in Batavia, Ohio Duties: Research Associate to Supervisor David Levine, in cooperation with the Cosmos Corporation to conduct the Project Rehabilitation and Restitution, designed to target at-risk drug offenders and rehabilitate them toward a path of productive citizenry. Duties included collecting data from respondents, handling and processing data through software packaging, and entering client files into electronic database. 6
UNIVERSITY SERVICE Salem State University Youth At Risk Conference Planning Committee, AY 2015-2016 President s Advisory Committee on Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice, Salem State University, AY 2015-2016 Graduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, Salem State University, AY 2015-2016 Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) Seminar, Salem State University, AY 2015-2016 Faculty in Residence: Diversity, Marsh Hall, Salem State University, Fall 2015 Spring 2018 Mentee, Scholarship Mentoring Program, Stephen Young (Geography) Mentor, Salem State University, Fall 2014 - present Delegate, Massachusetts Teaching Association Conference, Boston, MA, Spring 2015 Assessment Pilot Participant: Critical Thinking Rubric, Salem State University, Spring 2015 Student Speaker Selection Committee, Salem State University, Spring 2015 First Year Experience Committee, Salem State University, Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Musician, University Band, Salem State University, Fall 2014 present University of Wisconsin River Falls Search Committee, Student Support Services/Multicultural Disadvantaged Student Services Coordinator Position, University of Wisconsin River Falls, Spring 2013 American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference, Planning Committee, University of Wisconsin River Falls, Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Co-Advisor, Black Student Union, Fall 2012 DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE Salem State University Academic Advising Pilot Criminal Justice, Alternative Professional Responsibilities, Salem State University, AY 2015-2016 Graduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, Salem State University, AY 2015-2016 Search Committee: 2016 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Capstone Search Committee: 2016 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Courts Advisor, Criminal Justice Academy, Salem State University, Fall 2014 present University of Wisconsin River Falls Advisor, Sociology Anthropology and Criminal Justice (SACJ) Club, University of Wisconsin River Falls, Fall 2012 Spring 2014 Criminology Major Development and Curriculum Committee, University of Wisconsin River Falls, Spring 2013 Spring 2014 7
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS 2014 Massachusetts State College Association Fund for Continuing Scholarship 2013 SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award, American Sociological Association, Section on Teaching & Learning Pre- Conference Workshop. 2012 & 2013 Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Award, University of Wisconsin River Falls. 2008-2012 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma. 2010-2011 Research Fellow, Center for Social Justice, University of Oklahoma. 2010 College of Arts and Sciences Student Research and Educational Travel Grant, University of Oklahoma. 2010 Harold Grasmick Summer Research Fellowship, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma. 2009-2010 Robert E. and Mary B. Sturgis Scholarship, University of Oklahoma 2009 & 2010 Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma 2009 Robberson Conference Presentation Travel Grant, University of Oklahoma. 2005-2007 Albert C. Yates Fellowship, University of Cincinnati. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Section: Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship) American Society of Criminology (Section: Division on People of Color and Crime) Justice Studies Association Massachusetts Teachers Association (Section: Educators for a Democratic Union) Massachusetts State College Association 8