Contact Information Education Robert D. Lytle Curriculum Vitae School of Criminology & Criminal Justice University of Nebraska at Omaha CPACS 218 Omaha, NE 68114 2010 2015 (Anticipated) 2008 2010 2003 2007 (402) 554-2398 (Office) rlytle@unomaha.edu Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE) Dissertation: The Maintenance of American Criminal Justice Policy: An Example Using Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws. Committee: Lisa Sample (Co-Chair), Amy Anderson (Co- Chair), Ryan Spohn, Robert Blair (UNO Public Administration) M.A., Experimental Psychology Radford University (Radford, VA) B.S. with Distinction, Psychology James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) Journal Articles Accepted for Publication Lytle, R. (2013). Variation in criminal justice policy-making: An exploratory study of sex offender registration and community notification laws. Published OnlineFirst at Criminal Justice Policy Review on November 8th, 2013. doi: 10.1177/0887403413507274. ten Bensel, T., Gibbs, B., & Lytle, R. (forthcoming). Severely disadvantaged neighborhoods and parole revocation: A propensity score towards assessing neighborhood risk of revocation. Accepted at American Journal of Criminal Justice in August 2014 (draft available upon request). Page 1
Burchfield, K. B., Sample, L. L., & Lytle, R. (2014). Public interest in sex offenders: A perpetual panic?. Accepted at Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society in September 2014 (draft available upon request). Journal Articles Submitted for Publication Anderson, A. L., Lytle, R., & Schwadel, P. (2014). Age, period, and cohort effects of death penalty attitudes in the United States, 1975-2010. Revise and Resubmit at Criminology in May 2014. Lytle, R., Radatz, D., & Sample, L. L. (2014). Sandusky s aftermath: An example of the how mandatory reporting laws affect teaching and research in criminology and criminal justice. Resubmitted at Journal of Criminal Justice Education in July 2014 (draft available upon request). Journal Articles in Progress Meyer, E., Lytle, R., & Sample, L. L. (in progress). Policy movements in criminal justice: An example using sex offender laws. Lytle, R. (in progress). Why does it vary from state to state?: Explaining variation in the content of sex offender registration and notification laws. Gibbs, B., Lytle, R., & ten Bensel, T. (in progress). Are we setting parolees up to fail?: The relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and length of time before parole revocation. Book Chapters Bailey, D. J., Lytle, R., & Sample, L. L. (2014). Policy implications of sociological theories of crime: Why are they so seldom considered or discussed? In J.C. Barnes, K. Beaver, and B. Boutwell (Eds.), The nurture versus biosocial debate in criminology (Pp. 415-430). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Evans, M. K., Lytle, R., & Sample, L. L. (2014). Sex offender registration and community notification. In Richard G. Wright (Ed.), Sex offender laws: Failed policies, new directions (2 nd Ed., Pp. 142-164). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Funding Requests Submitted Sample, L. L., Spohn, R., Maher, C., Diechert, J., Lytle, R., & Piper, R. K. (under review). Assessing the costs, benefits, and utility of the sex offender registration and notification act (SORNA): How is information sharing used to track sex offenders and influence community awareness? Requested amount: $244,841 over 3 years. Under review at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Page 2
Funding Requests Received Graduate Research and Creative Activity Grant from the University of Nebraska at Omaha s Office of Research and Creative Activity and Office of Graduate Studies (Summer 2012). Amount received: $5,000. (Proposal available upon request) School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Funding to attend 5-day workshop ( Longitudinal Analysis using Multilevel Models ) at the Institutional Consortium of Political and Social Research (ICPSR; Summer 2013). Amount received: $5,000. Funding Request Applications Sample, L. L., & ten Bensel, T. Desistance from sex offending: Psychological, social, therapeutic, and legal factors associated with ending sexual recidivism (Spring 2013). Requested amount: $551,413 over two years from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Unfunded. Reports for Agencies and Grantwork (Most recent first) Chenane, J., Lytle, R., & Sample, L. L. (July, 2014). Year-End Report for the LiveWise Coalition Drug Free Communities Program Grant (and Quarterly Reports). ten Bensel, T., Gibbs, B., & Lytle, R. (December 2013). Severely Disadvantaged Neighborhoods and Parole Revocation. Research report provided to the Nebraska State Legislature Judiciary Committee. Sample, L. L., Bailey, D. J., Lytle, R., Augustyn, R., & ten Bensel, T. (November, 2013). Desistance from Sex Offending and the Consequences of Sex Offender Laws: Preliminary Results. Research report provided to the Nebraska State Legislature Judiciary Committee and Nebraskans Unafraid. Lytle, R., & Sample, L. L. (June, 2013). LiveWise Coalition Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Year-End Report. Lytle, R., & Sample, L. L. (June, 2013). Year-End Report for the LiveWise Coalition Drug Free Communities Program Grant (and Quarterly Reports with Dana Radatz). Invited Presentations Lytle, R. (March 7 th, 2014). Variation in major policy change to offender registration statutes over time. Paper presented at the 2014 Research and Creative Activity Fair at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Page 3
Lytle, R., & Aspelmeier, J. E. (March 4, 2010). I ll show you: Negative stereotypes improve performance. Poster presented at Virginia Council of Graduate Schools Research Forum in Richmond, VA. Paper Presentations (Most Recent Presentation First) Gibbs, B. R., ten Bensel, T., & Lytle, R. (November 22 nd, 2013). Severely disadvantaged neighborhoods and parole revocation: A propensity score towards assessing neighborhoods risk of revocation. Paper to be presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, GA. Lytle, R. (November 21 st, 2013). Variation in the timing of sex offender registration policy. Paper to be presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, GA. Lytle, R. (March 8 th, 2013). Variation in criminal justice policy-making: An exploratory study using sex offender registration and notification laws. Paper presented at the 2013 Research and Creative Activity Fair at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Lytle, R. (November, 15 th, 2012). Variation in criminal justice policy-making: An exploratory study using sex offender registration and notification laws. Paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington, D.C. Anderson, A., Lytle, R., & Schwadel, P. (November, 14 th, 2012). Age, period, and cohort effects of death penalty attitudes in the United States, 1975-2010. Paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington, D.C. Lytle, R. (November, 17 th, 2011). Are Christian fundamentalists really more supportive of capital punishment?. Paper presented at the 2011 meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington, D.C. Lytle, R. (April, 13 th, 2010). I ll show you: Negative stereotypes improve performance. Master s Thesis paper presented at the annual Center for Gender Studies Research Forum, Radford University, in Radford, VA. Lytle, R., Roszko, A., Niziolek, M., Aspelmeier, J. E., & Christensen, N. P. (April, 2009). A clear mind and a simple task: Self-regulatory depletion buffers stereotype threat. Paper presented at annual Center for Gender Studies Research Forum, Radford University, in Radford, VA. Lytle, R. (April, 2007). What is beautiful is innocent: The effect of defendant attractiveness and strength of evidence on juror decision making. Paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association in Richmond, VA. Page 4
Lytle, R., & Vollum, S. (March 2007). Moral disengagement and support for the death penalty. Paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Seattle, WA. Poster Presentations (Most Recent Presentation First) Sharrer, D., Lytle, R., Clark, P., Hommema, D., & Aspelmeier, J.E. (March 11, 2010). The environmental sustainability scale: A validation study. Poster presentation at the 2010 meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association in Chatanooga, TN. Lytle, R., Roszko, A., Niziolek, M., Aspelmeier, J. E., & Christensen, N. P. (November, 2009). A clear mind and a simple task: Self-regulatory depletion buffers stereotype threat. Poster presented at annual convention of Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, November 14 th, Fort Myers, FL. Clavette, M., Donaghy, J., Lytle, R., Sharrer, D., & Aamodt, M.G. (October, 2009). An examination of the relationship between test completion time and performance. Poster presented at the 2009 River Cities Industrial Organizational Psychology Conference in Chatanooga, TN. Sharrer, D., Lytle, R., Donaghy, J., Clavette, M., & Aamodt, M.G. (October, 2009). The development of a scale to assess the dimensionality of tempo: Is there a construct of personal tempo? Poster presented at the 2009 River Cities Industrial Organizational Psychology Conference in Chatanooga, TN. Graduate Research Experience Ph.D. Intern (January 2014 present): Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Assist the Planning, Research, and Accreditation department with research projects for the NDCS. Supervisor: Dr. Abby Vandenberg Doctoral Research Assistant (August 2010 January 2014): Assigned Projects: LiveWise Drug-Free Communities Grant, Sex Offender Project, Aging Inmate Project (joint project with UNO Gerontology) Service to the Department Student Mentor (August 2011 - present) Assigned Mentees: Karyn Sporer, Daniel Butler, Hillary McNeel Graduate Student Organization (May 2011 - May 2013) Chair (May 2012 - May 2013) Secretary (May 2011 - May 2012) Graduate Student Teaching Forum (August 2013 May 2014) SCCJ Graduate Student Teaching Circle (January 2012 - July 2013) Page 5
Teaching Experience Student Instructor, [University of Nebraska at Omaha] August 2011-December 2013 Prepared Courses: Juvenile Delinquency and Justice [Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013], Issues in Capital Punishment [Summer 2012], Criminal Justice Ethics [Fall 2012], Criminology [Fall 2013] Teaching Assistant, [University of Nebraska at Omaha] August 2010 May 2011 Course: CJUS 3370. Juvenile Delinquency Professor: Dr. Jukka Savolainen Graduate Teaching Assistant, [Radford University] June 2010 July 2010 Prepared Course: Psyc 212. Research Methods II Professor: Dr. Allen Gorman Graduate Teaching Fellow, [Radford University] August 2009 May 2010 Prepared Course: Psyc 121. Introductory Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Jeffery Aspelmeier Graduate Teaching Assistant, [Radford University] August 2008 May 2009 Courses: Psyc 211. Research Methods I & Psyc 212. Research Methods II Professors: Drs. Valerie Leake (Research Methods II, Fall 2008), Mark Whiting (Research Methods I, Spring 2009), & Pam Jackson (Research Methods II, Spring 2009) Current Professional Affiliations American Political Science Association (APSA), Student Member, August 2012 - Present Section Memberships: Legislative Studies, Public Policy American Sociological Association (ASA), Student Member, January 2011 Present Section Memberships: Crime, Law, and Deviance; Social Psychology; Political Sociology (Jan. 2013 - present) American Society of Criminology (ASC), Student Member, August 2010 Present Section Memberships: Division of Corrections & Sentencing Page 6