JAYA B. DAVIS, PH.D. CURRICULUM VITAE University of Texas at Arlington Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Box 19595, University Hall, Rm 362 Arlington, TX 76019 817-272-3318 (office) 817-272-9711 (office) 817-272-5673 (fax) jbdavis@uta.edu Education Ph.D. 2010 M.A. 2006 B.S. 2004 A.A. 1998 Prairie View A&M University, Juvenile Justice Dissertation: Disproportionate Minority Confinement: A Statelevel Test of the Racial and Symbolic Threat Hypotheses (Jon R. Sorensen, Chair) University of Houston-Clear Lake, Criminology Thesis: The Increase of African American Involvement in Serial Murder (Steve Egger, Chair) University of Houston-Clear Lake, Psychology Monterey Penninsula College, Foreign Language Studies (Arabic) Current Professional Experience 2010-present 2015-present University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Dallas County Juvenile Department Juvenile Justice Alternative Initiatives Coordinator Research and Teaching Areas Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Criminal Justice Education Women and Crime Ethics and Criminal Justice Crime and Public Policy Corrections 1
PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Articles Jeong, S., Davis, J., Rodriguez, J., & Han, Y. (2015). What makes them more vulnerable than others? Obesity, negative emotions, and peer victimization. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15587906 Cronley, C., Madden, E., & Davis, J. (2015). Making service-learning partnerships work: Listening and responding to community partners. Journal of Community Practice, 23, 274-289. Davis, J. (2015). Engaging criminal justice students through service learning. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. DOI: 10.1080/10511253.2015.1009478 Cronley, C., Jeong, S., Davis, J., & Madden, E. (2015). The effects of childhood/adolescent homelessness and child maltreatment on the likelihood of engaging in property and violent crime during adulthood. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 25, 192-203. Jeong, S., Davis, J. & Han, Y. (2015). Who becomes more violent among Korean adolescents? Criminal Behavior and Mental Health, 25, 141-155. Davis, J., Cronley, C., Madden, E., & Kim, Y. (2014). Service-learning use in criminal justice education. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 25, 157-174. Madden, E., Davis, J., & Cronley, C. (2014). Comparative analysis of service learning in criminal justice and social work education. Teaching in Higher Education, 19, 470-483. Cronley, C., Madden, E., Davis, J., & Preble, K. (2014). Factors influencing servicelearning utilization in social work: Results from an online survey of faculty. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 34, 147-166. Davis, J. & Sorensen, J.R. (2013). Estimating violence propensity among incarcerated capital murderers: An actuarial approach. Journal of American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 41, 391-400. Davis, J. & Sorensen, J.R. (2013). Disproportionate juvenile minority confinement: A state-level assessment of the racial threat hypothesis. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 11, 296-312. Davis, J. & Sorensen, J. R. (2013). Disproportionate minority confinement: A national examination of black/white disparity from 1997-2006. Crime & Delinquency, 59, 115-139. 2
Sorensen, J. R. & Davis, J. (2011). Violent offenders locked up: Examining the effect on incarceration on behavioral continuity. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39, 151-158. Davis, J. & Sorensen, J. R. (2010). Doctoral programs in criminology and criminal justice: A meta-analysis of program ranking. Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, 7, 6-23. Under Review Cronley, C., Cimino, A.N., Madden, E., Davis. J., & Hohn, K. (Revise and resubmit). Childhood adverse experiences and age of entry into prostitution: A multivariate model. Davis, J. Madden, E., Cronley, C, & Beamon, K. What is service learning? A community partner perspective. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries Davis, J. (Forthcoming). Inmate altercations. In K. R. Kerley, H. Copes, S. De Li, J. Lane, & S. F. Sharp (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Corrections. Wiley-Blackwell. Davis, J. (2015). Ch. 11 - Ethical issues and the juvenile justice system (pp.121-140). In S. H. Belshaw & P. Johnstone (Eds.), Ethics in the criminal justice system. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. Davis, J. (2015). Ch. 13 - The ethics of criminal justice policy making (pp. 151-166). In S. H. Belshaw & P. Johnstone (Eds.), Ethics in the criminal justice system. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. Non-refereed Publications Penn, E. & Davis, J. (2011, February). Hurricane Katrina: Crime and Race Issues in a Pre-Post Houston. Race and Justice Scholar, 4-22. Davis, J. (2006). The increase of African American involvement in serial murder. Proquest Information and Learning Company. (UMI No. 1439726). AWARDS AND HONORS 2016-2017 Faculty Fellow for the Title V, U.S. Department of Education grant, IDEAS Program (Recipient) 2016 Outstanding Academic Advisor (Nominated) 3
2015 Federal Congressional Subcommittee Briefing (Participant) Topic: Conditions of Youth in Confinement 2014 Outstanding Academic Advisor (Nominated) 2012 Gertrude Golladay Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching (Recipient) 2011-2012 Faculty Fellow for Service Learning (Recipient) RESEARCH GRANTS Funded Innovative Community Academic Partnership (icap), FY 2014-2015; Testing the Validity and Reliability of a Readiness to Leave Prostitution Instrument: A Mixed Methods Study to Establish Psychometric Properties, Refine the Instrument, and Interpret the Results; $79,918. National Institute of Justice, FY 2013; Impact of Social Media on Policing; $397,732 Unfunded National Institute of Justice, FY 2013; Law Enforcement Perception of the Victims of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence; $326,319 Unfunded Research Enhancement Proposal, FY 2012-2013; Criminal record, race/ethinicity, and employment: Does it matter?; $19,933 Unfunded Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, FY 2011; Gang Field Initiated Research and Evaluation Programs; $440,000 Unfunded PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAINING 2016 Invited Pressenter. Texas Juvenile Detention Association. Juvenile Detention Alterantive Initiative. 2016 Invited Presenter. Tarrant County Sex Abuse Advisory Council. Law enforcement perceptions of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. 2016 Panel Presentation. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; Denver, CO. Surviving sex work: Survival strategies employeed by on- and off-street prostitutes. 2016 Invited Presenter. Advanced Human Trafficking Workshop. Hosted by North Texas Human Trafficking Task Force and North Texas Crime Commission. Correlates of female delinquency and human trafficking. 4
2015 Invited Presenter. Tarrant County Sex Abuse Advisory Council. Mandatory arrest laws: The good, the bad, and the ugly. 2015 Panel Presentation. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; Orlando, FL. Female gang membership: An exploratory study. 2014 Panel Presentation. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; Philadelphia, PA. Engaging criminal justice students through service learning. 2013 Panel Presentation. American Society of Criminology; Atlanta, GA. Who becomes more violent among Korean adolescents? 2013 Invited Presenter. Texas Human Trafficking Summit. Hosted by Children at Risk. Correlates of female delinquency and human trafficking. 2013 Panel Presentation. Southwest Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; San Antonio, TX. Comparative analysis of service learning in criminal justice and social work education. 2013 Invited Presenter. Advanced Human Trafficking Workshop. Hosted by North Texas Human Trafficking Task Force and North Texas Crime Commission. Correlates of female delinquency and human trafficking. 2013 Panel Presentation. University of Texas at Arlington Cultural Constructions Symposium. Service-learning use in criminal justice education. 2012 Invited Presenter. Tarrant County Sex Abuse Advisory Council. Moving toward an equitable system of justice. 2012 Panel Presentation. European Society of Criminology; Bilbao, Spain. The identify of criminologists: A matter of perception 2012 Panel Presentation. Gulf-South Summit on Service Learning. Who is using service-learning and how? A comparison of service-learning implementation in the criminology/criminal justice and social work disciplines. 2011 Panel Presentation. American Society of Criminology. Rejuvenating Neighborhoods: The Effect of Weed and Seed Program of North Texas Area Experiment. 2010 Poster Presentation. American Society of Criminology. Disproportionate Minority Confinement: A State-Level Examination. 2010 Panel Presentation. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Disproportionate Minority Confinement: A Preliminary State-Level Analysis. 5
2008 Poster Presentation. American Society of Criminology. Disproportionate Minority Confinement: A National Examination of Black/White Disparity from 1997-2006. 2007 Panel Presentation. Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice. Hurricane Katrina: Crime and Race Issues in a Pre and Post Houston. 2006 Panel Presentation (contributor). Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The Myth of the White Serial Killer. PROJECTS Principal Investigator Principal Investigator Law Enforcement Perception of the Victims of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Evaluation of Weed and Seed Communities Continuation Grant, Funded by the Center for Criminal Justice Research and Training through Safe City Commission, Inc. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Alpha Phi Sigma Academic Honor Society Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology DEPARTMENTAL, SCHOOL/COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE Graduate Advisor; 2013-2016 Committee on Graduate Studies, Member; 2010-present Chair Search Committee, Member; 2014-2015 Assistant Professor Search Committee, Chair; 2015 Assistant Professor Search Committee; Member; 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2015-2016 Grant Committee, Chair Scholarship Committee, Member; 2011-present Student Grievance Committee; 2012-2013 Thesis Committee Chair (10) Non-Thesis Faculty Advisor (7) Committee to Review Department Chair, A. del Carmen; Member; 2011-2012 Curriculum Committee, Department Representative; 2014-present College Developmental Committee, Department Representative; 2013-present College Level Research Proposals, Department Representative; 2011-2012 Women and Gender Studies, Board Member; 2014-present Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES), Judge; 2015 Graduate Studies Committee for Graduate Certificate in Women s and Gender Studies, Member; 2014-present Dissertation Committee; School of Social Work, Member; 2014-present Panel Presenter. Forum on Concealed Handguns on Campus; 2011 6
SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Minority and Women Section, Awards Committee, Chair; 2015-present Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Minority and Women Section, Awards Committee, Member; 2013-2015 Manuscript reviewer for: o Journal for Experiential Education o Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency o Race and Justice o Crime & Delinquency o Justice Quarterly o Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Board Member, Girls Embracing Mothers, Inc. (G.E.M.); 2011-present Tarrant County Criminal Justice Community Planning Committee Juvenile Justice Section - Gangs Subsection; 2014 Tarrant County Sexual Abuse Advisory Council Conference Committee; 2011, 2016 Action Team Member, Our Community Our Kids Suppression/Reintegration; 2011 7