CYNTORIA JOHNSON CURRICULUM VITAE SPRING 2015 CONTACT INFORMATION Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Post Office Box 4018 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Office: 404.413.1022 Fax: 404.413.1030 Email: cjohnson5@gsu.edu EDUCATION Juris Doctor DECEMBER 2009 Master of Science DECEMBER 2001 Bachelor of Science MAY 2000 Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida Honors: Pro Bono Honors Recipient; Dean s List; Governor s Merit Scholarship Recipient; Book Award for Academic Excellence in Lawyering Process I; CALI Academic Excellence for the Future Awards in Chinese Law II and in International and Foreign Legal Research. Criminal Justice, cum laude Thesis: Analyzing Age and Sex Differences in Delinquency: A Test of Social Control Theory Criminal Justice, cum laude EXPERIENCE TEACHING EXPERIENCE Clinical Instructor/Associate Undergraduate Coordinator AUGUST 2012 PRESENT Visiting Instructor of Criminal Justice AUGUST 2011 JULY 2012 Part-Time Instructor of Criminal Justice JANUARY 2011 MAY 2011 Undergraduate Courses: CRJU 2200: Social Science and the American Crime Problem CRJU 3410: Criminological Theory CRJU 3700: American Criminal Courts
CRJU 4040: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (study abroad course) CRJU 4080: Crime and the Media CRJU 4720: Law, Justice, and Social Change (transformed course) CRJU 4760: Criminal Procedure CRJU 4780: Criminal Law CRJU 4910: Criminological Issues (study abroad course) CRJU 4915: Controversial Legal Issues (developed course) PERS 2001: Comparative Law and Policy (developed course) Graduate Courses: CRJU 6040: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (study abroad course) CRJU 8410: Criminological Issues (study abroad course) CRJU 8720: Law, Justice, and Social Change (transformed course) Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida AUGUST 2008 MAY 2009 Teaching Assistant, Lawyering Process (Legal Research and Writing) Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida AUGUST 2008 MAY 2009 Teaching Assistant, Torts LEGAL EXPERIENCE Johnson Law Office LLC., Stone Mountain, Georgia Attorney and Counselor at Law NOVEMBER 2010 PRESENT City of Atlanta Office of the Solicitor, Atlanta, Georgia MARCH 2010 OCTOBER 2010 Assistant Solicitor Apprentice Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Jacksonville, Florida SEPTEMBER 2009 NOVEMBER 2009 Public Service Fellow, Family Law Unit Florida First District Court of Appeal, Tallahassee, Florida MAY 2009 JULY 2009 Judicial Intern to Chief Judge Paul M. Hawkes Office of the Metro Conflict Defender, Atlanta, Georgia JULY 2008 AUGUST 2008 Legal Intern, Criminal Appeals Division PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Presenter, Open Seminar MARCH 2015 52 nd Annual Meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Orlando, Florida Presentation Topic: Developing Study Abroad Programs: What to Know from Start to Finish Johnson Vitae 2 of 5
Presenter, GSU Bus Trip Lecture for Prospective Incoming Freshmen NOVEMBER 2014 Undergraduate Admissions/Recruitment, Georgia State University Presentation Topic: False Confessions: From Hector (a Slave) v. State to Today Presenter, Criminal Justice Association of Georgia Annual Conference NOVEMBER 2014 Criminal Justice Education and Research Panel, Kennesaw State University Presentation Topic: Incorporating Service Learning Projects into the Classroom Presenter, Instructional Innovation Conference APRIL 2014 Center for Instructional Innovation, Georgia State University Presentation Topic: Service Learning within a Study Abroad Context Presenter, Panther Preview Lecture for Prospective Incoming Freshmen OCTOBER 2013 Undergraduate Admissions/Recruitment, Georgia State University Presentation Topic: The Exclusionary Rule of Evidence Co-Presenter, SAGE Junior Faculty Teaching Development Workshop MARCH 2013 50 th Annual Meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Dallas, Texas Presentation Topic: Study Abroad: What To Know Before You Pack Your Bags! Panelist, Homecoming Criminal Justice Alumni Panel OCTOBER 2012 Presentation Topic: Illegal Procedures, Penalties, and Careers in Criminal Justice Panelist, Women and Criminal Justice Forum MARCH 2013 Presentation Topic: Successful Female Graduates in Criminal Justice from GSU SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT Member, Scholarship and Awards Committee AY 2014 2015 Study Abroad Program Director AY 2012 PRESENT Member, Scheduling Committee AY 2012 PRESENT Chair, Scheduling Committee AY 2013 2014 Associate Undergraduate Coordinator, Undergraduate Committee AY 2011 PRESENT Johnson Vitae 3 of 5
Member, Ad Hoc Executive Committee AY 2013 2014 Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma AY 2012 2013 Member, Ad Hoc Alpharetta Center Planning Committee AY 2012 2013 SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE Chair, Faculty Diversity Committee AY 2014 PRESENT Member, Faculty Diversity Committee AY 2012 2013 Member, Administrative Evaluation Review Committee Y 2013 2014 Evaluation of Assistant Dean for Academic Programs Member, Graduation Recognition Ceremony Planning Committee AY 2011 2012 SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY Instructor Awardee, Faculty Development Grant AY 2013 2014 Center for Instructional Innovation, Writing Across the Curriculum, Georgia State University Member, Perspectives Course Committee Senate Committee on Academic Programs, Georgia State University AY 2013 PRESENT Faculty Essay Reviewer, Global Experience Scholarship AY 2013 2014 Instructor Awardee, Global Education Initiative Grant AY 2013 2014 Office of Strategic Initiatives and Innovations, Georgia State University Faculty Interviewer, Goizueta Scholarship Foundation AY 2011 2012 Latino Student Services and Outreach Office of Undergraduate Studies and Student Retention, Georgia State University Johnson Vitae 4 of 5
RECOGNITION IN TEACHING AND SERVICE Award Recipient, Study Abroad Program Director of the Year Award NOVEMBER 2014 Award Nominee, Faculty Award for Global Engagement OCTOBER 2013 Award Nominee, Excellence in Teaching Award MARCH 2013 COMPETENCIES & INTERESTS BAR ADMISSIONS Member of the State Bar of Georgia NOVEMBER 2010 Member of the State Bar of Florida JULY 2010 RESEARCH & WRITING Brief Writer, Florida Coastal School of Law 2009 Jessup International Moot Court Competition Master s Thesis, Georgia State University 2001 Analyzing Age and Sex Differences in Delinquency: A Test of Social Control Theory PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, Academics Committee American Society of Criminology Criminal Justice Association of Georgia Johnson Vitae 5 of 5