Kate Fox/May 2010/Page 1 Kathleen (Kate) A. Fox Sam Houston State University College of Criminal Justice P.O. Box 2296 Huntsville, Texas 77341-2296 Phone: (936) 294-4748 Fax: (936) 294-1653 katefox@shsu.edu EDUCATION PhD., Criminology, Law & Society, University of Florida (2009) Dissertation: Understanding Gang Membership, Crime Perpetration, and Victimization among Jail Inmates: A Test of Self-Control and Social Disorganization Theories Committee: Jodi Lane, Ron Akers, Marvin Krohn, and Richard Schneider M.A., Criminology, Law & Society, University of Florida (2006) Thesis: In Pursuit of Factors that Predict Stalking Perpetration and Victimization among College Students B.A., Sociology, University of Utah (2004) AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Victimization Gangs Corrections Fear of Crime Research Methods Gender PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-Present Assistant Professor, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University 2006-2009 Instructor, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida 2007 Statistical Consultant, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida 2006-2008 Criminology Tutor, University Athletic Association, Inc., University of Florida 2005-2009 Research Assistant, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Florida 2005-2006 Teaching Assistant, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida 2004-2005 Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida
Kate Fox/May 2010/Page 2 RESEARCH * Indicates undergraduate or graduate student coauthor Peer-Reviewed Publications Fox, K. A., Lane, J., & Akers, R. L. (conditional acceptance). Understanding gang membership and crime victimization among jail inmates: A test of self-control theory. Crime & Delinquency. Fox, K. A., Nobles, M. R., & Fisher, B. S. (conditional acceptance). Method to the madness: An examination of stalking measurements. Aggression and Violent Behavior. Nobles, M. R., Fox, K. A., Khey, D., & Lizotte, A. (forthcoming). Community and campus crime: A geospatial examination of the Clery Act. Crime & Delinquency. Fox, K. A., Zambrana*, K., & Lane, J. (forthcoming). Getting in (and staying in) when everyone else wants to get out: Ten lessons learned from conducting research with inmates. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Fox, K. A., Lane, J., & Akers, R. L. (2010). Do perceptions of neighborhood disorganization predict crime or victimization? An examination of gang versus non-gang member jail inmates. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 720-729. Alvarez-Rivera*, L. & Fox, K. A. (2010). Institutional attachments and self-control: Understanding deviance among Puerto Rican adolescents. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 666-674. Fox, K. A., & Lane, J. (2010). Perceptions of gangs among prosecutors in an emerging gang city. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 595-603. Patton*, C., Nobles, M. R., & Fox, K. A. (2010). Look who s stalking: Stalking perpetration and attachment theory. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38, 282-290. Nobles, M. R., Fox, K. A., Piquero, N. L., & Piquero, A. R. (2009). Career dimensions of stalking victimization and perpetration. Justice Quarterly, 26(3), 476-503. Fox, K. A., Gover, A. R., & Kaukinen, C. (2009). The effects of low self-control and childhood maltreatment on stalking victimization among men and women. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(3), 181-197. Fox, K. A., Nobles, M. R., & Piquero, A. R. (2009). Gender, crime victimization, and fear of crime. Security Journal, 22(1), 24-39. Brank, E. M., Fox, K. A., Youstin*, T. J., & Boeppler*, L. C. (2009). Changing the latitudes and attitudes about content analysis research. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(3), 476-480. Gover, A. R., Kaukinen, C., & Fox, K. A. (2008). The relationship between violence in the family of origin and dating violence among college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(12), 1667-1693.
Kate Fox/May 2010/Page 3 Publications Under Review (Peer-Reviewed) Fox, K. A., Nobles, M. R., & Akers, R. (under review). Is stalking a learned phenomenon? An empirical test of social learning theory. Journal of Criminal Justice. Fox, K. A., & Schrage, C. (revise & resubmit). The effects of a victimology course on perceptions of crime victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Katz, C. M., Webb, V. J., Fox, K. A., & Shaffer, J. N. (under review). Understanding the relationship between violent victimization and gang membership. Journal of Criminal Justice. Brank, E. M., & Fox, K. A. (under review). Songs you know by heart: Alcohol, drugs, sex, and escape in Jimmy Buffett s music. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Music. Other Publications and Technical Reports Fox, K. A., Lane, J., & Zambrana*, K. (2009). Gang membership, crime, and victimization among Florida jail inmates. Final report prepared for Florida county jails. Fox, K. A., & Nobles, M. R. (2008). Student perceptions of campus victim services: A needs assessment for the University of Florida Police Department Office of Victim Services. Prepared for the University of Florida Police Department Office of Victim Services. Fox, K. A. (2007). University of Florida Police Department Office of Victim Services: A program evaluation plan. Prepared for the University of Florida Police Department Office of Victim Services. Fox, K. A. (2007). Stalking laws. In G. Barak (ed.), Battleground: Criminal Justice Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, Inc. Fox, K. A. (2007). Controlling environmental crime. In G. Barak (ed.), Battleground: Criminal Justice Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, Inc. Fox, K. A. (2007). Prison rape. In G. Barak (ed.), Battleground: Criminal Justice Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press, Inc. Manuscripts in Preparation Lane, J., & Fox, K. A. (in preparation). Crime victimization, fear of crime, and gang membership. Fox, K. A., Rufino, K., & Kercher, G. (in preparation). Gang membership and crime victimization among prison inmates. Fox, K. A., Pyrooz, D., Decker, S., & Lane, J. (in preparation). Gang membership and self-control. Nobles, M. R., Reyns, B., Fox, K. A., & Fisher, B. S. (in preparation). Comparing cyberstalking and traditional stalking victimization using a nationally representative sample.
Kate Fox/May 2010/Page 4 Fox, K. A., & Lane, J. (in preparation). Understanding victimization among gang members: A test of selection, social facilitation, and enhancement models. National Conference Presentations Alvarez, L., & Fox, K. A. (2010, November). Institutional attachments and self-control: Understanding deviance among Hispanic adolescents. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Fox, K. A., Nobles, M. R., & Akers, R. L. (2010, February). Is stalking a learned phenomenon? An empirical test of social learning theory. Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. Fox, K. A., Lane, J., & Akers, R. (2009, November). Understanding crime victimization among gang members: A test of micro- and macro-level explanations. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Nobles, M. R., Fox, K. A., Piquero, N. & Piquero, A. R. (2009, November). Career dimensions of stalking victimization and perpetration. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fox, K. A., & Lane, J. (2008, November). Prosecutorial perspectives and fear of crime. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Nobles, M. R., Fox, K. A., & Piquero, A. R. (2008, November). Gender, crime victimization, and fear of crime. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Khey, D. N., & Fox, K. A. (2008, November). Does criminality begin at college or before enrollment? Following the criminal careers of college students. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Khey, D. N., Fox, K. A., Nobles, M. R., & Lanza-Kaduce, L. (2008, March). Crime on college campuses: Assessing the value of the Clery Act by using multiple sources of data. Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio. Fox, K. A., Khey, D., & Lanza-Kaduce, L. (2007, November). College student crime in a community context: Nature and extent of offending using official data. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Nobles, M. R., & Fox, K. A. (2007, November). Assessing stalking behaviors in a control-balance theory framework. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Patton, C., Nobles, M. R., & Fox, K. A. (2007, November). Stalking and attachment theory. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Kate Fox/May 2010/Page 5 Fox, K. A., & Gover, A. R. (2006, November). In pursuit of factors that predict stalking victimization among college students. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California. Fox, K. A. (2006, October). In pursuit of factors that predict stalking victimization and perpetration among college students. Paper presented at the Justice Research and Statistical Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. Fox, K. A., Robson, S. L., Gover, A. R., & Kaukinen, C. (2005, November). The intergenerational transmission of violence: A gender based analysis of social learning theory. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. Guyton, M. R., Marcus, D. K., Clawson, C., & Fox, K. A. (2004, March). Take two: The effects of perceived perpetrator dangerousness on mock jurors verdict and sentencing recommendations. Poster presented at the American Psychology and Law Society Biennial Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona. TEACHING: Victimology (face-to-face and online) Research Methods SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION: 2011 ASC Program Committee 2010 ASC Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Outreach Committee 2010 ASC Division of Women and Crime, Membership Committee 2010 SHSU Alcohol Summit, Committee Member 2010 SHSU Reducing Irresponsible Drinking & Driving, Committee Member 2009-2010 SHSU Ad hoc Committee on Victim Studies, Member REVIEWER (Invited) Crime & Delinquency Justice Quarterly Journal of Quantitative Criminology Journal of Criminal Justice Criminal Justice and Behavior Western Criminology Review GRANTS AND FUNDING SHSU Faculty Research Grant (2010). Gang membership and crime victimization. ($5,000) Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Grant (2008). Understanding gang membership, crime perpetration, and victimization among jail inmates: A test of self-control and social disorganization theories. ($1,577) Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship (2005-2006). ($5,000) National Women in Federal Law Enforcement Scholarship (2005). ($1,000) AWARDS 2010 Sage Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award 2008 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Graduate Student Paper Award 2006 Justice Research and Statistics Association Student Paper Award
Kate Fox/May 2010/Page 6 2004 Michael Corey Award for Outstanding Departmental Service, University of Utah PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Conducting Research on Recidivism and Reentry (July, 2010). Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Propensity Score Matching (February, 2010). Arizona State University. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Society of Criminology Division of Women & Crime Division of Corrections & Sentencing Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues