Inaugural Sociology and Criminal Justice
Graduate Student Conference

Friday, March 9
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trabant Multi-Purpose Room-A

Keynote Address by
Raymond Paternoster, Ph.D.
University of Maryland

Schedule of Events

March 9, 2007

TRABANT-A

• 8:30 - 9:00 - Breakfast
• 9:00 - 9:15 - Introduction by Ronet Bachman, Ph.D.
• 9:15 - 10:30 - "That's a Wrap:" The Impact of the Media in Molding Public Opinion
• 10:45 - 12:00 - "Through the Looking Glass:" The Role of Social Institutions in Constructing Gender Difference
• 12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
• 1:00 - 2:15 - Living Diversity? Race and Ethic Relations at Home, on the Job, and in the Streets
• 2:30 - 3:45 - Law and Order: An Analysis of the Interplay of Sociological Factors
• 4:00 - 5:00 - Expect the Unexpected: Doing Research in the Social Sciences by Raymond Paternoster, Ph.D., University of Maryland

"That's a Wrap:" The Impact of the Media in Molding Public Opinion

Panel Discussant: Ben Aguirre, Ph.D.

Panel Chair: Lauren Barsky

• Guenevere Mead: Hurricane Katrina: A Study of Race, Class, Displacement and Hurricane Katrina
• Nena Craven: Chubby Puppies and Fat Cats: Gendered Deviance Through Overweight Pets
• Lauren Barsky & John Barnshaw: Public Policy Implications for Looting in the Aftermath of Hurrucane Katrina
• Lynn Letukas: Socially Constructing the News: An Analysis of Media Reporting on the Indian Ocean Tsunami response

"Through the Looking Glass:" The Role of Social Institutions in Constructing Gender Difference

Panel Discussant: Susan Miller, Ph.D.

Panel Chair: Jessica Hodge

• Elizabeth Mansley: Boys Will Be Boys, but Soldiers Will Be Violent Boys
• Jamie Longazel:Exploring Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Parenting and Delinquency
• John Barnshaw & Diane Zablotsky: Interventions for Men who have Sex with Men Across the Life Course
• Jessica Hodge: The Gender Quandary of Bias Crimes: The Development and Enforcement of Gender Bias Crime Legislation in New Jersey

"Living Diversity? Race and Ethnic Relations at Home, on the Job, and in the Streets

Panel Discussant: Antonia Randolph, Ph.D.

Panel Chair: Chanele Moore

• Chanele Moore: Navigating Complex Terrain: Black Women School Principals Negotiating Race at Work
• Meghan Ashlin Rich: Diversity Block by Block: Homeowners' Perceptions of Racial Integration and Gentrification in a Diverse Urban Neighborhood
• Heather Zaykowski:Immigration, Gender and Harrassment in Public Spaces
• Brian Pitt The Nisei Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Law and Order: An Analysis of the Interplay of Sociological Factors

Panel Discussant: Gerald Turkel, Ph.D.

Panel Chair: Erin Farley

• Dan Howard: Issues of Proportionality in Drug Court
• Ross Kleinstuber: White, Male, and Vengeful? Does Juror Race and Gender Really Affect Capital Sentencing Outcomes?
• Erin Farley: Negotiating Law and Science: An Examination of Juror Evaluation of Complex Scientific Evidence and Social Construction of Reasonable Doubt
• Brian Starks: Bail Bonding: Does Class Influence How Bail is Set?

Funding for this Conference was provided by
the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice.

Special thanks to:

Ronet Bachman, Ph.D., Chair of the Department

Conference Planning Committee

Faculty Advisors

Aaron Kupchik, Ph.D.

Aaron Fichtelberg, Ph.D.

Graduate Students

Elizabeth Mansley

Margaret Leigey

Lynn Letukas

Heather Zaykowski

Alison Gray