(Revised January 2016) Curriculum Vitae Jennifer Cobbina, Ph.D.

Michigan State University School ofCriminal Justice 655 Auditorium Road 536 Baker Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-353-9756 Fax: 517-432-1787 [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION 2009

Ph.D, Criminology and Criminal Justice – University of Missouri – St. Louis Dissertation: From Prison to Home: Women’s Pathways In and Out of Crime

2006

M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Missouri – St. Louis

2004

B.A., Criminal Justice and Sociology Indiana University – Bloomington

CURRENT POSITION 2015-Present Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University 2009-2015

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

SCHOLARSHIP1 Articles in Referred Journals Morash, Merry, Deborah Kashy, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (forthcoming). The Connection of Probation/Parole Officer Actions to Women Offenders’ Recidivism. Criminal Justice & Behavior.

Morash, Merry, Deborah Kashy, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and 1

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Sandi W. Smith (forthcoming). “Women at the Nexus of Correctional and Social Policies: Implications for Recidivism Risk” British Journal of Criminology (online first, DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azv124) Cobbina, Jennifer E., Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, and Kimberly Bender. Perceptions of Racialization of Crime among Ferguson Residents and Protesters. (forthcoming). Journal of Crime and Justice. Cobbina, Jennifer E., Toya Like, and Jody Miller. (forthcoming). “Gender-Specific Conflicts among Urban African American Youth: The Roles of Situational Context and Issues of Contention.” Deviant Behavior. Cornacchione, Jenny, Sandi W. Smith, Merry M. Morash, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy. (forthcoming). “An Exploration ofFemale Offenders' Memorable Messages from Probation & Parole Officers on the Self-Assessment of Behavior from a Control Theory Perspective.” Journal of Applied Communication Research. Smith, Sandi W., Jennifer J. Cornacchione, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, & Jennifer Cobbina. (Accepted for Publication). Communication Style as an Antecedent to Reactance, Self-Efficacy, and Restoration of Freedom for Drug- and Alcohol-Involved Women on Probation and Parole. Journal of Health Communication. Like, Toya and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (forthcoming). Gendered Discussion of Violence among Urban African American Girls. Crime and Delinquency. Bender, Kimberly A., Jennifer E. Cobbina, Edmund McGarrell. (2015). “Reentry Programming for Gang Members: Insights from Participants.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (online first, DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15578204). Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Sandi W. Smith, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2014). The Effects of Probation/Parole Agent Relationship Style and Women Offenders’ Criminogenic Needs on Offenders’ Responses to Supervision Interactions. Criminal Justice & Behavior (online first, DOI: 10.1177/0093854814551602). Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, & Sandi W. Smith. (2014). “Coping Strategies to Avoid Victimization among Female Probationers and Parolees.”Race and Justice (online first, DOI: 10.1177/2153368714540536) Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, & Sandi W. Smith. (2014). “Race, Neighborhood Danger, and Coping Strategies among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Race and Justice, 4, 3-28.DOI: 10.1177/2153368713517397 Cobbina, Jennifer E. (2013). “Victimization and Resistance Strategies among Female Offenders.”Deviant Behavior, 34, 464-482.DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2012.748621

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Cobbina, Jennifer E., Mahesh Nalla, and *Kimberly Bender. (2013). “The Perception of Security Officers.” Security Journal (online first, DOI:10.1057/sj.2013.34) McGarrell, Edmund, F., Corsaro, Nicholas, Melde, Chris, Hipple, Natalie, Bynum, Timothy, and Cobbina, Jennifer.(2013). “Attempting to Reduce Firearms Violence Through a Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative (CAGI): An Evaluation of Process and Impact.”Journal of Criminal Justice, 41:33-43.DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.11.001 Cobbina, Jennifer E. and *Kimberly Bender. (2012). “Predicting the Future: Incarcerated Women’s Views of Reentry Success.”Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 51 (5): 275294.DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2012.683323 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Beth Huebner, and Mark T. Berg. (2012). “Men, Women, and Post-Release Offender: An Examination of the Link Between Relational Ties and Recidivism.” Crime and Delinquency, 58(3):331-361.DOI: 10.1177/0011128710382348 Cobbina, Jennifer E. and Sharon Oselin. (2011). “It’s Not Only for the Money:’An Analysis of Adolescent versus Adult Entry into Street Prostitution.” Sociological Inquiry, 81 (3):310-332. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2011.00375 *Reprinted in S. Mallicoat (ed.), Forthcoming 2015, Women and Crime: A Text Reader(2nd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Cobbina, Jennifer E., Toya Z. Like-Haislip, and Jody Miller. (2010). “Gang Fights versus Cat Fights: Urban Young Men’s Gendered Narratives of Violence.” Deviant Behavior, 31(7): 596-624.DOI: 10.1080/01639620903231522 Cobbina. Jennifer E. (2010). “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Reintegration among Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 49 (3): 210-232. DOI: 10.1080/10509671003666602 Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer E. Cobbina (2010). “Women Coming Home:Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Justice Quarterly, 27 (2): 225-254. DOI: 10.1080/07418820902870486 Cobbina, Jennifer E., Jody Miller, and Rod Brunson. (2008).“Gender, Neighborhood Danger, and Risk Avoidance Strategies among Urban African American Youth.”Criminology, 46 (3): 501-538. Cobbina, Jennifer E. (2008).“Race and Class Differences in the Portrayals of Crack-Cocaine and Methamphetamine in Print Media.” Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 15 (2): 145-167. Huebner, Beth M. and Jennifer E. Cobbina. (2007). “The Effect of Drug Use, Drug Treatment Participation, and Treatment Completion on Probationer Recidivism.” Journal of Drug Issues, 37 (3): 619-642.

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Book Chapter

Cobbina, Jennifer E. and Morash, Merry (2015). “Women Offenders' Perceptions of Treatment by Police and Courts.” In Candace Kruttschnitt and CatrienBijleveld’s (eds.), Lives of Incarcerated Women: An International Perspective. London, Routledge. Cobbina, Jennifer. 2011. “Femmes et sortie de la délinquance.”In Marwan Mohammed’s (ed.), Les sorties de délinquance: Théories, méthodes, enquêtes (pp. 112-130). Paris, France : La Découverte. Book Reviews (non-peer reviewed) Cobbina, Jennifer. 2015. Book Review. “The Ex-Prisoner’s Dilemma: How Women Negotiate Competing Narratives of Reentry and Desistance.” By Andrea M. Leverentz. Theoretical Criminology, 19(1): 142-143. Cobbina, Jennifer. 2010. Book Review. “Interrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women in the United States.” By Rickie Solinger, Paula C. Johnson, Martha L. Raimon, Tina Reynolds, and Ruby C. Tapia (eds).Law & Politics Book Review, 20(8): 380-383. Cobbina, Jennifer. 2008. Book Review: “War on the Family: Mothers in Prison and the Families They Leave Behind.” By Renny Golden. Criminal Justice Review, 33 (1): 126128. Technical Report Morash, Merry, Deborah Kashy, Jennifer Cobbina, Sandi Smith. 2014.“Probation/Parole Officer Interactions with Women Offenders: Do Relationship Style and Communication Pattern Predict Outcomes?”Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Science Foundation. McGarrell, Edmund F., Nicholas Corsaro, Chris Melde, Natalie Hipple, Jennifer Cobbina, Timothy Bynum, Heather Perez. 2011. “An Assessment of the Comprehensive AntiGang Initiative: Final Project Report.” Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice(peer viewed). Richardson, Lillard E., Beth Huebner, David Valentine, Shannon Stokes, Jennifer Cobbina, and Mark Berg. 2006. “Sex Offenders Risk Assessment.” Report to the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Committee. WORKS IN PROGRESS Nalla, Mahesh, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. Employee job satisfaction in high-turnover industries: The case of private security guards. Security Journal (revise and resubmit).

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Morash, Merry, Deborah A. Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, & Sandi Smith. “The Prediction of Recidivism from Types of Technical Violations and Responses to them In a Sample of Women on Probation and Parole” Justice Quarterly (under review). Cobbina, Jennifer E. Ferguson Residents and Protesters Views on Police Perceptions of Race and Crime. Berkeley Journal of Sociology (revise and resubmit) Berg, Mark, &Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Similar Places, Different Outcomes? Neighborhood Context, Cognitive Change, and the Behavioral Pathways of Reentering Offenders.” Cobbina, Jennifer E., Soma Chaudhuri, Michael Conteh, & Victor Rios. “Protest Policing and Collective Action: Understanding the Experiences of Radical, Intermediary, and Tourist Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Funding Obtained External 2015

Melde, Chris, Jennifer Cobbina, Justin Heinze, and Lisa Buckley. “Understanding the Impact of School Safety on the High School Transition Experience: From Etiology to Prevention.” National Institute of Justice. $344,096

2014-Present Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Jennifer Cobbina, Sandi Smith, and Deborah Kashy. Narrative Identity Theory as a Complement to Needs/Risks, Community Context, and Supervision Experience Explanations of Women’s Desistance from Crime. Funded by National Science Foundation. $351,489 2012

Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy. Supplement for Undergrad Research Opportunity in Style and Communication Patterns as Influences on Outcomes for Women Offenders. Funded by National Science Foundation. $10,004.

2011-2014

Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy. “High Impact Probation/Parole Communication to Reduce Crime.” Funded by National Science Foundation. $340,909.

2009-2011

Program Staff: “Evaluating the Impact of the PSN Comprehensive Gang Initiative.” Funded by the National Institute of Justice.” Principal Investigators: Dr. Edmund McGarrell and Dr. Timothy Bynum. $327,152.

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Internal 2015

Cobbina, Jennifer. “Neighborhood Violence, Policing, and Community Action. Funded by Michigan State University’s College of Social Science. $2,500.

2014

Kubiak, Sheryl &Jennifer Cobbina. Experiential Learning Opportunities within a Michigan Prison: The Inside/Out Program. Funded by MSU – Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant. $15,600.

2014

Principal Supervisor: Jennifer Cobbina.Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative. Funded by Michigan State University’s College of Social Science. $2,000.

2012

Principal Supervisor: Jennifer Cobbina.Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative. Funded by Michigan State University’s College of Social Science. $2,000.

2011-2014

Co-PI: Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, and Deborah Kashy. “High Impact Probation/Parole Communication to Reduce Crime.” Funded by MSU Foundation – Strategic Partnership Grant. $324,739.

Research Experience 2005-2009

Graduate Research Assistant, Criminology &Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis

2006-2008

Research Assistant: Dr. Jody Miller. Gender and Urban Violence.

2006

Research Assistant: Dr. Eric Baumer. Multi-Level, Multi-Method Analysis of Offender Re-Entry in Ireland. Dr. Scott Decker. Central West End Project.

2006 2005-2007

Interviewer: Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Eastern District of Missouri and Southern District of Illinois. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Decker. 2003-2005.

2005

Research Assistant: National Evaluation of the Teens, Crime, and the Community andCommunity Works Program. Funded by the National Institute of Justice. Principal Investigator: Dr. Finn-Aage Esbensen. 2003-2005. $1,625,274.

Teaching Experience Courses Taught Undergraduate

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Michigan State University Examining Social Issues through the Prism of Prison (Inside-Out) (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015) Corrections (Spring 2010; Fall 2010; Spring 2011; Summer 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2014) Probation and Parole (Spring 2010; Spring 2011) Critical Issues in Corrections (Spring 2012) University of Missouri – St. Louis Corrections (Summer 2007, 2008) Graduate Michigan State University Adult Corrections (Spring 2013) Student Mentoring Dissertation Committees (Completed) Kimberly A. Bender. (Chair). “Exploring Incarcerated Women’s Memorable Messages and the Effects of Prison Relationships on Doing Time.” May 2015, Michigan State University. Gina L. Follock (Member). “Women Coping with Life: A Mixed Methods Study of Incarcerated Women with Life Sentences.” May 2015, Michigan State University. Miriam Northcutt Bohmert. (Member). “Access to Transportation and Outcomes for Women.” May 2014, Michigan State University. Juyoung Song, (Member). “Pathways to Underage Prostitution among Female Youth in South Korea.”July 2012, Michigan State University. Dissertation Committee (In Progress) Ashlee Barnes (Member) Master’s Thesis Committees (Completed) Timothy Antick, (Member).“Intra-Bone Heterogeneity of Recoverable DNA from Fresh, Buried, and Exposed Femora.” September 2015, Michigan State University. Elizabeth Adams, (Member). “Maternal Motivations and Criminal Desistance.” September 2014. Michigan State University.

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Marva Goodson, (Member). “Delinquent Girls’ Descriptions of Prior, Current, and Future Selves and the Relationship of Self Descriptions to Prior Adversities and Current Illegal and Prosocial Behavior.” August 2014. Michigan State University. Ashlee Barnes, (Member). “Youth Level of Service/Case Manage Inventory: The Predictive Validity of Post-Court Involvement Assessment.” July 2013. Michigan State University. Alison Colby, (Member). “Sorry, This Bus is Not in Service: Public Transportation Accessibility as a Source of Recidivism Risk in Rural Areas.” December 2013. Michigan State University. Dondrea Jackson, (Member). “An examination of the effects that relationships with intimate partners have on women offenders.” July 2012, Michigan State University. Julie M. Fleischman, (Member). “A comparative evaluation of the Chen et al. and SucheyBrooks pubic bone aging methods on a North American sample.” April 2011, Michigan State University. Nordia Campbell, (Member). “Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System: an Investigation of Racial Disparity in Program Referral at Disposition.” September 2015, Michigan State University. Guidance Committees (In Progress) Michael Conteh, (Chair) Alison Colby (Member) Marva Goodson (Member) Elizabeth Adams (Member) Guidance Committees (Completed) Kimberly Bender (Chair) Mike Rossler (Member) Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative Paige Lewis. “Probation/Parole Officer Interactions with Women Offenders: Do Relationship Style and Communication Pattern Predict Outcomes?”April 2012, University Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum, Michigan State University. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Reesha Prince. “Mothers Behind Bars: The Impact of Incarceration on Mother’s and the Relationships with their Children.” April 2011, Michigan State University. Independent Study for Graduate Students (Completed) Sammie Kray Simone Terfa Kimberly Bender

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FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, HONORS, & RECOGNITION 2014 2014 2014 2013 2009 2008 2007 2007

Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement Award, Michigan State University. College of Social Science Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award, Michigan State University. Featured as one of the Top 25 Criminal Justice Professors on Forensic Education blog. New Scholar Award. American Society of Criminology, Division on People of Color and Crime. Crime and Justice Summer Research Institute: Broadening Perspectives and Participation. The Ohio State University. Recipient, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Institute of Justice ($20,000). Recipient, Graduate Minority Fellowship, American Society of Criminology($6,000). Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Missouri-St. Louis, ($3,000).

PRESENTATIONS Invited Colloquia 2015

Cobbina, Jennifer. “Whither Ferguson: On-the-Ground Research and Social Justice Issues.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 24.

2015

Cobbina, Jennifer. “Violence Reduction Strategies from the Point of View from Ferguson Residents and Protesters.” Youth Violence Prevention Conference. St. Louis, MI. *An invited presentation

2015

Cobbina, Jennifer E. Panel discussion on “Context of Freedom Series: Violence, Resistance, and Identity Politics from Ferguson to Paris.” Michigan State University, February 12.

2014

Cobbina, Jennifer E. Didactic Session: “Addressing Educational Needs of Criminalized Populations.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 27.

2014

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy. “Race, Neighborhood Danger, and Coping Strategies among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Paper presented at John Jay University, College of Criminal Justice, May 9.

2013

Cobbina, Jennifer E.“Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Reintegration among Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.” Paper presented at the Women in Prison Conference: Risk Factors and Consequences, VU University, June 17.

2012

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Similar places, different outcomes: Neighborhood Processes and Prisoner Reentry among Female Offenders.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 27.

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2012

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Building Promising Scholars of the Future: An Overview of NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program.” Paper presented at the National Institute of Justice Conference, June 18.

2011

Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Women Coming Home:Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, March 4.

2010

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “An Incarcerated Reality: Women’s Experiences in Prison.” Paper presented at the Women and Innocence Conference, November 5-7.

2010

Cobbina, Jennifer E. Panel discussion on Collaboration. Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 28-29.

2009

Cobbina, Jennifer. “‘Staying In or Out?’: Women’s Pathways into Recidivism and Desistance.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 23-24.

2009

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.”Paper presented at the National Institute of Justice, June 16.

2008

Like, Toya, Jennifer Cobbina, and Jody Miller. “Urban Adolescent Males’ Use of Talk in the Social Construction of Gender and Violence.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 25.

2007

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Jody Miller and Rod Brunson. “Gender, Neighborhood Danger, and Risk Avoidance Strategies among Urban African American Youth.” Paper presented at the Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 27.

Conference Papers 2016

Amanda, J. Holmstrom, Elizabeth A. Adams, Merry M. Morash, M., Sandi W. Smith, Deborah A. Kashy, and Jennifer Cobbina. “So that’s how she do”: Supportive messages female offenders receive from parole officers. To be presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan, June 2016.

2015

Cobbina, Jennifer. “Protest Policing and Collective Action: Understanding the Experiences of Radical, Intermediary, and Tourist Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

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2015

Cobbina, Jennifer. “Protest Policing and Collective Action: Understanding the Experiences of Radical, Intermediary, and Tourist Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015

Morash, Merry, Jennifer E. Cobbina, Deborah Kashy, and Sandi Smith. “Different Pieces of a Puzzle? Indicators of Desistance and Recidivism for Women on Probation and Parole.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015

Goodson, Marva, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Sandi Smith. “A Test of General Strain Theory: Female Offenders’ Abuse History and Continued Substance Use.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015

Adams, Elizabeth, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Sandi Smith. “Mothers Under Community Supervision: The Effect of Parent-Related Motivations and Routines on Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2015

Stone, Rebecca, Merry Morash, Marva Goodson, Jennifer E. Cobbina, Sandi Smith, and Deborah Kashy. “A Prospective Study of Identity Change and Desistance in a Population of Women on Parole.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C, November.

2014

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “How to Start an Inside-Out Course.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2014

Cobbina, Jennifer E., and Merry Morash. “Women Offender’s Perceptions of Treatment by Police and Courts.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2014

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy. “Coping Strategies to Avoid Victimization among Female Probationers and Parolees.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2014

Sandi W. Smith, Jenny Cornacchione, Merry Morash, Deborah Kashy, &Jennifer E. Cobbina. “The Relationship Between Probation/Parole Officer’s Reported Communication Style and Drug- and Alcohol-Involved Female Offender’s Memorable Messages.” Paper presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, Lexington, KY, April.

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2013

Jennifer E. Cobbina, Merry Morash, Sandi W. Smith, & Deborah A. Kashy. “Neighborhood Danger and Coping Strategies among Female Offenders.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November.

2013

Jennifer E. Cobbina, Mark Berg, & William Oliver.“Similar places, Different Outcomes: Investigating Neighborhood Processes among Female Offenders.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November.

2013

Merry Morash, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, Jennifer E. Cobbina, Deborah A. Kashy, & Sandi W. Smith. “The State Role in Limiting Women Offender’s Access to Crimereducing Benefits and Services: Women Felons at the Nexus of Prison Downsizing, Social Welfare Reductions, and Collateral Consequences of Conviction.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November.

2013

Jenny Cornacchione, Sandi W. Smith, MerryMorash, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, JenniferCobbina, &Deborah Kashy. Topics of and Reactions to Female Offenders' Memorable Messages from Probation and Parole Officers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Washington, DC. Top Four Paper in the Applied Communication Division.

2013

Merry Morash, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina. Women on Probation and Parole. Paper presented at the National Institute of Corrections, Washington, DC, March.

2012

Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Women Offenders’ Accounts of the Strategies for Avoiding Crime and Victimization in Bad Neighborhoods.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, November.

2011

Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Female Offender’s Use of Resistance Strategies and Its Effectiveness in Thwarting Violence.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.

2011

Kimberly Bender and Jennifer Cobbina. “Incarcerated Women’s Perceptions of Correctional Officers.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.

2011

Jennifer Cobbina. “Don't Be Afraid to Ask and Other Tips.” Roundtable session Successful Strategies of Women Faculty Navigating Gender Arrangements in Academiaat the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.

2010

Jennifer E. Cobbina(chair) and Kimberly Bender. “Predicting the Future: Incarcerated Women’s Views of Reentry Success.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November.

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2010

Oselin, Sharon and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “‘It’s Not Only for the Money:’ A Typology of Motivations for Entering Street Prostitution.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November.

2010

Like-Haislip, Toya, Jennifer E. Cobbina, and Jody Miller. “Emotional Girls and Rational Boys: Gendered Discussions of Violence among Urban, African American Adolescents.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, November.

2009

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “Reintegration Success and Failure: Factors Impacting Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women.”Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November.

2008

Cobbina, Jennifer E. “From Prison to Home: Women’s Pathways In and Out of Crime.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri, November.

2007

Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer Cobbina. “Women Coming Home: The Role of Community Context in Explaining Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November.

2007

Cobbina, Jennifer E., Jody Miller, and Rod Brunson. “Gender, Neighborhood Danger, and Risk Avoidance Strategies among Urban African American Youth.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November.

2006

Cobbina, Jennifer E (chair). “Race and Class Differences in the Portrayals of CrackCocaine and Methamphetamine in Print Media.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California, November.

2005

Huebner, Beth M. and Jennifer E. Cobbina. “Drug Use, Treatment, and Probationer Recidivism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Ontario, November.

SERVICE& OUTREACH Departmental/Unit Service Committee 2015

Chair, Search Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

2013-Present Co-chair, Awards Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

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2011-2015

Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

2013-2014

Member, Search Committee, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

2006-2007

Vice President, Graduate Student Association. Criminology &Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Guest Speaker 2015

Key Note Speaker, (“Inside-Out”). Presented at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, Jackson, MI (April).

2013

Guest Speaker, (“Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program”). National Association for Blacks in Criminal Justice (February).

2013

Guest Speaker (“The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program”). Presented at the School of Social Work Brownbag Seminar at Michigan State University (February).

2012

Guest Speaker (“How to be Successful on the Job Market and Beyond”). Seminar on Doctoral Study in Criminal Justice. (September).

2010

Guest Speaker, (“Teaching Tips”). Seminar on Doctoral Study in Criminal Justice (November).

2010

Open discussion on the job market. Presented at the School of Criminal JusticeBrownbag Seminar at Michigan State University (October).

2010

Guest Lecturer, (“Qualitative Research”). Doctoral course on Criminal Justice Data Analysis - Qualitative Data (September). Guest Speaker, (“Women’s Entrance into Prostitution”). Seminar on Doctoral Study in Criminal Justice (February).

2010

2009

Guest Speaker, (“Women and Violence”).SCJ Graduate Student Association Brown Bag Series (October).

2009

Guest Speaker, (“Options after Undergraduate School”). National Association for Blacks in Criminal Justice (September).

University Service 2015

Member, Search Committee, Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University

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2015

Panelist Judge for the Dean’s Choice Grant Competition. College of Social Science, Michigan State University (March).

2014

Guest Speaker (“The Negative Effects of Zero Tolerance Policies on Juveniles”). Presented at the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program at Michigan State University (March).

2014

Invited Panelist (“Impact of Racial Stereotypes in America”). Presented during Black History Month at Spring Arbor University (February). Guest Speaker (“Career Path Tips”). Presented at Sisters of Strength Seminar at Jackson Community College (March).

2011

2005-2007

Assistant, International Student Orientation.Center for International Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Professional Service Organizational 2016-Present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Crime & Justice. 2015-Present Co-chair, Division on People of Color and Crime, American Society of Criminology 2013-Present Editorial Board Member, Sociology Compass: Crime and Deviance Section. 2014-2015

Executive Counselor, Division on People of Color and Crime, American Society of Criminology

2013-2014

Board Member, National Coalition of Community-Based Correctional and Community Re-Entry Service Organizations

Presentation 2013

Morash, Merry, Sandi Smith, Jennifer Cobbina, Deborah Kashy. Women on Probation and Parole. National Institute of Corrections, March 27.

Session Chair/Discussant 2014

“Studying the Lives of Incarcerated Women.” Discussant at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November.

2011

“Sources and Consequences of Crime, Other Problem Behaviors and Criminal Justice Processes and Outcomes.” Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network, The Ohio State University, July 28-29.

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Grant Reviewer 2013

National Institute of Justice – Research on Violent Victimization

Ad-hoc Manuscript Reviewer: Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Social Problems, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, British Journal of Sociology,Gender & Society, International Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice, International Journal of Offender Therapy, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Focus, Qualitative Sociology, Criminal Justice & Behavior, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Violence against Women, Feminist Criminology, Race & Crime, Race & Justice, Journal of Family Issues, Criminal Justice Studies, Women and Criminal Justice, Journal of Human Trafficking, Youth & Society. Media MI Toolkit, May 29, 2014. “Students rally 80 miles to protest zero tolerance policy.” http://mitoolkit.org/ethnicity/169-students-rally-80-miles-to-protest-zero-tolerance-policy MLive, April 17, 2014. “Study: Female parolees in poor urban areas have fewer support systems than in rural/suburban areas.” http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/04/msu_study_reveals_female_parol.html Futurity, April 16, 2014. “How to keep women on parole out of prison.” http://www.futurity.org/done-women-parolees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rs MSU Today, April 15, 2014. “More should be done for parolees.” http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2014/more-should-be-done-for-female-parolees/ *Also, ran in Science Daily and Medical Express Metro Times (Cover Story), January 12, 2011. “When innocence is pink:Wrongly convicted women fight for recognition, support, remedies.” http://metrotimes.com/news/when-innocence-is-pink-1.1088906# African American Policy Forum, May 1, 2011. “"Formerly Incarcerated Women, Reentry and Unemployment." http://intersectionalitylearningcircles.blogspot.com/. Academic Conference Participation 2015-2016

American Society of Criminology Program Committee Sub-Area Chair (Prisoner Reentry)

2013-2014

American Society of Criminology Program Committee Sub-Area Chair (Prisoner Reentry)

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2011-2012

American Society of Criminology Minority Affairs Committee

2010-2011

American Society of Criminology Student Affairs Committee

2009-2010

American Society of Criminology Membership Committee

2007-2008

Graduate Assistant to Program Chairs, 2008 Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology. Drs. Robert J. Bursik, Jody Miller, and G. David Curry. Duties include working with 2008 ASC President and Program Chairs to organize the 2008 meetings and assist with local arrangements.

TRAINING June 2015

Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS American Society of Criminology Division on People of Color and Crime Division of Women and Crime Division of Corrections and Sentencing Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Corrections Section Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice – Network Spinhuis Center

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