Entries by Samantha Gavin

GRAD STUDENTS: Apply for the Siegel Award!

Graduate students, don’t forget to apply for the fantastic, new Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime.  The award gives $5,000 to a graduate student doing original research, program or service development, implementation, and/or evaluation, or advocacy. The application deadline is March 15th.  You can find all the information about […]

Letter from the Chair: Kim Cook

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a delightful holiday season with good food, good friends, and plenty of time to rest and recuperate!  I can’t tell you how excited and honored I am to be serving the DWC as Chair for the next two years. One of the things that makes it exciting to […]

Rape Myths Lite: ABC’s “The Middle”

-by Dr. Alesha Durfee. I recently watched a taped version of “The Middle” (an ABC sitcom) that originally aired on 1/9/14. “The Middle” is a fairly funny sitcom that both my teen kids and I watch. I was shocked when halfway through the episode I saw what I can only describe as “rape myths lite”. […]

Announcing the Larry J. Siegel Fellowship

The DWC is thrilled to announce the Larry J. Siegel Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime.  The fellowship, given by the Darald and Julie Libby Foundation, is designed to recognize an exceptional graduate student in the field of gender and crime.  The division will annually give one graduate student a one-time award in the […]