The election is closed and the incoming officers for the Division on Women and Crime are:
It was a strong election cycle in which each candidate for each position received a number of votes. Thank you to everyone who ran and to all those who voted.
Heading to San Francisco for the annual meeting in November? Here is a spreadsheet with some sessions of interest for members of the Division on Women and Crime. Print it out and bring it with you or access it online!
The 2019 DWC Student Paper and Poster Competitions are officially underway! Please see the call for papers and posters; it provides detailed information about the competition requirements and submission protocols.
The due date for both competition submissions is September 25th. As always, please share the announcements to all colleagues who may have students interested in submitting a paper or poster.
Questions? Email Eryn O’Neal.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Division on Women & Crime funding awards
The Division on Women & Crime Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime
Kathleen Ratajczak, a doctoral candidate at the University of Kentucky, will receive $5000 for her project titled: “Help Seeking after Campus Sexual Assault: From Title IX to Victims.”
Tri Keah Henry, a doctoral candidate at Sam Houston State University, will receive $500 for her project titled: “Racial Stereotypes and Gendered Crimes: A Multi-level Examination of the Effect of Race and Gender on Sentencing Disparities.”
Meg Osborn, a doctoral candidate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (GC-CUNY), will receive $500 for her project titled: “LGBTQ+ Young Adults’ Encounters with Police: Contextual Factors, Consequences, and Service Needs.”
The Division on Women & Crime Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship
Ellen Van Damme, a doctoral candidate at the Leuven Institute of Criminology in Belgium, will receive $5000 for her project titled: “The position and role of women in and around gangs in Honduras, Central America.”
Katherine Maldonado, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside, will receive $500 for her project titled: “Open Wounds: Gang-Involved Undocumented Latina Mothers and Violence in the Borderlands.”
Amber Wilson, a doctoral candidate at the University of South Carolina, will receive $500 for her project titled: “The Experiences of Female Community Corrections Officers: An Intersectional Perspective.”
The Division on Women & Crime Aruna Jain International Travel Grant
Kaitlyn Quinn, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto who is currently living and conducting fieldwork in Nottingham, UK, will receive a $2500 travel reimbursement award for for attending the 2019 American Society of Criminology Conference in San Francisco to present her research titled: “What We Talk About When We Talk About the Penal Voluntary Sector.”
The Division on Women & Crime Claire M. Renzetti Domestic Travel Grant
Ntasha Bhardwaj, a doctoral candidate at the Rutgers University (Newark), will receive a $2000 travel reimbursement award for attending the 2019 American Society of Criminology Conference in San Francisco to present her research titled: “Exploring Pathways to Incarceration among Indian and Sri Lankan Women.”
The Division on Women & Crime Pace Kaur Bahl Travel Grant for Women in Law Enforcement
Congratulations to all our award recipients and thanks to the selection committee members:
DWC’s Larry J. Siegel & Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship – Co-chairs: Sheetal Ranjan & Kristy Holtfreter. Committee members: Drs. Elaine Arnull, Rosemary Barberet and Amanda Burgess-Proctor
DWC’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee reviewed the Travel Grants – Co-chairs: Valli Rajah & Sean Wilson. Committee members: Stephanie Bonnes, Janet Garcia-Hallett, Alondra Garza, Deena Isom, Carrie Li, Vanessa Panfil & Cynthia-Lee Williams.
Thank you to the people who make these awards possible: Larry J. Siegel, Terri Libby, and the Darald and Julie Libby Foundation; members of the Feminist Criminology editorial board; Claire Renzetti; Prit Kaur; family of Aruna Jain; and members of the DWC executive council. What a wonderful way to cultivate outstanding feminist scholarship!
