糖心Vlog

Biography

Dr. McDowell is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at 糖心Vlog. She has taught courses in crime theory, violent crime, institutional corrections, policing, terrorism, sex crime, and environmental criminology at the undergraduate level, as well as statistics and gender violence at the graduate level. Her current scholarship focuses on the intersection of neighborhood context, particularly that which is related to gentrification, and gender violence. She has published research on the geographic distribution of intimate partner violence in the context of social disorganization theory. In addition, she co-authored with Dr. Daniel Reinhard the first published research on catalytic converter theft. Her work has appeared in <i>Journal of Interpersonal Violence</i> and <i>Criminal Justice Review</i>.

Education

• Ph D, Texas State University San Marcos
• MPA, SUNY at Binghamton
• BA, Cornell University

Teaching Interests

Dr. McDowell draws upon her interdisciplinary educational background to emphasize to her students the importance of effective communication in building community--both in the classroom and in their future roles in public service. She places a strong emphasis on applying classroom concepts to real-life examples through case study examination, first-person accounts, and active learning strategies. She also enjoys incorporating pop culture examples into her curriculum to encourage students to think critically about what media and entertainment get wrong and right about criminal justice, and how that influences how we think about crime. Her current subject matter teaching interests are theory, violent crime, terrorism, institutional corrections, and gender violence.

Research Interests

Neighborhood context of crime<br>Gentrification and crime<br>Gender violence<br>Theory<br>Measurement