RANEE MCENTIRE
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Office: 1223 Urban Life Email: raneem@gsu.edu
Georgia State University Phone: 404.413.1020
Post Office Box 4018 Fax: 404.413.1030
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4018 Email: raneem@gsu.edu
EDUCATION:
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
Doctor of Philosophy, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dissertation Title: “Race, Ethnicity, Threat, and Punitive Attitudes Toward Criminals”
Dissertation Committee: Ted Chiricos (Chair), Gary Kleck, Irene Padavic
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
Master of Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
Bachelor of Science, Public and Social Services GPA: 4.0/4.0, Graduated summa cum laude TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2013 – 2015 Visiting Instructor
Georgia State University
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Undergraduate courses taught: Criminology, Corrections, Statistics 2008 – 2010 Visiting Instructor
Georgia State University
Department of Criminal Justice
Undergraduate courses taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Proseminar, Internship Seminar in Criminal Justice, Field Instruction in Criminal Justice, Research Methods, Data Analysis, Family Violence, Social Science and the American Crime Problem
2007 – 2008 Part-Time Instructor
Georgia State University
Department of Criminal Justice
Spring, 2003 Part-Time Instructor
Georgia State University
Department of Criminal Justice
Undergraduate course taught: Research Methods 1999 – 2000 Graduate Student Instructor
Florida State University
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Undergraduate course taught: Research Methods 1995 – 1996 Teaching Assistant
Florida State University
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Aided in three sections of a Research Methods class; assisted in two Substantive Criminal Law classes
TEACHING AREAS:
Criminological Theories
Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods
Statistics
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: 2002 – 2004 Site Coordinator
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program, Atlanta site Georgia State University
Department of Criminal Justice
Monitor and coordinate quarterly interview cycle at two correctional
facilities; train and supervise 14 interviewers; prepare and submit paperwork, urine specimens, and interview instruments to National Opinion Research Center; project funded by the National Institute of Justice
2000 – 2002 Research Assistant
Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program, Tallahassee, Florida
Conduct research that identifies “promising educational practices”
1997 – 1999 Research Assistant
Florida State University
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Assisted in the development of a survey instrument used in a statewide survey on “Fear of Crime and Related Perceptions in Florida” conducted by the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice and cosponsored by the State of Florida
Department of Community Affairs, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice; aided in the distribution of a survey of “Law Enforcement Practices and Procedures in Florida”; responsible for analyzing the data; assisted in producing the final report
1995 – 1997 Research Assistant
Florida State University
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Conducted literature searches using various databases from across related disciplines; analyzed and interpreted data for relevance to research projects; summarized findings
RESEARCH AREAS:
Race/ethnicity, threat, and punitive attitudes Sociology of unemployment and crime Fear of crime
Juvenile justice education PUBLICATIONS:
McEntire, R. (2008) Race, Ethnicity, Threat, and Punitive Attitudes Toward Criminals. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller.
Winokur, K., Li, S., and McEntire, R. (2002) “Data Integration in the Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Education” Evaluation Review 26(3): 322-339.
Major, A., Chester, D., McEntire, R., Waldo, G., and Blomberg, T. (2002) “Pre-, Post-, and Longitudinal Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Education” Evaluation Review 26(3): 301-321. Chiricos, T., McEntire, R. and Gertz. M. (2001) “Perceived Racial and Ethnic Composition of Neighborhood and Perceived Risk of Crime” Social Problems 48(3): 322-340.
Waldo, G., Yeisley, M., Krebs, C., McEntire, R., and Blomberg, T. (2001) “Privatization in Florida Juvenile Justice Education” in Blomberg, T., Waldo, G., and Yeisley, M. (eds.)
PUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS:
“2001 Annual Report to the Florida Department of Education” (2002) Tallahassee, Florida. Co-author.
“2000 Annual Report to the Florida Department of Education” (2001) Tallahassee, Florida. Co-author.
“Fear of Crime and Related Perceptions in Florida – 1998” (1999) Tallahassee, Florida. Co-author.
“Fear of Crime and Related Perceptions in Florida – 1997” (1998) Tallahassee, Florida. Co-author.
“Fear of Crime and Related Perceptions in Florida – 1996” (1997) Tallahassee, Florida. Co-author.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION:
November, 2003 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program Training in Washington, D.C. November, 2003 Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Denver,
Colorado
November, 2002 Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago, Illinois
November, 2001 Presenter, annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, Georgia
• Fear of Crime: Causes and Effects
“Race-Specific Fear of Teenagers and Support for Harsh Measures to Deal with Juvenile Crime”
• Data Driven Policies for Education of Delinquent Youth
“Role of Effective Education in Community Integration of Delinquent Youth”
June, 2001 Presenter, Juvenile Justice Education Institute and Southern Conference on Corrections in Orlando, Florida
November, 1999 Presenter, annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Toronto, Canada
• Attitudes and Perspectives on the Relationship Between Race and Crime
“Race, Racial Attitudes and Support for Punitive Measures”
November, 1998 Chair, Presenter, annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington, DC
• Residential Racial Composition and Crime
“Racial and Ethnic Composition of Neighborhood and Fear of Crime” PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: