1 October 2015 CURRICULUM VITAE
Lane Kirkland Gillespie
Department of Criminal JusticeBoise State University 1910 University Drive, L 166F
Boise, ID 83725-1955 Office: (208) 426-5462 Email: lanegillespie@boisestate.edu EDUCATION
2013 Ph.D., Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Dissertation: Rurality and intimate partner homicide: Exploring the relationship between place, social structure, and femicide in North Carolina
2010 M.A., Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Thesis: Is there an “innocent female victim” effect in capital punishment sentencing?
2007 B.A., Criminology, Summa Cum Laude, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
EMPLOYMENT
2013-present Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University. 2012-2013 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida. 2009-2011 Program Assistant, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration Program,
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida.
2010 Adjunct Instructor, Criminology, University of South Florida Polytechnic. 2003 Research Assistant, J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, DeKalb County District
Attorney’s Office, Decatur, Georgia. AREAS OF INTEREST
Intimate Partner Violence
Gender, Crime, & Criminal Justice Victimization
2 October 2015 EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITY
2015-2016 Addressing Strangulation Cases in the Criminal Justice System: Identifying Best Practices in Investigative Protocol (in collaboration with the National
Center for Strangulation Prevention)
Role: Co-Investigator (Principle Investigator: Lisa M. Growette Bostaph, Co-Investigator: Laura King)
Funding Agency:
U.S. Department of Justice under the National Institute of Justice
Researcher-Practitioner PartnershipAmount: $300,311 (not funded)
2014-2015 Victim Services in the State of Idaho: A Needs Assessment
Role: Co-Investigator (Principle Investigator: Lisa M. Growette Bostaph, Co-Investigator: Laura King)
Funding Agency: Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Amount: $86,345 (funded)
2014-2015 Prospects for Criminal Justice Statutory Reform in Idaho
Role: Principle Investigator (Co-Investigator: Lisa M. Growette Bostaph) Funding Agency: American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho
Amount: $5,000 (funded) PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Gillespie, L. K., Smith, M. D., Bjerregaard, B., & Fogel, S. J. (2014). Examining the impact of proximate culpability mitigation in capital punishment sentencing recommendations: The influence of mental health mitigators. Special Issue: Current Issues and Controversies in Capital Punishment, in American Journal of Criminal Justice, 39(4), 698-715.
Richards, T. N., Gillespie, L. K., Givens, E. A. (2014). Reporting femicide-suicide in the news: The current utilization of suicide reporting guidelines and recommendations for the future. Journal of Family Violence, 29(4), 453-463.
Richards, T. N., Gillespie, L. K., & Smith, M. D. (2014). An examination of the media portrayal of femicide-suicides: An exploratory frame analysis. Feminist Criminology. 9(1), 24-44. Gillespie, L. K., Loughran, T. A., Smith, M. D., Fogel, S. J. & Bjerregaard, B. (2014). Exploring the
role of victim sex, victim conduct, and victim-defendant relationship in capital punishment sentencing. Homicide Studies. 18(2), 175-195.
Gillespie, L. K., Richards, T. N., Givens, E., & Smith, M. D. (2013). Framing intimate partner
victimization: Why the media’s spin matters in newspaper coverage of femicide. Violence Against Women, 19(2), 222-244.
3 October 2015 Submitted Manuscripts
Gillespie, L. K., & Reckdenwald, A. (Accepted with qualifications, 10-22-15). Gender
equality, place, and female victim intimate partner homicide: A county-level analysis in North Carolina. Feminist Criminology
Reports
Gillespie, L. K., Growette Bostaph, L. M., Lopez, M. (2015). Idaho statutory reform: A preliminary examination of the potential avenues for front-end reforms. Prepared for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho.
Morgan, J. T., Reinstein, S., Kirkland, L. & Thompson, K. (2003). An analysis of charged homicides and murder-suicides in DeKalb County, Georgia. Decatur, GA: DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office.
Book Chapters
Gillespie, L. K. & Growette Bostaph, L. M., (forthcoming). “Intimate partner violence”. In L. G. Bostaph (Ed.), Crime victimization and victim services. New York: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Inc. Gillespie, L. K. & King, L. L. (2015). “Legislative origins, reforms, and future directions”. In
T. N. Richards & C. D. Marcum (Eds.), Sexual victimization: Then and now. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Other Academic Publications
Goodson, A. & Gillespie, L. K. (2015). “Devil’s Island”. In In K. R. Kerley (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Corrections, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Lopez, M. J., & Gillespie, L. K. (2015). “Social disorganization theory”. In C. J. Schreck (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Gillespie, L. K. “Family disorganization and crime”. (2016). In W. G. Jennings (Ed.), The
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Gillespie, L. K. (2013). “Issue 36.3 Perspectives on Policing”. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 36 (3).
COURSES TAUGHT Graduate
Victimology & Victim Services (graduate certificate, online) Victimology (online)
Survey of Violence in America Undergraduate
Research Methods (live & hybrid) Victimology (online)
Gender, Women, & Crime (senior seminar) Women & Crime (senior seminar)
4 October 2015 PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations
Gillespie, L. K. & King, L. (December, 2015). Victim Services in the State of Idaho: Policy and Practice. Invited to present at the Politics & Policy Brownbag Series, Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Gillespie, L. K. (October, 2014). Gender & Corrections. Presented at an undergraduate course section on civics and ethics, Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Conference Presentations
Bostaph, L.G., King, L.L., Gillespie, L.K., Goodson, A., Lopez, J. (November 2015). Barriers to Victim Services as Perceived by Victims of Crime. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Bostaph, L.G., King, L.L., Gillespie, L.K., Lopez, J., Goodson, A. (March 2015). Needs & Barriers: Crime Victims & Services. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Bostaph, L.G., King, L.L., & Gillespie, L.K. (November 2014). Identifying the Needs of Idaho Crime Victims. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Holcomb, J.E., Richards, T.N., Gillespie, L.K., & Williams, M.R. (February 2014). Exploring the role of perpetrator suicide in the ‘White female victim effect’. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Gillespie, L.K., Givens, E.A., & Richards, T.N. (November 2013). Exploring news coverage of femicide across the rural-urban divide. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Gillespie, L.K., Richards, T.N., & Givens, E.A. (November 2012). Reporting femicide-suicide in the news: The implementation of suicide reporting guidelines and recommendations for the future. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Givens, E.A., Gillespie, L.K., & Richards, T.N. (November 2012). Examining the influence of race on the presentation of femicide in the news: Does perpetrator race, victim race, or racial dyad matter?
Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Gillespie, L.K., Richards, T.N., & Smith, M.D. (November 2011). Framing femicide-suicide: The media’s portrayal of female intimate partner homicide victims and male perpetrated homicide-suicides. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Givens, E.A., Gillespie, L.K., & Richards, T.N. (November 2011). Racial differences in newspaper coverage of femicide: Representations of victims and perpetrators. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Givens, E.A, Gillespie, L.K., Richards, T.N., & Smith, M.D. (November 2010). A comparative frame analysis of femicide in news coverage. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
5 October 2015 SERVICE
Service to the University Boise State University (BSU)
2014 Judge, Wallace G. Kaye Phi Kappa Phi Undergraduate Writing Competition BSU School of Public Service
2014 Member, School of Public Service Planning Committee BSU College of Arts and Sciences
2014-2015 Member, Gender Studies Board
2014 Member, Gender Studies Dorman Scholarship Committee USF Department of Criminology
2010-2013 Graduate Student Mentor
2012-2013 Graduate Student Representative, Undergraduate Committee 2011-2012 Graduate Student Representative, Scientific Review Committee 2009-2011 Secretary, Criminology Graduate Student Organization
2010 Prospective Graduate Student Liaison, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences national conference, San Diego, CA.
Service to the Discipline
2015-2016 Second Vice President, Western Association of Criminal Justice
2012-2016 Contributor, American Society of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime Newsletter
2014 Website design and development, Western Association of Criminal Justice (wacj.org)
2013-2014 Member, Student Affairs Committee, American Society of Criminology
2012-2013 Member, Student Affairs Committee, American Society of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime
Manuscript Reviewer
American Journal of Criminal Justice Crime & Delinquency
Feminist Criminology Gender & Society
Homicide Studies
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Journal of Crime and Justice Journal of Interpersonal Violence Journal of Media Psychology Justice Quarterly
Law & Society Review
6 October 2015 SUPERVISION OF MASTER’S THESES
Chair
2014-2016 J. Miguel Lopez. Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University. Perpetuating Gender in Policing: A Content Analysis of Policing Textbooks.
Member
2014-2015 Amanda Goodson. Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University. Idaho: A Comparison of Victim Services Between Rural and Urban Counties.
2014-2015 Danielle Swerin. Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University. Police Response to Children Present at Domestic Violence Incidents.
2014-2015 Brittany Thorndyke. Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University. Does a relationship exist between officer response time and likelihood of arrest, as well as severity of injury in domestic violence calls for assistance?
AWARDS
2015 Outstanding Reviewer for Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence
2014 Paper of the Year Finalist for “Framing intimate partner victimization: Why the media’s spin matters in newspaper coverage of femicide”, Violence Against Women
2013 Outstanding Criminology Ambassador, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
2012-2013 Doctoral Assistantship, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida 2011-2012 Doctoral Assistantship, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida 2009-2011 Graduate Assistantship, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration Program,
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
2007-2009 Graduate Assistantship, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS