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CURRICULUM VITAE
Jason Davis, PhD
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Graduate Program Director, Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, Criminal Justice
Department of Social Sciences Clayton State University 2000 Clayton State Blvd Morrow, GA 30260-0285 [email protected] (678) 466-4855
EDUCATION 2008 Ph.D. Sociology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dissertation Title: Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Donald Black’s Theory of Law: Analyzing Sentence Outcomes among
Organizational Defendants Chair: Marian Borg, PhD
1999 M.A. Sociology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1997 B.A.
Sociology
Augusta State University, Augusta, GA RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate and Occupational Crime Criminology Theory
Criminal Sentencing Organizational Behavior Pop Culture
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015- Present Coordinator – Criminal Justice Program 2015- Present Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)
2009-2014 Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Department of Social Sciences
Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
2008-2009 Investigative Analyst – Anti-Money Laundering Citbank
Tampa, FL
2003-2007 Visiting Instructor Criminology
University of South Florida, St Petersburg, St Petersburg, FL 2000-2003 Graduate Research Assistant
National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) University of Florida, Gainesville FL 1999-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Sociology
University of Florida, Gainesville FL PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Review Publications
Veras, Edlin and Jason Davis. 2015. “Examining Aggravated Assault on College Campuses: A Differential Association Approach.” Journal of Public and Professional Sociology. 7: 1-23 Davis, Jason & Lisa Holland-Davis. 2015. “Beyond ‘Neighborhoods and Crime’:
Expanding the Scope of Social Disorganization to Explain Occupational Deviance.” Sociological Inquiry. 85: 262-284.
Holland-Davis, Lisa & Jason Davis. 2014. “Victim Arrest in Intimate Partner Violenc
Incidents: A Multilevel Test of Black’s Theory of Law.” The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology. 6: 1-22.
Piquero, Nicole Leeper & Jason L. Davis. 2004. “Extralegal factors and the sentencing of organizational defendants: An examination of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.” Journal of Criminal Justice. 32: 643-654.
Book chapter
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Grant Reports
Hollinger, Richard C. & Jason L. Davis. 2003. “2002 National Retail Security Survey: Final Report.” Gainesville, FL: University of Florida. (www.soc.ufl.edu/srp.htm).
Hollinger, Richard C. & Jason L. Davis. 2002. “2001 National Retail Security Survey: Final Report.” Gainesville, FL: University of Florida. (www.soc.ufl.edu/srp.htm).
Invited Articles
Davis, Jason. 2013. “Shoplifting,” Pp 4827 – 4837 in Encyclopedia of criminology and criminal Justice, 1st edition edited by B. Gerben and D. Weisburd. New York: Springer.
Davis, Jason. 2013. “Morton-Thiocol, Inc.” in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime 2nd edition edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2013. “Standard Oil,” in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime 2nd
edition edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "ABSCAM," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Antitrust," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Bribery," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Challenger Disaster," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Economic espionage," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Exxon Valdez," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Industrial Espionage," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Davis, Jason. 2005. "Morton-Thiokol, Inc," in Encyclopedia of white collar and corporate crime edited by L. M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
INVITED TALKS
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Jason Davis and Anastasia Tosouni. November 2013. “Assessing Procedural Fairness in County Courts.” American Society of Criminology – Atlanta, GA.
Edlin Veras and Jason Davis. November 2013. “Greek Membership and Assault Behaviors on College Campuses.” American Society of Criminology – Atlanta, GA.
Lisa Holland-Davis and Jason Davis. November 2012. “The Case for Mixed Methods in Criminology: Philosophy, Design, and Utility.” American Society of Criminology – Chicago, IL. Veras, Edlin and Jason Davis. October 2012. “Understanding Assault Behaviors by Fraternities: A Differential Association Approach.” Georgia Sociological Association – Dahlonega, GA. Jason Davis. November 2011. “Seeking Justice: An Analysis of Victim Impact Statements (VIS) in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme.” American Society of Criminology – Washington, DC. Jason Davis & Rafik Mohamed. November 2010. “Beyond neighborhoods and crime: Expanding the scope of social disorganization theory to explain occupational theft.” American Society of Criminology – San Francisco, CA.
Jason Davis & Nicole Leeper Piquero. November 2003. “Extralegal factors and the sentencing of organizational defendants: An examination of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.” American Society of Criminology – Denver, CO
Jason Davis. November 2002. Session Chair (Session #104). American Society of Criminology - Chicago, IL
Jason Davis & Richard C. Hollinger. November 2002. “Situational crime prevention and retail crime: Do prevention measures reduce rates of financial loss?” American Society of Criminology – Chicago, IL
John Kane, Richard C. Hollinger, & Jason Davis. November 2000. “Neutralizing pixie dust: An analysis of employee theft at the vacation kingdom.” American Society of Criminology – San Francisco, CA
Jason Davis. November 1999. “A conflict analysis of the federal sentencing guidelines for organizations.” American Society of Criminology – Toronto, Canada
Jason Davis. April, 1998. “Analyzing attitudes toward the poor: Individual versus structural explanations.” Southern Sociological Association – Atlanta, GA
Jason Davis. October, 1996. “Race statuses, prejudices, and attitudes toward the poor.” Georgia Sociological Association – Carrolton, GA
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2013 Recipient of Clayton State University Mini-Grant Award ($530.00)
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION (Continued)
2009 Recipient of Creative Activities and Scholarship Enrichment (CASE) award (Course release for research purposes)
2001 Graduate Student Teacher of the Year – Department of Sociology, University of Florida
1997-1999 Graduate Minority Fellow – University of Florida
1997 Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society – Augusta State University 1996 Winner of Georgia Sociological Student Paper Competition
1995-1997 Hope Scholar PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2011 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Training Program - Mixed Methods: Approaches for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research workshop (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
2014 Reviewer: Mid-South Sociological Association Graduate Student Paper Competition
2014 Chapter reviewer: Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems, Diversity, and Change by Rennison, Callie Marie and Mary Dodge. Sage Publications
2012 Book reviewer: Barriers Against the Encroachment of Power: Social Class Conflict and a People’s History of American Justice by Leavitt, Gregory C. Carolina Academic Press.
2012 Prospectus reviewer: Understanding White-Collar Criminals: Why they do what they do and how they do it by Goldmann, Peter. Carolina Academic Press.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2015 College of Arts and Science Strategic Planning Committee 2014 – Present Graduate Affairs Committee
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UNIVERSITY SERVICE (Continued)
2013 Living/Learning Community (1st Year Freshman) Committee
2012 Provost Faculty Advisor Committee
Representative for the Department of Social Sciences 2012 Career Services Faculty Support Team
2009 - 2012 Advisor’s Council Committee
College of Arts & Sciences representative
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
2013-2014 Honor Thesis Advisor: Kayla Heesh Clayton State University
2012 Search Committee Member
Assistant Professor Position for Joint Appointment in Sociology & Women’s Studies
Clayton State University 2011- Present Co-Faculty Advisor
Alpha Phi Sigma, criminal justice honor society Clayton State University
2010 - Present Co-Faculty Advisor
Clayton State Justice Society (CSJS) Student Organization Clayton State University
2010 - 2011 Faculty Advisor Gamma Sigma Sigma Clayton State University 2009 Search Committee Member
Assistant Professor Position for Criminal Justice Program Clayton State University
2009 Search Committee Member
Assistant Professor Position for Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Clayton State University
2006-2007 Faculty Advisor for Criminology Student Association University of South Florida, St Petersburg
2005 Search Committee Member
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University of South Florida, St Petersburg 2006 Honors Thesis Faculty Member
University of South Florida, St Petersburg
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE (Continued) 2004 Honors Thesis Advisor
University of South Florida, St Petersburg
2000 Search Committee - Graduate Student Representative Assistant Professor Position
University of Florida
2000 Graduate Student Departmental Representative for Sociology University of Florida
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Criminology COURSES TAUGHT
Criminology
Introduction to Criminal Justice Criminology
White Collar Crime (Undergraduate & Graduate level) American Court Systems
Crime as Entertainment Crime Prevention Research Methods Private Security
Criminal Justice Administration
Research and Writing in Criminal Justice
Comparative Criminal Justice (study abroad to Jamaica) Sociology
Introduction to Sociology Social Problems
