CURRICULUM VITAE
BARBARA E. BLOOMP.O. Box 866 Sonoma State University
Petaluma, CA 94953 Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies (707) 778-7270 - Phone 1801 E. Cotati Ave.
(707) 778-7145 - Fax Rohnert Park, CA 94928 [email protected] (707) 664-3928 - Phone
(707) 664-3920 - Fax
EDUCATION
6/96 Ph.D., Department of Sociology, UC Riverside. Specializations in
Criminology/Sociolegal Studies, and Race and Class Inequality. 6/93 M.A., Department of Sociology, UC Riverside.
5/81 M.S.W., School of Social Work, San Francisco State University. 5/79 B.A., Psychology, San Francisco State University.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teaching Experience:
8/10-8/13 Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies, Sonoma State University
8/08-present Professor, Sonoma State University, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
8/03 – 8/08 Associate Professor, Sonoma State University, Department of Criminal Justice Administration (tenure in 2004).
8/00 - 8/03 Assistant Professor, Sonoma State University, Department of Criminal Justice Administration.
1/98 - 7/00 Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, Administration of Justice Department.
1/97 - 5/97 Lecturer, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Sociology. 1/95 - 12/97 Lecturer, Sonoma State University, Department of Criminal Justice Administration.
9/93 - 9/94 Lecturer, University of California, Riverside, Department of Sociology.
Other Employment:
2002- Co-Director, Center for Gender & Justice, La Jolla, California. The Center present for Gender & Justice assists local, state, and national criminal justice
agencies by providing expertise, technical assistance, and services relating to gender-responsive policy and practice.
1985- Professional Consultant, Barbara Bloom & Associates, Petaluma, present California. Criminal and juvenile justice, program development, research, evaluation, strategic planning, and policy development with public and private local, state, and national organizations. 1992 - Researcher, Robert Presley Institute of Corrections Research and 1993 Training, Riverside, California. Assisted with research, training and strategic planning.
1988 - Associate Director, Commonweal Research Institute Youth Authority 1989 Project, Bolinas, California. Responsible for developing a public
education campaign regarding issues relating to youth who were
incarcerated in the California Youth Authority. Planned and implemented a legislative hearing on alternatives to secure custody for youthful
offenders.
1987 - Coordinator, Criminal Justice Consortium, San Francisco, California. 1991 Administration and fund development. Created and coordinated advocacy organization which promotes alternatives to incarceration throughout California.
1987 - Western Region Program Specialist and Consultant, Allvest, Inc.,
1988 Washington, D.C. Assisted in the development of community-based programs for women offenders and their children.
1980 - Executive Director, Centerforce, San Quentin, California. Statewide
1987 program for families of prisoners. Responsible for establishing, funding, program development, and administration of a network of programs located at state prisons throughout California.
1975- Director, The House at San Quentin. Visitor hospitality center
HONORS AND AWARDS
2007 National Council on Crime & Delinquency Donald Cressey Award for
outstanding academic contribution to criminology, promoting programs that are fair, humane, effective, and economically sound
2006 American Society of Criminology Division of Women and Crime
Saltzman Award for contributions to practice recognizing a criminologist whose professional accomplishments have increased the quality of justice and the level of safety for women
2003 University of Cincinnati Award, presented by the American Probation and Parole Association for outstanding contribution to the field of
corrections in the U.S. and Canada
2003 Western Society of Criminology Fellow Award for important contributions to the field of Criminology
2000 Joseph D. Lohman Award, presented by the Western Society of Criminology for an outstanding record of service
1994 Commendation from the California Department of Corrections
for serving on the Senate Concurrent Resolution 33 Commission on Female Inmate and Parolee Issues
1993 Robert Presley Institute of Corrections Research and Training 1991 Graduate Achievement Award, San Francisco State University 1990 Legislative Resolution of Commendation, Senator David Roberti and Assemblymember Willie L. Brown, Jr.
1990 Legislative Resolution of Commendation, Joint Committee on Prison Construction and Operations, Senator Robert Presley, Chair
Publications: Books:
Bloom, B. (2003). Gendered justice: Addressing female offenders. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Bloom, B. & Steinhart, D. (1993). Why punish the children? A reappraisal of the
children of incarcerated mothers in America. San Francisco, CA: National Council on
Crime and Delinquency. Refereed Articles:
Brown, M., & Bloom, B. (April 2009, Volume 4, No. 2). Colonialism
and carceral motherhood: Native Hawaiian families under corrections and child welfare control. Feminist Criminology.
Brown, M., & Bloom, B. (Spring 2009). Reentry and renegotiating
motherhood: Maternal identify and success on parole. Crime & Delinquency. Wolf, A., Bloom, B., & Krisberg, B. (Spring 2009, Volume 43). The
incarceration of women in California. University of San Francisco Law Review. Covington, S., & Bloom, B. (2006). Gender responsive treatment and services in
correctional settings. Inside and Out: Women, Prison, and Therapy. Women & Therapy, 29 (3/4), 9-33.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., & Covington, S. (2004). Women offenders and the gendered effects of public policy. Review of Public Policy Research, 21 (1), 31-48.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., Deschenes, E., & Rosenbaum, J. (2003). Focusing on girls and young women: A gendered perspective on female delinquency. Women &
Criminal Justice, 14(2/3), 117-136.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., Deschenes, E., & Rosenbaum, J (2002). Improving juvenile justice for females: A statewide assessment in California. Crime & Delinquency, 48(4), 526-552.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., Deschenes, E., & Rosenbaum, J. (2001). Moving towards justice for female juvenile offenders in the new millennium: Modeling gender-specific policies and programs. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 18(1), 37-56.
Bloom, B. (1999). Gender-responsive programming for women offenders: Guiding principles and practices. Forum on Corrections Research. Ontario, Canada: Correctional Service Canada, 11(3), 22-27.
Phillips, S. & Bloom, B. (1998). In whose best interest? The impact of changing public policy on relatives caring for children with incarcerated parents. Child Welfare,
LXXVII(5), 531-541.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B (1995). Profiling women prisoners: Findings from national surveys and a California sample. Prison Journal 75(2), 165-185.
Bloom, B. (1991). Community-managed corrections: An empowering approach to
community-corrections relationships. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 17(1&2), 263-277.
Book Chapters:
Bloom, B. & Brown, M. (2011). Incarcerated women: Motherhood on the
margins. In J. Lawston & A. Lucas (Eds). Razor Wire Women:, Prisoners, Activists,
Scholars and Artists. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, pp 51-66.
Bloom, B., & Covington, S. (2009). Addressing the mental health needs of women
offenders. In R. Gido, L. Dalley, & D. McDonald, (Eds.). Women’s Mental Health Issues
Across the Criminal Justice System. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall/Pearson, pp
160-176. .
Bloom, B. & Chesney-Lind, M. (2007). Women in prison: Vengeful equity. In R. Muraskin (Ed.) It’s a Crime: Women and Justice, Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, pp. 542-563.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., Deschenes, E., & Rosenbaum, J. (2007). Developing gender-
specific services for delinquency prevention: Understanding risk and resiliency. In R. Muraskin Ed.) It’s a Crime: Women and Justice, Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, pp. 792-819.
Covington, S., & Bloom, B. (2006). Gender responsive treatment and services in correctional settings. In E. Leeder (Ed.) Inside and Out: Women, Prison, and Therapy, Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Bloom, B. (2003). A new vision: Gender-responsive principles, policy and practice. In B. Bloom (Ed.) Gendered Justice: Addressing Female Offenders. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Covington, S., & Bloom, B. (2003). Gendered justice: Women in the criminal justice System. In B. Bloom (Ed.) Gendered Justice: Addressing Female Offenders. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Bloom, B. & Chesney-Lind, M. (2003). Women in prison: Vengeful equity. In R.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., Deschenes, E., & Rosenbaum, J. (2003). Developing gender-
specific services for delinquency prevention: Understanding risk and resiliency. In R. Muraskin Ed.) It’s a Crime: Women and Justice, Third Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, pp. 517-543.
Bloom, B. (2000). Beyond recidivism: Perspectives on evaluation of programs for female offenders in community corrections. In M. McMahon (Ed.) Assessment to Assistance:
Programs for Women in Community Corrections. Lanham, MD: American Correctional
Association, pp. 107-138.
Bloom, B. (1998). Women, crime and criminalization. In G. Kirk & M. Okazawa-Rey (Eds.) Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, pp. 331-340.
Chesney-Lind, M. & Bloom, B. (1997). Feminist criminology: Thinking about women
and crime. In B. MacLean & D. Milovanovic (Eds.), Thinking Critically about Crime, Vancouver, British Columbia: Collective Press, pp. 45-55.
Bloom, B., Brown, M., & Chesney-Lind, M. (1996). Women on probation and parole. In E. Lurigio (Ed.) Community Corrections in America: New Directions and Sounder
Investments for Person with Mental Illness and CoDisorders. Washington, DC: National
Institute of Corrections, pp. 51-76.
Bloom, B. (1995). Imprisoned Mothers. In, K. Gabel & D. Johnston (Eds.), Children of
Incarcerated Parents. New York: Lexington Books, pp. 21-30.
Bloom, B. (1995). Public policy and children of incarcerated parents. In K. Gabel & D. Johnston (Eds.), Children of Incarcerated Parents. New York: Lexington Books, pp. 271-284.
Bloom, B. (1993). Incarcerated mothers and their children: Maintaining family ties. In
Female Offenders: Meeting the Needs of a Neglected Population. Laurel MD:
American Correctional Association, pp. 60-68. Doctoral Dissertation:
Bloom, B. (1996). Triple jeopardy: Race, class, and gender as factors in women’s
imprisonment. Doctoral dissertation, Department of Sociology, UC Riverside.
Encyclopedias:
Bloom, B. (2006). Women prisoners. Mary F. Bosworth (Ed.). Encyclopedia of
Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Sage Publications.
Bloom, B. (2000). Prisoner characteristics. Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, N. Rafter
(Ed.). ORYX Press, pp. 197-198.
Bloom, B. (1996). Children of prisoners - Mother’s issues. Encyclopedia of American
Prisons, M. McShane and F. Williams, (Eds.) Garland Press, pp. 75-79.
Other Publications:
Bloom, B., Owen, B., & Covington, S. (2005). A summary of research, practice and guiding principles for women offenders. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections.
Bloom, B., Johnson, J., & Belzer, E. (2003). Effective management of female offenders: Applying research on gender-responsive correctional strategies to local jails. American Jails, September/October 2003, XVII (4).
Bloom, B. (2000). Successful gender-responsive programming must reflect women’s lives and needs. Women, Girls & Criminal Justice, 1(1).
Bloom, B. (1998). Women with mental health and substance abuse problems on
probation and parole. Offender Programs Report: Social and Behavioral Rehabilitation
in Prisons, Jails and the Community, 2(1).
Bloom, B., Chesney-Lind, M, & Owen, B. (1994). Women in California prisons:
Hidden victims of the war on drugs. San Francisco, CA: Center on Juvenile and
Criminal Justice.
Bloom, B. (1993) Female offenders in the community. American Probation and Parole Association, Perspectives (Spring).
Editorial Boards: Publication Editorships:
2004-present- Editorial Board, Feminist Criminology 2001- present- Editorial Board, Women & Criminal Justice
1999- 2010- Editorial Advisor, Women, Girls, & Criminal Justice 1998-2002- Associate Editor, Western Criminology Review.
1995- Bloom, B., Immarigeon, R., & Owen, B (Eds). Special issue: Women in prisons and jails, The Prison Journal, 75(2).
Other:
Manuscript and article reviews: Crime & Delinquency
Feminist Criminology Crime and Public Policy
Reports:
Bloom, B., & Owen, B. (2013). City and County of San Francisco Women’s Community Justice Reform Blueprint: Adult Probation and Sheriff’s Department Gender-Responsive Approach to Integrating Criminal and Community Justice, April 2013.
Owen, B., & Bloom, B. (2007). Final report to the California Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation. Operational Practice in Women’s Institutions: Developing a Rational System for Women Offenders and Expanding Community-Based Re-Entry Options for Women Offenders: A Plan for Reducing California’s Female Felon Offender Recidivism Rates (July, 2007).
Bloom, B. (2005). Five year program evaluation: Maximizing opportunities for mothers to succeed (MOMS) program. Report submitted to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (December, 2005).
Bloom, B., Owen, B., & Covington, S. (2003). Gender-responsive strategies: Research, practice and guiding principles for women offenders. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections.
Bloom, B. (2002) Second year evaluation: Maximizing opportunities for mothers to succeed (MOMS) program. Report submitted to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, (January, 2002).
Bloom. B. (2001). First year evaluation: Maximizing opportunities for mothers to succeed (MOMS) program. Report submitted to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department (January, 2001).
Bloom, B. & McDiarmid, A. (2000). Gender-responsive supervision and programming for women offenders in the community. National Institute of Corrections, Topics in
Community Corrections, Annual Issue 2000: Responding to Women Offenders in the Community.
Bloom, B. Campbell, R., & Johnson, S. (1998). Performance-based measures: Review of the literature. Report submitted to the California Department of Corrections Parole & Community Services Division, Sacramento, CA.
Bloom, B. Campbell, R., & Dolny, M. (1998). Parole performance-based measures survey. Report submitted to the California Department of Corrections Parole & Community Services Division, Sacramento, CA.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1998). Modeling gender-specific services in juvenile justice:
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1997). Profiling the needs of young female offenders: A
protocol and pilot study. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National
Institute of Justice.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1995). Profiling the needs of California's female prisoners: A
needs assessment. Washington, DC: National Institute of Corrections.
Austin, J, Bloom, B. & Donahue, T. (1992). Female offenders in the community: An
analysis of innovative strategies and programs. Washington, DC: National Institute of
Corrections. Conferences: Papers Presented:
Bloom, B. (2012). Developing a Blueprint for Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice. Presented
at the Western Society of Criminology 39th Annual Conference, Newport Beach, CA. Bloom, B. (2010). Women and Violence: An Overview. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Bloom, B., & Owen, B. (2010). Through the looking glass: Reflections on women’s prison
reform. Presented at the Western Society of Criminology 37th Annual Conference, Honolulu Hawaii.
Bloom, B., & Owen, B. (2007). Applying gender responsive principles in a real world
setting. Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
Bloom, B., & Brown, M. (2006). Troubled motherhood: Crime and reproduction among
female offenders. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, Los
Angeles, CA.
Bloom, B. (2005). Women offenders in the community. Presented findings from
National Council on Crime and Delinquency Research Project, American Society of Criminology Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., & Covington, S. (2004). Women offenders and the gendered effects
of public policy. Presented at the Western Society of Criminology 31st Annual Meeting,
Long Beach, CA.
Bloom, B. & Covington, S. (2004). Creating gender-responsive services in correctional
settings: Context and considerations. Paper presented at the American Society of
Bloom, B. (2004). Applying research on gender-responsive correctional strategies to
local jails. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Bloom, B. (2003). Gendered justice: Addressing female offenders. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology 30th Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bloom, B., Owen, B., & Covington, S. (2002). A theoretical basis for gender-responsive
strategies in criminal justice. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, November 13-16, 2002. Bloom, B. & Covington, S. (2001). Effective gender-responsive interventions in
juvenile justice: Addressing the lives of delinquent girls. Presented at the 2001
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November 7-10, 2001.
Bloom, B. (2001). Gender-responsive strategies: Research, practice, and guiding
principles for women offenders. Presented at the 9th National Workshop on Adult and
Juvenile Female Offenders, Boise, Idaho, September 9, 2001. Bloom, B. & Covington, S. (2000). Promising interventions: Looking at
Gender-responsive programming. Presented at the Hawaii Symposium on Female
Offenders, Kauai, Hawaii, November 29-December 1, 2000.
Bloom, B. & Covington, S. (2000). Gendered justice: Programming for women in
correctional settings. Presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November 15-18, 2000.
Bloom, B. & Covington, S. (2000). Gender-responsive treatment for women offenders. Presented at the University of California, San Diego, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Annual Criminal Justice Institute, San Diego, CA., October 20, 2000.
Covington, S. & Bloom, B. (1999). Gender-responsive programming and evaluation for
women in the criminal justice system: A shift from what works to what is the work?
Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, November 1999.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1999). Modeling gender-specific services in juvenile justice:
Research findings. Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 1999.
Bloom, B. (1999). Coordinating research: Practitioners, academics and consultants.
Bloom B. & Covington S. (1998). Gender-specific programming for female offenders:
What is it and why is it important? Paper presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC, November 1998.
Bloom B. & Owen, B. (1997). Triple jeopardy: Race, class, & gender as factors in
women’s imprisonment. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology
Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 1997.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1997). Preliminary results from profiling female youthful
offenders. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology Annual Meeting,
Honolulu, HI, February 1997.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1996). Assessing the needs of youthful female offenders. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 1996.
Bloom, B. & Owen, B. (1995). Offense patterns among women prisoners: A preliminary analysis. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology 47th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 1995.
Bloom, B., Owen, B. and Lee, C. (1995). Women inmates and prison disciplinary
infractions. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology 22nd Annual
Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1995.
Owen, B. & Bloom, B. (1994). Profiling the needs of California's female prisoners. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology 1994 Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, November 1994.
Bloom, B. & Owen, B. (1994). Profiling the needs of California's female prisoners. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology 21st Annual Meeting, Berkeley, CA, February 1994.
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Bloom, B. (1993) Children of prisoners. Featured speaker and paper presented at the
Canadian Criminal Justice Association Congress Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, October 1993.
Bloom, B. (1993). Why punish the children? Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology 20th Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, February 1993.
Bloom, B. (1992). Women offenders: Issues, concerns and strategies. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 1992.
Bloom, B. (1988). Women behind bars: A forgotten population. Paper presented at the
Keynote Addresses and Workshops:
2013 Presidential Panel: The Future of Feminist Criminology, Western Society of Criminology, February, 2013, Berkeley, CA
2012 Keynote Address: Gender-Responsive Program Assessment and its Implications for Criminal Justice. Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Practice: Diversity, Diversion, Desistance and Dignity, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology
2010 Panel Chair: American Society of Criminology, November, 2010, San Francisco, CA 2008 Panel Chair: Western Society of Criminology, February, 2008, Sacramento CA 2008 Presenter: Raising the Bar, UCSD – San Diego. CA
2007 Research Conference Chair: The 15th International Community Corrections Association Research Conference. Collaborating for Community Justice: A Local Public Safety Imperative, San Diego, CA.
2007 Intensive Workshop: Meeting the Physical and Mental Health Needs of Women and Girls. 12th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders, Baltimore, Maryland.
2007 Keynote Address: Gender-Responsive Strategies: Research, Practice, and
Guiding Principles for Women Offenders. San Mateo County Women’s Criminal Justice Summit.
2006 Keynote Address: Gender-Responsive Strategies. Ohio State University Excellence in Justice Symposium.
2006 Keynote Address: Gender-Responsive Approaches for Women and Girls University of Hawaii, Hilo, Conference on Female Offenders.
2005 Keynote Address: Creating Gender-Responsive Services in the Criminal
Justice System: From Research to Practice, Monash University, What Works
With Women Offenders: A Cross-national Dialogue about Effective Responses to Female Offenders, Prato, Italy.
2005 Keynote Address: Gender-Responsive Strategies: Translating Research into Practice Western Society of Criminology 32nd Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2005 Workshop (with Stephanie Covington), Gender Matters: Creating
Services for Women and Girls (Part I & II).American Probation and Parole Association 30th Annual Training Institute, New York, New York.
2004 Four sessions relating to juvenile and adult female offenders. Illinois Probation and Court Services Association: Multi-Discipline Training Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
2004 Workshop (with Stephanie Covington) entitled A Woman’s Journey
Home: The Challenges of Re-Entry. 11th National Roundtable on Women in Prison, Atlanta, Georgia.
2004 Workshop (with Stephanie Covington), entitled What about the Girls? A
Gendered Perspective on Female Delinquency. American Probation and Parole Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
2003 Intensive Workshop: Gender-Responsive Policy: Research, Practice and Guiding Principles. 10th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders, Portland, Maine.
2003 Keynote Address: Promising Practices: Linking Health and Criminal Justice for Women and Girls, Denver, Colorado.
2003 Workshop: Effective Management of Female Inmates: Applying the Research on Gender-Responsive Correctional Strategies to Local Jails, American Jail
Association Training Conference and Jail Expo, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2003 Workshop: Gendered Justice: Women in the Criminal Justice System. California Catholic Conference Symposium on Crime, Punishment and the Common Good in California, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA.
2003 Workshop: Women Offenders: Gender-Responsive Research. American Probation and Parole Association Winter Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2002 Presidential Panel: Gender-Responsive Approaches in Corrections: An Overview of Research, Practice and Programs for Women Offenders. Session organizer,
chair and presenter, American Society of Criminology 54th Annual Meeting, Chicago.
2002 Roundtable: Gender and Justice. Panel member, American Society of Criminology 54th Annual Meeting, Chicago.
2002 Workshop: Gender-Responsive Strategies: Research, Practice, and Guiding Principles. The GAINS Center National Conference, San Francisco.
2002 Keynote Address: Women in the Criminal Justice System: Breaking the Pathways. State of Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, Milwaukee.
2002 American Correctional Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA. Organized, chaired and presented a four hour workshop, Women offenders:
Gender- responsive research, practice & guiding principle,.
2002 National Institute of Corrections and Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.
Conference, Maui, Hawaii. Creating a Responsive Environment for Women and Families. Keynote speaker, Gender-Responsive Strategies and Practices.
2002 National Roundtable for Women in Prison, Columbia University, New York. Session organizer, panel chair and presenter.
2002 Western Society of Criminology 29th Annual Meeting. Session organizer and chair of two panels, San Diego, CA.
2001 American Society of Criminology 2001 Annual Meeting. Chaired panel:
“Delinquency Program Evaluations: Gender and Community Issues.” Atlanta, Georgia.
2001 Faculty, Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents Training Session. Pasadena, CA.
2001 Keynote Address and Breakout Session: California Jail Programs Association Training Conference, Ventura, CA.
2001 9th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders. Moderated and presented four-hour session: “Gender-Responsive Strategies: Research, Practice and Guiding Principles for Women Offenders,” Boise, Idaho.
2001 Western Society of Criminology 28th Annual Meeting. Organized and chaired two sessions re: “Female Offenders.” Portland, Oregon.
2000 American Society of Criminology 2000 Annual meeting. Chaired panel:
“Gendered Justice: Programming for Women in Correctional Settings.” San Francisco, CA.
1999 National Symposium on Women Offenders, Washington, DC. Featured presenter and workshop chair.
1999 The 8th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders.
Presenter and workshop chair: “Encouraging Family Unity and Community Integration.” Chicago, Illinois.
1999 National Institute of Justice National Workshop on Sentencing and Corrections Challenges. Co-Chaired session on women and girls in the justice system.
1998 Western Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. Chaired panel re: California Juvenile Justice Challenge Grants, Newport Beach, CA. 1997 Western Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. Facilities Chair and session organizer, Honolulu, HI.
1996 Western Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. Facilities Chair and session organizer, Rohnert Park, CA.
1992 American Correctional Association 122nd Congress, San Antonio, Texas. Chaired panel entitled “Why Punish the Children?”
Grants and Contracts:
2012-2013 Blueprint for Women’s Services for Adult Probation Department, City and County of San Francisco, Zellerbach Family Foundation grant.
2011-present Center for Gender and Justice - National Institute of Corrections Cooperative Agreement: Developing the Protocol for Assessing Gender-Responsiveness in Criminal Justice Policy and Practice.
2005-2007 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) –
Development of a continuum of community correctional programs for women offenders. Two separate year interagency agreements between Sonoma State University and the CDCR for a total of $180,000.
2005 Consultant, Sonoma County Probation Department – Assessment of Sierra Youth Center program.
2005 Consultant, Santa Clara County Probation Department – Strategic planning. 2004 Consultant, Connecticut Women’s Consortium, Inc. – Gender responsive
2003-present Consultant, National Training and Technical Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 2003 Consultant, National Institute of Corrections Curriculum Design: Effective Supervision of Women Defendants and Offenders in the Community.
2003 Consultant, Alameda County Probation Department. Facilitating strategic planning and organizational development.
2002-2003 Consultant, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. Assessment of statewide programming for delinquent juvenile female offenders.
1999-2003 Project Director and Principal Investigator, National Institute of Corrections Cooperative Agreement, Gender-Responsive Strategies Project (3 year project).
1999-2003 Consultant, Cook County (Chicago) Dept. of Corrections programming for women jail detainees.
1999-2012 Evaluator, Alameda County Sheriff’s Department Santa Rita Jail evaluation of program for pregnant and parenting inmates .
1997-2001 Project Director, Fresno County Probation Department - Outcome Evaluation of the Repeat Offender Prevention Project.
1999-2001 Consultant, Hawaii Department of Public Safety system analysis and program development re: women offenders.
1997-1998 CA. Office of Criminal Justice Planning. Modeling Gender-Specific Services in Juvenile Justice. (Co-Principal Investigator with
Dr. Barbara Owen). Commissions and Advisory Boards:
2011 Attorney General Kamala Harris’ Smart on Crime Reentry and Recidivism Reduction Work Group
2010-2012 Sonoma County Juvenile Justice Commission
2007 Governor’s appointee to the California Rehabilitation Strike Team
2007 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Expert Panel on Adult Offender and Recidivism Reduction Programming
2006 Little Hoover Commission Sentencing Reform Advisory Committee 2005-present California Gender-Responsive Strategies Commission
2001-2005 Advisory Group, Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners, Child Welfare League of America.
2001-2005 Member, Friends Outside Sonoma County Board of Advisors. 1997-1998 National GAINS Center’s Women’s Advisory Board.
1993-1994 Senate Concurrent Resolution 33 Commission on Female Inmate & Parolee Issues.
1988-1990 California Blue Ribbon Commission on Inmate Population Management.
Professional Memberships: American Society of Criminology
