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Terri L. Earnest
Senior Lecturer 210-458-4620
Department of Sociology, One UTSA Circle 843-615-3066 (cell)
University of Texas at San Antonio terri.earnest@utsa.edu (work)
San Antonio, TX 78249 tlynne3233@ (personal)
Education
Ph.D. Sociology. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. May 2003. Dissertation Title: “Deterrence Dynamics and Gender Differentiation: Extending the Deterrence/Rational Choice Model.”
M.S. Sociology. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. May 1994. Thesis Title: “A Descriptive Analysis of Economic Inequality and Hate Crimes.”
B.B.A. Marketing. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS. August 1988.
Areas of Specialization/Interest and Experience Teaching
criminology victimology violence/extreme killing social deviance
behavioral profiling cold case investigation criminal justice systems
Other Areas of Interest and Experience Teaching
race/ethnic relations introductory sociology correctional systems juvenile delinquency
drug use and society deviant behavior social problems probation/parole
Professional Involvement
Associate/Forensic Criminologist. Laura Pettler & Associates [professional consultation and investigation service]. June 2016 to present.
Consultant. American Investigative Society of Cold Cases [AISOCC]. Academic Consulting Committee. June 2015 to present
Faculty advisor. Cold Case Investigative Research Institute (UTSA student organization). August 2018 to present.
University of Texas at San Antonio Positions/Teaching Experience
Senior Lecturer (August 2012 to present)
Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Crime & Delinquency (graduate course), Behavioral Profiling, Criminology, Violence & Society, Deviance & Difference, and Social Context of Drug Use
Graduate Advisor of Record (June 2012 to August 2019)
Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Assistant Graduate Advisor of Record (August 2011 to June 2012)
Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Lecturer II (Summer 2010 to August 2012)
Department of Sociology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Criminology, Deviance & Difference, Drugs in Society, and Race & Ethnic Relations, and Introductory Sociology
Other Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor (Fall 2007 to May 2010)
Department of Sociology, Francis Marion University
Principles of Sociology; Criminology; Juvenile Delinquency; Racial & Ethnic Minorities; Alcohol, Drugs & Society; and Violence and Society
Assistant Professor (Fall 2002 to Summer 2007)
Behavioral Sciences Department, Arkansas Tech University
Introductory Sociology, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Crime & Delinquency, Social Problems, Introduction to Social Research, Prisons and Corrections, Probation & Parole, Communities, Social Gerontology, Social Deviance, and Minority Group Relations
Instructor/Lecturer (Spring 1996 to Spring 2002)
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Mississippi State University
Introduction to Sociology, Racial Minorities, and Correctional Systems
Some of My University/Departmental Services (UTSA)
Organizer/moderator, Dept of Sociology Annual Spring Research Colloquium, Spring 2013 to present.
Thesis committee member, Raege Omar, Summer 2018 to present.
Thesis committee member, Gina Cramer, Spring 2018 to present.
Thesis committee member, Lyndsey Fermin, Summer 2017 to Spring 2018.
Thesis committee member, Colton Daniels, Fall 2016 thru Summer 2017.
Comprehensive Exam Committee Member, Spring 2014 to present.
Participant, Graduate and Professional Program Fair, Fall 2017.
Mentor, Alexandria Allen (high school senior), Independent Study Mentorship, Communication Arts HS.
Moderator, undergraduate papers, COLFA Spring Research Conference, Spring 2016 and Spring 2017.
Supervisor, Undergraduate Internship, Department of Sociology, UTSA. Brandon Flores.
Judge, Graduate Papers, COLFA Spring Research Conference, Spring 2014.
Judge, Student Debates, Social Context of Drug Use, Spring 2014.
Assessed applications for Society of Scientific Study of Religion, Student Travel Awards, Spring 2014.
Reviewer, Presidential Dissertation Application for COLFA, Fall 2014.
Reviewer, Emily Rae Goeke Memorial Fellowship, Fall 2014.
Quantitative Literacy Course Development Program, 2011/2012.
Faculty Mentor for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, 2011.
Professional Development
Summer 2014 to Present.
Member of Academic Consulting Committee, the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases.
Fall 2014 to Present.
Associate, Laura Pettler & Associates (LPA) Professional Investigation and Consultation; LPA International Forensics Institute.
Spring 2018.
Ancillary development. Criminology. Sage Publications.
Fall 2017.
Ancillary development. Criminology. Sage Publications.
Summer 2016 to January 2018.
National Chairperson for student chapters of the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases.
Fall 2017.
Textbook Review. Sage Publications, Humphrey and Schmalleger’s Deviant Behavior.
Fall 2017.
Test bank development for textbook. Sage Publications, Tibbetts’ Criminological Theory (3rd ed).
Spring 2017.
Textbook Review. Sage Publications, Alvarez and Bachman’s Violence: An Enduring Problem (2nd ed).
Spring 2017.
Multimedia development for textbook. Sage Publications, Schram and Tibbetts Introduction to Criminology: Why do They do It? (2nd ed).
Spring 2017.
Preliminary development of deviance textbook (topic selections/review). Cengage.
Fall 2016.
Review of book proposal and book manuscript. Cognella. Profiling Violent Crime: The FBI Method. by Peter M. Klismet, Jr.
Fall 2012.
Attended the UTSA training for Blackboard’s new LEARN system.
Spring 2012.
Attended the UTSA training for Data Warehouse.
Fall 2011.
Attended the UTSA Teaching & Learning Center’s “Preparing the Professional Portfolio” seminar. October 14, 2011.
Fall 2009.
Book review. College Life through the Eyes of Students, by Mary Grigsby. 2009.
Summer 2008.
Recipient of a summer research stipend in the amount of $4,000.
February 2008.
Co-organizer for a panel session entitled “Criminology and Criminal Justice within the Sociology Program” for the South Carolina Sociological Association conference in Orangeburg, SC.
February 2008.
Attended the Francis Marion University “Quality Enhancement Program” workshop. Presented by Dr. Will Wattles.
January 2007.
Part of a research team to receive a Faculty Professional Development Grant by the Professional Development Committee at Arkansas Tech University ($13,971.22). Funding went toward the River Valley Meth Project: Understanding Crystal Meth Use: Community Impact and Intervention in Vulnerable Populations, Phase II project.
February 2006.
Part of a research team to receive a Faculty Professional Development Grant by the Professional Development Committee at Arkansas Tech University ($11,397). Funding went toward the River Valley Meth Project: Understanding Crystal Meth Use: Community Impact and Intervention in Vulnerable Populations project.
February 2006.
Attended the Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare’s training “Infants Prenatally Exposed to Methamphetamine: Developmental Effects & Effective Interventions” sponsored by Arkansas Tech University.
May and September 2005.
Completed the “Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative Training Program@ sponsored by the National Drug Courts Institute.
April 2005.
Session Chair, Arkansas Symposium for Psychology Students. Sponsored and organized by Arkansas Tech University and the Behavioral Sciences Department
March 2005.
Attended a seminar on “Intergenerational Learning: Problems and Promises” by Dr. Tim Carter, Arkansas Tech University.
March 2005.
Attended a workshop on “On-Course: Online Degree Auditing” by Tammy Rhoades, Registrar, Arkansas Tech University.
September 2004.
Attended workshop on “Evaluation, Tenure, Promotion” offered by Arkansas Tech University.
September 2000.
Attended the Human Subjects Research Training Workshop sponsored by the Sponsored Programs Administration of Mississippi State University.
September 1999 to June 2000.
Developed survey instruments to assess change in teaching habits of individuals participating in the Gulf Coast Master Teacher Mentoring Program in Mississippi. The program mentors teachers pursuing National Board Certification.
November 1998.
Attended “Evaluation ‘98: Transforming Society Through Evaluation” conference sponsored by the American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL.
March 1997.
Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. Prepared proposal on "Conversations" submitted for federal funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Grant will help foster forums for conversations and meetings on racial/cultural differences in the state of Mississippi.
August 1996.
Attended “Building a Safer Society: The Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation,” sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, D.C.
March 1995.
Housing and Urban Development, Aberdeen, Mississippi. Proposal for the elimination of drugs and drug-related crimes in the city's public housing units. Assisted with writing a proposal which was submitted for federal funding and approved for federal funding.
March 1995.
Served as facilitator for two sessions of Jackson State University's Mississippi Urban Research Center Youth Summits. The sessions involved discussions pertaining to the effects of economics, education, health, spirituality, and family factors upon youth violence.
February 1995.
Presided over a session for the Youth Gang and Drug Prevention Seminar at Mississippi State. The session was entitled "What Is the Problem?"
Research Experience
October 2008 to December 2011.
Lead researcher on an interdisciplinary faculty team seeking a large grant to study alternatives to incarceration in South Carolina (e.g., drug courts, middle courts). We have met three times and are collaborating with the Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina.
January 2006 to Summer 2011.
Co-Principal Investigator for the River Valley Meth Project: Understanding Crystal Meth Use: Community Impact and Intervention in Vulnerable Populations. One of three principal investigators who organized and supervised a research component for the River Valley Meth Project. This component utilized undergraduate students in a research class and a criminal justice class, allowing them to get hands-on experience in social science research. The results of the project were presented in a symposium which was attended by the State Drug Director.
October 2004 to August 2010.
Co-Evaluator, Pope County Methamphetamine Demonstration Project (now referred to as the River Valley Meth Project). A member of a community-wide team organized to increase the public’s awareness about the use, distribution, and manufacture of methamphetamine.
July 2005 to August 2007.
Evaluator for the Drug Court Planning Team of the 5th Judicial District of the State of Arkansas. A member of an 8-person team trained to set up and administer a drug court system in the 5th Judicial District in Arkansas.
October 2000 to May 2002.
Co-Principal Investigator, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. A member of a research team organized to conduct the evaluation of the Mississippi Drug Court Program.
April 1999 to May 2002.
Research Assistant I, Advanced Spatial Technologies for Agriculture (ASTA). A member of a research team organized to utilize GIS and spatial database technology in the visualization of the agribusiness infrastructure of Mississippi. Various maps will be developed and used for further research by ASTA colleagues at Mississippi State University.
December 1999 to December 2000.
Research Assistant I, The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station. A member of a research team organized to conduct the Delta Rural Revitalization Project, Year 10.
September 1999 to June 2000.
Consultant for Gulf Coast Master Teacher Mentoring Program in Mississippi. Developed survey
instruments to assess change in teaching habits of individuals participating in the Gulf Coast Master
Teacher Mentoring Program in Mississippi. The program mentors teachers pursuing National Board
Certification.
October 1998 to September 2000.
Research Assistant I, NASA Stennis Space Center, MS. Project Manager for a grant to evaluate the Gulf Coast Education Initiative concept (includes 19 school districts disbursed along the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast).
April 1999 to June 2000.
Research Assistant I, Mississippi State Department of Health. A member of a research team organized to
conduct the School Health Nurse Evaluation project.
October 1997 to September 1998.
Research Assistant I, NASA Stennis Space Center, MS. A member of a research team organized to evaluate the Tri-State (i.e., Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee) Educational Initiative concept.
January 1995 to September 1998.
Research Assistant I, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University
July 1997 to December 1997.
Co-Principal Investigator, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. A member of a research team organized to conduct “Drug Control and Violent Crime Evaluation Year 7.”
October 1997 to December 1997.
Research Assistant I, Department of Human Services, Jackson, Mississippi. A member of a research team organized to conduct a study on “Delinquency Risk/Needs Management and Equitable Treatment of Juveniles in Mississippi, Year 2.”
March 1997.
Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. Prepared proposal on "Conversations" submitted for federal funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Grant will help foster forums for conversations and meetings on racial/cultural differences in the state of Mississippi.
October 1996 to June 1997.
Research Assistant I, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. A member of a research team organized to conduct a study on “Drug Control and Violent Crime Evaluation Year 7.”
October 1995 to September 1996.
Research Assistant I, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. A member of a research team organized to conduct a study on “Drug Control and Violent Crime Evaluation Year 6.”
January 1996 to September 1996.
Research Assistant I, Department of Human Services, Jackson, Mississippi. A member of a research team organized to conduct a study on “Delinquency Risk/Needs Management and Equitable Treatment of Juveniles in Mississippi, Year 1.”
April 1995 to September 1995.
Research Assistant, Department of Human Services, Jackson, Mississippi. Families and Children Support and Preservation Project. A member of a research team organized to devise a 5-year plan for the state of Mississippi. Coordinated Focus Groups data collection element.
March 1995.
Consultant, Housing and Urban Development, Aberdeen, Mississippi. Proposal for the elimination of drugs and drug-related crimes in the city's public housing units. Assisted with writing a proposal which was submitted for federal funding and approved for federal funding.
October 1994 to September1995.
Senior Research Assistant/Data Analyst. “Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program for Pregnant Teens and Those At Risk of Becoming Pregnant.” Funded by the Office of Highway Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning.
October 1994 to September 1995.
Research Assistant, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. A member of a research team organized to conduct a study on “Drug Control and Violent Crime Evaluation Year 5.”
June 1994 to September 1997.
Data Manager, Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit. Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University. Responsible for maintaining and disbursing (when needed and approved) data collected by the Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit.
March 1994.
Collected data for research article: Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Craig Robertson, and Melvin C. Ray. "Black on Black Crime in a Southern City," pages 164-183 in Ray Kedia, editor, Black on Black Crime: A National Symposium. Wyndham Hall Press.
October 1993 to September 1994.
Senior Research Assistant. Drug Program Evaluation Year IV. Funded under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 Block Grant Program via Mississippi's Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
December 1992 to March 1993.
Collected data for project: Felony Criminal History Records Survey. Funded under the Edward Byrn
Memorial Fund via Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
October 1992 to September 1993.
Research Assistant. Drug Program Evaluation Year III. Funded under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
Block Grant Program via Mississippi's Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning,
Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
Publications
Earnest, Terri and Donna Underwood. In progress. The Homicide Case of Daniel Underwood: A Family’s Search for Truth.
Earnest, Terri. 2014. Deterrence Dynamics and Gender: Extending the Deterrence/Rational Choice Model. Lambert Academic Publishing.
Green, John J. and Terri L. Earnest. 2008. "Plantations in Rural America." Encyclopedia of Rural America (2nd edition). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Earnest, Terri L., Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Melvin C. Ray, and Ronnie Tucker. 2008. "African Americans in Rural America." Encyclopedia of Rural America (2nd edition). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Earnest, Terri L., Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Melvin C. Ray, Sandra Rutland. 2008. "Crime in Rural America." Encyclopedia of Rural America (2nd edition). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Earnest, Terri L., James Gadberry, W. Daniel Martin, and Patricia Nation (editors). Custom book edition
of Sociology for the Twenty-First Century by Tim Curry, Robert Jiobu, and Kent Schwirian. 2005.
Pearson/Prentice Hall. Boston, MA.
Dunaway, R. Gregory, Peter B. Wood, and Terri L. Earnest. 2004. “Innovative Approaches to Drug Control: An Evaluation of Mississippi’s Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force Program.” Chapter 7 (pp. 100-118) in Policing and Program Evaluation, edited by Kent R. Kerley. Prentice-Hall Publishers.
Earnest, Terri. 2003. “Deterrence Dynamics and Gender: Extending the Deterrence/Rational Choice
Model.” Mississippi State University. Dissertation.
Lee, Matthew R. and Terri L. Earnest. 2003. “Perceived Community Cohesion and Perceived Risk of
Victimization: A Cross-National Analysis.” Justice Quarterly 20(1):131-157.
Earnest, Terri L. 2003. “Deterrence Dynamics and Gender: Extending the Deterrence/Rational Choice
Model.” Mississippi State University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
(Dissertation).
Earnest, Terri. 2002. “Swerlin Family.” The Malcolm X Encyclopedia. Edited by Robert L. Jenkins and
Mfanya Donald Tryman. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Pp. 526-527.
Earnest, Terri and Robert L. Jenkins. 2002. “Percy Sutton.” The Malcolm X Encyclopedia. Edited by
Robert L. Jenkins and Mfanya Donald Tryman. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Pp. 526.
Earnest, Terri. 2002. “Temple Relationships.” The Malcolm X Encyclopedia. Edited by Robert L.
Jenkins and Mfanya Donald Tryman. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Pp. 530.
Earnest, Terri and John J. Green. 1997. "Plantations in Rural America." Encyclopedia of Rural America. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Pp. 529-532.
Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Melvin C. Ray, Ronnie Tucker, and Terri L. Earnest. 1997. "African Americans in Rural America." Encyclopedia of Rural America. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Pp. 6-10.
Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Melvin C. Ray, Terri L. Earnest, and Sandra Rutland. 1997. "Crime in Rural America." Encyclopedia of Rural America. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Pp. 156-160.
Herron, Sharron, Terri L. Earnest, Sharon Turner, Phyllis Gray-Ray, and Melvin C. Ray. 1995. "Social Bonding and Gang Violence In Public Schools." Creating Safe Schools. Edited by Jack Blendinger and Ned Lovell. Mississippi State University.
Earnest, Terri. 1994. "A Descriptive Analysis of Economic Inequality and Hate Crimes." Mississippi State University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work (Thesis).
Research/Technical Reports
Huss, Sean, Terri Earnest, and Marti Wilkerson. 2007. “Understanding Crystal Methamphetamine Use:
Community Impact and Interventions for Vulnerable Populations (Phase II).” Report for the Professional
Development Committee, Arkansas Tech University.
Earnest, Terri, Sean Huss, and Marti Wilkerson. 2006. “Understanding Crystal Methamphetamine Use:
Community Impact and Interventions for Vulnerable Populations.” Report for the Professional
Development Committee, Arkansas Tech University.
Wilkerson, Marti and Terri Earnest. 2004. “Final Report: Pope County Methamphetamine
Demonstration Project.” Final Report for the State of Arkansas, Drug Director, Governor’s Office.
Dunaway, R. Gregory, Terri L. Earnest, Jonathan Reed, and Peter B. Wood. 1999. Evaluating Mississippi’s Multijurisdictional Drug Task Forces. Final Report for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor’s Office, Jackson, MS.
Dunaway, R. Gregory, Barbara Costello with Denise Keller, O. Roberta Salyers, and Terri L. Earnest.
1999. Results from the Tupelo Community Crime Survey: An Executive Report. Report submitted to
the City of Tupelo, Tupelo Police Department and Create a Foundation.
Earnest, Terri, Liesel Ritchie, Steve Barlow, et. al. 1999. Evaluation Report: NASA Gulf Coast Education Initiative. Report submitted to NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
Earnest, Terri, Liesel Ritchie, Steve Barlow, et.al. 1999. NASA and the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium: Providing Professional Development for Educators of the 21st Century. Report submitted to NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
Ritchie, Liesel Ashley, Stephen A. Barlow, Deborah Wittig, Terri L. Earnest, and Elizabeth D. Morris. 1997. Evaluation Report: NASA Tri-State Education Initiative. Report submitted to NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
Dunaway, R. Gregory, Phyllis Gray-Ray, Melvin C. Ray, Terri Earnest, Christopher Hensley, Yuk-Ying Tung, Anita Bledsoe, and John Green. 1997. An Impact Analysis of Mississippi’s Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force Program on Drug-Related Crime and Violence. Final Report for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Melvin C. Ray, R. Gregory Dunaway, Terri Earnest, Christopher Hensley, Robert Frese, and Anita Bledsoe. 1996. An Impact Analysis of Mississippi’s Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force Program on Drug-Related Crime and Violence. Final Report for Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
Baggett, Dorris H., Phyllis Gray-Ray, Terri Earnest, and Robert Frese. 1996. School Attendance
Violations Among Pregnant Teens and High-Risk Youth. Final Report for the Department of Public
Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Drug-Free Schools and Communities Programs.
Baggett, Dorris H., Phyllis Gray-Ray, Sharon Turner, and Terri Earnest. 1995. An Assessment of Youth Services/Programs for High-Risk Youth in Mississippi. Final Report for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Drug-Free Schools and Communities Programs.
Gray-Ray, Phyllis, Melvin C. Ray, R. Gregory Dunaway, Terri Earnest, Christopher Hensley, and Robert
Frese. 1995. An Evaluation of Drug Control Programs in Mississippi. Final Report for Department of
Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
Ray, Melvin C., Phyllis Gray-Ray, Craig Robertson, Terri Earnest, and Sharon Turner. 1994. An Assessment of Multijurisdictional Drug Task Forces in Mississippi. Final Report for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
Ray, Melvin C., Mike Adams, Sharon Turner, Terri Earnest, and Robert Hale. 1993. Multijurisdictional Drug Task Forces in Mississippi: Are They Making A Difference? Final Report for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Governor's Office, Jackson, MS.
Presentations
Earnest, Terri L.
2009 Guest lecturer, Dr. Lisa Eargle’s Work in Society class. “Employment History and
Experiences.”
Earnest, Terri L. and Lisa Eargle.
2009 Organizer and Moderator for a session entitled “Should Parole Be Eliminate? A Response to the
Attorney General’s Proposal” for the South Carolina Sociological Association meeting in
Charleston, SC. February.
Earnest, Terri L. and Lisa Eargle.
2009 “The Meth Epidemic: A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of Response Programs.”
Presented at the Southern Rural Sociological Association meeting in Atlanta, GA. February.
Earnest, Terri L.
2008 “Parole: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Current Issues.” Presented to the League of Women Voters. Florence, SC. November.
Earnest, Terri L., Lisa Eargle, Sean Huss, and Marti Wilkerson.
2008 “Law Enforcement’s Response to a Meth Epidemic in Small-Town, USA: Community Satisfaction and Public Perceptions.” Presented at the Mid-South Sociological Association Meeting in Huntsville, Alabama. October.
Earnest, Terri L., Sean Huss, and Marti Wilkerson.
2008 “Understanding Crystal Methamphetamine: One Jurisdiction’s Response.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Richmond, Virginia. April.
Wood, Peter B., R. Gregory Dunaway, and Terri L. Earnest.
2008 “The Effects of Gender, Race, and Prior Punishment on Perceived Certainty of Re-Arrest and Intentions to Re-Offend Among Incarcerated Adults.” Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. March.
Eargle, Lisa, Ashraf Esmail, and Terri L. Earnest.
2007 “Hands-On Assignments in the Criminology Course: Benefits, Challenges, and Outcomes.” To
be presented at the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, GA. November.
Earnest, Terri L. and J. Porter Lillis.
2007 “Discussion of Issues Concerning Graduate School.” Presented to selected undergraduate
sociology students at Francis Marion University. October.
Wood, Peter B., Christopher W. Bounds, and Terri L. Earnest.
2007 “Is Imprisonment Criminogenic? Testing for the Gambler’s Fallacy and a Positive Punishment Effect Among Incarcerated Offenders.” Presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Meeting in Savannah, Georgia. October.
Wood, Peter B., Gregory Dunaway, and Terri L. Earnest.
2006 “Gender, Specific Deterrence, and Decision-Making Among Incarcerated Offenders.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. April.
Earnest, Terri L. and Peter B. Wood.
2004 “Gender Differences in Deterrence/Rational Choice Processes.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnest, Terri L.
2004 “Cultural Diversity: Local, State, and National Patterns.” Presented to new volunteers for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas.
Earnest, Terri L. and Peter B. Wood.
2004 “Extending the Deterrence/Rational Choice Model.” Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wood, Peter B. and Terri L. Earnest.
2003 “Gender, Race, and Rational Choice: A Consideration of Formal, Informal, and Affective Costs and Benefits.” Presented at the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Auburn, Alabama.
Wood, Peter B. and Terri L. Earnest.
2002 “Gender and Race Differences in Deterrence/Rational Choice Processes: A Consideration of Formal, Informal, and Affective Costs and Benefits.” Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
Lee, Matthew and Terri L. Earnest.
2001 “Community and Fear of Crime.” Presented at the Annual Southern Sociological Society Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
Wood, Peter B. and Terri L. Earnest.
2001 “Gender Difference in Deterrence: A Survey of Male and Female Inmates.” Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnest, Terri L., Gregory Dunaway, and Peter B. Wood.
2001 “Judges’ and District Attorneys’ Attitudes Toward Truth-in-Sentencing, Alternative Sanctions, Prison Construction, and Correctional Policy in Mississippi.” Presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Earnest, Terri L., Yuk-Ying Tung, and R. Gregory Dunaway.
1997 “The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Delinquency Among A National Sample of High School Students.” Presented at the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association’s 1997 Annual Meeting, Florence, AL.
Tung, Yuk-Ying, Phyllis Gray-Ray, R. Gregory Dunaway, Terri L. Earnest, and Christopher L. Hensley.
1997 “The Perceived Impact of Mississippi’s Multijurisdictional Drug Task Forces: A
Multi-Faceted Approach.” Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ 1997 Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.
Gray-Ray, Phyllis and Terri L. Earnest
1996 “The Disproportionate Incarceration of Minority Youths in Mississippi.” Presented at the 23rd Annual Mississippi Juvenile Justice Conference, Biloxi, MS.
Earnest, Terri, Phyllis Gray-Ray, R. Gregory Dunaway, Melvin Ray, Chris Hensley, and Robert Frese
1995 “A Five-Year Evaluation of the Impact of Mississippi Multijurisdictional Drug Task Forces.” Presented at Southern Criminal Justice Association’s 1995 Annual Conference, Gatlinburg, TN.
Ray, Melvin C., Terri Earnest and Phyllis Gray-Ray
1994 "Predictors of Job Satisfaction Among Rural Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force Officers." Presented at the Annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Il.
Earnest, Terri and Phyllis Gray-Ray
1993 "The Criminal Justice System and the Ku Klux Klan: Lawmakers and Lawbreakers." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midsouth Sociological Association, Montgomery, AL.
Some Previous University/Departmental Service (Francis Marion University)
Chair, College of Liberal Arts Election Committee, 2009/2010.
Committee Member, Judicial Hearing Committee, 2009/2010.
FMU Scholarship Interviewer, Spring 2009
Participated in focus group of new faculty at FMU, Spring 2009
Served on research panel for senior psychology student, Spring 2009.
Assisted in GIS software installment for Sociology computer lab, Spring 2009.
Participated in Move-In day for new students and their families. Fall 2008 and Fall 2009.
Co-advisor, Sociology Club. Fall 2008 to present.
Departmental Internal Review Board member for the Research Design (SOCI 403) course.
Guest speaker for League of Women Voters, Florence, SC. November 2008.
Moderator, Pee Dee Academic Challenge Tournaments (middle schools). Francis Marion University.
March 2008.
Moderator, Pee Dee Academic Challenge Tournaments (high schools). Francis Marion University. March 2008.
Judge for the Southside Middle School Science Fair. Florence, SC. March 2008.
Charter member, Francis Marion University Civitan Club. Fall 2008 to present.
Civitan Committee Member, Community Service Projects (publicity, youth work, programs and entertainment).
Some Previous University/Departmental Service (at Arkansas Tech University)
Committee Member, New Faculty Orientation Committee, Spring 2003 to present
Committee Member, Athletic Committee, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2006-2007
Chair, Sociology Search Committee, 2004-2005, 2005-2006
Mentor, Bridge to Excellence Program, 2004 to present
Committee Member, Sociology Search Committee, 2002-2003
Five-Year Academic Program Review Committee, 2006
Sociology Faculty Representative, Open House, 2003 to present
Sociology Faculty Representative, Discovery Day, 2004 to present
Co-Organizer, Rally ‘Round the Rails Festival, Fall 2006 (organized for the River Valley Meth Project and the River Valley Prevention Coalition for the local community)
Project member and co-principal investigator, River Valley Meth Project, 2004 to present
Evaluator, Drug Court Planning Team, 5th Judicial District, 2004 to present
Volunteer, Arkansas Hospice, 2004 to 2007
Board member, Court Appointed Special Advocates, 2003-2004
Vice President, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2004-2005
Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2003-2004
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