CURRICULUM VITAE

Pamela Tontodonato, PhD

 

BUSINESS ADDRESS

 

Kent State University

Department of Justice Studies

Kent, OH 44242-0001

Telephone: (330) 672-0318 (direct line) or 672-2775 (department)
Fax: (330) 672-5394

E-mail: ptontodo@kent.edu
 

CURRENT POSITION

 

Associate Professor

Department of Justice Studies, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 

Fall 2000-Summer 2007           Undergraduate coordinator, Department of Justice Studies. Oversee B.A. program; advise and process transfer and regional campus students,

meet with prospective students.

Fall 1992-present                     Associate Professor, Department of Justice Studies

Fall 2001-June 2003                Acting Chair, Department of Justice Studies.

Fall 1995- Spring 1998            Faculty adviser, Undergraduate Studies. Part-time adviser, instructor, and researcher for program designed to assist undecided Kent State University

students (Exploratory majors).

Fall 1987-Spring 1992             Assistant Professor, Department of Justice Studies, Kent State University

Fall 1986-Spring 1987             Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Northern Iowa

 

EDUCATION

 

1982 - August 1986,                University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA:  Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Social Systems Sciences, specialization in Criminology

DISSERTATION:                    Criminal Career Patterns in a Cohort of Young Adult Males

(Dissertation Director: Marvin E. Wolfgang)

1981-82                                   University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA:  Master of Arts in Criminology, Department of Sociology

1977-81                                   University of Maryland, College Park, MD:  Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Criminology



 

ACADEMIC HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS

 

Grants Awarded

“Web Enhancement of a Technology-based Data Analysis Course,” KSU Moulton Scholars program (Faculty Professional Development Center), Spring 2005

“Belonging and Retention: Issues and patterns within and across campuses,” KSU retention improvement initiative, 2001-2002 (Tontodonato and Ammar); Amount $10,490.

"Improving Retention via CJST Student-Faculty Interaction," KSU retention improvement initiative, 2000-2001.
"Improving Recruitment and Retention from Regional Campuses to Kent Campus," KSU retention improvement initiative, 2000-2001 (P. Tontodonato and N. Ammar); Amount $11,000.
"Group Offending and Criminal Careers," National Institute of Justice, Data Resources Program, January-August 1993; Amount $29,858.
"Crime Victims' Utilization of Services," co-principal investigator with P. C. Kratcoski, state Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH, February 1993-January 1994.
"Assessment of Victim Assistance Programs," co-principal investigator with P. C. Kratcoski, state Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH, January 1992-January 1993.
KSU Research/Scholarly Activity Support request, 1990  (Funding for research on sex offenses).
"Alcohol use and its contribution to dating violence," KSU Summer Research Development award, 1989.
Recipient, University of Northern Iowa Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, 1986.
Recipient, National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship, Dissertation research, 1984-1985.

 

Academic Awards
1982-85 Teaching Fellowships, University of Pennsylvania
1981-82 Research Assistantship, University of Pennsylvania
May 1981 Graduated Summa cum Laude, University of Maryland
May 1980 Member, Phi Beta Kappa (Gamma of MD chapter)
1977-81 Provost's List, University of Maryland
1977-81 Maryland State Senatorial Scholarship
 

University Service and Teaching Awards

2007    Raymond J. Kuhn and Shirley J. Kuhn Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award

2006    KSU Student Accessibility Services and Ability Unlimited Outstanding faculty award

1990    Outstanding Faculty Instructor, New Student Orientation

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Summer 1984,                          University of Pennsylvania, Sellin Center for Studies in Criminology

Summer 1983                           and Criminal Law

Sept. 1981- August                 Research Assistant, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

1982                                        funded projects, "Follow-up of the 1958 Birth Cohort" and "Delinquency

                                                in a Birth Cohort II."

Summer 1981                           University of Maryland, Institute of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Research Interviewer,  funded research project, "Maryland Youth Survey."

                                                W. William Minor, Research Director.

Summer 1980, 1979                 Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C.   Research Assistant, Statistical Analysis Branch.  

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Fall 1992-present                     Associate Professor, Kent State University, Department of Justice Studies.
Courses taught: Criminal Justice Research Methods (writing intensive) (undergraduate and graduate), Quantitative Methods (undergraduate/graduate Statistics), Criminal Justice Research Applications (Graduate), Special Topics: Criminal Violence (Graduate), Theories of Crime and Delinquency (Graduate), Juvenile Delinquency (writing intensive), Youth and the Justice System (undergraduate), Juvenile Justice (Graduate), and Criminology (undergraduate).

Fall 1987-                                Assistant Professor, Kent State University, Department of Criminal Justice Studies.

August 1992                             Courses taught: see above.                                                                                                            

Fall 1986-                                Assistant Professor, University of Northern Iowa, Department of Sociology & Anthropology.

August 1987                            Courses taught: Social Problems, Corrections and Punishment, Women and the Criminal Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency.

Fall 1985-                                University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School Evening Program

July 1986,                                Instructor, Criminology (3).

Summer 1984

Fall 1984-                                University of Pennsylvania, Sellin Center for Studies in Criminology and Criminal Law.

Spring 1985,                           Teaching Fellow, SOSYS (3), Criminology.

Fall 1983-                               

Spring 1984                            

Fall 1982-                                University of Pennsylvania, Department of Sociology. 

Spring 1983                             Teaching Fellow, SOC (3), Criminology.
                                   
 


PUBLICATIONS

 

P. Tontodonato (2006), “Goals, expectations, and satisfaction of criminal justice majors: Implications for faculty, students, and programs,” Journal of Criminal Justice Education, vol. 17, no. 1: 162-180.

P. Tontodonato (2005), "Cohort research," article in the Encyclopedia of Criminology, Richard Wright and J. Mitchell Miller (Eds.), New York: Routledge.

P. Tontodonato (2005), "Marvin E. Wolfgang," article in the Encyclopedia of Criminology, Richard Wright and J. Mitchell Miller (Eds.), New York: Routledge.

F. Hagan and P. Tontodonato (2004), "Delinquency Theory: Classical and Sociological Explanations," Chapter 2 (pp. 21-41) in Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, P. Benekos and A. Merlo (Eds.), Anderson Publishing/ LexisNexis.

P. Tontodonato (2001), Study Guide to accompany Introduction to Criminal Justice, 4th edition, by Lawrence F. Travis, III, Anderson Publishing.

P. Tontodonato (2001), "Cultural conflict theory," invited article, Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, pp. 69-71, C. D. Bryant, Editor-in-Chief, Brunner-Routledge, Taylor and Francis publisher.

P. Tontodonato and F. Hagan, editors (1998), The Language of Research in Criminal Justice: A Reader, edited by Allyn & Bacon.

P. Tontodonato & E. Erez (1994), "Crime, Punishment and Victim Distress," International Review of Victimology, Volume 3: 33-55.

E. Erez & P. Tontodonato (1992), "Victim Participation in Sentencing and Satisfaction with Justice," Justice Quarterly, Volume 9 (3): 393-417, September.

P. Tontodonato & B. K. Crew (1992), "Dating Violence, Social Learning Theory and Gender: A Multivariate Analysis," Violence and Victims, Volume 7(1): 3-14, Spring.

E. Erez & P. Tontodonato (1992), "Sexual Harassment in the Criminal Justice System," chapter 12 (pp. 227-252) in Imogene Moyer (ed.), The Changing Roles of Women in the Criminal Justice System.

E. Erez & P. Tontodonato (1990), "The Effect of Victim Participation in Sentencing on Sentence Outcome," Criminology, Volume 28 (3): 451-474, August.

E. Erez & P. Tontodonato (1989), "Patterns of Reported Parent-Child Abuse and Police Response," Journal of Family Violence, Volume 4 (2): 143-159, June.

P. Tontodonato (1988), "Explaining Rate Changes in Delinquent Arrest Transitions Using Event History Analysis," Criminology, Volume 26 (3): 439-459, August.

FORTHCOMING WORKS

 

 P. Tontodonato & F. Hagan (2008).  " What Causes Delinquency? Classical and Sociological Theories of Crime.”

 Chapter 2 in Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, 2nd edition, P. Benekos and A. Merlo (Eds.), Anderson Publishing/ LexisNexis.  Second edition forthcoming fall 2008.

 

 

BOOK REVIEWS

Preventing Violence in America, Criminal Justice Review, Volume 22 (2): 233-235, Autumn 1997.

Rape and Criminal Justice: The Social Construction of Sexual Assault. Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 12 (1): 131-134, Spring 1989.

Connecting Law and Society: An Introduction to Research and Theory. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Volume 75 (1): 311-314, Spring 1984.
 


WORKS IN PROGRESS

 

"The frequency and severity of group offending: A comparison of juvenile delinquents and adult offenders" (P. Tontodonato and E. P. Deschenes).

 

OTHER WORKS

 

"Group offending and criminal careers: Violence among juvenile delinquents and adult offenders" (P. Tontodonato). Final report for the National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1996.

"Group offending and criminal careers: Violence among juvenile delinquents and adult offenders" (P. Tontodonato). Executive Summary for the National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1996.

"Crime Victims' Utilization of Services" (P. Tontodonato & P. C. Kratcoski). Final research report prepared for the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH, April 1995.

"Assessment of Victim Assistance programs" (P. C. Kratcoski & P. Tontodonato). Final research report prepared for the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH, February 1993.

"Patterns of reported parent-child abuse and police response" (E. Erez & P. Tontodonato), in Sarah Ben David and Gerd F. Kirchhoff (eds.), International Faces of Victimology. (Papers and essays given at the 6th International Symposium on Victimology in Jerusalem, 1988), WSV publishing (1992).

 

INVITED LECTURES

"Youth Violence: Prevalence, Incidence, and Risk Factors." Cleveland State University, Department of Sociology, Crime and Society Lecture Series, April 15, 1998.
 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

“Educational persistence and performance of justice studies students,” paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH, March 2008.

“Why course-embedded assessment: The benefits of classroom assessment for faculty,” paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH, March 2008.

“Satisfaction with teaching and learning among nontraditional students,” paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Seattle, WA, March 2007.

“Effects of violence and help-seeking on the children of battered Latina immigrant women” (N. Ammar and P. Tontodonato), paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2006.

“Developing program assessment plans” (with K. Johnson), Professional development seminar presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2006.

“School victimization and gender,” paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2005.

“Assessing learning outcomes: What are the tools to use?: Rubrics,”  Professional development seminar presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2005.

“Goals and Expectations of Criminal Justice majors: Implications for faculty, students, and programs,” paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings, Las Vegas, NV, March 2004.

"Retention of Criminal Justice students: Assessing global versus personal factors in student success," paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings, Anaheim, CA, April 2002.

“Applied criminal justice: Theory, research, and practice in Corrections,” paper presented at the Ohio Correctional and Court Service Association (OCCSA), Akron, OH, June 2002.

"Retention strategies for minority students: What works?", paper presented (with N. Ammar) at the American Council on Education conference, 'Educating all of one nation,' Cincinnati, OH, October 2001.

"Retention of Justice Studies Students in a Multi-Campus system: A Case Study," paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings (with N. Ammar), Washington, DC, April 2001.

"Criminals and space: A study of ISP offenders in Northeast Ohio" (P. Tontodonato, A. Boros, and M. Harvey), paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings, New Orleans, LA, March 2000.

"Prevalence and Incidence of violent offending: Risk factors," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings, Washington, D.C., November 1998.

"Violence in the Philadelphia Birth Cohort," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings, Chicago, November 1996.

“Victim Assessment of Victim Assistance Programs," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings (with Peter C. Kratcoski), Miami, November 1994.

"Assessing Victim/Witness Assistance Programs," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings (with Peter C. Kratcoski), Phoenix, October 1993.

"Victim-Witness Assistance Programs: Problems and Prospects," paper presented at the
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association meeting (with Peter C. Kratcoski), Chicago, September 1993.

"A Comparison of Group Offending During the Juvenile and Adult Years," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings, New Orleans, November 1992.

"The Role of Legal and Extra-Legal Factors in the Prosecution of Sex Offenses," paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meetings (with Peter C. Kratcoski), Pittsburgh, March 1992.

"The Role of Co-offending in Delinquent and Criminal Careers," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings, San Francisco, November 1991.

"Crime, Punishment, and Victim Distress," paper presented at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association meetings (with Edna Erez), Chicago, October 1991.

"Determinants of Victim Involvement in the Criminal Justice Process," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings (with Edna Erez), Baltimore, November 1990.

"Experiences of the Victims of Violent and Non-violent Crimes," paper presented at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association meetings (with Edna Erez), Chicago, October 1990.

"Sexual Harassment in the Criminal Justice System," paper presented at the National Women's Studies Association conference (with Edna Erez), Akron, June 1990.

"Victim Impact Statements and Sentence Outcomes," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings (with Edna Erez), Reno, November 1989.

"The Role of Alcohol Use and Sex Typing in Dating Violence: Some Preliminary Findings," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings (with Keith Crew), Chicago, November 1988.

"Patterns of Reported Parent-Child Abuse and Police Response," paper presented at the Sixth Annual International Symposium on Victimology (with Edna Erez), Jerusalem, August 1988.

"Sex Role Stereotyping and Dating Violence," paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meetings (with B. Keith Crew), San Francisco, April 1988.

"School Achievement and Delinquency in the 1958 Birth Cohort," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings (with Robert M. Figlio), Montreal, November 1987.

"Offense Specialization & Young Adult Urban Offending," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings, Atlanta, November 1986.

"Offense Spacing & Velocity," paper presented at the American Society of Criminology meetings, San Diego, November 1985.

 

EDITORIAL SERVICES

 

Reviewer for Criminology, Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Journal of Crime and Justice, Women and Criminal Justice, Urban Affairs Review, International Review of Victimology, Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology.
 

 

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

 

Research interests include: Juvenile Delinquency, Victimology, Criminal Careers, Violent Crime, Gender and Crime, Criminal Justice Education.

Teaching interests include: Juvenile Delinquency, Statistics, Research Methods (quantitative), Criminological Theory, and Violent Crime.
 

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

American Society of Criminology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association
 

 

REFERENCES: Available on request.