DENNIS M. ROME

Professional Address: Home Address:

University of Wisconsin - Parkside 220 E. Fieldstone Circle #3

Department of Criminal Justice Oak Creek, WI 53154

900 Wood Road, P.O. Box 2000 (414)764-4765

Kenosha, WI 53141-2000 Email Address:

(262) 595-3417 rome@uwp.edu

EDUCATION

· PhD Sociology: 1992. Washington State University, Pullman, WA

· MA Sociology: 1985. Howard University, Washington, DC

· BS Sociology: 1983. Bradley University, Peoria, IL

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

· 2004-Present. Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Wisconsin – Parkside, Kenosha, WI; Carnegie National Scholar; Director Honors Program, American Sociological Association

· 2002-2004. Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; Member of Honors Faculty; Carnegie National Scholar; Affiliate of Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

· 2001 Fall Semester. Visiting Associate Professor, DePaul University, Department of Sociology, Chicago, IL

· 2000-2002. Associate Professor, Department of Afro-American Studies; Member of Honors Faculty; Carnegie National Scholar; Affiliate of Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

· 8/93-2000. Assistant Professor, Department of Afro-American Studies; Member of Honors Faculty 1998-2001, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

· 9/89-8/93. Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology; Member of Honors Faculty, Wright State University. Dayton, Ohio

· 1/90-8/93. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Wilmington College; Correctional Branch, Wilmington, OH

GRANTS/AWARDS

· 2006. NEH Summer Fellowship: Human Rights in Conflict. CUNY

· 2005. Director Honors Program. American Sociological Association

· 2005. Undergraduate Research Program Grant. University of Wisconsin - Parkside

· 2004. Intensive Freshman Seminar Grant. Indiana University

· 2003. Intensive Freshman Seminar Grant. Indiana University

· 2002. Certificate of Excellence. The Carnegie National Foundation.

· 2002. Course Development Grant. Russian East European Institute, Indiana University

· 2002. Intensive Freshman Seminar Grant. Indiana University

· 2001. Carnegie National Scholar. The Carnegie National Foundation.

· 2001. Intensive Freshman Seminar Grant. Indiana University

· 2001. Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant. Indiana University

· 2000. Intensive Freshman Seminar Grant. Indiana University.

· 1999. USIA Travel Grant. St. Petersburg, Russia. Conference on “Childhood and the Open Society.” Washington, DC: United States Information Agency.

· 1998-1999. Fulbright Scholars Award. Kazan University. Russian Federation.

· 1997, 1998, 1999. Teaching Excellence Recognition Award (TERA). Indiana University.

· 1997. Jimmy Ross Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indiana University

· 1996. Campus-Wide Writing Intensive Grant. Indiana University.

· 1994. American Sociological Association Certificate for Exceptional Service.

· 1994 and 1995. Undergraduate Research Incentive Grant, Indiana University.

· 1993. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Dayton Branch. Racial and Economic Assessment Survey for the Five Oaks Community.

· 1992. Ohio Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services. "Police Misconduct Survey," In Soo Son and Mark Davis.

· 1992. Wright State University Research Incentive Grant.

· 1989. Faculty Research Incentive Grant. "Integrating Critical Thinking in the College Curriculum," Wright State University College of Liberal Arts.

· 1989. President's Club Grant. "Attitudes Towards Development in a Small Town," Wright State University.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

· 2004. Black Demons: Mass Media’s Depiction of the African American Male Criminal Stereotype. Westport, CT: Praeger Press (Greenwood Press).

· 2002. Included in Sociology: Learning Climates That Cultivate Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Katherine Berheide, Jeffery Chin, and Dennis M. Rome (Eds.) Washington, DC: The American Association of Higher Education.

· 1999. A Field Guide to Teaching for the 21^st Century: A Collection of Great Tips and Ideas from Fellow Travelers. Jean Shin, Diane Pike, Dennis M. Rome and Bernice Pescosolido. (Eds.) Belmont, California: Wadsworth.

Book Chapters

· 2006. “The Social Construction of the African American Criminal Stereotype,” in Marjorie Zatz, Coramae Mann and Nancy Rodriquez. Images of Color: Images of Crime. Revised Third Edition. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company.

· 2002. “Building a More Inclusive Discipline: Transforming the Teaching of Sociology,” in Katherine Berheide, Jeffery Chin and Dennis M. Rome (Eds.) Included in Sociology: Learning Climates That Cultivate Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Washington, DC: The American Association of Higher Education.

· 2002. “Murderers, Rapists, and Drug Addicts,” in Coramae Richey Mann and Majorie S. Zatz. Images of Color: Images of Crime. Revised Second Edition. Los Angeles, California: Roxbury Publishing Company.

· 1999. “Black Knowledge Quiz,” in A Field Guide to Teaching for the 21^st Century: A Collection of Great Tips and Ideas from Fellow Travelers. Jean Shin, Diane Pike, Dennis M. Rome and Bernice Pescosolido (Eds.)

· 1998. "Stereotyping by the Media: Murderers, Rapists and Drug Addicts," in Majorie Zatz and Coramae Richey Mann (Eds.) Images of Color, Images of Crime: Readings. Los Angeles, California: Roxbury Press.

· 1994. "Race in Crime Stories," With Steven Chermak. in James Hendricks and Bryan Byers, (Eds.) Multicultural Perspectives in Criminal Justice. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

· 1994. "How Sociology is Done," Revised Sixth Edition. in Leonard Cargan and Jeanne Ballantine, Sociological Footprints: Introductory Readings in Sociology. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing.

· 1991. "How Sociology Is Done," in Leonard Cargan and Jeanne Ballantine, Sociological Footprints: Introductory Readings in Sociology. 5th Ed. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Research Articles

· *2004. The Prevalence and Visibility of Police Misconduct: A Survey of Citizens and Police Officers. With In Soo Son. Police Quarterly. Vol. 7 No. 2, June: 179-204.

· *1998. Race and its Effect on Police Officers' Perceptions of Misconduct. With In Soo Son and Mark Davis. Journal of Criminal Justice. Vol. 26, No.1. Jan/Feb. 21-28.

· *1997. Citizens' Observations of Police Use of Excessive Force and Their Evaluation of Police Performance. With In Soo Son, Chiu-Wai Tsang and Mark Davis. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 149-159.

· *1995. Police Use of Excessive Force: Does the Suspect's Race Influence Citizen's Perceptions? With In Soo Son and Mark Davis. Social Justice Research. Vol. 7, No. 7.

· *1987. The Evolution of the U.S. Invasion of Grenada: A Political/Socio-Historical Study, With Earl Smith, Western Journal of Black Studies, 11:2, 92-101.

Forthcoming

• “Towards a Cross-Cultural Perspective of Race and Social Justice: What My Travels in the Russian Federation Taught me about Race and Social Justice in the United States”

• “Race and Perceptions of Social Justice” (This is a project that consists of developing a CD-ROM that addresses issues of race in contemporary society to be used as a supplemental learning tool for students in various social science classes).

Selected Research Reports

· 2005. “Kenosha County Gun-Related Project,” Kenosha County Office of the District Attorney, Kenosha, WI.

· 1998. “Afro-American Studies Department Alumni Survey,” Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

· 1993. “A Survey of Graduates from the Sociology/Anthropology Department,” Wright State University, Dayton, OH

· 1992. "Planning Through Consensus: Citizen Participation in a Village Community," With Thomas Koebernick. Proceedings of the 1992 Conference. Theme: Public Policy in the 1990s. Thomas L. Van Valey and Sue R. Crull, editors. Volume X.

· 1991. "Racial and Minority Members of the ASA," With Greg Weiss. Footnotes. The American Sociological Association: Washington, D.C. August, p. 5.

PAPERS PRESENTED/INVITED TALKS

· 2006. “Using the Sociological Imagination to Teach How to Unlearn Violence,” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference. Madison, Wisconsin.

· 2005. “Bamboozled: Criminal Stereotypes of African American Males in Media,” Invited Lecture at the Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. March.

• 2004. “Black Demons,” invited lecture for the Human Relations Foundation/Jane Addams Policy Initiative, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, October.

• 2004. “Is Assimilation a Viable Solution for American Indians,” invited lecture at The Shifting Borders of Race and Identity: A Research and Teaching Project on the Native American and African American Experience. University of Kansas, Lawrence Kansas, November.

• 2004. “Thinking About Our Public,” Thematic Session. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Meeting the Needs of Our Primary Public – Students, The American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August.

• 2003. “Alternative Approaches to our Present Criminal Justice System,” Indiana University, Honors College, December.

• 2003. “Capturing the Heart of Criminal Justice: A Look at Contemporary Criminal Justice Issues,” Indiana University and Indiana State University Joint Colloquium, Department of Criminal Justice, March.

• 2003. “What Should an Educated Person Know,” Presenter and Facilitator. Indiana University, Honors College, August.

• 2002. “American Dreams” Colloquium. Presenter and Facilitator. Indiana University Honors College. March.

• 2002. “Promoting the Success of Students of Color,” Carnegie Foundation, Palo Alto, California. January.

• 2002. “Diversity Through Curriculum Transformation,” Carnegie Foundation, Palo Alto, California, June.

• 2002. “Institutional Strategies to Effect Diversity,” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Notre Dame University, November.

• 2001. “Promoting Deeper Understanding Among Student Through Interactive Learning,” Carnegie Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Palo Alto, California, June.

· 2001. “Race and Class in the American Midwest,” Chair. “Where Do We Go From Here?” The Future of Africana/African-American/African American World/Africology/Afro-American/Black/Black World/Pan-African Studies in Midwestern Colleges and Universities. 30^th Anniversary Symposium Program. Department of Afro-American Studies, Indiana University. April 11-12.

· 2000. “Managing (And Relieving) the Pressures on Women and Minority Faculty,” Organizer and Presider. The American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August.

· 1999. “Contemporary Issues Facing Today’s Minority Youth,” The Future of Childhood in a Global Society. St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. 1999.

· 1998. “Towards Human Rights,” Conference Dedicated to the Declaration of Human Rights. Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation.

· 1996. "The Destruction of the Ivory Tower: The Pros and Cons of Tenure," presented at Indiana University, Department of Afro-American Studies forum, "When Work Disappears." November.

· 1995. "The Depiction of African American Criminals in Prime-Time Cop-u-Dramas: A Content Analysis," The Association of Black Sociologist. August. Washington, D.C.

· 1995. “Minorities, Media and Crime: Mass Media’s Creation of the African American Criminal,” Sponsored by Department of Sociology, Office of the Dean, Office for Teaching and Faculty Development; Bradley University, Peoria, IL: March.

· 1994. "Seriousness of Excessive Force as Perceived by Suspects and by Police." August, American Sociological Association 89th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California.

· 1994. Presider and Organizer for "African Americans and the Mass Media." August. Association of Black Sociologists. Los Angeles, California.

· 1993. "Race, Crime and The Media: Justice For All?" Forum discussion on the issues of race and crime, and how they are portrayed by the media. Bolinga Center. February. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

· 1992. "Roots of Racism: Africans in the Americas," Presented at the 6th Annual Peace Studies Conference, October. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

· 1992. "Race, Media, and Crime: A Content Analysis of Three News Dailies," Presented at the International Sociological Association Symposium, July. Kurashiki, Japan.

· 1991. "Social Strata and the Meaning of Economic Justice," with Norma Shepelak. Presented at the 3rd International Conference of Social Justice Research. July. Utrecht, The Netherlands.

· 1990. "The Cultural of Poverty -- Myth or Reality? An Empirical Test," with Norma Shepelak. Presented at the 15th Annual Convention of the Association for Humanist Sociology. October. Cincinnati, OH.

· 1990. "The Sociological Imagination as a Tool of Critical Thinking," Society for Applied Sociology, Cincinnati, Ohio. October.

· 1990. "Incorporating Critical Thinking in the Research Methods Course," Integrating Critical Thinking in the College Curriculum: A Conference in the Educational Challenge Series: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, April.

· 1989. "Crime News in Three Newspapers: Is Crime News Disproportionately Reported for Women and Minorities," Association for Humanist Sociology 14th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November.

· 1986. "The Depiction of Blacks on Prime-Time TV," American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, New York. (Presider, Session 45, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities Refereed Roundtables).

· 1986. Presider and Co-organizer, Session 7, Informal Discussion Roundtables, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York.

· 1985. "The U.S. Invasion of Grenada," American Sociological Association Annual Meetings. Washington, DC (Presenter, Session 108, Relations in the Third World).

· 1985. Co-organizer and Presider, "Politicians or Sociologists: Whose Sociology is it Anyway?" American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.

· 1985. Co-organizer and Presider, Honor Student Session, "Sociology, A Social Indicator or Unifying Force," American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Fall 2004. Kenosha County Gun-Related Violence Project. This project involves training students to read and code criminal case files involving guns for Kenosha County. Our objective is to determine what type of offender is most likely to utilize handguns and how we can quell the use of handgun violence in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

Spring 1993. Racial and Economic Assessment Survey for the Five Oaks Community. I was asked by President Jessie Gooding of the Dayton Branch of the NAACP to determine if the installation of "Brick Gates" is providing more of an inconvenience to the area where African-American residents live.

Spring 1992. Police Misconduct Survey. This project consisted of two survey techniques. First, 1,000 Ohio residents and 1,000 Ohio police officers were telephone surveyed about their attitudes toward police misconduct. Secondly, citizens and officers who have been involved in police brutality cases were interviewed face-to-face. (With In Soo Son and Mark Davis)

Fall 1992. Canvasser. During the Mayoral and Aldermanic campaign in Chicago (1982-83), I worked as a Canvasser for the 29th Ward located on Chicago's westside. I went from door-to-door conducting face-to-face interviews for the upcoming election. These data collected were used to determine areas of strong and weak support for Mayor Harold Washington and Alderman Danny K. Davis.

Spring 1991. Survey of Racial and Ethnic Members of the American Sociological Association. This project consisted of two stages: 1) a self-administered questionnaire mailed to a sample of racial and ethnic minority sociologists who are members of the ASA, and 2) telephone interviews with leaders of professional associations that include racial and ethnic minority sociologists. (With Greg Weiss)

Summer 1990. Characteristics of Growth in a Small Village: The Case of Yellow Springs. This project involved conducting a telephone survey of 400 residents of Yellow Springs, Ohio to determine their attitudes about growth and development in their village.

Spring 1984. Research Assistant, Howard University. The Washington, DC Social Psychophysiology Project (WSPP). The principle aim of the WSPP was to determine the impact of stressful socio-environmental stimuli on variation in anxiety, adrenal hormone secretion, and blood pressure in urban African-Americans. As a Research Assistant, I obtained practical training in medical and psycho-physiological research. I co-developed the questionnaire that was used for survey interviews.

COURSES TAUGHT

· Bamboozled: Hollywood Depictions of the African American Stereotype

· Black Community, Law and Social Change

· Confronting Authority: the Struggle of African Americans for Equality

· Contemporary Social Issues in the African American Community

· Criminological Theory

· Human Rights Seminar

· Introduction to Sociology

· Introduction to Criminology

· Introduction to Criminal Justice

· Introduction to Research Methods

· Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations

· Minorities, Crime and Social Policy

· Race, Media and Crime

· Research on Contemporary Afro-American Problems

· Russian Mafia Seminar

· Structural Violence

· Senior Seminar in Afro-American Studies

· Social Justice Seminar

· The Birth of the Civil Rights Movement Seminar

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

· Academic Advisor for the American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC; Junior Faculty Member: Professor Vasily Nikitenko, St. Petersburg, Russia (2003-2004)

· Academic Advisor for the American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC: Junior Faculty Member: Professor Serhiy Oleksiyovych Bondaruk, Lutsk, Ukraine (2000-2001)

· American Sociological Association Task Force on Current Knowledge on Hate/Bias Acts on College and University Campuses (1999-2001)

· American Sociological Association Committee on Distinguish Teaching (2000-2002)

· Associate Editor, Teaching Sociology, Journal of the American Sociological Association (1994-1996)

· American Sociological Association, Committee on the Minority Fellowship Program. (1993-1995)

· Race, Ethnic, Gender and Inequality Committee (Chair), North Central Sociological Association. (1993-1995)

· Teaching Resource Committee, American Sociological Association. (1993-Present)

· Society for the Study of Social Problems. Committee on Membership. (1993-1995)

· American Sociological Association, Committee on Membership. (1989-93; Chair, 1993)

· Advisor and Representative for Alpha Kappa Delta, RHO Chapter of Ohio. International Sociology Honors Society. (1990-1993)

· Associate Editor for Annual Editions: Race Relations. Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc.: Guilford, CT. (1989-Present)

INDIANA UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND SERVICE

· Affirmative Action Committee (1994-2002)

· Affirmative Action Committee University Faculty Council (1999-2002)

· Affirmative Action Review Committee (Spring 1997)

· Affirmative Action Search Committee (1997-1998)

· Black Culture Center Library Review Committee (1999)

· Briscoe Student Life Residence Faculty Fellow (1994-96)

· Campus-Wide Writing Intensive Grant Committee (1998)

· Equal Opportunity Fellowship Committee (1994-1998)

· Faculty Affairs Committee -Bloomington Faculty Council (2003-2004)

· GROUPS Advisory Committee (1997-2000)

• Honors College Dean’s Search Committee (2002)
• Honors College International Grant Committee (2001-Present)

· Honors Extra-Curriculum Programming Committee (1999-2002)

· Leadership Conference on Diversity Initiatives (1999-2001)

· Mini-University Presenter (June, 1994)

· Salary Equity Committee (1999-2001)

· Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee (2001-Present)

· Student Affairs Committee (1994-96)

· Student Athlete Faculty Mentor (1994-1996)

· Student Research Opportunity Program Mentor (1993-1999; 2003)

· Undergraduate Research Incentive Program Mentor (1993-94)

• Vice-Chancellor for Budget Search Committee (2002)
• Wells Scholar Selection Committee (2001-Present)

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SERVICE

· Course and Curriculum Committee

· Equity Scorecard Committee

· Faculty Rights and Responsibility Committee (2005)

· Faculty Senator (2005-2007)

· Personnel Review Committee

· Search Committee for Associate Chancellor for Equity and Diversity (2005)

· Steering Committee for Ethnic Studies Program

· University Committee

· Ad Hoc Committee for Establishing Forensics Science Program (2004)

DEPARTMENT SERVICE (Afro-Studies)

· Alumni Survey Committee

· Delta Sigma Theta/Afro-Studies Essay Contest Judge (2 yrs.)

· King Day Essay Judge

· Knowledge Bowl Judge

· Merit Committee (4 yrs.)

· Senior Social Scientist Search Committee

· Student/Faculty Activities Organizer

DEPARTMENT SERVICE (Criminal Justice IU)

• Faculty Search Committee
• Graduate Affairs Committee
• Capstone Course Development Committee
• Chair; Chair’s Selection Committee
• Department Merit Committee

DEPARTMENT SERVICE (Criminal Justice – WI)

· Advisor to Criminal Justice Club

· Criminal Justice Department Executive Committee

· Faculty Search Committee

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Alpha Kappa Delta: International Sociological Honor Society.

American Sociological Association

American Society of Criminologists

Association of Black Sociologists

REFERENCES:

Carla Howery David Takeuchi, Dean

Deputy Executive Director School of Social Work

The American Sociological Association University of Washington

1307 New York Avenue, NW 4101 15^th Avenue, Box 354900

Washington, DC 20005 Seattle, WA 98195

(202) 383-9005 (ext. 323) (206) 543-5133

howery@asanet.org dt5@u.washington.edu

Gloria Gibson, Dean Mark S. Davis, PhD

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Director

Arkansas State University Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence

P.O. Box 1150 Kent State University

State University, AR 72467 230 Auditorium Building, P.O. Box 5190

(870) 972-3973 Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

(330) 672-7917

mdavis1@kent.edu

(6/2006)