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Elaina Behounek - Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology and Criminal Justice
Phone: 4784712445
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| Office Hours: | T/R: 1:15-2:15, W 9-3 |
| Biography: | Elaina Behounek, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Sociology and Criminal Justice at Middle Georgia State University. She studies intimate partner violence, sexual assault, fear of crime, and educational inequality. |
| Courses: | Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Social Problems Deviance and Social Control Sociological Theory |
| Education: | BA, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Psychology MA, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Sociology Ph.D., University of South Florida, Sociology |
| CV: | Curriculum VitaeElaina Behounekelaina.behounek@mga.eduMiddle Georgia State University100 University ParkwayDepartment of Psychology and Criminal JusticeMacon, Georgia 31206Phone (478)471-2445Cell (865)816-0245 updated March 14, 2019, 2019EDUCATIONPh.D. Sociology, December 2015University of South Florida, Tampa, FLDissertation: “Mediated Relationships: An ethnography of family law mediation”MA Sociology, 2011Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, ILThesis: “No Help for the Weary”: An ethnographic examination of factors impacting burnout among domestic violence and sexual assault advocates.Chair: Jennifer L. DunnBA Psychology, 2007University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TNAA General Studies, 2003John A. Logan College, Carterville, ILAREAS OF SPECIALIZATIONCriminology, criminal justice system, gender, victimization, qualitative methodsAWARDSExperiential Learning course development, 2019 $500QEP, Research That Reaches Out-Conference Funding, 2018 $4000QEP, Research That Reaches Out-Semester Project Support, 2017 $1500USF NAACP Outstanding Female Icon Award, 2014SSSI Travel Grant for conference, 2012 $200USF Travel Grant for conference, 2011, 2012, 2013 $500AKD student paper competition 2011-Second place for paper: “No Help for theWeary.” An ethnographic examination of factors impacting burnout among domestic violence and sexual assault advocates, 2010 $250PROMPT Fellow- 2009-2011AKD Travel Grant for Conference (5 students), 2010 $1000PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAssistant Professor, Middle Georgia State University, Fall 2018-currentSOCI 1101-Introduction to Sociology (online-2nd session)-Fall 2018, Spring 2019 (online-2 sessions)SOCI 1160-Introduction to Social Problems (online)-Fall 2018, Spring 2019 SOCI 1160-Introduction to Social Problems (in person) Fall 2018 CRJU 4500*-Ecology of Crime (online) took over half way Fall 2018 SOCI 4110-Deviance and Social Control (in person)-Spring 2019 SOCI 2001-Sociological Theory (online)-Spring 2019Assistant Professor, Mercer University, Fall 2015-Spring 2018SOC/WGS 350-Women, Crime, and Justice, Fall 2017UNV 101-University First Year Experience, Fall 2017SOC 367-Law & Society, Spring 2017SOC 303-Mainstream Currents in Sociological Thought (Theory), Fall 2015, Fall 2016SOC 101-Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2015, Spring, 2016, Fall 2016 (2classes), Spring 2017 (2 classes), Fall 2017, Spring 2018 (2 classes) SOC 210-Social Problems, Writing |
| Professional Experience: | Assistant Professor, Middle Georgia State University, Fall 2018-current SOCI 1101-Introduction to Sociology (online-2nd session)-Fall 2018, Spring 2019 (online-2 sessions) SOCI 1160-Introduction to Social Problems (online)-Fall 2018, Spring 2019 SOCI 1160-Introduction to Social Problems (in person) Fall 2018 CRJU 4500*-Ecology of Crime (online) took over half way Fall 2018 SOCI 4110-Deviance and Social Control (in person)-Spring 2019 SOCI 2001-Sociological Theory (online)-Spring 2019 Assistant Professor, Mercer University, Fall 2015-Spring 2018 SOC/WGS 350-Women, Crime, and Justice, Fall 2017 UNV 101-University First Year Experience, Fall 2017 SOC 367-Law & Society, Spring 2017 SOC 303-Mainstream Currents in Sociological Thought (Theory), Fall 2015, Fall 2016 SOC 101-Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2015, Spring, 2016, Fall 2016 (2 classes), Spring 2017 (2 classes), Fall 2017, Spring 2018 (2 classes) SOC 210-Social Problems, Writing Instruction, Spring 2016 SOC 385-Criminology, Spring 2016, Spring 2018 CRJ 160-Introduction to Criminal Justice, Fall 2015, Fall 2017 INT 201-Integrative course-“Building Community”-Spring 2018 Instructor, University of South Florida, Summer 2014, Fall 2014 SYG 2010-Contemporary Social Problems Instructor, Saint Leo University-college of online learning, Fall 2014 SOC 331-Social Global Change and Development Instructor, Saint Leo University-distance learning, Summer 2014 SOC 110-The McDonaldization of Society Instructor, Saint Leo University, Spring 2014 SOC 110-Building a Multiracial Society Instructor, University of South Florida, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 SYG/WST 4930-Women, Crime and Justice Instructor, Hillsborough Community College, Fall 2013 SYG 2000-Introduction to Sociology Instructor, University of South Florida, Spring 2013, Summer 2013 SYG 2010-Contemporary Social Problems Instructor, University of South Florida, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012 SYG 2000-Introduction to Sociology Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Derek Martin, Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Sociology 108-Introduction to Sociology Graduate Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Kathryn Ward, Spring 2010 Sociology 223-Men and Women in Contemporary Society Sociology 423-Men and Women in Contemporary Society Graduate Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Jean-Pierre Reed, Fall 2009 Sociology 108-Introduction to Sociology |
| Professional Affiliations: | Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, ACJS,-member 2017 American Society of Criminology, member 2010-present Division of Women and Crime, American Society of Criminology, member and mentor program participant, 2010-present Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society- Lifetime member Graduate Students United-member, 2010-2015 American Sociological Association-member-2010-present Collective Behavior and Social Movements-member, 2011-2012 Teaching and Learning, 2014-present Labor and Labor Movements Section, 2013-2016 Sex and Gender Section, 2013-present Division of Women and Crime section member, 2012-present Crime, Deviance and Law section member, 2013-present Sociologists for Women in Society member, 2013-present Southern Sociological Society, 2015-present |
| Awards and Honors: | AWARDS Experiential Learning course development, 2019 $500 QEP, Research That Reaches Out-Conference Funding, 2018 $4000 QEP, Research That Reaches Out-Semester Project Support, 2017 $1500 USF NAACP Outstanding Female Icon Award, 2014 SSSI Travel Grant for conference, 2012 $200 USF Travel Grant for conference, 2011, 2012, 2013 $500 AKD student paper competition 2011-Second place for paper: “No Help for the Weary.” An ethnographic examination of factors impacting burnout among domestic violence and sexual assault advocates, 2010 $250 PROMPT Fellow- 2009-2011 AKD Travel Grant for Conference (5 students), 2010 $1000 |
| Publications: | PUBLICATIONS Behounek, Elaina. 2017. “Owen, Barbara” in The Encyclopedia of Corrections. Wiley. Behounek, Elaina. Forthcoming. “MacKinnon, Catharine” The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime. Behounek. Elaina. Forthcoming. “Female Sex Offenders” in The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime Wiley. Behounek, Elaina. Forthcoming 2019. “Divorce Mediation” Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships. Behounek, Elaina and Eric Kushins (eds). Social Problems: An Anthology, Cognella. IN PROGRESS Behounek, Elaina. “Safety of Women and Girls in Educational Settings”, invited manuscript. Behounek, Elaina. “Sex Offenders”, Race, Crime, and Justice: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic, ABC-CLIO. Behounek, Elaina and Michelle Hughes Miller. “Family Law Mediation: Power and Violence”. Behounek, Elaina. “Fear of Crime in a Trump Administration” Kushins, Eric and Elaina Behounek. Revise and Resubmit. “Toward a Sociology of Family Business: Theoretical and Methodological Recommendations to Problematize and Research a Complex Phenomenon”, Journal of Family Business Strategy. Kushins, Eric and Elaina Behounek. Chapter Proposal Accepted. “Research Agenda for Family Business”, A research agenda for family business. A way ahead for the field - Edward Elgar. |
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