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JoAnn Miller
Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Sociology - Interim Department Head
Publication link: Agenda for Social Justice: 2008
JoAnn Miller received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1984 and joined the Purdue University faculty in 1984.
Office Phone: (765) 494-4666
Secondary Office: BRNG 1290D
Secondary Office Phone: (765) 496-1848
Email: jlmiller@purdue.edu
Specialization: Sociology of law, gender and law, family violence.
Courses:
Taught in recent years
Honors Seminar in Sociology
Discretionary Justice
Sociology of Law
Family Abuse and Violence
Dr. Miller’s recent book coauthored with Dean Knudsen, Family Abuse and Violence: A Social Problems Perspective, was published in 2007. Her new book, coauthored with The Hon. Donald C. Johnson, is titled Problem Solving Courts: New Approaches to Criminal Justice. It will be available in October 2009 and on display at ASA and SSSP meetings in August, 2009. She has been awarded National Institute of Justice, Dept. of Health & Human Services, and MUCIA grants and has authored over 25 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals such as Social Problems, Law & Society Review, the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, The Sociological Quarterly, The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence Against Women. She authored and coauthored book chapters that appear in a Sourcebook and a Handbook and presented papers, seminars, and workshops at international, national, and local venues. She was Associate Editor of Social Problems (1994-1996) and served as Editor of Contemporary Sociology with Robert Perrucci (2001 – 2005). She teaches courses across all levels of the curriculum, from large Social Problems lecture halls to PhD Seminars on Marriage and Family Law. Professor Miller and Profesor Rankine created the College of Liberal Arts Center for the Study of Prevention of Race, Ethnic Group, and Gender Violence.
Positions at Purdue University
2009-2010 Interim Head, Department of Sociology
2008 - present Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies and Engagement
2008 - present Professor of Sociology
2005 - 2006 Director, Undergraduate Studies
1995 - 1998 Director, Graduate Studies
1990 - 2008 Associate Professor of Sociology
1984 - 1990 Assistant Professor of Sociology
Service to the Profession
Elected President (2009-2010), Society for the Study of Social Problems
Program Committee Chair, 2007 and 2000, Annual Meeting, Society for the Study of Social Problems
Elected Secretary, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Elected Board of Directors, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2001-2003
Elected Chair, Law and Society Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems 1996-1998
Editorial Board, Marriage & Family Review 1999-present
Editor, Contemporary Sociology, 2001-2003; 2004-2005
Associate Editor, Social Problems, 1994-1996
Honors and Awards
Liberal Arts Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1999-2000.
Seven Departmental Teaching Awards.
Department Award, College of Liberal Arts, Teaching Excellence 2007
Woman of Distinction Award, the YWCA 2009
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