My Vita
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1992 Doctorate of Philosophy, Sociology
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
1980 Master of Arts, Sociology,
Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
1978 Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude,
Sociology-Anthropology
Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ
2007-2016 Taught Sociology classes. Retired May 2016.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
2006-2007 Taught Dialogue on Race.
Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC 28815
1994-2003 Professor, Social Sciences Department. Taught
Sociology and Women's Studies. Chair, Women's Studies.
Shaw University, Center for Alternative Programs in Education, Asheville, NC 28801
1998-1999 Adjunct Professor. Taught Introduction to Sociology.
San Francisco State University,Sociology Dept., San Francisco, CA 94132
1990 Lecturer. Taught Deviance and Conformity.
West Valley College, Sociology Dept., Saratoga, CA 95070
1988-1991 Instructor. Taught American Race Relations,and Introduction to Sociology.
Foothill College, Sociology Dept., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
1987-1991 Instructor. Taught Introduction to Sociology,Marriage and the Family, and Law and Society
DeAnza College, Sociology Dept., Cupertino, CA 95014
1987 Instructor. Taught Introduction to Sociology, and Sociology of Women and Men.
Boston College, Sociology Dept., Chestnut HIll, MA 02167
1981-1982 Teaching Assistant for Multivariate Statistics, and Introduction to Sociology.
Tufts University, Sociology Dept., Medford, MA 02155
1978-1981 Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Sociology, and for American Society.
MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER
SpringerNature
Women's Studies International Forum
Michigan Family Review
Journal of Homosexuality
Feminist Criminology
National Women's Studies Association Journal
Northeastern University Press
Routledge Press
Sociological Spectrum
Violence Against Women (journal)
Westview Press
W.W. Norton
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intergroup Relations Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85215
8/05- 7/07, Program Coordinator Sr.
Wingspan, Tucson, AZ 85705
2/04-8/05 Coordinator, Anti-Violence Project
The Brewster Center, Tucson, AZ 85716
8/03-2/04 Outreach Coordinator.
North Carolina Department of Correction, Black Mountain, NC 28711
2/98-6/01 Facilitator, Support Group for Battered Women, Black Mountain Correctional Center for Women
Helpmate, Asheville, NC 28801
5/98-2003 Battered women's shelter relief staff.
2/01-2003 Facilitator, Support Group for Battered Lesbians
ARIS Project, San Jose, CA 95126
1/93-5/94 Manager, Volunteer Training and Support.
Support Network for Battered Women, Mountain View, CA 94041
7/90-1/93 Coordinator, Community Education.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111
1980 Research Assistant for the Rehabilitation Institute.
Cooperative Education Research Center, Northeastern U., Boston, MA 02115
1977-1979 -Research Assistant.
PUBLICATIONS
2023 "Girshick, Lori B." T. K. Shackelford (ed.), Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493_683-1. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
2017 Advocates for Animals: An Inside Look at Some of the Extraordinary Efforts to End Animal Suffering. Lanham: MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
2014 “In the Doing and the Being,” in W. Tuttle (Ed.), Circle of Compassion: Essays Connecting Issues of Justice, (pp. 54-62). Danvers, MA: Vegan Publishers.
2011 “Out of Compliance: Masculine-identified People in Women’s Prisons” in E. Stanley & N. Smith (Eds.), Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex (pp. 189-208). Oakland, CA: AK Press.
2010, Winter. "No More Denying: Facing Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence." Connections, 13, 18-21.
2010 "Same-Sex Interpersonal Violence: An Activist Researcher's Commentary." Sexual Assault Report, 13 (5), 67-68, 74-78, 80.
2009 "The Trannyweb Celebrity Interview: Lori Girshick" The Tranny Tribune: The Official Organ of the Trannyweb Community, November, 2009.
2008 Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.
2008 "Homophobia," in C. Renzetti & J. Edleson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (pp. 336-338). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
2008 "Hate Crimes, Anti-Gay," in C. Renzetti & J. Edleson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (pp. 305-307). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
2008 "Hate Crimes Legislation," in C. Renzetti & J. Edleson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (pp. 416-417). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
2008 "Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence," in C. Renzetti & J. Edleson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (pp. 622-623). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
2007 "Matthew Shephard," in J. O'Brien (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Gender & Society (pp. 793-794). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2007 "Homophobia," in J. O'Brien (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Gender & Society (pp. 430-433). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2007 "Third Genders," in A. Lind & S. Brzuzy (Eds.) Battleground: Women and Gender (pp. 593-596). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
2007 "Heterosexism and Homophobia," in A. Lind & S. Brzuzy (Eds.) Battleground: Women and Gender (pp. 237-245. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
2007 "Intersexuality," in A. Lind & S. Brzuzy (Eds.) Battleground: Women and Gender (pp. 267-273). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
2007 "Femininities/Masculinities," in A. Lind & S. Brzuzy (Eds.) Battleground: Women and Gender (pp. 172-181). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
2006 "Domestic violence is a community responsibility," Northeast Mesa Lifestyle, Feb, 2006, Vol. 2, No. 2, 10.
2005 "Woman-Woman Rape." Our Bodies Ourselves Companion Website. [Online]. Available: http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?id=8&compID=95. [2005, April].
2005 "Leonard Peltier," in M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities (pp. 690-692). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
2005 "Wives of Prisoners," in M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities (pp. 1038-1041). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
2003 "Abused women and incarceration," in Women in prison: Gender and social control (pp. 95-117). B. Zaitzow & J. Thomas (Eds.), Lynne Reinner Publishers
2003 "No more denying: Facing woman to woman sexual violence," The Center Post, Jan/Feb, 2003, 1.
2002 "No sugar, no spice: Reflections on research on woman-to-woman sexual violence," Violence Against Women, 8 (12), 1500-1520.
2002 Book review of No More Secrets: Violence in Lesbian Relationships by J. Ristock, in Violence Against Women, 8 (8), 997-1002.
2002 Woman to Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call it Rape? Boston: Northeastern University Press.
2002 "Leaving Stronger: Preparing to Return to Society," in S. Sharpe (Ed.), The Incarcerated Woman: Rehabilitative Programming in Women's Prisons (pp. 169-183). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
2001 "Sexual violence within lesbian battering." Off Our Backs, 31 (9), 31-35.
2001 "No more denying: Facing woman to woman sexual violence." Q-Notes. April 28, p. 19.
2001 "No more denying: Facing woman to woman sexual violence." Greenwich Village Gazette. [Online]. Available: http://www.nycny.com/columns/guests/girshick 03-09-01.html. [2001, April 1].
2001 "No more denying: Facing woman to woman sexual violence." Las Vegas Bugle. March 30.
2001 "Support for Battered Women in Prison," Fortune News, 36 (1), 10-11.
2001 Book review of Criminal Women by J. Pollock, Criminal Justice Review, 24 (2), 196-197.
2000 "No Safe Haven: WILPF Member Writes Book on Women in Prison," Peace & Freedom, November-December, 7.
1999 No Safe Haven: Stories of Women in Prison. Boston: Northeastern University Press.
1999 "Organizing in the Lesbian Community to Confront Lesbian Battering," Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 9 (1), 83-92.
1998 "The Importance of Using a Gendered Analysis to Understand Women in Prison," Journal of the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Research Consortium, 4.
1996 Soledad Women: Wives of Prisoners Speak Out. Westport, CT: Praeger.
1994 "I Leave in the Dark of Morning." The Prison Journal, 73 (1), 93-97.
1993 "What Health Professionals Should Know About Domestic Violence." Reproductive Health Resources, 11 (1), 1, 3.
1993 "Teen Dating Violence." Violence UpDate, 3 (12), 1-4, 6.
1993 "Teen Dating Violence Program," Ed., Support Network for Battered Women, 200 Blossom Lane, Mountain View, CA 94041
1983 "The Politics of Measuring Poverty Among the Elderly." In Applied Poverty Research. Richard Goldstein and Stephen Sachs, eds. New Jersey: Rowan & Allanheld, Publishers, 54-76 (with John B. Williamson).
1982 "The Politics of Measuring Poverty Among the Elderly." In Applied Studies Journal (March), 483-499. (with John B. Williamson).
1981 "The Measurement of Poverty: The Case of the Elderly." In Policy Issues for the Elderly Poor, Community Services Administration, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 5-15. (with John B. Williamson).
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 Outstanding Vegan Mentor award, PETA Mentor Program
2016 Diversity Alliance Council (DAC) Diversity Recognition Award.
2016 Finalist, PETA Sexiest Vegan over 50.
2008 MLK, Jr. Basketball Classic School Honoree--Chandler-Gilbert CC.
2007 ASU Ubiquity Service to the Community award
2002 Appalachian College Association, Women's Studies Technology Grant
2002 Appalachian College Association, Travel Grant
2001 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Travel Grant
2001 Appalachian College Association, Women's Studies Technology Grant
2001 Open Meadows, grant in collaboration with OurVOICE
2001 Warren Wilson College, Sabbatical Grant, Spring Semester
2000 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Travel Grant
2000 Appalachian College Association, Inc. Sabbatical Grant, Fall Semester, 2000
1998 Appalacian College Association, Inc., Travel Grant
1998 Freeman Foundation Award
1997 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Travel Grant
1997 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Post-Doctoral Research Grant
1997 Mellon Fellowship Award
1997 Nominated for Teaching Excellence Award, Warren Wilson College
1996 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Travel Grant
1996 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Post-Doctoral Research Grant
1995 Appalachian College Association, Inc., Travel Grant
1995 Faculty Development Grant, People to People International
1992 Summer Dissertation Development Stipend, Boston College
1980-1981 National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship Award
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2014 Summer Institute on Theatre of the Oppressed, June, 2014
2011 National Conference on race & Ethnicity in Higher Education, San Francisco, CA, May 30-June 4.
2006 Social Justice Training Institute, Tucson, AZ, December 6-10.
2005 Professional Development Institute, Office for Victims of Crime, Spokane, WA, June 21-24.
2004 Anti-Bias Education Curriculum conference, Tempe, AZ, June 10-13.
2004 National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects Annual Roundtable Meeting, Denver, CO, May 7-9.
1999 Women's Leadership Workshop, Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), May 21-23.
1998 "US-East Asia: A Search for Common Values," Special Session of the Freeman Foundation Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria, June 1-6.
1997 "Race and Ethnicity: Models for Diversity," Salzburg Seminar, Session 346, Salzburg, Austria, May 17-24.
1995 "Alternative Social Policies in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands: Drugs, Sex and Jobs," June 18-July7.
1980 & 1981 Two-week trip to Cuba to study social, political & economic organization, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS
2013 "Nonviolence Philosophy," No More Deaths Volunteer training, 9/14/13.
2013 “Transgender Student Success,” Arizona Women in Higher Education conference, Flagstaff, AZ, 6/6/13.
2013 “Transgender Student Success,” brown bag lunch, MCCCD District Office, 4/11/13.
2011 "Addressing Same-Sex Violence: Knowledge & Practice," Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs annual conference, 5/16/11.
2011 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence" training to Health Center staff, Brown University, and presentation to students for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Brown University, Providence, RI, 4/18/11.
2010 "Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community" keynote address, and "Gaining Confidence in Serving LGBT Survivors" workshop, "Many Faces of Domestic Violence" annual conference, AppalReD Legal Aid, Prestonsburg, KY, 10/1/10.
2009 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence" and "Understanding Transgender" for End Violence Against Women International (EVAW International), Annaheim, CA, 5/19/09.
2009 Luncheon keynote, "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," and "Transgender Voices" for the Tennessee Coalition against Domestic & Sexual Violence, 7th Annual Conference, Franklin, TN, 5/4/09.
2008 “Why are People Harmed for Being Who They Are?” International Foundation for Gender Education, 22nd annual conference, Tucson, AZ, 4/3/08.
2008 “Moving Beyond the Gender Binary,” International Foundation for Gender Education, 22nd annual conference, Tucson, AZ, 4/5/08.
2006 "The Importance of Research in LGBT Anti-Violence Work," Creating Change, St. Louis, MO, 11/10/06.
2006 Panel member and two workshops on LGBT Sexual Assault, New York State Coalition against Sexual Assault, Buffalo, NY, 6/27/06.
2006 "The Importance of Research in Social Change & LGBT Equality," FTM North Conference, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 4/29/06.
2006 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," 4th Statewide Sexual Assault Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 3/30/06.
2005 “Serving LGBT Victims/Survivors: From Rhetoric to Practice,” California Coalition Against Sexual Assault Campus Program, Louisville, KY, 6/15/05.
2005 “A Multicultural Approach to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community in Interpersonal Violence Prevention,” Purdue University, Indiana, 5/18/05.
2004 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence" keynote and "LGBT Folks and Domestic & Sexual Violence: Unique Issues" workshop. Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, annual conference, Medford, OR, 8/5/04.
2004 "Unique Issues in LGBT Sexual and Domestic Violence, Part I and II," National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Denver, CO, July 13, 2004.
2004 "Sexual Assault Issues in Sexual Minority Communities," Training Institutue, CDC 3rd Annual National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 27, 2004.
2004 "Sexual Assault and LGBT Folks: New Considerations and Challenges" public lecture and "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence" training, CAL State University--Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, April 25, 2004.
2004 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs annual conference, Bellevue, WA, April 22, 2004.
2004 "Same-Sex Domestic & Sexual Violence," International Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Conference, San Diego, CA, April 8, 2004.
2004 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," Trends and Issues Forum, Illinois Coalition against Sexual Assault, Springfield, IL, March 11, 2004.
2003 "Gaining Confidence in Serving LGBT Folks" and "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," day-long training, New Hampshire Coalition against Domestic & Sexual Violence, Manchester, NH, 12/9/03.
2003 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," 2 presentations, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, October 20, 2003.
2003 "Same-Sex Domestic & Sexual Violence" workshop and "Support Group Facilitation Skills with Lesbian and Bisexual Clients" skills-based workshop, Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence conference, Billings, MT, September 24, 2003.
2003 "Battered Women in Prison" and "Same-Sex DV Programming." Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence annual statewide domestic violence conference, Lake Tahoe, NV, September 9, 2003.
2003 "Same-Sex Violence: Barriers, Challenges, Opportunities, and Justice," conference keynote, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Reboheth Beach, DE, 5/6/03.
2003 "Agency Programming and Outreach for the LGBT Community," workshop, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Rohobeth Beach, DE, 5/6/03.
2003 "Anti-Oppression Work: Examining Homophobia and Heterosexism," workshop, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Rehobeth beach, DE, 5/6/03.
2003 "Not all Perpetrators are Men, Not all Surviviors are Women," Sexual Assault Awareness Month presentation, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC, 4/28/03.
2003 "Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia Awareness: Issues for Sexual Assault Response," and "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," workshops for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 4/21/03.
2003 "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" presentation, Evergreen College, Olympia, WA, 4/8/03.
2003 "Sexual Assault Panel," Southern Girls' Convention, Asheville, NC, 3/16/03.
2003 "Sexual Violence and the LGBT Communities," Ohio Coalition on Sexual Assault, Columbus, OH, 3/14/03.
2003 "Same-sex Domestic Violence," volunteer training, Helpmate, Asheville, NC, 2/25/03.
2003 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," volunteer training, OurVOICE, Asheville, NC, 2/20/03.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," conference, Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Lexington, KY, 12/3/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual and Domestic Violence," agency training, Community Works/Dunn House, Ashland, OR, 10/21/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," 7th International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA, 9/27/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, conference, Orlando, FL, 8/6/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," agency training, Next Door: Solutions to Domestic Violence, San Jose, CA, 6/25/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," agency training, Support Network for Battered Women, Mountain View, CA 6/24/02.
2002 "Same-Sex Sexual Assault," Technical Assistance Institute, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Rutgers University, NJ, 6/19/02.
2002 "Facing Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," Addiction: Focus on Women Conference, MAHEC, Hendersonville, NC, 6/13/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," Centers for Disease Control, National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference, Chicago, IL, 6/30/02.
2002 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," presentation, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Chapel Hill, NC, 5/16/02.
2002 "No More Denying: Woman to Woman Sexual Violence." agency trainings, Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence., Las Vegas, NV, 4/29/02.
2002 "Domestic and Sexual Violence Toward Lesbians and Bisexual Women," training, MAHEC, Asheville, NC, 3/21/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," agency training, Orange County Rape Crisis Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 3/19/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman sexual Violence," half-day training, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC, 3/18/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," presentation, CLOSER, Asheville, NC, 3/12/02.
2002 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," volunteer training, OurVOICE, Asheville, NC, 3/5/02.
2001 "Domestic Violence," panel member, University of North Carolina-Asheville, 11/12/01.
2001 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Atlanta, GA., 11/9/01.
2001 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault annual meeting, Charlotte, NC, 11/7/01.
2001 "Same-Sex Domestic Violence," Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Warren Wilson College, 10/8/01.
2001 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," Faculty Seminar, Warren Wilson College, 9/20/01.
2001 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," staff training for Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 8/20/01.
2001 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," staff training, Our VOICE, Asheville, NC, 8/13/01.
2001 "Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence," volunteer training, Our VOICE, Asheville, NC, 8/6/01.
2001 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence and Lesbian Battering," staff training, Project Safe, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 7/24/01.
2001 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," presentation at the National Women's Studies Association annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 6/14/01.
2001 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," staff training, YWCA Alternatives to Domestic Violence, Spokane, WA, 6/12/01.
2001 "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate (Buncombe County), 4/24/01
2001 "Does She Call it Rape? Woman to Woman Sexual Violence," Southeastern Women's Studies Association annual meeting, Boca Raton, FL, 3/16/01.
2000 "Women in Prison" and "Lesbian Battering" workshops at the Feminist Action Forum, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC, 9/23/00.
2000 "Lesbian Battering," volunteer Training, Helpmate, Asheville, NC, 9/19/00.
2000 "Same-Sex Domestic Violence," presentation to UNCA OUT, 4/25/00.
2000 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call it Rape?" presentation at the Southeastern Women's Studies Association conference, Boone, NC, 4/8/00.
2000 "Women in Prison: Challenges of Adolescence," presentation, Black Mountain Public Library, Black Mountain, NC, 4/3/00.
2000 "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate (battered women's shelter agency, Buncombe County), 3/28/00.
2000 "Women, War and Peace," panel member, Western Carolina Women's Coalition, Conference 2000, Asheville, NC, 3/4/00.
1999 "Woman to Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape?" Presentation at the National Women's Studies Association conference, Albuquerque, NM, 6/18/99.
1999 "Legal Issues with Substance Abusing Clients," presentation at Addiction: Focus on Women, 13th annual conference, Hendersonville, NC, 6/8/99.
1999 "Conversations: Life Behind Bars: Women in Prison," WCQS radio interview, 5/12/99.
1999 "Values Clarification" and "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate, 4/22/99.
1998 "The Importance of Using a Gendered Analysis to Understand Women in Prison," presentation at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA 8/22/98.
1998 "Battered Women in Prison," Black Mountain Correctional Center Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet, guest speaker, Black Mountain, NC 5/12/98.
1998 "Women in Prison: Does the System Work?", presentation to Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church group members, Swannanoa, NC 5/10/98.
1998 "Values Clarification" and "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate, 9/17/98 & 4/30/98.
1998 Facilitation of discussion of "Warrior Marks" and female genital mutilation,Women's History Month, Warren Wilson College, 4/26/98.
1998 "Addressing Chronic Needs Through Programming: The Battered Woman in Prison," presentation at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, 4/3/98.
1998 "Women Workers in Criminal Justice Invisibility, Tokenism and Professionalism," panel participant, University of North Carolina - Asheville, Women's History Month, 3/11/98.
1998 "Battered Women in Prison," Winter Learning Sampler '98, 1/6/98.
1997 "Values Clarification" and "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate, 11/13/97.
1997 "Issues Facing Women in Prison," presentation at the Mid-South Sociological Association annual meeting, Huntsville, AL, 10/31/97.
1997 "Problem Solving, Goal Setting, and Active Listening Skills," volunteer training, Helpmate, 6/10/97.
1997 "Women in Prison," presentation, Warren Wilson College, 4/10/97.
1997 "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Mainstay, 2/26/97.
1996 "Women in Prison and their Social Support Systems," presentation at the Mid-South Sociological Association annual meeting, Little Rock, AK, 11/2/96.
1996 "Lesbian Battering," staff training. Mainstay, 7/8/96.
1996 "Issues Facing Women in Prison," presentation at colloquium on the Needs of Women Offenders, Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice, Asheville, NC, 5/10/96.
1996 "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate, 5/7/96, 11/19/96.
1995 "Organizing Within the Lesbian Community to Confront Domestic Violence," Informal Roundtable, American Sociological Assocation annual meeting, Washington, DC, 8/95.
1995 "Homophobia Workshop," training for staff at the Mary Benson House (residential drug/alcohol treatment for women), 8/9/95.
1995 "Homophobia Workshop," training for staff at Trinity Place (shelter for homeless/ runaway youth) Asheville, NC, 7/12/95.
1995 "Lesbian Battering," volunteer training, Helpmate, 4/18/95 & 9/19/95.
1995 "A Critical Look at the Question 'Why Does She Stay?': Theories, Ideologies and Community Resources," presented at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, 4/6/95.
1995 "Lesbian Battering," community workshop in Asheville, NC 2/18/95 & 7/15/95.
1995 "Gay and Lesbian Teens: At-risk Youth," training for staff at Trinity Place (shelter for homeless/runaway youth), 1/11/95 & 6/7/95.
1994 "In or Out of the Closet? Coming Out Issues Confronting Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: A Vulnerable Population," sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers, Charlotte, NC 11/4/94.
1994 "Lesbian Battering," community workshops in Asheville, NC, 10/4/94.
1994 "Violence Against Lesbians," two workshops at the conference, "Violence Against Women: Transforming the Unspeakable," sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, Black Mountain, NC 10/25/94.
1981 "The Measurement of Poverty: The case of the Elderly," presented to a roundtable session of the Youth, Aging, and Life Course Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems.
COMMUNTIY SERVICE
9/22-present--Lost Our Home, Tempe, AZ
9/22-present--Saving One Life, Mesa, AZ
9/16-2017-- Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary, Scottsdale, AZ
9/16-2/19-- Fearless Kitty Rescue, Fountain Hills, AZ
6/16-9/22 -- Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART), Mesa, AZ
11/13-3/16 -- Furever Friends Rescue, Gilbert, AZ
8/13-6/15 -- I-Help homeless shelter program, Chandler, AZ
6/13-12/13 -- Save the Cats AZ, Gilbert, AZ
11/12-11/13 -- No More Deaths-Phx, Phoenix, AZ
6/11-2020 -- Wildhorse Ranch Rescue/Kitty City, Gilbert, AZ
2/09-8/11 -- Maricopa County Animal Care and Control volunteer
3/05-2009 - Sexual Violence Applied Research Advisory Group member for the Sexual Violence Applied Research Forum
1/96-12/98 -Board member, Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice, Asheville, NC
1996-5/00 - Volunteer/Sponsor, Black Mountain Correctional Center for Women, Black Mountain, NC.
1994-2003- Advocate, 24-hour crisis line, Helpmate, Inc., Asheville, NC.
1993-1994 -Board member, National Organization for Women, Palo Alto, CA.