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Kate Fox received her doctorate in criminology, law and society from the University of Florida in 2009. She served three years on faculty of the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University before joining the faculty at Arizona State University in 2012. Her research focuses primarily on crime victimization, particularly among hard-to-access populations, including American Indian women, offenders and inmates and Somali refugees. Her research examines violent victimization, domestic violence, stalking, and female genital mutilation, among other forms of victimization. Within these research domains, her work examines the needs of victims, the effectiveness of program (program evaluation) and theoretical explanations for victimization.
Fox is currently co-investigator on a project funded by the Department of Heath and Human Services Office of Women’s Health, which is a large-scale data collection effort to understand and improve the health care needs of Somali refugee women who have experienced female genital cutting/mutilation. As part of this project, more than 800 Somali women were surveyed about a variety of issues related to their own genital mutilation, including health care experiences and needs as well as their perceptions and cultural beliefs about female genital cutting. Funded by the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, Fox recently served as principal investigator on a project to develop a strategic plan for a local domestic violence agency in Page, Arizona who serves American Indian women. For this project, Fox led a team of researchers and students to prepare a comprehensive strategic plan for the agency based on interviews with agency staff, surveys of clients, and analyses of the agency’s financial documents. Fox also served as principal investigator on a grant-funded reentry program evaluation for incarcerated youth gang members released into their communities in Houston, Texas (funded by Texas Department of Juvenile Justice and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). In this role, she managed a large team of researchers and practitioners to design, implement and evaluate a series of culturally-competent services targeted toward a racially diverse population of youth offenders. Fox has served as team leader on a grant-funded initiative to examine domestic violence in Cambodia. She also has extensive experience interviewing incarcerated prison and jail inmates in Florida and Utah.
Her work appears in top-ranked academic journals, including Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence & Victims.
Ph.D. Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida 2009
Book:
Fox, Kate A., Lane, Jodi & Turner, Susan. (2018). Encountering correctional populations: A practical guide for researchers. University of California Press.
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Ward, Jeff, Ray, James, & Fox, Kate A. (forthcoming, 2018). Exploring Differences in Self-Control across Sex, Race, Age, Education, and Language: Considering a Bifactor MIMIC Model. Journal of Criminal Justice.
Spooner, Kallee, Pyrooz, David, Webb, Vince, & Fox, Kate A. (2017). Recidivism among juveniles in a multi-component gang reentry program: Findings from a program evaluation in Harris County, Texas. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 13, 275-285.
Fox, Kate A. (2016). Gangs, gender, and violent victimization. Victims & Offenders, 12, 43-70.
Fox, Kate A., & Shjarback,** John. (2016). What works to reduce victimization? A systematic evaluation. Violence & Victims, 31, 285-319.
Fox, Kate A., Nobles, Matt R., & Lane, Jodi. (2016). Control balance behind bars: Testing the generality of Tittle’s theory among incarcerated men and women. Crime & Delinquency, 62, 925-953.
Reyns, Brad W., Henson, Billy, Fisher, Bonnie S., Fox, Kate A., & Nobles, Matt R. (2016). A gendered lifestyle-routine activity approach to explaining stalking victimization in Canada. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31, 1719-1743.
Fox, Kate A., Nobles, Matt R., & Fisher, Bonnie. (2016). A multi-theoretical framework to assess gendered stalking victimization: The utility of self-control, social learning, and control balance theories. Justice Quarterly, 33, 319-347.
| Fall 2019 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 613 | Qualitative Methods |
| Spring 2018 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 403 | Victims and the Criminal Jus |
| CRJ 601 | Seminar, Criminological Theory |
| Fall 2017 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 403 | Victims and the Criminal Jus |
| CRJ 514 | Seminar in Corrections |
| Spring 2017 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 601 | Seminar, Criminological Theory |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 302 | Research Methods |
| CRJ 403 | Victims and the Criminal Jus |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 270 | Community Relations Jus System |
| CRJ 403 | Victims and the Criminal Jus |
| CRJ 601 | Seminar, Criminological Theory |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 302 | Research Methods |
| CRJ 403 | Victims and the Criminal Jus |
| Spring 2015 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 403 | Victims and the Criminal Jus |
| CRJ 611 | Adv Topics Crime&Victimization |
Awards
2016 ASU Anne Schneider Faculty Endowment Community Research Award
2014 American Society of Criminology Division on Corrections and Sentencing
Distinguished New Scholar Award
2014 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Victimology Section New Scholar Award
2010 Sage Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award
2008 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Graduate Student Paper Award
2006 Justice Research and Statistics Association Student Paper Award
2005 National Women in Federal Law Enforcement Scholarship
2004 Michael Corey Award for Outstanding Departmental Service, University of Utah
Editorial Board Member
2015-Present Journal of School Violence
2014-Present Victims & Offenders
2012-2017 Journal of Criminal Justice
2011-Present Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Professional Memberships
American Society of Criminology
Division of Victimology
Division of Corrections & Sentencing
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Victimology Section
Western Society of Criminology
World Society of Victimology
Student Committees
Arizona State University
Dissertation Chair
Kyle Meditz (in progress)
Analisa Gagnon (in progress)
Dissertation Committee Member
Melanie Taylor (Ph.D. received Spring 2013)
Doctoral Supervisory Chair
Analisa Gagnon (in progress)
Kyle Meditz (in progress)
Doctoral Supervisory Committee Member
John Shjarback (Spring 2016)
Master’s Thesis Committee Member
Natasha Khade (Spring 2016)
Allyson Roy (Spring 2014)
Alex Whiteside (Spring 2014)
Master’s Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium Fellowship Chair
Angela Robin (2017-2018)
Undergraduate Barrett Honor’s Thesis Committee Chair
Aleasa Guerra (Spring 2016)
Undergraduate Barrett Honor’s Thesis Committee Member
Hannah Eubanks (in progress)
Leeda Nayibzada (Spring 2016)
Alisys Benado Smasch (Spring 2014)
Sam Houston State University
Doctoral Student Portfolio Member
Maria Kopel (Spring 2012)
Robin Jackson (Summer 2012)
Master’s Thesis Committee Chair
Alejandro Ferrer (Summer 2012)
Master’s Thesis Committee Member
Molly Smith (Spring 2012)
Candace Garcia (Summer 2012)
Esther Boyd (Spring 2012)
Outside Member/Reader
Doctoral Student Dissertation Outside Member
Erica Fissel, University of Cincinnati (2017)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-Present Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
2012-2015 Assistant Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
2009-2012 Assistant Professor, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University
2006-2009 Instructor, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida
Service to the Profession
American Society of Criminology Service
2017-2019 Division of Victimology, Executive Counselor
2017-2019 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Executive Counselor
2015 ASC Program Committee Member
2015 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Awards Committee, Member
2012-2017 Division of Victimology, Executive Board member
2012-2017 Division of Victimology, Secretary
2012-2017 Division of Victimology Membership Committee, Co-Chair
2013 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Student Paper Award, Chair
2012-Present Student Awards Committee, Member
2012 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Dissertation Award, Chair
2011-2013 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Executive Counselor
2011 Program Committee, Victimization Patterns and Trends subarea
2011-2012 Teaching Committee Member
2011 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Dissertation Award Committee
2010 Division of Corrections and Sentencing, Outreach Committee
2010 Division of Women and Crime, Membership Committee
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2018 ACJS Program Committee Section Chair, Victimology
University Service
Arizona State University
2017-2018 Senate Online Education Task Force, Member
2017-2018 College of Public Service and Community Solutions Anne Larason Schneider Faculty Endowment Award, Committee Member
2016 Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair
2015-2016 College Standards Committee
2015-2017 Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee Member
2015-2016 Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
2013-2015 Criminal Justice Systems Comprehensive Exams Committee Member
2013 University Senate
Sam Houston State University
2011 Created crime victimization brochures to promote university student awareness and prevention about stalking and dating violence
2010-2012 Annual Fund Committee Member
2010-2012 Drug and Alcohol Summit, Committee Member
2011-2012 “Year of the Undergraduate” Committee, Member
2010-2011 Search Committee Member
2010 Reducing Irresponsible Drinking & Driving, Committee Member
2009-2011 Ad hoc Committee on Victim Studies, Member
REVIEWER
Manuscript Reviewer
Crime & Delinquency
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Criminology
Feminist Criminology
International Criminal Justice Review
International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Journal of Crime and Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Early Adolescence
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Journal of School Violence
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Justice Quarterly
Social Problems
Victims & Offenders
Violence & Victims
Western Criminology Review
Youth & Society
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Grant Reviewer
National Science Foundation – Law and Social Sciences Division
University of South Carolina Research Mentorship Grant Reviewer
Book Reviewer
Jones & Bartlett (2011-2012); Oxford University Press (2012, 2014); Sage Publications (2011-2012)
