CURRICULUM VITAE
Tammy L. Castle, Ph.D.
Work Address
James Madison University
Department of Justice Studies
Moody 213 MSC 1205
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540) 568-5929
E-mail: castletl@jmu.edu
EDUCATION
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology; May 2005
Dissertation: The Impact of Individual and Organizational Level Variables on
Occupational Stress among Jail Correctional Officers
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
Master of Arts in Sociology; May 2001
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; May 1999
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
At James Madison University :
Assistant Professor – Fall 2007 – present
JUST 201: Justice Research Methods
JUST 325: Criminology
CRJU 215: Introduction to Criminal Justice
At University of West Florida :
Assistant Professor – Fall 2005 – Fall 2007
CCJ 3014: Criminology
CCJ 3024: American Criminal Justice System
CCJ 4700: Research Design
CCJ 4900: Contemporary Issues in Criminology
CCJ 4990: Crime and Film
CCJ 4610: Criminal Behavior
CCJ 6930: Criminological Theory
At Indiana University of Pennsylvania:
Temporary Faculty, Fall 2004 - Spring 2005
CRIM 101: Crime and the Justice System
CRIM 306: Research Methods
Teaching Associate, Fall 2003 – Spring 2004
CRIM 401: Contemporary Issues in Criminology
CRIM 101: Crime and the Justice System
At Morehead State University :
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2000 – Spring 2001
CR 100: Introduction to Criminal Justice
FUNDED RESEARCH
A competitive research grant awarded to graduate students for their research projects including the dissertation.
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
“Ordering Sex in Cyberspace: A Content Analysis of Escort Websites”
Tammy Castle and Jenifer Lee
Forthcoming in International Journal of Culture Studies
“Occupational Hazard: Predictors of Job Stress Among Jail Correctional Officers”
Tammy Castle and Jamie Martin
American Journal of Criminal Justice (2006, Vol. 31, No. 1).
“The Irish in Schuykill County Prison: Ethnic Conflict in Pre and Post Civil War Pennsylvania”
Rosemary Gido, Danielle McDonald, Kimberly Dodson, Tammy Castle, and Christine Olsen
The Prison Journal (2006, Vol. 86, No. 2).
“Is Criminological Theory Facing Its Problems? A Thematic Content Analysis”
Randy Martin, Jamie Martin, Tammy Castle, and Kimberly Dodson
An invited submission to the inaugural issue of
European & International Research Group on Crime, Ethics, and Social Philosophy (ERCES) Online Quarterly Review (2004, Vol. 1, No. 1)
“The Evolving Nature of Prison Argot and Sexual Hierarchies”
Christopher Hensley, Richard Tewksbury, Tammy Castle, and Jeremy Wright
The Prison Journal (2003, Vol. 83, No. 3, Pages: 289-299)
“Inmate-to-Inmate Sexual Coercion in a Prison for Women”
Christopher Hensley, Tammy Castle, and Richard Tewksbury
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (2003, Vol. 37, No. 2, Pages: 77-87)
“Characteristics of Prison Sexual Assault Targets in Male Oklahoma Correctional Facilities”
Christopher Hensley, Richard Tewksbury, and Tammy Castle
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2003, Vol. 18, No. 6, Pages: 595-606)
“Serial Killers with Military Experience: Applying Learning Theory to Serial Murder”
Tammy Castle and Christopher Hensley
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (2002, Vol. 46, No. 4, Pages: 453-465)
“Examining the Relationship between Female Inmate Homosexual Behavior and Attitudes towards Homosexuality and Homosexuals”
Christopher Hensley, Jeremy Wright, Mary Koscheski, Tammy Castle, and Richard Tewksbury
International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies (2002, Vol. 7, No. 4, Pages: 293-306)
Book Chapter:
“Argot Roles and the Prison Sex Hierarchy”
Tammy Castle, Christopher Hensley, and Richard Tewksbury
Prison Sex: Practice and Policy, Boulder, CO: Lynne Reiner Publishers (2002)
Encyclopedia Entries:
Fall, 2007
“Voodoo,” “Self Immolation,” “Aryan Nations,” “Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah,” and “Jewish Defense League”
Journal of Religion and Violence
September, 2005
“Prison guards,” “Prison and jail systems,” and “Mandatory sentencing laws”
Criminal Justice Issues in the United States
Salem Press
Manuscripts under Review:
“Satisfaction in the Jail: Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Correctional
Officers”
Tammy Castle
Revise and Resubmit to Criminal Justice Review
Works in Progress:
“Gender and Stress: Exploring the Predictors among Jail Correctional Officers”
Tammy Castle
For The Prison Journal
“Criminal Preference: A Content Analysis of Popular Crime Films by Gender”
Tammy Castle and Kevan Feshami
For Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
Papers Presented:
“Criminal Preference: A Content Analysis of Popular Crime Films by Gender”
Tammy Castle and Kevan Feshami
Los Angeles, CA, ASC Annual Meeting, November 2006
“Ordering Sex in Cyberspace: A Content Analysis of Escort Websites”
Tammy Castle and Jenifer Lee
Los Angeles, CA, ASC Annual Meeting, November 2006
“Transitioning from General Population to a Therapeutic Community: Deputies’
Self-Reports”
Tammy Castle, Julie Kunselman, and Diane Scott
Baltimore, MD, ACJS Annual Meeting, March 2006
“The Impact of Individual and Organizational Level Factors on Occupational
Stress Among Jail Correctional Officers”
Tammy Castle
Toronto, CA, ASC Annual Meeting, November 2005
“What Have We Learned From Twenty Years of Research on Occupational
Stress Among Prison Correctional Officers?”
Tammy Castle
Las Vegas, NV, ACJS Annual Meeting, March 2004
“Are We Facing Our Problems: A Thematic Content Analysis”
Tammy Castle, Jamie Martin, and Kim Dodson
Denver, CO, ASC Annual Meeting, November 2003
“An Examination of Mental Health Courts as an Alternative to Incarceration”
Tammy Castle
Boston, MA, ACJS Annual Meeting, March 2003
“Proactive vs. Reactive Programs: An Examination of Family Preservation Programs”
Tammy Castle
Chicago, IL, ASC Annual Meeting, November 2002
“Terrorism: An Overview of Contemporary Issues”
Tammy Castle, Kimberly Dodson, Jenifer Lee, Kareem Jordan, and Shane Sandridge
Anaheim, CA, ACJS Annual Meeting, March 2002
“Female Inmate Attitudes toward Homosexuality”
Mary Kocheski, Tammy Castle, Jeremy Wright, and Christopher Hensley
Atlanta, GA, Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting, March 2001
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES & SERVICE
Department Service
UWF - Member, Search Committee for Faculty Position, 2006-2007
UWF - Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma, 2006-2007
College Service
UWF - College Academic Standards, 2006-2007
JMU - Faculty Senate, 2007-2008
Community Service
UWF - Member, Advisory Board, Therapeutic Community – Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola, FL, 2005 – present
National Service
Manuscript Reviewer, Feminist Criminology, Summer 2007 – present
Manuscript Reviewer, The Prison Journal, Summer 2007 - present
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, January 2006 – present
Manuscript Reviewer, American Journal of Criminal Justice, December 2005 –
present
Manuscript Reviewer, Criminal Justice Policy Review, August 2006 – present
Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2006 - 2008
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Data Collection
Project: The Cyber Construction of Hate through Hate Group Websites
Director: Jennifer L. Gossett
2004 – 2005
Data Collection
Project: Violent Women in Popular Films
Director: Jennifer Roberts
2004 – 2005
Data Collection and Data Analysis
Project: The State of Criminological Theory
Directors: Randy and Jamie Martin
2002
Data Collection
Project: Freshmen Experience in Criminology
Directors: Jamie Martin and Kate Hanrahan
2002
Data Analysis
Project: Schuylkill County Jail Historical Project
Director: Rosemary Gido
2002
Data Collection
Project: Career and Educational Aspirations
Director: Dennis Giever
2002
Data Collection
Project: Disproportionate Minority Confinement in Kentucky
Directors: Christopher Hensley and Richard Tewksbury
2001
Data Collection
Project: Grants and Funding in Kentucky Counties
Director: David Rudy
2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Service Coordinator, December 1999 – December 2000
Pathways Community Mental Health, Inc., Ashland, KY:
Responsible for a caseload of 25 SED (severely emotionally disabled) children and their families. Duties included linking family and child to resources in the community, crisis intervention, and providing mental health services to family.
Therapeutic Child and Family Support Staff, January 1996 – December 1999
Pathways Community Mental Health, Inc., Ashland, KY:
Provided mental health services to SED children on a one-to-one basis. Duties included support in the school and home setting and crisis intervention.
AWARDS
Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology, Morehead State University, 2001
Pi Gamma Mu National Honor Society, 1999
Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society, 1999
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Southern Region, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2005-present
Southern Sociological Society, 2001-present
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2001-present
American Society of Criminology, 2002-present
SPECIAL TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
Writing Across the Curriculum (SUNY-Albany)
IUP Workshop, May 19-20, 2004
Information Literacy in Theory and Practice (IUP Information Literacy Task Force)
IUP Workshop, April 28, 2003
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Corrections
Crime and the Media
Research Methods
Criminological Theory
REFERENCES
Dr. Jamie Martin Dr. Randy Martin
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Criminology Department of Criminology
441 North Walk, G-1 McElhaney Hall 441 North Walk, G-1 McElhaney Hall
Indiana, PA 15705 Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 357-2720 (724) 357-2720
E-mail: jmartin@iup.edu E-mail: rmartin@iup.edu
Dr. David Myers
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Criminology
441 North Walk, G-1 McElhaney Hall
Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 357-2720
E-mail: david@iup.edu
Dr. Kate Hanrahan
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Criminology
441 North Walk, G-1 McElhaney Hall
Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 357-2720
E-mail: hanrahan@iup.edu
Dr. Dennis Giever
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Criminology
441 North Walk, G-1 McElhaney Hall
Indiana, PA 15705
(724) 357-2720
E-mail: dgiever@iup.edu