Reseach
Research interests include
  • Race, class and gender
  • Representations of crime, criminal justice and deviance in the media
  • Cultural studies
Current Research Projects
  • Book length manuscript on female teachers who have been convicted of sexual assault of their students. Examines normative ideals of appropriate gender roles in society.
  • Race and gender in Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman.
  • Race, class and gender in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
  • Using political economy, a content analysis of articles about hip-hop/rap music in USA Today during the years 1995, 2000, and 2005.
  • Historical analysis of police brutality case involving race in Seattle, WA.