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Monica Merrill
Dr. Monica Merrill
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice & Consumer Sciences
Cushwa Hall 2167
phone: (330) 941-7223
Teaching Interests
Criminology, Victimization, Sexual Violence, Gender, Violence, Race, Inequities,
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2014
Ph D, Sociology/Criminology
University of Akron
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2012
MA, Sociology/Criminology
University of Akron
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2006
BA, Criminal Justice & Psychology
Kent State University
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2022
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professor Award- Teaching
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2021
Institute of Teaching and Learning- YSU
Faculty Fellowship
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2023 -
Youngstown State University
Associate Professor
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2014 - 2023
Youngstown State University
Assistant Professor
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2014 - present
Coordinator
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2022
"Resistance, Rage, Paralysis, and Paralysis by Proxy: Reflecting on Reactions to Contentious Content in the Classroom"
M. Merrill
Teaching Sociology, SAGE Publications, volume 50, issue 2, p. 146-154
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2021
"). A Picture is worth 1,000 words: Retention of material through use of Image Only PowerPoints."
D. Davis, M. Merrill, J. Sanson, J. Hazy
Criminal Justice Perspectives, volume 9, issue 1, p. 27-39
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2022
"Guns and domestic violence: When home isn’t so sweet"
M. Merrill
Roman and Littlefield, p. 404-420 -
2019
"Professional Athletes and Crimes against Women"
M. Merrill
Wiley, p. 1-2 -
2019
"Learning about sexual minorities in school and at home: How critical pedagogy can challenge heterosexism"
N. Rosen, R. Peralta, M. Merrill
Cogent Education, Informa UK Limited, volume 6, issue 1
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2019
"Unraveling the intersecting meanings of interpersonal violence: The embodiment of gender and race in attributions and characterizations of violence"
R. Peralta, M. Merrill, L. Chervenak-Wiley, P. Bosich
Deviant Behavior, volume 41, issue 9, p. 1125-1142
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2014
"Self‐Esteem, the Fear of Crime, and the Decision to Protect Oneself From Victimization"
E. Asencio, M. Merrill, M. Steiner
Sociological Forum, Wiley, volume 29, issue 3, p. 587-606
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2025 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal of Criminal Justice Education -
2021 - present
Reviewer, Book
Sage Publishing, Review: Responding to Sex Crimes -
2019 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Social Science Quarterly -
2019 - present
Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Popular Culture and Criminal Justice -
2018 - present
Reviewer, Book
Sage Publishing- Review: Violence: An Enduring Problem -
2017 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Security Journal -
2017 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal of Research on Women and Gender
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2019 - present
Organizer
Remember Me Project -
2017 - present
Other
Ohio Domestic Violence Network -
2015 - 2018
Committee Member
North East Coalition Against Human Trafficking