Faculty Bio & Interests
Jody Miller, Professor
Jody Miller received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Southern California in 1996. She specializes in feminist theory and qualitative research methods. Her research focuses on gender, crime and victimization, in the context of urban communities, the commercial sex industry, and youth gangs. Jody is the author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Genderd Violence (New York University Press, 2008)—a finalist for the 2008 C. Wright Mills Award—and One of the Guys: Girls Gangs and Gender (Oxford University Press, 2001), as well as numerous articles and book chapters.
Jody was elected Executive Counselor of the American Society of Criminology for 2009.
Areas of Specialization
Gender, crime and victimization
Feminist theory
Cross-cultural and qualitative research
Contact
531 Lucas Hall
Phone: (314) 516 5426
Fax: (314) 516 5048
Email: jodymiller@umsl.edu
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