Dr. Sarah Goodrum

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Centre College
Anthropology and Sociology
Assistant Professor of SociologyAppointed: 2003
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Mailing Address

Centre College
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
600 W. Walnut St.
Danville, Kentucky 40422
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (859) 238-5248
Fax: (859) 236-7925
sarah.goodrum@centre.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Sociology, 2001.
M.A., University of Texas at Austin, Sociology, 1997.
B.A., Texas A&M University, Sociology, 1993.

Expertise and Research Interests

Criminology
Sociology of Law
Sociology of Emotions
Social Psychology
Research Methods

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Anthropology, Behavioral Science Education, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Death Or Dying (Mental Or Social Aspects), Juvenile Delinquency, Medical Anthropology, Medical Sociology, Research Methodology, Social Psychology, Sociology.

Additional Terms:

Criminology, Medical Sociology, Sociology of Law.

Memberships

American Society of Criminology
American Sociological Association

Honors and Awards

2000-2001, Continuing Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin, $1,000
1999-2000, Continuing Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin, $1,000
1998-1999, Ex-Students' Association Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, $1,000
1997-1998, Ex-Students' Association Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, $1,725
1996-1997, Ex-Students' Association Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, $660

Previous Positions

2001-2002, Instructor, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Behavioral Science, Introduction to the Medical Profession
2001-2003, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Behavioral Science
2000-2001, Graduate Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Research Methods
1999-2000, Lab Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Research Methods
1998-1999, Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research
1997-1998, Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Death and Dying, Juvenile Delinquency, and Intro to Sociology
1996-1997, Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Domestic Violence Project
1993-1995, Legal Assistant, Baker & Botts, L.L.P., Houston, Texas
1990-1993, Legal Assistant Clerk, Baker & Botts, L.L.P., Houston, Texas

Funding Received

  • Hogg Foundation for Mental Health: Graduate Research Fellowship, $4,000, May 2000 to August 2000.
  • National Institute of Justice: Graduate Research Fellowship, $13,450, January 2000 to May 2001.

Publications

  • Goodrum, Sarah (2007) Victims' Rights, Victims' Expectations, and Law Enforcement Workers' Constraints in Cases of Murder, Law and Social Inquiry, 32 (3), 725-757, In Press
  • Goodrum, Sarah, Jennifer L. Keys (2007) Reflections on Two Studies of Emotionally Sensitive Topics: Bereavement from Murder and Abortion, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, In Press
  • Rader, Nicole, David C. May, Sarah Goodrum (2007) An Empirical Assessment of the "Threat of Victimization:" Considering Fear of Crime, Perceived Risk, Avoidance and Defensive Behaviors, Sociological Spectrum, 27, 475-505
  • Goodrum, Sarah (2005) The Interaction between Thoughts and Emotions following the News of a Loved One's Murder, Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 51 (2), 143-160
  • Goodrum, Sarah, H. Jean Wiese, and Carl Leukefeld (2004) Urban and Rural Differences in the Relationship between Substance Use and Violence, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 48 (5), 613-629
  • Goodrum, Sarah, Michele Staton, Carl Leukefeld, J. Matthew Webster, and Richard T. Purvis (2003) Perceptions of a Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program among Some Staff and Participants, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 37 (3/4), 27-46
  • Goodrum, Sarah and Mark C. Stafford (2003) The Management of Emotions in the Criminal Justice System, Sociological Focus, 36 (3), 179-196
  • Goodrum, Sarah, Michele Staton, Carl Leukefeld, J. Matthew Webster, and Richard T. Purvis (2003) Perceptions of a Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program among Some Staff and Participants, Pp. 27-46 in Treating Substance Abusers in Correctional Contexts: New Understandings, New Modalities, edited by Nathaniel J. Pallone. NY, NY: Haworth Press, Inc (bookchapter)
  • Stafford, Mark C. and Sarah Goodrum (2001) Concept of Deterrence, Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior: Volume One Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Issues (pp. 77-79), edited by Peter Adler et al (bookchapter)
  • Stafford, Mark C. and Sarah Goodrum (2001) Deterrence Theory, International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, edited by Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (bookchapter)
  • Goodrum, Sarah, Debra Umberson, and Kristin L. Anderson (2001) The Batterer's View of the Self and Others, Sociological Inquiry, 71 (2), 221-240

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