University of Delaware
Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice


Wineglass Bay
Tasmania, Australia.

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CURRICULUM VITA
 
Heather Zaykowski
Sociology and Criminal Justice
University of Delaware
zheather@udel.edu
 
EDUCATION
2008    M.A. Sociology, University of Delaware
2006    B.S. Sociology, Saint Joseph’s University, Pennsylvania
            Minors: History; Social Justice
 
PUBLICATIONS
Encyclopedia Articles:
 
Zaykowski, H. “Secondhand Smoke,” (2008) in Encyclopedia of Social Problems, Dr. Parrillo, Vincent N. (ed).
 
Zaykowski, H. “Culture Shock,” (2008) in Encyclopedia of Social Problems, Dr. Parrillo, Vincent N. (ed).
 
U.S. Department of Justice Publications:
 
Bachman, R.; Zaykowski, H; Kallmyer, R., Poteyeva, M. & Lanier, C. (2008, forthcoming) “Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known,” (2008, forthcoming) National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Contract #1705-219.
 
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
“Problems and Prospects Revisited:  Bursik’s Mark on Chicago Style Criminology,” will be presented at the American Society for Criminology, November 2008 (accepted). Presented with Dr. Karen Parker.
 
“Reporting Hate Crime,” presented at the University of Delaware Graduate Student Conference, February 2008.
 
“Hate Crime Reporting: An Analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey,” presented at the Eastern Sociological Society, February 2008.
 
“Immigration, Gender and Harassment in Public Spaces,” presented at the University of Delaware Graduate Student Conference, March 2007.
 
“Street Harassment & the Influence of Immigrant Populations,” presented at the Eastern Sociological Society, March 2007.
 
MASTERS THESIS
“Hate Crime Reporting: Insights from the National Crime Victimization Survey,” defended April 23rd, 2008.
 
COURSEWORK
SOCI   605 010           Data Collection and Analysis                            
SOCI   612 050           Development of Sociological Theory                
SOCI   667 011           Gender, Crime & Deviance                             
SOCI   667 050           Teaching in the Social Sciences                        
 
SOCI   614 010           Advanced Data Analysis                                  
SOCI   655 010           Law & Society                                    
SOCI   813 010           Current Issues in Social Theory            
 
SOCI   835 010           Theoretical Criminology I                              
SOCI   866 000           Independent Study, Law & Society                 
SOCI   869 000           Master’s Thesis                                               
 
SOCI   637 010           Law & Society in Historical Perspectives         
SOCI   836 010           Criminological Theory & Empirical Tests          
SOCI   869 000           Master’s Thesis   

SOCI   837  010          Criminology & Systems of Criminal Justice                                           
PSYC  867 013           Seminar: Hierarchal Linear Modeling
 
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP EXPERIENCE
Fall 2008, Dr. Aaron Fichtelberg
            Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Spring 2008, Dr. Joel Best
            Social Problems
 
Winter 2008, Dr. Joel Best
            Social Problems (London)
            History of Crime (London)
 
Fall 2007, Dr. Joanne Nigg
            Intro to Sociology
 
Spring 2007, Dr. Joel Best
            Social Problems
            Fads and Fashions
 
Fall 2006, Dr. Elizabeth Higginbotham
            Inequality in Film
            Race, Gender & Poverty

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Delta Kappa Honor Society (ADK)
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Eastern Sociological Society (ESS)