CURRICULUM VITAE
\nCYNDY CARAVELIS HUGHES
\ncaravelis@wcu.edu<\/p>\n
CURRENT POSITION<\/strong><\/p>\n Assistant Professor EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n 2007 Ph.D., Florida State University. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Social threat and social control PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. & Robinson, M. (2014). Social Justice, Criminal Justice: The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change.<\/em> Anderson Publishing.\u00a0Forthcoming 2015<\/em><\/p>\n Foster, D.C., Caravelis, C., & Kopak, A. (2014). National College Health Assessment Measuring Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences Among College Students. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2,1.<\/em><\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. & Robinson, M. (2013). Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers on Capital Punishment in the United States. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences,8,2.<\/em><\/p>\n Caravelis, C., Chiricos, T. & Bales, B. (2013). \u201cRace, Ethnicity, Threat and the Designation of Career Offenders.\u201d Justice Quarterly. 30, 5,<\/em> 869-894<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. and Johnson, T. (2012). Crisis Management. In Kristina Cragg and Patrick Schloss (Eds.), Administration and Finance of Postsecondary Education Institutions<\/em> (pp.239-264). Rutledge Press.<\/p>\n Caravelis, C., Chiricos, T. & Bales, B. (2011). Static and Dynamic Indicators of Minority Threat in Sentencing Outcomes: A Multi-Level Analysis. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 27,4,<\/em> 405-425.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. (2010). The Impact of Recent School Discipline Research on Racial Threat Theory. In Richard Rosenfled, Kenna Quinet and Crystal Garcia (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Criminological Theory and Research: The Role of Social Institutions.<\/em> Wadsworth\/Cengage.<\/p>\n PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. & Huff, M. Student Perceptions of Capital Punishment: A Comparison of Undergraduate Social work and Criminal Justice Students. Under review.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. & Hughes, M.H. Testing the Marshall Hypothesis Among College Students.<\/p>\n PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. (2014). \u201cCapital Punishment Opinions from the Legal Profession.\u201d Presented at the Western Criminology Society Meeting in Honolulu, HI.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. & Robinson, M. (2013). \u201cThey Said What? Examining Law Enforcement Attitudes on Capital Punishment.\u201d Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting in Atlanta, GA<\/p>\n Johnson, T., Kopak, A. & Caravelis Hughes, C. (2012). \u201cBridging the Gap Between Researchers and Practitioners in North Carolina.\u201d Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association. Raleigh, NC.<\/p>\n Foster, D.C., & Caravelis Hughes, C. (2011). \u201cRisk and Protective Factors in Self-Reported Alcohol Use among College Students.\u201d Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n Foster, D.C., & Caravelis Hughes, C. (2011). \u201cComparison of Self-Reported Crime and Official Crime Statistics at Western Carolina University.\u201d Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n Brothers, S., Caravelis Hughes, C. & Kopak, A. (2011). \u201cDiversion Programs for ECBI Juveniles\u201d Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n Foster, D.C., & Caravelis Hughes, C., & Kopak, A. (2011). \u201cRisk and Protective Factors in Self-Reported Alcohol Use Among College Students.\u201d Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. (2011). \u201cThe Application of the Death Penalty in North Carolina.\u201d Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association. Raleigh, NC.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C. & Shannon Kellerman, J. (2010). \u201cRace, Ethnicity and Capital Punishment in North Carolina.\u201d Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n Foster, D.C., & Caravelis Hughes, C. (2010). \u201cComparison of Self-Reported Crime and Official Crime Statistics at Western Carolina University.\u201d Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C., Chiricos, T. and Bales, W. (2009).\u201cThe Designation of Career Offenders: A Multi-level Analysis.\u201d Annual Meeting of the American Society of Caravelis Hughes, C., Chiricos, T. and Bales, W. (2009).\u201c An Examination of the Racial Threat Hypothesis: Comparing Static and Change Measures of Racial and Ethnic Composition of Place.\u201d Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association in Charleston, SC.<\/p>\n Caravelis Hughes, C., Chiricos, T. and Bales, W. (2008).\u201cRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Caravelis Hughes, C., Chiricos, T. and Bales, W. (2007). “A Multi-level Analysis of Race, Ethnicity and Habitual Offender Status” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n Caravelis, C., Tracy, J., & Gertz, M. (2005). \u201cThe Real Threat of Terrorism: An Assault on Civil Liberties,\u201d Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n Caravelis, C., Tracy, J., & Gertz, M. (2005). \u201cA Post 9\/11 Balancing Act: Individual Rights Versus the State\u2019s Authority,\u201d Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n Caravelis, C. (2002). \u201cLitigation as a Mechanism of Problem Recognition in the Case of Big Caravelis, C., Bunger,A. & Gertz, M. (2001). “Public Support for White-Collar Crime PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Society for the Study of Social Problems TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n 2009-Present Western Carolina University \u2022 Introduction to Criminal Justice 2002-2009 Florida State University \u2022 Introduction to Criminal Justice 2008-2009 Gadsden Correctional Institution \u2022 Teach a 90 hour parenting skills course to female inmates, class size 30 inmates PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n 2008-2010 Social Problems Journal \u2022 Senior member of the journal\u2019s management team responsible for overseeing all aspects of managing and publishing the peer-reviewed journal 2004-2008 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement \u2022 Utilize numerous investigative, intelligence, informational sources, and databases to respond to and validate requests for intelligence information 2001-2004 The Florida Legislature\u2019s Commission on Capital Cases \u2022 Researched and conducted extensive investigations of capital cases for the development of death penalty legislation 2000-2002 Jefferson Correctional Institution \u2022 Assisted approximately 200 inmates in a therapeutic\/educational counseling group focused on violence reduction<\/p>\n 2000 Tallahassee Police Department \u2022 Answered non-emergency calls TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n University of Chicago Florida Department of Corrections Florida Department of Law Enforcement AWARD RECOGNITION GRANTS STATISTICAL\/COMPUTER SKILLS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 HLM (Hierarchical Linear Modeling) REFERENCES (available upon request)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CURRICULUM VITAE CYNDY CARAVELIS HUGHES caravelis@wcu.edu CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor Western Carolina University Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Belk 410-N Cullowhee, NC 28723 EDUCATION 2007 Ph.D., Florida State University. 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\nWestern Carolina University
\nDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice
\nBelk 410-N
\nCullowhee, NC 28723<\/p>\n
\n2002 M.S., Florida State University. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
\n2000 B.A., Florida State University. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Race, ethnicity and crime
\n\u2022 Capital punishment
\n\u2022 Social Justice<\/p>\n
\nCriminology in Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n
\nthe Designation of Habitual Offenders in Florida.\u201d Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n
\nTobacco.\u201d Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n
\nPrevention Strategies in the Workplace,” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 American Society of Criminology
\n\u2022 Southern Criminal Justice Association
\n\u2022 North Carolina Criminal Justice Society<\/p>\n
\nAssistant Professor<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Criminological Theory
\n\u2022 Capital Punishment
\n\u2022 Police In Society
\n\u2022 Social Justice and the Law
\n\u2022 Police Practices and Problems
\n\u2022 Minorities, Crime and Social Policy
\n\u2022 Majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice
\n\u2022 The History of Serial Killers<\/p>\n
\nInstructor<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Introduction to Criminology
\n\u2022 Freshman Seminar in Criminology
\n\u2022 American Court Systems<\/p>\n
\nInstructor<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Create a Department of Education approved curriculum
\n\u2022 Provide inmates with community resources to assist them upon release<\/p>\n
\nManaging Editor<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Handles all correspondence with authors, reviewers and the senior editor
\n\u2022 Coordinates with editorial assistants and publication editor to insure that the journal remains on schedule with the quarterly publications
\n\u2022 Edits decision letters and disseminates both letters and reviewers\u2019 comments to authors
\n\u2022 Solicits author agreements, publication fees and all other relevant managerial duties related to final publication
\n\u2022 Acts as the journal\u2019s liaison with the publisher<\/p>\n
\nCrime Intelligence Analyst II<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Research, prepare, update, and maintain analytical reports, assessments, and database information
\n\u2022 Conduct research on potential legislation and make policy recommendations
\n\u2022 Perform daily review of all field intelligence bulletins
\n\u2022 Assess and validate local, state, and national intelligence information to disseminate to law enforcement entities
\n\u2022 Perform extensive analytical research on targeted subjects
\n\u2022 Act as a liaison between citizens and law enforcement entities
\n\u2022 Actively search for and locate wanted persons from the state of Florida<\/p>\n
\nLegislative Analyst<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Wrote reports and detailed analyses examining trends and areas of progress or delay in Florida\u2019s capital appellate system
\n\u2022 Summarized legal data and the circumstances of capital offenses to compile detailed case histories
\n\u2022 Tracked and monitored all capital appeals filed by death row inmates
\n\u2022 Database entry and management
\n\u2022 Updated a web-based case progression database with information received from a variety of judicial and legal sources<\/p>\n
\nMen Helping Men \u2013 Group Counseling Facilitator<\/p>\n
\nTeleserve Communications Assistant<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Filed police reports
\n\u2022 Submitted follow-up reports for investigations<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Hierarchical Linear Modeling Workshop<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Offender Based Information System Training Seminar<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Basic Analyst Training
\n\u2022 eAgent Training
\n\u2022 MATRIX FACTS and FACTS2
\n\u2022 FCIC\/NCIC Certification<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Recipient of the Outstanding Achievement: Service in Teaching Award
\n\u2022 Finalist for the Arts and Sciences Teaching Award
\n\u2022 Finalist for the First Year Experience Mentorship Award<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>
\n\u2022 2014 Western Carolina University Professional Development Grant Recipient ($1200)
\n\u2022 2013\u00a0College of Health and Human Sciences Summer Research Grant\u00a0($3000)
\n\u2022\u00a02012 College of Health and Human Sciences Summer Research Grant ($2500)
\n\u2022 2010\u00a0Western Carolina University Microgrant Recipient ($1000)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
\n\u2022 FCIC\/NCIC Certified
\n\u2022 MATRIX FACTS and FACTS2
\n\u2022 CDC (Corrections Data Center)
\n\u2022 KDC (Kirkman Data Center)
\n\u2022 Microsoft Office Professional (All Applications)<\/p>\n