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Dr. Alessa Juarez

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Criminal Justice

Email: alessa.juarez@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2024
    Major: Criminology
    Dissertation: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Mexico's Ley General and Human Trafficking Investigations.

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Teaching Associate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (2023 - 2024).

    • Professional

  • Grant Coordinator, MHMR of Tarrant County. MHMR of Tarrant County. (2020 - 2021).

Professional Memberships

  • Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice. (September 2024 - December 2024).
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). (December 2023 - December 2024).
  • ACJS Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Section. (January 2022 - December 2024).
  • ACJS Victimology Section. (January 2022 - December 2024).
  • American Society of Criminology (ASC). (September 2021 - December 2024).
  • ASC Division of International Criminology (ASC DIC). (September 2021 - December 2024).
  • ASC Division of Victimology (DOV). (September 2021 - December 2024).

Development Activities

  • Other (Writing Group), Faculty Writing Group, UNT Faculty Success. United States of America. (September 2024).
  • Other (Pedagogy), Effective Teaching Practices 2024-2025 UNT Cohort C, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and UNT Faculty Success. United States of America. (August 2024).
  • Workshop, Fall Faculty Grantsmanship, ATG and UNT Division of Research and Innovation. United States of America. (December 2024 - December 2024).
  • Seminar, DRCLAS Tuesday Seminar Series: Debating Mexico's Judicial Reform Webinar, Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. United States of America. (November 2024 - November 2024).
  • Workshop, Program Evaluation in Victim Services: An Introduction to Providers, Center for Victim Research. United States of America. (May 2024 - May 2024).
  • Other (Pedagogy), Teaching Circle, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Center for Teaching Excellence. United States of America. (August 2023 - May 2024).
  • Seminar, Artificial Intelligence Summit, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. United States of America. (April 2024 - April 2024).
  • Workshop, RStudio Two-Part Workshop, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Applied Research. United States of America. (April 2024 - April 2024).
  • Workshop, Tools to Support Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Webinar, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. United States of America. (April 2024 - April 2024).
  • Workshop, Analyzing Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey: A Virtual Workshop for Data Users, U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics. United States of America. (December 2023 - December 2023).
  • Workshop, Writing with Statistics: Data Visualization, Storytelling, and Persuasion Workshop, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Kathleen Jones Writing Center. United States of America. (October 2023 - October 2023).
  • Tutorial, Introduction to STATA, Instats. United States of America. (July 2023 - July 2023).
  • Other (Writing Group), Summer Graduate Writing Group, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Kathleen Jones Writing Center. United States of America. (June 2023 - July 2023).
  • Tutorial, Introduction to Time-Series Commands in STATA, STATA. United States of America. (May 2023 - May 2023).
  • Workshop, Introductory Statistical Workshops on R, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. United States of America. (April 2023 - April 2023).
  • Seminar, National Crime Victimization Survey Research Forum, The University of Maryland. United States of America. (June 2022 - June 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CJUS 3600 - Criminology. 3600. Criminology, 1 course.
  • CJUS 4650 - Victimology, 3 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, CRIM 102 Survey of Criminology, Spring 2024.
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, CRIM 102 Survey of Criminology, Fall 2023.

Awards and Honors

  • Conference Travel Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania School of Graduate Studies and Research. (2023).
  • Graduate General Scholarship, Delta Zeta Foundation. (2023).
  • Graduate Student Dissertation Research Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania School of Graduate Studies and Research. (November 2023).
  • Conference Travel Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania School of Graduate Studies and Research. (2022).
  • Graduate General Scholarship, Delta Zeta Foundation. (2022).
  • College of Health and Human Services Graduate Student Oustanding Oral Presentation Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Scholars Forum. (April 2023).
  • Graduate Student Research Award, TCU Graduate Studies. (May 2020).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Juarez, A.S., Bowen, K., Nhan, J. (2024). Communication Inhibitors: Dilemmas in Community Partnerships Amidst Mental Health Crises in Texas. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology. Advance online publication
  • Juarez, A., Bowen, K., Nhan, J. (2021). Collaborative Efforts Between Law Enfocement and Mental Health Professionals When Responding to Mental Health Crises. Justice Policy Journal. https://www.cjcj.org/media/import/documents/responding_to_mental_health_crises.pdf

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2024 Scholars Forum, An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Mexico’s Ley General and Human Trafficking Investigations, Indiana University of Pennsylvania School of Graduate Studies and Research, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Roberts, J. (Presenter), Clouser, C. (Author), Gutierrez, V. (Author), Juarez, A. (Author), Sorenson, J. (Author), Stillson, C. (Author), Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators Annual Conference, Factors Related to Student Course Engagement, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, Influential Matters: Student and Safety Factors that Uniquely Contribute to Student Perceptions of Rule Enforcement, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, National Harbor, Maryland, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

    • Other

  • Juarez, A.S. (Presenter), Piacquadio, A. (Presenter), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, The Insider Scoop: Graduate Student Experiences as Managing Editors, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Paper

  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Annual Conference, A Time-Series Analysis of Mexico’s Ley General Impact on Federal Human Trafficking Investigations, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Bowen, K. (Author), , J. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Communication Inhibitors: Dilemmas in Community Partnerships Amidst Mental Health Crises in Texas, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Phaneuf, S. (Author), Miller, S. (Author), Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Moral Reasoning and College Major: Do Criminology Majors Differ from Other Majors?, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Phaneuf, S. (Author), Miller, S. (Author), Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2023 Scholars Forum, Evaluating Moral Reasoning and the Efficacy of Ethics Courses Among Criminology Majors, Indiana University of Pennsylvania School of Graduate Studies and Research, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Phaneuf, S. (Author), Miller, S. (Author), Parsley, P. (Author), Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, Evaluating Moral Reasoning and the Efficacy of Ethics Courses Among Criminology Majors, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, National Harbor, Maryland, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Annual Conference, Collaborative Efforts Between Law Enforcement and Mental Health Professionals When Responding to Mental Health Crises, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Poster

  • Juarez, A.S. (Author & Presenter), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Economic Deprivation of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 in the United States, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

Media Contributions

    Magazine

  • "Alessa Juarez Finds Responding to Mental Health Crises Requires Collaboration," TCU Magazine. (August 2020).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma Iota Theta Chapter. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Student Success Committee. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (September 2024 - November 2024).
  • Other (Board Member), Indiana University of Pennsylvania Office of Student Support and Community Standards Board. (August 2022 - May 2024).

Public Service

  • Other (Affiliated Researcher Partner), Center for Victim Research. (December 2024 - Present).
  • Task Force Member, Tarrant County 5 Stones Task Force. Fort Worth, Texas. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, U.S. Deparment of Justice Office of Justice Programs. (March 2021 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Criminology. (June 2024 - Present).
  • Mentor, ASC Division on Feminist Criminology Mentor Program. (January 2024 - December 2024).
  • Committee Member, ASC DOV Mentorship Committee. (January 2024 - December 2024).
  • Committee Member, ASC DOV Newsletter Committee. (January 2024 - December 2024).
  • Committee Member, ASC DIC Graduate Fellowship Committee. (January 2022 - December 2024).
  • Other (Managing Editor), Criminal Justice Policy Review. (August 2021 - August 2023).
  • Other (Conference Volunteer), ACJS Annual Conference Volunteer. (March 2023 - March 2023).
  • Other (Conference Volunteer), ASC DOV Annual Conference Volunteer. (November 2022 - November 2022).