NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE-CENTRAL REGION (2009-2012)
Amy Leisenring, San Jose State University
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, San
Jose State University, 2005-present
Former Positions Held: Graduate Instructor, Program for Writing and
Rhetoric, University of Colorado, 2002-2003
Graduate Instructor,
Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, 2001-2002
Education: Ph.D., 2004, Sociology, University of Colorado
M.A., 1997, Sociology and Anthropology, New Mexico State University-Las
Cruces
B.A., 1994, Sociology and Anthropology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Offices Held in Other
Organizations:
Offices, Committee
Memberships and Editorial Appointments Held in PSA:
Publications: 2008. Leisenring, Amy. “Controversies Surrounding
Mandatory Arrest Policies and the Police Response to Intimate Partner
Violence.” Sociology Compass
2(2): 451-466.
2006. Leisenring, Amy.
“Confronting ‘Victim’ Discourses: The Identity Work of Battered Women.” Symbolic
Interaction 29(3): 307-330.
2002. Bond-Maupin, Lisa, James
R. Maupin and Amy Leisenring. Girls’ Delinquency and the Justice Implications
of Intake Workers’ Perspectives.” Women and Criminal Justice 13(2/3): 51-78.
Professional
Contributions: Referee, Sociological
Quarterly, 2008
Referee, Law and Society, 2007
Referee, Violence Against
Women, 2001
Session Chair, panel
sponsored by the Division of Women and Crime, “Impact of Social and Legal
Constructions of Rape and Sexual Trafficking.” Annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminology: Chicago, IL.
Honors and Awards: The Herbert Blumer Award from the Society for the
Study of Symbolic Interaction, for “Victim, Agent or Both? The Identity Work of
Battered Women,” 2004
Paper, Panel and Workshop
Presentations at Professional Meetings and Associations:
2007. Leisenring, Amy.
“Mandatory Arrest Policies Gone Awry? A Qualitative Examination of Battered
Women Who Are Arrested.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the
Study of Social Problems: New York, NY.
2007. Leisenring, Amy.
“Using Classroom Observations to Teach Qualitative Research Methods.” Presented
at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association: Oakland, CA.
2002. Leisenring, Amy.
“Victim, Agent, or Both? Complexities Surrounding the Identity of ‘Battered
Women’ through Criminal Justice Policy.” Presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology: Chicago, IL.
2002. Fleury, Ruth, Denise
Bybee, Cris Sullivan, Joanne Belknap, Heather Melton, and Amy Leisenring. “But
Would She do it Again? Battered Women’s Intentions to Re-Use the Criminal Legal
System.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology: Chicago, IL.
Rebecca S. K. Li, The College of New Jersey
Present Position: Associate Professor of Sociology, The College of New
Jersey, 1998-present.
Former Positions Held: N/A
Education: Ph.D., 1998, UC Riverside, Sociology
M.A., 1993, UC Riverside, Sociology
Bachelor of Social Science, 1991, Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Sociology
Offices Held in Other
Organizations: Executive Committee
member (2008-2011); Nomination Committee (2006-present); Membership Committee
(2008-). Eastern Sociological Society
Board Secretary
(2004-present); Vice-President (2004-2005) Board of Director. Dharma Drum
Retreat Center
Offices, Committee
Memberships and Editorial Appointments Held in PSA: Editorial Board of Sociological Perspectives (2007-present)
Graduate Affairs Committee
(1998-2003)
Publications: “Theoretical Contributions of Randall Collins.” In
George Ritzer (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (2005)
“Why State Breakdown Has Not
Occurred in Russia? Applying State Breakdown Theories to Explain Stability.” Sociological
Inquiry 73:3, pp. 387-412 (August
2003)
“Alternative Routes to State
Breakdown: An Integrated Model of Territorial Disintegration.” Sociological
Theory 20:1 (March 2002)
Professional
Contributions: Professional Workshop
Organizer and Panelist (invited). Annual Meeting of American Sociological
Association. (2006 & 2008).
Paper Session Organizer.
Annual Meeting of PSA. (1998-present)
Honors and Awards: N/A
Paper, Panel and Workshop
Presentations at Professional Meetings and Associations:
“Sources of Future
Instability in China: Population Pressure and Limits to Economic Growth.” Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Boston,
August 2008.
“Alternative Approaches to
Teaching Sociological Theory to Undergraduates” Panelist in Teaching Workshop
at the Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Boston, August
2008.
“Lessons from a
Historical-Comparative Study of Rebellions in Qing China for Understanding
Contemporary China.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of PSA, Portland,
April 2008.
“Globalization, Cultural
Change & Population Pressure in China.” Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of PSA, Portland, April 2008.
