Dr. Elicka S.L. Peterson

Elicka S.L. Peterson

Current Position	Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Areas of Expertise & Interest	Homicide Sex Offenders Intimate Partner Violence Criminological Theory Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Phone and Email	(828) 262-6159 petersnes@appstate.edu
Campus Mailing Address	Appalachian State University Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice ASU Box 32107 Boone, NC 28608
Office Location	2026 Old Belk Library Building
Website	www.pscj.appstate.edu/faculty/peterson2.html
Education	PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri—St. Louis MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri—St. Louis BS in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri—St. Louis
Courses Taught	Undergraduate level Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice Victimology Female Crime and Delinquency Theories of Crime and Justice Criminology Juvenile Justice Introduction to Criminal Justice Graduate level Qualitative Methodology Youth Crime Problems Terrorism Urban Analytical Methods Victimology White Collar Crime Crime, Theory and Policy
Publications	Journal articles Peterson, Elicka S.L. (1999). Murder as self-help: Women and intimate partner homicide. Homicide Studies Vol. 3(1): 30-46. Reprinted in: Meda Chesney-Lind and Lisa Pasko, eds. (2003). Girls, Women and Crime: Selected Readings (chapter 9). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Peterson, Elicka S.L. (1999). Building scholars: A qualitative look at mentoring in a criminology and criminal justice doctoral program. Journal of Criminal Justice Education Vol. 10(2): 247-261. Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2001). Comments on Mark Cooney’s Warriors and Peacemakers: How third parties shape violence. Theoretical Criminology, Vol. 5(2): 253-255. Kempf-Leonard, Kimberly & Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2000). Expanding realms of the new penology: The advent of actuarial justice for juveniles. Punishment & Society Vol. 2(1): 66-97. Reprinted in: John Muncie, Hughes, Gordon, and McLaughlin, Eugene, eds. (2002). Youth Justice: Critical Readings (chapter 15). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Peterson, Elicka S.L. and Kempf-Leonard, Kimberly. (1999). A matter of life and death: The failure of juror instructions in Capital cases. The Justice Professional Vol. 12: 173-189. Ackerman, Alissa R. and Elicka S.L. Peterson. (2006). Beyond fear and loathing: Toward a rational response to sexual offending. (in progress) Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). The intimate side of honor: Lethal violence among men and women in relationships. (in progress for resubmit) Ackerman, Alissa R. and Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). Part One—Laws pertaining to sexual offenders in Florida: Suggestions for future legislation. Sex Offender Law Report Vol. 7(4): 54-64. Ackerman, Alissa R. and Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). Part Two—Laws pertaining to sexual offenders in Florida: Suggestions for future legislation. Sex Offender Law Report (forthcoming). Book chapters Miller, Susan L., and Peterson, Elicka S.L. The impact of law enforcement policies on victims of intimate partner violence. In R. Muraskin (Ed.), It’s A Crime: Women and Justice (4th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Miscellaneous Kempf-Leonard, Kimberly, Peterson, Elicka S.L., & Sample, Lisa. Gender and juvenile justice in Missouri. Report prepared for the Governor’s Advisory Board on Juvenile Justice (and distributed to all juvenile officers in the state). April 1997.