Amber N. Sanders. Penn State University Phone: (912) Oswald Tower Fax: (814)

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1 Amber N. Sanders Last Updated 8/15/2017 Department of Sociology and Criminology Phone: (912) Oswald Tower Fax: (814) RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Crime and punishment, school violence/delinquency, quantitative methods, survey methods, crime prevention, substance use EDUCATION 2018(expected) Ph.D. Criminology, Pennsylvania State University. Certificate in quantitative methods. Dissertation: Evaluating the nature of contemporary changes in school violence. Committee: Eric Baumer (chair), Jeremy Staff, David Ramey, Paul Morgan M.S. Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Thesis: Offense planning in burglary: A comparison of deliberate and impulsive burglars. Committee: Joe Kuhns (chair), M. Lyn Exum, Shannon Reid B.S. Psychology, Minor in Justice Studies, Georgia Southern University. Summa Cum Laude. PUBLICATIONS Sanders, Amber N., and John Stogner A profile of synthetic cannabinoid users. In V.R. Preedy (ed.) Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Pharmacology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Elsevier, Inc., San Diego. Sanders, Amber N., Joe Kuhns, and Kristie R. Blevins Exploring and understanding differences between deliberate and impulsive male and female burglars. Crime & Delinquency. First published online August 8, Featured by London School of Economics American Politics and Policy blog. 3/14/17. Sanders, Amber, John Eassey, John Stogner, and Bryan Lee Miller Deception and Drug Acquisition: Correlates of "Success" Among Drug-Seeking Patients. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health 7(3): Miller, Bryan Lee, John Stogner, Laura Agnich, Amber Sanders, Joseph Bacot, and Shanna Felix Marketing a panic: Media coverage of synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (SLIDs) and its relationship with legal changes. American Journal of Criminal Justice 40(3):

2 Stogner, John, Amber Sanders, and Bryan Lee Miller Deception for drugs: Self-reported doctor shopping among young adults. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 27(5): Sanders, Amber, John Stogner, Jonathan Seibert and Bryan Lee Miller Misperceptions of peer pill-popping: The prevalence, correlates, and effects of inaccurate assumptions about peer pharmaceutical misuse. Substance Use & Misuse 49(7): Sanders, Amber, John Stogner, and Bryan Lee Miller Perception vs. Reality: An investigation of the misperceptions concerning the frequency of novel drug use among college students. Journal of Drug Education 43(2): MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPERATION (available upon request) Sanders, Amber N. and Douglas Baals. Exploring the relationship between drinking games and alcohol-related consequences: A test of competing hypotheses. ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS Sanders, Amber N. and Eric P. Baumer. Applying Cross-Sectional Data to Advance Understanding of Recent Trends in Youth Violence. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Philadelphia, PA. November 17, Sanders, Amber N. and Douglas Baals. Exploring the relationship between drinking games and alcohol-related consequences: A test of competing hypotheses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in New Orleans, LA. November 23, Sanders, Amber and Joe Kuhns. Exploring and understanding differences between deliberate and impulsive male and female burglars: Findings from a random sample of incarcerated burglar offenders from three states. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington DC. November 29, Coston, Charisse, Amber Sanders and Douglas Baals. Utilizing learning communities as a tool for CJ transfer students success. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, CA. November 20, Miller, Bryan Lee, Joseph Bacot, Michael Singleton, and Amber Sanders. Marketing a panic: Media coverage of synthetic legal intoxicating drugs (SLIDs) and its relationship with use and legal changes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Atlanta, GA. November 22, Sanders, Amber, John Stogner, and Bryan Lee Miller. Deceiving doctors for drugs: A demographic profile of doctor shoppers and professional patients. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southern Criminal Justice Association in Virginia Beach, Va. September 18,

3 Sanders, Amber, John Stogner, Jonathan Seibert, and Bryan Lee Miller. Misperceptions of peer pill-popping: The prevalence, correlates, and effects of inaccurate assumptions about peer pharmaceutical misuse. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southern Sociological Society in Atlanta, GA. April 25, Sanders, Amber. Misperceptions of peer pill-popping. Paper presented at the Georgia Southern University Psychology Honors Banquet and Research Conference. April 25, Sanders, Amber, John Stogner, Michael Singleton, and Bryan Lee Miller. Perception vs. Reality: An examination of the misperceptions concerning the frequency and legality of novel drug use among college students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Southern Criminal Justice Association in Atlantic Beach, FL. September 26, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer Introduction to Criminal Justice, The Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2017 Introduction to Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, Summer 2016 Research Methods Section Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 Guest Lecturer Novel Drugs, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, November 12, 2014 Peer Measures, (Mis)Perception & Projection, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, February 18, 2014 Biosocial Criminology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, February 4, 2014 Ethics in Research, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, November 25, 2013 Univariate Statistics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, September 25, 2013 HONORS & AWARDS 2016 Seventh Annual Criminology Graduate Student Published Paper Competition, The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Scholar Award, The Pennsylvania State University Robert Lassiter Outstanding Graduate Paper Award, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Exceptional New Master s Student Award, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 3

4 2013 Outstanding Scholar Graduating Senior Award, Georgia Southern University. OTHER EXPERIENCE 2017 (in progress) Graduate Student Online Teaching Certificate 2016-Present 2015-Present Independent Data Contractor- Lawyer Metrics Graduate Assistant- Department of Sociology and Criminology The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania Research Assistant- Mecklenburg County Pretrial Services, Charlotte, North Carolina Managing Editor, Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice Issues: 14(3), 14(4), 14(5), 15(1), 15(2), 15(3) Graduate Assistant- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina Research Assistant- Department of Political Science Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Current American Society of Criminology American Sociological Association Crime Law and Deviance section Previous Southern Criminal Justice Association Southern Sociological Society SERVICE To the Department Travel Committee, Pennsylvania State University Graduate Concerns Committee, Pennsylvania State University To the Discipline Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Forensic Psychology and Practice Substance Use and Misuse 4

5 REFERENCES Dr. Eric Baumer 1011 Oswald Tower Department Head and Professor (814) Dr. Jeremy Staff 917 Oswald Tower Director of Graduate Program and Professor (814) Dr. David Ramey 414 Oswald Tower Assistant Professor (814)