Marisa Kei Omori 3326 Social Ecology II Irvine, CA 92697 917.453.0751 marisa.omori@uci.edu sites.uci.edu/omori EDUCATION 2014 (expected) Ph.D. Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine Dissertation: Cumulative racial inequality of drug defendants Committee: Mona Lynch (Chair), John Hipp, Andrew Penner, Carroll Seron, Geoff Ward 2010 M.A. Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine Thesis: Exploring influences and dimensions of methamphetamine policy Committee: Susan Turner (Chair), Cheryl Maxson, Carroll Seron 2007 M.A. Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York Thesis: Supply-side interventions versus demand-reduction policies: Assessing the effectiveness of methamphetamine legislation in three states Committee: Barry Spunt (Chair), Richard Curtis 2003 A.B. Economics, Occidental College Minor: Sociology Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain RESEARCH INTERESTS Race and inequality in the criminal justice process, drug policy and drug use, sentencing, research methods PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Omori, M. (2013). Moral panics and morality policy: The impact of media, political ideology, drug use and manufacturing on methamphetamine legislation in the United States. Journal of Drug Issues, 43(4), 517-534. Online at: jod.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/06/24/0022042613491101 Lynch, M., Omori, M., Roussell, A., & Valasik, M. (2013). Policing the progressive city: The racialized geography of drug law enforcement. Theoretical Criminology, 17(3), 335-357. Online at: tcr.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/03/01/1362480613476986 Smith, S.M., Omori, M., Turner, S. & Jannetta, J. (2012). Assessing the implementation of the Earned Discharge Pilot Project: The importance of context, capacity, and content. Criminology and Public Policy, 11(2), 381-408. Online at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2012.00817.x/abstract Omori, M. & Turner, S. (2012). Assessing the cost of electronically monitoring high risk sex offenders. Crime & Delinquency. Online first DOI: cad.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/12/20/0011128712466373
Papers in Progress Omori curriculum vitae page 2 Lynch, M. & Omori, M. Legal change and sentencing norms in the wake of Booker: The impact of time and place on drug trafficking cases in federal court. Revise and resubmit at Law & Society Review. Omori, M. Nickel and dimed for drug crime: Cumulative racial inequality in state courts. Under review at Social Problems. Roussell, A. & Omori, M. The slippery slope of addiction: Drug use trajectories over the life course. Traces drug use over time with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data, using latent class analysis and structural characteristics to predict types of drug use. In progress. Omori, M., Haerle, D., & Gascón, L. Racialized Gangs: Colorblindness, risk, and social control. Using interview and observational data, explores how gang categories of incarcerated youth serve as a proxy for race and a way of recasting racial concerns to conform to mandates of racial integration and safety in a climate of "colorblindness." In progress. Reports and Encyclopedia Articles Lynch, M. & Omori, M. (2012, August). Legal change and sentencing norms in federal court: An examination of the impact of Booker and Kimbrough decisions. Report submitted to the National Institute of Justice. Maxson, C., Haerle, D., Reid, S., Grebenkemper, J., & Omori, M. (2012, July). Patterns of youth assaults recorded by DJJ, 2006-2011: A supplemental research report from the study, Gangs and violence in California s youth correctional facilities. Report submitted to Supplemental the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Division of Juvenile Justice. Maxson, C., Bradstreet, C., Gascón, D., Gerlinger, J., Grebenkemper, J., Haerle, D., Kang-Brown, J., Mesinas, A.M., Omori, M., Reid, S., & Scott, D. (2011, December). Gangs and violence in California's youth correctional facilities: A research foundation for developing effective gang policies. Report submitted to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Division of Juvenile Justice. Maxson, C., Bradstreet, C., Gascón, D., Gerlinger, J., Grebenkemper, J., Haerle, D., Kang-Brown, J., Omori, M., Reid, S., & Scott, D. (2011, August). Developing effective gang policies for California's Division of Juvenile Justice: Preliminary findings draft report. Report submitted to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Division of Juvenile Justice. Turner, S., Braithwaite, H., Tartar, J., Omori, M. & Kearney, L. (2011, June). The impact of the California Parole Supervision and Rehabilitation Model (CPSRM) pilot implementation on parole agent attitudes. Report submitted to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Omori, M., Reyes, W., Roussell, A., Valasik, M., Diggs, R. & Lynch, M. (2010, March). Policing in the "progressive" city: Exploring racialized drug arrest practices in San Francisco. Report submitted to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Omori curriculum vitae page 3 Omori, M. (2007). Gangs and the War on Terror. In Kontos, L & Brotherton, D.C. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Gangs. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Omori, M. & Thompkins, D. (2007). The Gangster Disciples. In Kontos, L & Brotherton, D.C. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Gangs. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS Grants and Fellowships 2013 Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship ($20,000) 2013 Public Impact Fellowship, UC Irvine ($1,000) 2013 Center in Law, Society and Culture graduate affiliate travel grant ($500) 2012 Newkirk Center for Science and Society Fellowship, UC Irvine ($3,000) 2012 Quantitative Analysis of Crime and Criminal Justice Data, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research summer workshop sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, University of Michigan ($3,500) 2008 2012 Summer Research Funding, UC Irvine ($12,900) 2011 Master of Advanced Study Professional Development Fellowship, UC Irvine ($10,170) 2010 June Morrison scholarship for Western Society of Criminology travel support ($100) 2007 2008 Social Ecology Tuition Fellowship, UC Irvine ($14,694) 2007 2008 Social Ecology Stipend and Fee Fellowship, UC Irvine ($8,515) 1999 2003 Trustee Scholarship, Occidental College Awards and Honors 2013 Michelle Smith Pontell Award for outstanding accomplishments in graduate study, UC Irvine ($2250) 2008, 2010 2012 Social Ecology Graduate Mentor Award, UC Irvine ($700) 2011 Debbie Davis Graduate Student Award for service and advocacy, UC Irvine ($150) 2009 Arnold Binder Award for departmental service, UC Irvine ($250) 2006 2007 Alpha Phi Sigma, National Honor Society in Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York 2005 2007 Dean s List, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York 2002 2003 Omicron Tau Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics, Occidental College
2001 2003 Dean s List, Occidental College Omori curriculum vitae page 4 2003 Pass with Distinction on Economics Comprehensives, Occidental College PRESENTATIONS Omori, M. Amplifying racial inequality in court: Using selection models to examine race in court processes and outcomes. Presented at the Law and Society Association annual meeting, Boston, MA, May 2013. Omori, M., Gascón, L., & Haerle, D. Racialized Gangs: Colorblindness, risk, and social control. Presentation at the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November 2012. Lynch, M. & Omori, M. Legal change and sentencing norms in federal court: An examination of the impact of Booker and Kimbrough decisions. Presentation at the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, Palo Alto, CA, November 2012. Tartar II, J.R., Turner, S., Braithwaite, H., & Omori, M. The California Parole Supervision and Rehabilitation Model: Translating Risk-Needs-Responsivity to Real-World Settings. Presentation at the American Psychology-Law Society conference, San Juan, PR, March 2012. Omori, M., Gascón, L., Haerle, D., & Kang-Brown, J. Crackin' ears and getting involved in "politics": Gangs and race in California youth correctional facilities. Presentation at the Western Society of Criminology, Newport Beach, CA, February 2012. Lynch, M., & Omori, M. Legal change and sentencing norms in federal court: An examination of the impact of Booker and Kimbrough decisions. Presentation at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2011. Gascón, L. & Omori, M. Get with the program: Language and culture within California's youth facilities. Roundtable at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2011. Scott, D.W., Bradstreet, C.E., Maxson, C., Omori, M., & Reid, S. It's complicated: Institutional and street gangs within DJJ. Presentation at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2011. Tartar II, J.R., Braithwaite, H., Omori, M. & Turner, S. Evaluating parole reform: Parole agent attitudes toward rehabilitation. Poster presentation at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2011. Lynch, M. & Omori, M. The changing "crack offender" in American federal law. Presentation at the Contemporary Drug Problems Conference, Prato, Italy, October 2011. Roussell, A.P. & Omori, M. Situating drug use over the lifecourse: Using empirical findings to build theory. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Vancouver, BC, February 2011. Lynch, M., Verma, A., Omori, M., Roussell, A. & Valasik, M. Race, justice, and reforming drug policy. Roundtable at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2010.
Omori curriculum vitae page 5 Omori, M. & Turner, S. Assessing the cost of GPS on high risk sex offender parolees. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, HI, February 2010. Omori, M. Exploring influences and dimensions of methamphetamine legislation. Presentation at American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009. Omori, M. Supply-side interventions versus demand-reduction policies: Assessing methamphetamine legislation in three states. Poster presentation at American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Saint Louis, MO, November 2008. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2012 Metropolitan Futures Initiative, Graduate Student Researcher (PI: John Hipp) Edited, created tables, and assisted in final report Southern California Regional Progress Report: 2012 2011 2012 Legal change and sentencing norms in federal court: An examination of the impact of Booker, Gall, and Kimbrough, Graduate Student Researcher (PI: Mona Lynch) Data management and analysis on National Institute of Justice-funded project examining how federal drug cases are adjudicated under changing sentencing laws. Assisted organizing conference Federal Criminal Cases in the Post-Booker Era. 2010 2012 Developing Effective Gang Policies for California's Division of Juvenile Justice, Graduate Student Researcher (PI: Cheryl Maxson) Requested and managed official data from the Division of Juvenile Justice, and conducted data analysis for reports. Taught graduate and undergraduate students in data cleaning, coding, and entry, and mentored undergraduates in summer research projects. Also conducted interviews with youth and staff, and helped construct staff interview instrument. 2008 2011 Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, University of California, Irvine, Graduate Student Researcher (Director: Susan Turner) Worked on several projects, including data analysis for an evaluation of Non- Revocable Parole, which removes low risk parolees from direct supervision and places them on banked caseloads; conducted a cost analysis of GPS technology on high risk sex offenders, and assisted in interviewing parolees in focus groups. Other projects included analyzing interview and quantitative data for a simulation of early release of parolees, and assisting in interviews of parole agents and law enforcement. 2005 2007 John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York, Graduate Research Assistant (PI: David Brotherton, Zulema Blair, Barry Spunt) Collected survey data, conducted archival research, and wrote literature reviews for various projects, including victimization in immigrant populations, terrorism and gangs, victimization and violence in the military, prisoner reentry and identification, and heroin and popular culture.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Courses Taught Summer 2013 Guest Lectures and Invited Presentations Spring 2012 Spring 2011 Summer 2010 Winter 2010 Teaching Assistant *Required lab instruction Spring 2013 Spring 2009, Winter 2013 Fall 2009, Fall 2012 Summer 2012 Winter 2012 Winter 2009, Winter 2010 Summer 2009 Fall 2008 Winter 2008 Fall 2007 Drugs, Crime, and Social Control Omori curriculum vitae page 6 Guest lecture, Drugs, Crime, and Social Control undergraduate class, From Cure-All to Redneck Cocaine: Meth in the United States Presenter, Intro to Stata and Common Commands in Stata for Data Cleaning workshops Guest Lecture for undergraduate research methods class, The Math of Meth: Secondary Data Analysis with Methamphetamine Policy Presenter, Grants Logistics Workshop Graduate Applied Statistics (online course) Graduate Data Analysis II (Econometrics)* Graduate Data Analysis I (Introductory)* Undergraduate Research Design (online course) Graduate Structural Equation Modeling* Graduate Research Methods Undergraduate Cybercrimes Undergraduate Victimless Crimes Undergraduate Prisons, Punishment and Corrections Undergraduate Crime and Public Policy Course Development Summer 2008 Graduate Research Methods (online course) Undergraduate Students Mentored 2011 2012 Sophie Punkar, received Summer Undergraduate Research Program and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fellowships 2011 2012 Maritza Sandoval, received Summer Undergraduate Research Program Fellowship 2011 Albert Novolozo, mentored in data cleaning and recoding in Stata 2009 Eddy Reyes, mentored in data entry and analysis in Stata
Omori curriculum vitae page 7 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006 Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York, NY Intern, Community Safety Initiative Wrote articles on reentry, housing, and police-community partnerships, customized a reentry housing training tool for local stakeholders, assisted in organizing workshops. 2004 Maui Economic Opportunity, Wailuku, HI Case Manager Managed a caseload of 80-90 clients receiving assistance from Temporary Aid to Needy Families 2003 2004 DSA International Consulting, Los Angeles, CA Marketing Information Support Coordinator Maintained database, and interviewed applicants for jobs with client companies SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Departmental and School Service 2011 Present Diverse Educational Community and Doctoral Experience (DECADE) Committee 2010 Present Co-founder of the Criminology, Law & Society Graduate Peer Mentoring Award 2009 2012 Workshops, IRB, and Grants Committee 2010 2011 Criminology, Law & Society department graduate student representative 2010 2011 Comprehensive Exam Committee 2008 2010 Graduate Recruitment Coordinator 2008 2010 Graduate Peer Mentor Coordinator Professional Memberships 2009 Present American Sociological Association Crime, Law and Deviance section 2009 Present Western Society of Criminology 2005 Present American Society of Criminology Division on People of Color and Crime 2005 2007 Association for Criminal Justice Research (California)