Danielle C. Slakoff, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Email: Danielle.Slakoff@csus.edu

California State University, Sacramento Updated: 6.29.20
Division of Criminal Justice

Academic Positions
Present California State University, Sacramento
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

2018 – May 2020 Loyola University New Orleans

Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice
Co-Chair of the Women’s Studies minor (2019-2020)

Education
2018 University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO)
Doctorate of Philosophy in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dissertation: The Representation of Female Victims in Front-
Page News Stories: The Effect of Race/Ethnicity

2013 California State University, Long Beach

Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Thesis: Newsworthiness & the “Missing White Woman Syndrome”
* Winner of the Outstanding Thesis Award *

2011 California State University, Long Beach

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Minor: English Literature
Summa Cum Laude - Phi Beta Kappa member

Research Interests
Media & Crime; Critical Race Feminism; Intimate Partner Violence; Women & Girls as
Victims & Offenders

Scholarship
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Slakoff, D.C. (2020). The representation of women and girls of color in United States crime
news. Sociology Compass, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12741
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Slakoff, D.C., & Fradella, H. F. (2019). Media messages surrounding missing women and
girls: The “missing white woman syndrome” and other factors that influence
newsworthiness. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society, 20(3), 80-102.
https://ccjls.scholasticahq.com/article/11134-media-messages-surrounding-missing-women-
and-girls-the-missing-white-woman-syndrome-and-other-factors-that-influence-
newsworthiness

Slakoff, D.C., & Brennan, P.K. (2017 – Online First). The differential representation of
Latina and black female victims in front-page news stories: A qualitative document
analysis. Feminist Criminology, 14(4), 488- 516. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085117747031

Chapters in Edited Books

(Forthcoming). Slakoff, D.C., & Lopez, V. Inclusivity and equity in criminal justice
programming and practices across genders. In L.M. Carter, C.D. Marcum, & C.
Blankenship (Eds.), Punishing Gender Past and Present: Examining the Criminal Justice
System Across Gendered Experiences. Cognella Publishing. Projected publishing date: Fall
2020.

(Forthcoming). PenzeyMoog, E.~ & Slakoff, D.C. As technology evolves, so does domestic
violence: Modern-Day tech abuse and possible solutions. In J. Bailey, A. Flynn, & N. Henry
(Eds.), Technology-facilitated Violence & Abuse: International Perspectives and
Experiences. Emerald Publishing Group. Projected publishing date: April 2021.

Under Review

Four peer-reviewed manuscripts: One sole-authored manuscript & three first-authored

manuscripts. (Names of manuscripts have been redacted to facilitate blind peer review.)

(Revised and resubmitted; Accepted for inclusion in an encyclopedia.) Navarro, L.,£ &
Slakoff, D.C. Sex workers. In A. Goldberg & G. Beemyn (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of
Trans Studies.

£ Denotes an undergraduate student co-author

~ Denotes a practitioner co-author

Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Division of Criminal Justice, California State University,
Sacramento (Beginning in Fall 2020)

Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Justice, Loyola University

New Orleans (2018 – 2020)

CRIM A105: Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems (seated)

CRIM A270: Murder, Mayhem, and the Media (seated)
CRIM A280: Domestic Violence (seated)*
CRIM A300: Research Methods (seated)
CRIM A302: Research Methods (online lab)
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CRIM A330: Correctional Institutions (seated)

CRIM A410: Women and Crime (seated)*
CRIM A705: Race & Gender in the CJ System (online/graduate course)
CRIM A710: Research and Statistical Methods (online/graduate course)

Course Instructor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, UNO/UNL (2014-

2018)

CRCJ 1010: Survey of Criminal Justice (seated)

CRCJ 1010: Survey of Criminal Justice (online/summer course)
CRCJ 2210: Survey of Corrections (seated)
CRCJ 3380: Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice (online)
CRCJ 3390: Women, Crime, and Justice (seated)*

* Cross-listed with the Women’s Studies Program

Selected Academic Presentations

2019 Gowey, B., Stelfox, V., Rapp, V., Frailing, K., & Slakoff, D.C. “Coercive and
Controlling Behavior in College Students’ Romantic and Sexual
Relationships” at the American Society of Criminology meeting in San
Francisco, CA

2019 Brennan, P.K., & Slakoff, D.C. “Female Victims and Offenders: An
Intersectional Analysis of News Story Narratives” at the American Society of
Criminology meeting in San Francisco, CA

2018 Slakoff, D.C., & Brennan, P.K. “Female Victims in the News: An
Intersectional and Multivariate Analysis of Crime Story Narratives” at the
American Society of Criminal Justice Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA

2017 Slakoff, D.C. and Brennan, P.K. “Media Representations through an

Intersectional Lens: Portrayals of White and Minority Female Victims.”
Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Philadelphia, PA, November 15.

Service, Speaking Engagements, Professional Development, & Affiliations

Department & University Level

June – July 2020 Participated in a 3-week online teaching seminar at CSUS.

June 2020 Attended an online seminar hosted by The Center for the Study of
Slavery and Justice at Brown University titled “Breaking the Thin
Blue Line of Bigotry: How Outcries for Police Reform have led to Calls
for Abolition.” Moderator: Dr. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve.

June 2020 Participated in a 90 minute workshop entitled, “Leadership in

Cultural Competence, Equitable Pedagogy and Cultural
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Consciousness to interpret Racial Inequities in Higher Education.”

Hosted and moderated by Dr. Tina Jordan and two CSUS alumni at
CSUS.

June 2020 Participated in a 4-week book circle focused on Ibram X. Kendi’s “How
to be an Antiracist.” Hosted and moderated by Dr. John Johnson of
the Division of Inclusive Excellence at CSUS.

Feb. 2020 Invited Skype Presentation at Missouri State University for Dr.
Marijana Kotlaja’s “Diversity and Justice” course. Presentation title:
“The Missing White Woman Syndrome in U.S. News: Implications for
the Future.”

Feb. 2020 Invited Skype Presentation at Missouri State University for Dr. Alicia
Walker’s “Social Problems” course. Presentation title:
“Newsworthiness & The Missing White Woman Syndrome”

Jan. 2020 Invited Skype Presentation at the University of Windsor for Dr.
Natalie Deckard’s class. Presentation title: “The Portrayal of
Minorities in U.S. news: A Q&A”

Nov. 2019 Invited Presentation to the SPARK living community at Loyola

University New Orleans. Topic: Women and Girls of Color in the
Media as Victims and Offenders

Nov. 2019 Member of the Ignatian Scholarships Selection Committee at Loyola

University New Orleans

Sept. 2019 Invited Skype Presentation titled “Female Offenders in the News” for
Dr. Marijana Kotlaja’s Women and Crime course at Missouri State
University

2019 – Spring 2020 Co-Chair of the Women’s Studies Interdisciplinary Minor. Co-Chair:
Dr. Natasha Bingham

Mar. 2019 Invited Presentation during Feminist Fridays at Loyola University

New Orleans. Topic: Crime, Gender & Race.

Feb. 2019 Invited Presentation to the SPARK living community at Loyola

University New Orleans. Topic: Women in the Prison System.

2018 - 2020 Member of the Women’s Studies Committee at Loyola University New
Orleans

2018 - 2020 Member of the Faculty Excellence Awards Committee at Loyola

University New Orleans

2018 - 2020 Co-advisor for Beta Zeta—the National Criminal Justice Honor
Society—at Loyola University New Orleans. Co-Advisor: Dr. Kelly
Frailing
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2018 Invited Presentation for the Organization of Latin American Students

(OLAS) on female victims in the news at Loyola University New
Orleans

2018 Q-Advocate Certified at Loyola University New Orleans

Service to the Discipline

2019 - Present Member of the Social Media Committee for the American Society
of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime

2019 - Present One of the women running @CrimWomenKnow, a Twitter

account focused on amplifying the work of female criminologists

2013 - 2015 Student Volunteer at the ASC Employment Exchange.

Peer Reviews Completed

2020 Violence Against Women (1)

2020 Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society (1)

2020 Feminist Criminology (1)

2020 Book Proposal Review for the University of California Press (1)

2020 The Sociological Quarterly (1)

2019 Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict (1)

2019 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (1)

Professional Affiliations

2012 - Present Member, The American Society of Criminology

Divisions: Division on People of Color & Crime, Division of
Victimology, Division on Women & Crime

2016 – 2018 Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Section: Minorities and Women