Curriculum vita

CONTACT INFORMATION

Arina Gertseva, PhD
Department of Sociology
Washington State University
PO Box 644020
Pullman, WA 99164-4020

(509) 335-3065 (office)
(509) 335-4595 (dept. of sociology)
(509) 335-6419 (fax)
E-mail: garina@wsu.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009-present	Affiliate Faculty, Department of Sociology, Washington State University Research Associate at the SESRC
2004-2009	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Washington State University
2003-2004	Graduate Research Assistant, Social Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University
2002-2003	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Washington State University
2002	Graduate Research Assistant, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Development, Clemson University
1999-2002	Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Clemson University

EDUCATION

2009	PhD in Sociology, Washington State University
2002	MS in Applied Sociology, Clemson University, SC
1995	Graduate-level coursework, Department of Psychology, Yaroslavl State University, Russia
1993	Joint B.S., M.S. (Magna Cum Laude), Theoretical Physics & Science Education, Yaroslavl State University, Russia

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

1.	Crime and Deviance	5	Data Collection and Measurement
2.	Gender and Crime	6	Longitudinal Data Analysis
3.	Life Course	7.	Social Control and Substance Abuse
4.	Victimization	8.	Adolescent Development

TEACHING
Developed and taught courses:

	1.	Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101)
	2.	Juvenile Delinquency (SOC 362)
	3.	Social Problems (SOC 102)
	4.	Criminology (SOC 361)
	5.	Research Methods in Social Sciences (SOC 320)

HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS

2009	The Research Paper Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems
2008	The Graduate School Travel Grant, Washington State University
2008	Ann Madsen Depew Memorial Scholarship, Sociology department, Washington State University
2008	The Research Paper Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems
2007	James F. Short’s Research Paper Award, Sociology department, Washington State University
2006	Fred R. Yoder Memorial Graduate Fellowship, Sociology department, Washington State University
2005	The Thomas S. Foley Graduate Fellowship, The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service
2002	Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Award, Clemson University, SC
2002	First Place in Graduate Student Poster Competition, Clemson University, SC
1993	Departmental Distinguished MS Thesis Award, Department of Physics, Yaroslavl State University, Russia
1988-1992	Governmental Honorable Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Yaroslavl State University, Russia

Professional Affiliations
· American Sociological Association
· Western Criminological Society
· The American Society of Criminology
· American Association for Public Opinion Research
· Society for the Study of Social Problems

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Reviewer for journals:
· Crime and Delinquency
· Social Problems
· Computer Science Review
· Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

PUBLICATIONS

Schwartz, Jennifer and Arina Gertseva. (forthcoming). “Macro-level Theories of Female Offending.” In Encyclopedia of Women and Crime: Issues and Cases, edited by Vickie Jensen. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.

Schwartz, Jennifer and Arina Gertseva. (forthcoming). “The Supplementary Homicide Reports.” In Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention, edited by Bonnie Fisher, Steven Lab. Sage Publications.

Dillman, D., Gertseva, A., Mahon-Haft, T. 2005. “Achieving Usability in Surveys of Establishments through the Application of Visual Design Principles”. Journal of Official Statistics, Vol.21, No.2, 2005. pp. 183-214.

Dillman, D., Gertseva, A., Mahon-Haft, T. 2004. “Achieving Usability in Surveys of Establishments through the Application of Visual Design Principles”. Social & Economic Sciences Research Center: Technical Report # 04-031, WSU.

Gertseva, A. 2002. “A Multivariate Analysis of Social and Economic Variables for Florida Counties”. South Carolina Agricultural and Forestry System: Clemson University Press.

Mobley, C., Witte, J., Hawdon, J., Gertseva, A. 2002. “Consumer use of complementary and alternative medicine in Asheville, NC: results of a telephone survey.” Mission St. Joseph’s Health System: Clemson University Press.

Wilson, K., Gertseva, A., Webb, T. 2002. Measuring the Perceived Social Capital of Selected Greenwood County Human Services Leaders. Institute on Family and Neighborhood Development: Technical Report # 02-5463, Clemson University Press.

Mobley, C., Witte, J., Hawdon, J., Gertseva, A. 2001. “Consumer use of complementary and alternative medicine: results of a telephone survey.” Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System: Clemson University Press.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Schwartz, Jennifer and Arina Gertserva. “Stability and Change in Female and Male Violence across Rural and Urban Counties, 1981-2006.” Revise and Resubmit to Rural Sociology

Gertserva, Arina “Victimization-Specific Approach to Gender Differences in the Linkage between
 Victimization and Violence.” Under Review in Victims and Violence Journal

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS

Smith, David and Arina Gertseva “Developmental Links between Offending and Victimization: 
across-cultural comparison” to be submitted to Criminology

Gertseva, Arina “Offending-Specific Approach to Gender Differences in Victim-Offender Overlap”

PRESENTATIONS

2009 The Controversy Surrounding the Issue of Getting Tough on Juvenile Crime.
The Annual Meeting of the SSSP. San-Francisco, CA

2009 Violence Trends of Women and Men across the Rural-Urban Continuum, 1991-2004. The Academic Showcase, Washington State University.

2008 Are Offending and Victimization related? A Mixture Modeling Approach.
The American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MS.

2008 Gender Differences in Developmental Links between Offending and Victimization: A Multivariate Latent Growth Approach.
The Annual Meeting of the SSSP. Boston, MA

2007 Does Legal Apprehension in Adolescence Effect Educational and Occupational Attainments in Adulthood? William R. Wiley Exposition of Graduate and Professional Studies. Washington State University.

2007 Does Legal Apprehension in Adolescence Effect Educational and Occupational Attainments in Adulthood? The Academic Showcase, Washington State University

2006 Cultural Context and College Students' Drinking Behavior.
The American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

2005 Parental Efficacy, Victimization, and Offending.
At the Western Criminological Society (WCS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

2002 Long-Term Effect of Juvenile Delinquency on Educational and Occupational Outcomes in Adulthood.
Graduate Research Forum, Clemson University, SC

COMPUTER PROGRAM EFFICIENCY

· MS Office Suite (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
· Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
· STATA
· SAS
· Mplus
· Joinpont Software (Statistical software for the analysis of trends)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Occasional Manuscript Reviewer for:

Crime and Delinquency
Social Problems
Computer Science Review
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency