Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice

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Craig Wiernik Doctorial Candiate 1001 Oswald Tower Department of Sociology The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 Office Phone: (814)-863-6334 Email: csw162@psu.edu craigs website

EDUCATION

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Sociology, expected 2010
M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, Crime, Law and Justice, 2007
B.A., University of Southern Maine, Political Science

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Penology, Social Theory, Social Psychology, Criminology and Deviance; Enviornmental Sociology

PAPERS IN PROGRESS

The Focal Concerns of Inmates: The Impact of Religious Beliefs on Behaviorial Intentions in Prison.

pROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND ACHIEVMENTS

Graduate Scholar Award, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005-2007.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Intro to the American Criminal Justice System 2008- Spring
Intro to Criminology 2007- Summer
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Research Methods in Criminal Justice 2005-2006

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

The Impact of Religious Beliefs on Inmates" Behavior in Prision", ASC Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2007
"Attitudes, Beliefs, Behaviors, and Criminology", Couch-Stone Symposium, University of Illinois, May 2007
"Integrating Criminology Theories to Study Enviornmental Crim" , American Sociological Society, Montreal, Canada, August 2006