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James Lee Selected to Serve as Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Applied Social Science
Justice Studies Professor and Chair, James Lee, has been selected to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Social Science (JASS). JASS is the journal of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS).
"I am humbled by the confidence that the board of AACS has in me," said Lee about being selected.
JASS publishes research that has a pragmatic, problem solving orientation. Applied social science involves using established theories and research methods to collect and analyze data for practical problems faced by organizations or communities. The work often involves a relationship between researchers and clients. JASS contributes to evidence-based knowledge, publishes evaluations, research articles and reports, and methodological advances in social sciences.
JASS is a valuable resource for finding effective programs and solutions to address real life problems as well as learning what doesn't work. Lee says that the journal can be useful for students who will be called upon to solve problems for organizations in the future.
"JASS provides lessons for students about how to properly collect and analyze data to address social problems," said Lee.
Lee's responsibilities will require him to be the arbiter of quality for the journal and identify the most critical issues in applied sociology. "Editors must be energetic and attentive to the major discussions going on in an area of study," said Lee about how this position holds great responsibility and effort.
Lee plans to do his best to keep this valuable journal available to researchers, practitioners, and those who value evidence-based policies and practices. The College of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Department of Justice Studies are proud to host this nationally recognized journal.
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Dean Schutten is the Featured Author of the Month
Dean Mary Schutten
The College of Applied Sciences and Arts (CASA) Dean, Mary Schutten, is the San José State University (SJSU) ScholarWorks Featured Author of the Month.
"With so much wonderful work going on at SJSU, it is nice to be a featured scholar," said Schutten as she was honored to be selected.
Schutten said ScholarWorks "was a way to provide information on my work that led to requests to submit similar work to publications." Other benefits included the monthly download report. This report helped identify areas in Schutten's research portfolio that informed decisions about future research topics.
ScholarWorks provides access to scholarly work created at SJSU. The repository aims to increase global visibility of SJSU's intellectual output. Schutten highly recommends using this service.
Benefits of ScholarWorks:
ScholarWorks provides a permanent, interactive, on-line CV for you to share with colleagues and the wider world. CASA faculty members Anthony Bernier (School of Information), Kasuen Mauldin (Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging) and Miranda Worthen (Health Science and Recreation) are great examples of how to use this online repository tool. You can also browse by school or department using the CASA collection.
All permissions for posting PDF files and links are taken care by ScholarWorks.
Full text of all works in the associated Digital Commons repository are optimized for Google & Google Scholar searching.
Authors receive a confidential monthly download report showing total downloads for the last 30 days and cumulatively for all works in the depository.
Facilitates networking and sharing of scholarly work – anyone can subscribe to receive updates from a scholar regarding announcements of recent work, or receive automatically generated emails anytime new work is added to a profile.
Publish working papers.
Download counts algorithm for accurate download statistics
Research announcement tool allows scholars to maximize their work.
It is extremely easy to use.Email a current CV to scholarworks@sjsu.edu.
View Schutten's profile and sign up for ScholarWorks yourself or update an existing profile by sending in your latest Curriculum Vitae (CV).
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Mark Your Calendar: Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge
Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge
The Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) is taking place all-day on Monday, November 16 in the new Student Union Ballroom. We encourage CASA students to enter the competition. It is a great way to showcase the innovations conceived by our creative, talented students and celebrate at this year's event.
The new "Best Sport-Tech" award, sponsored by University Advancement, will be made available this year in addition to the Best Overall Innovation, Best Elevator Pitch, and Best Social Innovation award categories. Each winner will receive a cash prize.
SVIC is a fantastic networking and career building opportunity for students. Judges include faculty and industry professionals from leading Silicon Valley companies such as Cisco Systems, Applied Materials, AT&T, LinkedIn, Citrix, Ericsson, WMware, NetApp, and more.
Cisco Systems in particular plans to use SVIC as a talent recruitment platform. Eligible students with a GPA of 3.2 or higher should visit the Career Center to improve resume writing and interviewing skills prior to the event.
October 5: Submission opens for students, alumni, faculty, etc.
October 26: Submission closes at midnight
October 28: Online judging begins
November 9: Finalists Notified
November 16: SVIC Finalist Showcase, Student Union Ballroom, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Visit SVIC to learn more.
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Records Clearance Project continues to change lives
Norma Burns recalls in detail the day she had her first appointment with San José State University Justice Studies students from the Records Clearance Project in 2011 for a speed screening.
"I went in there and there was another lady there as well," Burns said, adding that when the student volunteer walked away to consult an attorney, the young woman started crying. "I went over and I was consoling the woman. She was like, 'My rap sheet is so long, I'm not going to be able to get my record expunged.' I told her she had already made the first step because she had come here."
Since 2008, Record Clearance Project students and volunteers have provided 32,000 hours of service. According to the team's estimates the market value of RCP services is 10 times the actual cost to run the program.
Students enrolled in the Fall 2014 Records Clearance Project course pose for a photo. The students help Santa Clara County residents expunge their records.
Students in the Records Clearance Project work together to write summaries of why individual's records should be expunged and present those summaries in court.
Students involved in the Records Clearance Project take two-courses to complete the program, with lots of partner work involved.
Heritage Society Luncheon Presentation
In October, Project Director Peggy Stevenson, Lisseth Castillo-Valencia, a project coordinator and Burns presented an update on the project at the SJSU University Advancement's annual Heritage Society Luncheon at Flames Eatery and Banquet, with donors who have made a planned gift to the university in attendance.
During the presentation, the team informed attendees that one in four adults in California has an arrest or conviction record, which can interfere in their ability to get employment, housing, student loans, public benefits and in other intangible ways such as causing low self-esteem.
The Records Clearance Project coordinators work to inform people that California law allows the court to dismiss, or expunge, many criminal convictions and helps some residents work through the process.
"Speaking from personal experience, I have helped clear the records for six people and I have had sleepless nights," Castillo-Valencia said, who took the classes as a student. "I have worked 40 to 50 hours a week on putting together the petitions, but it wasn't hard to dedicate that much time because we know how important this was to my clients that the amount of hours I put in didn't matter as long as I did the best job to prepare the petitions for court so the judge could see what we have seen in our clients."
Tina Daniels, the director of Planned Giving for University Advancement, said she received "wonderful, complimentary and positive comments about the Records Clearance Project, as most of those in attendance were unaware of it."
Last year, students assisted 214 people with writing petitions to have their records cleared of convictions or to have eligible felonies reduced to misdemeanors. The students attended the most recent RCP hearing on Nov. 18, when a judged listened to RCP petitions in a special court session.
Not including the most recent session, judges have heard 699 cases filed on behalf of 226 people since the start of the program, with 99 percent of the convictions expunged and 94 percent of eligible felonies reduced to misdemeanors.
A personal history
In 2011, Burns was one of those people to have her record successfully expunged, when she started working as a volunteer to help others through the process. She was hired in Feb. 2014 to work as a mentor with the clients of the program and she is open about her checkered past.
Burns' first experience at SJSU was as a homeless teenager, when she would sleep in booths at the Student Union that were available for reservation by students.
"They used to have a radio station there and there was a deejay at the time who would let me know which booths were available and I used to go there to sleep," she said.
Burns, now 55, said she was a functioning crack addict for years who managed to stay employed. She and her 10-year-old daughter would stay in her car or sometimes in the attic of someone they knew. Her son had chosen to live with his father rather than with her.
"I was just bouncing from place to place and didn't have a sense of direction," she said.
She was arrested three times on different charges, including fraud and assault. She was court ordered to undergo an anger management program. When she did not complete it, she was arrested on a bench warrant.
She was sentenced to a year in jail and completed eight months of her sentence. When she got out in 2004, she said she was prepared to change her life.
"I just fell on my knees and prayed to God to make me a better person," she said. "I can't do this anymore."
Since then, Burns said she has stayed off drugs and out of trouble with the law. She was able to get a job and a place to live. When she heard about the Records Clearance Project, she decided to try to get her record expunged.
"So many doors have opened for me," she said, since clearing her record. "It's like I have a better job and a better place to live. My confidence is like out of this atmosphere. I believe so much in others and believe in change."
Burns said the cost alone would have kept her from completing the expungement process on her own, as the average is $1,000 for filing paperwork with an attorney's assistance.
"My metaphor for Peggy is like when you throw a pebble in water and it makes rings that get bigger and bigger," Burns said. "She's like a rolling stone rolling down a hill of snow that gathers more momentum. It is such a learning experience and teaches so much."
Yevgeniy Mayba, currently a master's student in Justice Studies, initially signed up for the two-course Records Clearance Project, JS 140 and JS 141 as an undergraduate because "it appeared to be an easy way to obtain credits for two classes while also getting the internship requirement out of the way," he said via email.
"During the first two meetings of the JS 140 class, however, I came to see that this would be more than just a couple of classes," he said. "Peggy repeatedly stressed the commitment that would be required to participate in the project and the seriousness of dealing with people's lives and hopes."
Mayba said the hardest part of the class was working with a partner.
"As we all have different writing styles and opinions on what is important and should be included in the petition, writing petitions as a team was challenged," he said. "We had to adapt to one another and learn to compromise, as well as to not be afraid to criticize each other and to be able to receive constructive criticism with grace."
Mayba said he wants to pursue a career with prisoner reentry or inner city youth in the future.
"The most rewarding part of working with the Records Clearance Project was the realization that I was making a difference in people's lives," Mayba said. "Being able to help people get a fresh start in their lives and seeing tears of joy in their eyes was the greatest reward anyone could ask for."
Another student, Rochelle Rotea, created a Facebook page to help promote the work of the RCP and has also created a crowd-funding campaign through Crowdrise. Visit the facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/recordclearanceproject. Visit the Crowdrise campaign page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/recordclearanceproject/fundraiser/towerfoundationofsan
Donors, partners keep project going
Since its inception in 2008, the Records Clearance Project has been supported by community partnerships, support from the County of Santa Clara and donations of money or in-kind support from foundations, individual donors and law firms.
Some of the contributors include:
The County of Santa Clara
The Castellano Family Foundation
Google Donations for Doers (for volunteer hours of Shaun Warren)
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
The Skoll Fund
The Health Trust
Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian Foundation
Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood Foundation
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Rossi, Hamerslough, Reischl & Chuck
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Yvette Boddie
Yvonne and Alvin Gimbal
Amanda Hawes
Christopher Ho
Cheri Houle
David and Bette Loomis
Jocelyn Larkin
Yulanda Lincoln
Maria Marroquin
William McAlister
Faye McNair-Knox
Paul McNamara
Lorrence and Beverly Otter
Kate Pohl
Anna Ranieri
Irene Resler
Jorge and Rochelle Rotea
Doris Rose Inda
David and Muriel Rosenthal
Susan Rothschild
Richard Thesing
Martha and Jerry Uelmen
John Wagers
Judith William
Stewart Wobber
Janet and Mark Zimmerman
Ascent Employment Program Inc.
Bay Area Maranatha Christian Center
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
CommUniverCity
Family and Children Services
SJSU Partners
Andy Trembley, David Kessler, and the SJSU Tech Team
The SJSU School of Social Work and Prof. Gil Villagran
Tony Korshund, Michelle Randle, and all of the CASA Success Center Staff
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Six CASA professors granted tenure/promotion
The College of Applied Sciences and Arts at San José State University is pleased to announce six professors completed the rigorous process of receiving tenure, promotion or both.
Dr. Danielle Harris received tenure and was promoted to an associate professor in Justice Studies.
Danielle Harris, a Justice Studies professor, received early tenure and early promotion to an associate professor in her fifth year.
Dr. Harris' research interests include sexual offending and aggression; developmental and life course criminology; the criminal career paradigm; desistance; public policy; female criminality; criminological theory; sexuality and justice. She has published several articles related to sexual offenders about both male and female offenders.
Dr. Harris received her doctorate in Criminology in 2008 from Griffith University, Australia. Prior to that, she completed a Master's degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland (College Park) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Justice Studies (with Honors) at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane and the University of Westminster, London. Dr Harris is the Director of Research for the Art of Yoga Project, a nonprofit organization that provides a yoga and creative arts curriculum to girls in custody. She is also actively involved in the SJSU Record Clearance Project. When she is not grading or writing, she enjoys travel, theatre, and sleep.
Jessica Chin, a Kinesiology professor, received tenure and promotion to an associate professor.
Dr. Jessica Chin received tenure and promotion to an associate professor in Kinesiology.
Dr. Chin is the research and core specialist for the department of Kinesiology.
She said her favorite part of being a professor is watching her students grow and learn.
"It is rewarding to see my students succeed in and outside the classroom," she said, "whether by applying a concept in class, demonstrating deep knowledge of a topic on an exam, completing a high-quality research paper, being hired for a dream job, confidently defending a master's project or thesis, or receiving admission to a highly respected doctoral program."
She said the most challenging part of the RTP process is trying to excel in all areas of research, teaching and service.
"It's hard to excel in one area without making sacrifices in another, let alone reserving time and energy to look after my own health," she said, via email.
Moving forward she is going to continue her research projects and look for new research opportunities. She is part of a research team that recently received a three-year grant to conduct hazing research among college athletes in Canada.
Chin earned her Ph.D. in Kinesiology at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD., where she was a member of the Physical Cultural Studies (PCS) research group. After receiving a national language training grant, she moved to Romania to learn the language and pursue her research examining the physical activity and bodily experiences of women in postcommunist Romania. With the goal of improving the social and cultural climate of sport for girls and women, her current research is centered on examinations of initiation and hazing among female collegiate athletes in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Chin is passionate about physical activity and remains an advocate for underserved and underrepresented populations through her teaching, research, and community service.
Dr. Chin is an active member of the Western Society for the Physical Education of College Women (WSPECW), the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA), and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), regularly presenting her research at their annual conferences. For NASSS, she serves on the Elections Committee and the Environmental Impact Committee; she has also played an active role on the Diversity and Conference Climate Committee. Further, Dr. Chin served as Chair of the Committee to Enhance Equity and Diversity (CEED) in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts (CASA) from 2010-2014 and was also as an academic consultant to the Bay Area Physical Education-Health Program (Bay PE-HP).
With a strong desire to include students in work that promotes diversity and social justice, Dr. Chin has mentored and advised students in various capacities. As an example, she leads and advises RePlay, a nonprofit, student-based group that seeks to benefit and initiate positive change in local communities and educational institutions. Following the core principles of promoting social justice and a green lifestyle, RePlay collects used sporting goods and equipment, which they refurbish and distribute at events specially organized for underserved community groups. RePlay has organized events and made significant donations to foster children, homeless shelters, underfunded physical education programs, and summer camps. Each event focuses on providing equipment and opportunities for physical activity that otherwise might not be available for these communities.
For leisure, Dr. Chin enjoys training and competing in various sports. Though she is a former powerlifter, she has shifted her focus to triathlons (swimming, biking, running). She is currently a coach and advisor for SJSU's Triathlon Club and has also advised the Boxing Club and Track & Field Club. She remains engaged in the local sporting community as a U.S. certified umpire for field hockey and girls' and women's lacrosse. Since moving to California, she has enjoyed making the most of the beautiful weather offered year round, jumping on every chance she has to ride her bike, run her favorite routes, and explore new hiking trails.
Susan McNiesh, a professor in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing, received tenure and promotion to an associate professor.
Dr. Susan McNiesh received tenure and promotion to an associate professor in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing.
Dr. McNiesh' s primary research interest is how students learn to be practitioners.
"Practice learning requires learning a certain way of thinking to be open to ambiguity and uncertainty, while being guided by a strong moral compass," she said, via emial. "For that reason simulation of situations that unfold over time are of interest to me in both my teaching and research."
She said she enjoys having a dialogue with her students.
"Unfortunately undergraduate students rarely take advantage of office hours just to chat, but graduate students are much more apt to come in and talk about their project ideas," she said.
She said the most challenging part of the RTP process for her is that she is not a detailed-oriented person so the charts, lists and indexes were a challenge to complete.
She worked as a labor and delivery nurse for 17 years before enrolling at SJSU to complete a master's in nursing, followed by a PhD in nursing from University of California, San Francisco.
Toby Adelman, a professor in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing, received tenure.
Dr. Toby Adelman, right, pictured at the Grand Canyon with her daughter Shy, received tenure in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing.
Toby Adelman RN, PhD, has been an Associate Professor at the SJSU The Valley Foundation School of Nursing since 2008 and she said she is honored to have received tenure in Spring 2014.
"My career in nursing has been exciting and varied in form," she said. "I worked primarily in neurosurgery for a decade at UCSF Medical Center, followed by shorter positions in cardiac telemetry, oncology, and outpatient case management, all in San Francisco."
During her five years at the Institute on Aging in SF, she returned to University California, San Francisco to complete a doctorate in nursing, with a focus on gerontology and health policy. She was selected as a Betty Irene Moore Fellow, requiring her to complete her PhD in three years.
"As a single parent with an eight-year-old daughter at the time, that was a challenge, and very fulfilling when completed," she said.
In her time at SJSU, she has taught more than 1,000 seniors in addition to supporting a number of masters in nursing students in classes on community/public health and professional role development.
"I have complete confidence that the next generation of registered nurses coming out of SJSU are poised to take on the incredible challenges ahead," she said. "Our students are bright, inquisitive men and women who are dedicated to life-long learning and providing the best possible nursing care. It is always an engaging experience, being in the classroom and clinical settings with our students."
She said her favorite part of being at SJSU's Valley Foundation School of Nursing is seeing graduates obtain employment as RNs and "hearing them share their excitement about being a part of the art and science of nursing, and appreciating the faculty's part in them being where they are. It feels great to see them succeeding."
In her off time this summer, she took a two-week, cross-country road trip with her 18-year-old daughter as a graduation present before her daughter heads off to college. They drove Route 66 before heading north to Dr. Adelman's hometown in Maine, then driving to Boston to turn in the rental car and fly home. In the fall, she will be adjusting as her daughter heads off to college in New York.
She said the most challenging part of the RTP process was to stay on top of everything she does and document it to be evaluated. She said while she was willing to take on lots of projects and is good at executing them, her challenge is documenting all the work.
"I love being a part of the SJSU The Valley Foundation School of Nursing Nurse Managed Centers," she said. "We are actively engaged in research and practice throughout Santa Clara County and Santa Cruz."
Her clinical research allows her to engage with many partners on and off-campus, including: The Santa Clara County Public Health Nurse Department; the Stanford Geriatric Education Center; The Health Trust; and The SJSU Center for Healthy Aging in Multicultural Populations.
She recommended those who are starting the RTP process to be organized in documenting all that they do and to learn from department colleagues who have been through the process.
"My nursing faculty colleagues were readily helpful and I appreciate their assistance greatly," she said.
Her plans for the coming year at the School of Nursing are to continue a research project on incorporating electronic records into the Nurse Managed Centers, presenting the research utilizing the Stanford Geriatric Education Center's ethno-geriatric teaching modules at an international conference in Jerusalem, Israel in November, and continuing to work with faculty and community partners to provide students with current, effective knowledge in the art and science of nursing.
Lori Rodriguez, a professor in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing, received tenure and promotion to a full professor.
Dr. Lori Rodriguez, back, hoods Dr. Diane Crayton at the CSU, Fresno DNP graduation ceremony, a joint program between SJSU and CSU, Fresno. Dr. Rodriguez received tenure and promotion to a full professor in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing.
Dr. Rodriguez started working at SJSU in the Fall of 2007. As a former intensive care nurse, manager, nurse practitioner and educator, she came to the university with a strong service background. With previous teaching experience and publications, she was fortunate to have a head start on two of the areas required in the RTP process. Whether designing courses or programs, she loves to experiment with new ways of teaching and has found the Learning Management Systems (webCT, D2L, Canvas) to be great support to her teaching. Her greatest joy was to be a part of the graduation of doctors of nursing practice this spring. The RTP process is a nosebleed, she said, and the most challenging part was the detail work involved. Plans for the future include supporting the process of bringing the Family Nurse Practitioner program back to San Jose State to meet the health care needs of the community. In Spring 2015, she will be on sabbatical to conduct surveys and interviews with the graduates of the DNP class of 2014 to determine the degree to which the program prepared the graduates to be faculty, advanced practice clinicians, and/or leaders.
Claudio Vera Sanchez, a professor in Justice Studies, received tenure and promotion to an associate professor.
Dr. Claudio Vera-Sanchez received tenure and was promoted to an associate professor in Justice Studies.
Vera Sanchez' research interests are centered on how Latino and African American juveniles from underprivileged neighborhoods are criminalized by both nurturing (schools, etc.) and non-nurturing (police, etc.) institutions. His work has also involved channeling at-risk Latino and African American youth, some who have been previously gang affiliated to a path of success. He has taught courses on statistics, qualitative research methods, juvenile delinquency, and the policing of Latino and African American youth.
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