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Dr. Mark D. Reed

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Graduate Coordinator
Faculty Associate, GSU Institute of Public Health
Office: 1221 UL
Phone: (404) 413-1034
Email: mreed@gsu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. (1986), Sociology, State University of New York at Albany, New York.
  • M.A. (1983), Sociology, State University of New York at Albany, New York.
  • B.A. (1981), Sociology/Psychology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio.

Current Research Interests

  • Theoretical criminology
  • Juvenile delinquency and substance use
  • Resiliency of adult and adolescent populations under stress or in crisis or trauma
  • Longitudinal survey data analyses
  • Quantitative methods, including structural equation modeling

Current Research Projects

  • Religious participation and grief symptomatology among the suddenly bereaved: The mediating effects of confiding in others, optimism, and self-esteem.
  • Power-control as a between and within family model: Reconsidering the unit of analysis (Co-authored with Brenda Sims Blackwell).
  • Sex differences in adolescents’ acceptance of rape myths: Exploring the effects of patriarchy and socialization (Co-authored with Brenda Sims Blackwell & Sarah L. Eschholz).
  • Acculturation, religious participation, and depression among Asian Americans: Estimating the mediating effect of mastery (Co-authored with Sadhna Diwan & Satya Jonnalagadda).
  • Adolescent stress and delinquency: The direct, mediating, and moderating effects of family and peer support.
  • Expectancy of suicide and its impact on survivors’ postmortem grief and social support networks.

Selected Publications

  • Blackwell, B.S., & Reed, M.D. (2003). Power-control as a between- and within-family model: Reconsidering the unit of analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 32, 385-400.
  • Eschholz, S., Reed, M.D., Beck, E., & Leonard, P.B. (2003). Offenders’ family members responses to capital crimes: The need for restorative justice initiatives. Homicide Studies, 7, 154-181.
  • Reed, M. D. (1998). Predicting grief symptomatology among the suddenly bereaved. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 28, 285-301.
  • Reed, M. D. & Rose, D. R. (1998). Doing what simple Simon says?: Estimating the underlying causal structures of delinquent associations, attitudes and serious theft. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 25, 240-274.
  • Reed, M. D., & Rountree, P. W. (1997). Peer pressure and adolescent substance use. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 13, 143-180.

Courses Taught

  • Undergraduate Courses:
    • CRJU 3020: Research Methods in Criminal Justice
    • CRJU 3210: Juvenile Delinquency
    • CRJU 3310: Corrections
    • CRJU 3410: Criminology
    • CRJU 4230: Prevention and Correctional Strategies for Juvenile Offenders
    • CRJU 4930: Seminar in Criminal Justice
  • Graduate Courses:
    • CRJU 8310: Correctional Issues
    • CRJU 8610: Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Service

  • University Service:
    • Member, Enrollment Management Strategic Planning Committee, Group 2 (focuses on graduate students), Georgia State University
    • Member, Honors Council, Georgia State University
    • Member, Internal Grants Programs Peer Review Committee, Georgia State University
    • Associate, Campus Conversations on Teaching Program, Georgia State University
  • College Service:
    • Secretary and Member, Academic Affairs Committee, College of Health and Human Sciences, Georgia State University
    • Unit Captain, Faculty-Staff Giving Campaign, College of Health and Human Sciences, Georgia State University
  • Departmental Service:
    • Chair, Graduate Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
    • Member, Planning Committee for Ph.D. Program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
    • Chair, Pre-Tenure Review Committee for Dr. Sarah Eschholz, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
    • Member, Pre-Tenure Review Committee for Dr. Becky Tatum, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
    • Member, Post-Tenure Review Committee for Dr. Mary Finn, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
    • Member, Post-Tenure Review Committee for Dr. Dave Camp, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
  • Professional Service:
    • Member, Academic Advisory Board, Annual Editions: Dying, Death and Bereavement, The Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc.
    • Member, Newsletter Editorial Board, Surviving Suicide, American Association of Suicidology
Dr. Mark D. Reed