{"id":3503,"date":"2020-11-12T20:13:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.cas.wsu.edu\/crmj-newsletter-wds\/?page_id=3503"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:17:23","slug":"faculty-and-staff-highlights-and-congratulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/faculty-and-staff-highlights-and-congratulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff Highlights and Congratulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty and Staff Highlights &amp; Congratulations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here are some of the accomplishments of our outstanding faculty and staff this year:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Sisouvanh &#8220;Sis&#8221; Keopanapay<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-396x262.jpg\" alt=\"Sisouvanh (Sis) Keopanapay, Senior Academic Advisor\/Internship Coordinator, smiling infront of numerous awards.\" class=\"wp-image-3791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-396x262.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-792x525.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-990x656.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/1-1-Sis-Keopanapay-1188x787.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/staff\/\">Sisouvanh &#8220;Sis&#8221; Keopanapay,<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">senior academic advisor\/internship coordinator, <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">received the 2021 College of Arts and Sciences <strong><em>Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Keopanapay also co-presented &#8220;Xenophobia, Anti-Asian Racism and Intolerance: How to Support Students, Faculty and Staff During COVID-19&#8221;, with the following advisors coming from various institutions: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Yung-HwaAnna Chow | Washington State University (she\/her\/hers)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Megumi Makino-Kanehiro | University of Hawai\u02bbiat M\u0101noa (she\/her\/hers)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leah Panganiban | University of Washington (she\/her\/hers)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kiana Shiroma | University of Hawai\u02bbiat M\u0101noa (she\/her\/hers)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Keopanapay&#8217;s part focused on \u201cHow to be an Ally When Witnessing Anti-Asian Racism,\u201d using the 5 D\u2019s bystander\u2019s intervention technique that she learned from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihollaback.org\/\">Hollaback non-profit organization<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">. The presentation in June 2020 was for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nacada.ksu.edu\/\">NACADA Global Connection Series<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The agenda for the whole presentation focused on the following topics: <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Before<\/strong>: Tips for being Proactive in Confronting Racism<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>During<\/strong>: How to be an Ally when Witnessing Anti-Asian Racism<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>After<\/strong>: How to Support Individuals after Racist Acts<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Helping Students Process Incidents of Racism<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Helping Faculty Combat Racism in Online Courses<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Helping Advisors and Staff Navigate Hate<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-Care: When You are the One Experiencing Racism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Faith Lutze<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Faith-Lutze-396x596.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Faith Lutze, smiling in front of trees.\" class=\"wp-image-3001\" width=\"198\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Faith-Lutze-396x596.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Faith-Lutze-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Faith-Lutze-792x1193.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Faith-Lutze.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/faith-lutze\/\">Faith Lutze<\/a>, professor,<\/strong> was recognized with the&nbsp;Keeper of the Flame Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Criminology (ACJS) Minorities and Women Section. Although the ACJS 2020 in-person meeting was cancelled due to COVID-19, the award was bestowed to Lutze for her sustained service contributions to the Section over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Lutze<\/strong> also received the <strong>2021 ACJS Founder&#8217;s Award<\/strong>. This award is given to those who have done outstanding service to ACJS and the profession and is awarded to only one person per year in the Criminal Justice and Criminology discipline. You can read more about it on the <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/2021\/03\/06\/criminologist-internationally-honored-for-her-work\/\">College of Arts and Sciences<\/a> website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">David Makin<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/11\/David-Makin-Criminal-Justice_7356-1188x792-96ppi-1188x792-e1574295171573-396x274.jpg\" alt=\"Associate professor, David Makin, smiling at his office and desktop behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-2957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/11\/David-Makin-Criminal-Justice_7356-1188x792-96ppi-1188x792-e1574295171573-396x274.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/11\/David-Makin-Criminal-Justice_7356-1188x792-96ppi-1188x792-e1574295171573.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/david-makin\/\">David Makin<\/a>, associate professor,<\/strong> received the <strong>WSU President&#8217;s Leadership Award for Faculty<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"color: black\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">This award <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">is for faculty who excel in their personal commitment to leadership and engagement at Washington State University and within the community.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Amelie Pedneault<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/03\/Pedneault-Amelie-396x264.jpg\" alt=\"Assistant professor Amelie Pedneault, smiling infront of Bryan Hall building.\" class=\"wp-image-3737\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/amelie-pedneault\/\">Amelie Pedneault,<\/a> assistant professor,<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000\">presented \u201cCriminal Failure: A Comparison between Completed Sexual Assault and Attempted Sexual Assault\u201d in March 2021 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicc-iccc.org\/fr\/evenements\/conferences\/lechec-criminel-une-comparaison-entre-les-agressions-sexuelles-completees-et-les-tentatives-dagressions-sexuelles\">Centre international de criminologie compar\u00e9e<\/a> (International center for comparative criminology) conference. In her talk, Pedneault proposed an examination of the context surrounding failed sexual assaults, i.e., those where the offender was unable to complete the crime (i.e., attempted sexual assault). In order to better grasp the specificity of failed sexual assault, they were compared to \u201csuccessful\u201d or completed ones. Using Routine Activities Theory, Pedneault hypothesizes that certain sexual crimes fail due to either (1) the faltering motivation of the individual attempting to commit the assault; (2) the target victim proving not to be appropriate; or (3) the presence and\/or intervention of a guard. Here is a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=26pXkUY2RuM\">watch the presentation in French<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Mary Stohr<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-396x397.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Mary Stohr, smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-396x397.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-792x795.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-990x994.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2019\/04\/Stohr-Mary-1188x1192.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/mary-stohr\/\">Mary Stohr<\/a>, professor,<\/strong> was invited to participate on a national Government Accounting Office Panel to discuss staffing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bop.gov\/\">Federal Bureau of Prisons<\/a> in April 2020. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">She was also contacted by other several news organizations in 2020, including: <em>Crime and Justice Research Alliance Newsletter<\/em> (the media arm of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and the American Society of Criminology (ASC)) for expert Q&amp;A and the Oral History Criminology Project in recognition of her contributions to research in criminology and criminal justice; <em>The Marijuana Times<\/em> regarding prospective legalization effects in New York; <em>Politico<\/em> about Focus Group paper; <em>NPR<\/em> about Focus Group paper; <em>The Spokesman-Review<\/em> about Focus Group Paper; and <em>The Daily Evergreen,<\/em> WSU student newspaper, about Private Prisons.<br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Stohr <\/strong>also presented generalized findings from several papers related to \u201cThe Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Law Enforcement and Crime,\u201d research sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/\">National Institute of Justice<\/a>. The first presentation was at an NIJ-sponsored NewsBrief on December 3, 2019, Washington D.C., and the second was delivered remotely to the NIJ Working Group of U.S. Attorneys on September 22, 2020\u2014participating were <a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/dale-willits\/\">Dr. Dale Willits<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dgss.wsu.edu\/about-dgss\/directory\/\">Dr. Nicholas P. Lovrich<\/a>, and other members of the research team.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Stohr<\/strong> was also highlighted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.libraries.wsu.edu\/c.php?g=294417&amp;p=8233729\">2021 Crimson Reads: 8th Annual Celebration of WSU Authors:<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;Throughout my 30-year career, I have primarily taught courses and\/or published in the areas of corrections, management, and green criminal justice at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Most of my research and writing has included graduate and undergraduate students. More recently, and with several colleagues including faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, I <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">served as principal investigator on a large, 3.5-year National Institute of Justice grant (almost $1 million dollars) to study the effects of cannabis legalization on law enforcement and crime in Washington state. I was also involved in research on the effects of COVID on correctional institutions with former graduate students and six undergraduates this last summer.&nbsp; In total I have over 100 publications of one sort or another including seven books and over 70 peer reviewed journal articles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;I particularly enjoyed writing this book, <em>Corrections: From research, to policy, to practice<\/em> (2<sup>nd<\/sup> Edition), because of my experience in working in an adult male prison in Washington state many moons ago (Larch Corrections Center), but also because I have taught corrections classes and done corrections research for 35 years. Both of these experiences\u2014the work and the teaching\/scholarship\u2014have provided me with a perspective on any number of corrections topics that I wanted to be able to share in a venue such as a book that would reach a wider audience.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">John Snyder<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2021\/04\/John-Snyder.jpg\" alt=\"John Snyder\" class=\"wp-image-3911\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/john-snyder\/\">John Snyder<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000\">career-track teaching assistant professor,<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> was recognized at the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/accesscenter.wsu.edu\/\"><strong>Access Center<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\"> Recognition Ceremony for being a strong advocate for WSU students with disabilities. He received the <strong>2021 Access Center Faculty Award.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xlarge\">Dale Willits<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-396x262.jpg\" alt=\"Associate professor Dale Willits, smiling infront of trees.\" class=\"wp-image-3333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-396x262.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-792x525.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-990x656.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-cas\/uploads\/sites\/3207\/2020\/05\/Dale-Willits-1188x787.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff\/faculty\/dale-willits\/\">Dale Willits,<\/a> assistant professor<\/strong>, was granted tenure and promotion this academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"> <strong>Willits<\/strong> also delivered a presentation on \u201cBody-Worn Cameras, Justice, and Police Behavior,\u201d which explored the origin and proliferation of body-worn cameras on police officers. Looking at the current state of research, he discussed the current limits of this technology while introducing a pathway toward embracing the technology for accountability, transparency, and the rule of law. Willits is a co-investigator for <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/csi\/\">WSU\u2019s Complex Social Interaction Lab<\/a>, which develops software with real-world applications to aid public safety agencies. The talk was hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/commonreading.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Pullman Common Reading Program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4012,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4012"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3503"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6181,"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3503\/revisions\/6181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=3503"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crmj.wsu.edu\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=3503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}