Profile
Dr. Lavin-Loucks’ research interests incorporate criminology, conversation analysis, ethnography, and the justice system. Her teaching interests center on qualitative methods, corrections, criminological theory, and media and crime.
Her current research agenda examines how offenders build a case for parole and in turn how a state parole board assesses these claims. In addition, she is also examining the incorporation of victims into the parole process through an analysis of their impact statements and testimony at public parole hearings.
Finally, she is involved in a new research project that examines immigrants seeking asylum through a non-profit human rights organization in Dallas.
Awards
American Association of University Women Fellow (2001-2002)
Professional Organizations
American Sociological Association
American Society of Criminology
Midwest Sociological Society
Courses
Undergraduate
Introduction to Criminology
Advanced Criminology
Introduction to Corrections
Current Issues in Corrections
Qualitative Criminology
Media and Crime
Graduate
Correlates of Crime
Corrections
Qualitative Criminology
Media Expertise
Parole
Corrections
Publications
Lavin, Danielle and Douglas W. Maynard. (2001). ‘Standardization vs. Rapport: Respondent Laughter and Interviewer Reaction During Telephone Surveys” American Sociological Review 66 (3):453-479.
Lavin-Loucks, Danielle. (2004). “An Overview of Conversation Analysis.” Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. California: Academic Press.
Lavin, Danielle and Douglas W. Maynard. (2001). ‘Standardization vs. Rapport: Respondent Laughter and Interviewer Reaction During Telephone Surveys” Reprinted in D.W. Maynard, H. Houtkoop-Steenstra, N.C. Shaeffer, and H. van der Zouwen (Eds.) Standardization and Tacit Knowledge: Interaction and Practice in the Survey Interview. 2002. Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics.
Lavin-Loucks, Danielle, Jason Jimerson and Heather Wysong. “Degradation as Collaboration,” under review at Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. (August 7, 2005).
Lavin-Loucks, Danielle. “Identity, Discourse and Rehabilitation in Parole Hearings,” received a revise and resubmit from Social Psychology Quarterly. (December 2004).
- Updated: July 26, 2006
