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VITA

Yoko Baba

Department of Justice Studies P.O. Box 8651 San José State University San José CA 95155 San José, CA 95192-0050 Tel (408) 924-5334 Fax (408) 924-2953 E-mail [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D. (1987) M.A. (1984) M.S.W. (1981) M.S. (1979) B.B.A. (1975)

University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma (Sociology) Areas of Specialization and Interest: Criminology, Prison Community, Juvenile Delinquency, Deviance and Social Control, Research Methods, Evaluation Research, and Marriage and the Family. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma (Sociology) Areas of Specialization and Interest: Criminology, Deviance and Social Controls, Research Methods, and Evaluation Research. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma (Social Work) Areas of Specialization and Interest: Family Therapy, Marital Therapy, and Research Methods. Pittsburg State University, Kansas (Counseling) Areas of Specialization and Interest: Career Counseling, Family Counseling, and Research Methods. Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan (Business Administration)

Computer Skills: SAS, SPSS-PC, BMDP, LISREL VI Dissertation: “Agency Effects on the Disposition of Psychiatric Referrals: A Contextual Analysis” (Professor Robert J. Bursik, Jr., advisor) Thesis: “The Integration of Hirschi’s Control Theory with Deterrence Theory” (Professor Robert J. Bursik, Jr., advisor)


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EMPLOYMENT

August 2013 to Present Full Professor, Department of Justice Studies, San José State University Faculty Activities Member of Institute of Collaborative Response for Victims of Family Violence (August 2013 to Present) College Committee Department’s Representative to the College’s Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee (Fall 2013) Department Committee Department’s Undergraduate Committee Department’s Forensic Science and Curriculum Committee Department’s Scholarship Committee Coordinator of the Department’s Ad Hoc Committee for JS Online Master’s Program (Fall 2013-Spring 2014) Department’s Recruitment Committee (Fall 2013-Spring 2014) Department’s Hiring Committee for Administrative Support Coordinator (Spring 2014) Member of Working Group for JS/MSW Joint Program August 2012 to July 2013 Resident Director and Visiting Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Selected to serve as the Resident Director at Waseda by the California State University’s International Programs in AY 2012-2013.

Teaching Responsibilities for Criminology and Victimology at Waseda Faculty Activities

Assisted 21 Exchange Students from the California State University’s International Programs academically, culturally and socially.

August 2011 to July 2012 Full Professor, Department of Justice Studies, San José State University Faculty Activities Coordinator of SJSU’s Silicon Valley Center for Global Innovation and Immigration (SVCGII) (The name changed to Silicon Valley Center Global Studies (SVCGS) in Fall 2011) (August 2011-May 2012) Member of Institute of Collaborative Response for Victims of Family Violence (January 2012-July 2012) University Committee Member of Review Committee for AVP Faculty Affairs (Fall 2011)

College Committee Department Representative to the College’s Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee (Fall 2011) Member of the Director Search Committee for the School of Social Work (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) August 2003 to August 2011 Full Professor, Department of Sociology, San José State University Teaching Responsibilities for Criminology, the Prison Community, Victimology, Seminar in Advanced Criminology, Seminar in Deviant Behavior, Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Criminology, and the graduate level Quantitative Research Methods.


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Department Chair (August 1, 2004 to August 2011) Faculty Activities Coordinator of SJSU’s Silicon Valley Center for Global Innovation and Immigration (SVCGII) (December 2006-August 2011) Graduate advisor (Fall 2003 to August 2004) University Committee Member of Review Committee for AVP Faculty Affairs (Spring 2011) General Education Advisory Panel (GEAP) (Social Sciences) (Fall 2008 August 2011)

Academic Senate (Organization and Government Committee) (Fall 2003 to Spring 2004)

College Committee Tenure/Retention Committee (Fall 2003) Research Grant Committee (Spring 2006)

Department Committee RTP Committee (Fall 2004-present) Post Tenure Committee in the Sociology Department (Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2008)

June 2002 to August 2003 Research Associate, Japanese Justice Ministry’s Research and Training Institute, Japan Activities Conducted research on domestic violence offenders and produced the report entitled “Study Concerning Perpetrators of Domestic Violence (DV) in Japan.” August 1995 to May 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, San José State University Teaching Responsibilities for Criminology,

Youth Offender, the Prison Community, Victimology, Seminar in Advanced Criminology, Seminar in Deviant Behavior, Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Criminology, Seminar in Research Design

Faculty Activities Graduate Advisor (Spring 1995 to Spring 2002) University Committee Academic Senate (Organization and Government Committee) (Fall 2001 to Spring 2002) International Program and Students Committee (University Committee) (Fall 2000 to Spring 2002) Student Fairness Committee (University Committee) (Fall 2000 to Spring 2001) Public Safety Committee (Fall 1991 to Spring 1996) College Committee Scholarship Committee (Fall 1998 to Spring 2000) Faculty Career Development Grant Committee (Fall 1999 to Spring 2000) Education Equity Committee (Fall 1992 to Spring 1996) Committee on the Survey and Policy Research Institute (June 2001 to Spring 2002) College of Social Sciences Research Grant Committee (Spring 2000)


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Department Committee Curriculum Committee in the Sociology Department (Fall 1990 to 1994) Leave without Pay Committee in the Sociology Department (Fall 1999) Tenure/Retention Committee in the Sociology Department (Fall 1995 to Fall 2001) Range Elevation Committee in the Sociology Department (Spring 2000) Recruitment Committee (Fall 1996, Fall 1997, and Fall 1998 to Spring 1999) August 1990 to August 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, San José State University Teaching responsibilities for Criminology, Youth Offender, the Prison Community, Victimology, Non-conforming Behavior, Seminar in

Contemporary Issues in Criminology, Seminar in Methods of Social Research, and Seminar in Research Design. Faculty Activities Graduate advisor (Spring 1995) Curriculum Committee Education Equity Committee Public Safety Committee August 1987 to May 1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi Teaching responsibilities for Introduction to Sociology, Social Factors in Health, Social Problems, Sociology of Deviance, Methods and Statistics, Marriage and the Family, and Japanese and Chinese Society and Culture Courses. Faculty Activities Curriculum Committee for Minority Students International Task Force (Internationalizing the Curriculum) Public Events Teacher Educational Council Studies Abroad Committee Representative to the Student Senate Freshman Advisor May 11 to May 29 198 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Teaching Responsibilities for Introduction to Sociology course during

the intercession period. January 1987 to May 1987 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Teaching Responsibilities for Introduction to Sociology course with enrollments of 70. Responsible for assisting the faculty members with administration of the course Crime and Delinquency.


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August 1984 to December Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of 1986 Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Assisted Dr. Robert J. Bursik, jr. on a National Institute of Justice Grant (“Modeling Ecological Rates of Delinquency”) which involved the statistical modeling of ecological organization and related spatial dynamics. May 1985 to October 1985 Data Analyst, the Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Designed a mental health needs assessment for the five target populations (i.e., women, the drug and alcohol abused, adolescents, the elderly, and the chronically mentally ill) including analysis of both census data and service utilization records, and administration of a statewide community survey. August 1982 to July 1984 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma Responsibilities included assisting professors with administration of Various courses including Introduction to Sociology, and Crime and Delinquency. January 1984 to May 1984 Survey Supervisor, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Responsibilities for constructing theoretical models to be tested in an annual survey of approximately 350 residents of the Oklahoma City area. Also, Duties included assisting in the training and supervising of interviewers as well as an analysis of the obtained data using SPSS-X. May 1981 to August 1981 Full-time Family Advocate, Community Action Program, Child and Family Resource Program, Spencer, Oklahoma Provided education, social, and health services including physical and dental health, mental health, and nutrition to children and their families. January 1981 to May 1981 Full-time Social Worker, Department of Human Services, Court Related and Community Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Developed case management skills and progress report. Made home visits. Participated as a member of Staffing Team. February 1980 to October Part-time Recreational Worker, Cerebral Palsy Center, Norman, 1980 Oklahoma Provided recreational activities to children who were inpatients. September 1979 to December Part-time Social Worker, Department of Human Services, 1979 Norman, Oklahoma Helped families with dependent children receive adequate services. January 1979 to May 1979 Part-time Counselor, Children’s Court Center, Pittsburg, Kansas

Provided care and counseling services to children who have been committed to the Department of Human Services.


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January 1972 to May 1977 Tutor, Self-employed, Japan. Taught Japanese, English, and Mathematics to elementary and junior high school students so that they may grow and develop to the extent of their ability.

PUBLICATIONS

Journals (Refereed) Baba, Y. & Hosoda, M. 2014. “Home away home: Better understanding of the role of social support in predicting cross-cultural adjustment among international students.” College Student Journal, forthcoming. Lee, J.D., Vera Sanchez, C. G., & Baba, Y. 2013. “Sunday Friends: The Working Alternative to Charity.” Journal of Applied Social Science 7 (2), 1-40. Baba, Y. & Vera Sanchez, C. G. 2012. “Returning to the Homeland: The migratory patterns between Brazil and Japan for Japanese-Brazilians.” Journal of International Studies and Global Studies 3 (2), 1-31. Thapa, S., Dulal, H. B. & Baba, Y. 2009. “A Preliminary Study of Intimate Partner Violence Among Nepali Women in the U.S.” Violence Against Women 15 (2), 206-223. Baba, Y. & Hebert, C. 2004. “The Effects of Participation in a Cultural Awareness Program on Jail Inmates.” Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work 30 (3), 91-113. Baba, Y. & Murray, S.B. 2003. “Spousal Abuse: Vietnamese Children’s Reports of Parental Violence.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 30 (3), 97-122. Baba, Y. & Murray, S.B. 2002. “Race and Domestic Violence: A Comparative Study of African American, Latina, and White Women.” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 30 (2), 165-175. Strage, A., Baba, Y., Millner, S., Scharberg, M., Walker, E., Williamson, R., & Yoder, M. 2001. “What Every Student Affairs Professional Should Know: Student Study Activities and Beliefs Associate with Academic Success.” Journal of College Student Development 43, 246-266. Baba, Y. 2001. “Vietnamese Gangs, Cliques, and Delinquents.” The Journal of Gang Research 8, 1-20. Baba, Y. 1994/1995. “Vietnamese Youths: Assimilation and Behavioral Problems.” California Sociologist 17-18, 131-147. Woolever, C., Austin, D.M., & Baba, Y. 1994. “Crime and Safety Related Concerns in a Small Community.” American Journal of Criminal Justice 19, 79-97. Baba, Y., Holyer, J.S., & Austin, D.M. 1991. “Social Context of Neighborhood Safety.” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 19, 45-50. Baba, Y. & Austin, D.M. 1991. “Investigation of a Curvilinear Relationship: Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Social Interaction.” Sociological Focus 24, 45-57.


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Austin, D.M. & Baba, Y. 1990. “Social Determinants of Neighborhood Attachment.” Sociological Spectrum 10, 59-78. Baba, Y. & Austin, D.M. 1989. “Neighborhood Environmental Satisfaction, Victimization, and Social Participation as Determinants of Perceived Neighborhood Safety.” Environment and Behavior 21, 763-780. Monk-Turner, E. & Baba, Y. 1987. “Gender and College Opportunities: Changes Over Time in the United States and Japan.” Sociological Inquiry 57, 292-303. St. John, C., Austin, D. M. & Baba, Y. 1986. “The Question of Community Attachment Revisited.” Sociological Spectrum 6, 411-431. Bursik, R., Jr. & Baba, Y. 1986. “Individual Variation in Crime-Related Decisions.” Social Science Research 15, 71-81.

Book Review

Baba, Y. 2007. “In the Adopted Land: Abused Immigrant Women and the Criminal Justice System,” by Hoan N. Bui, 2004, Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. Criminal Justice Review 32, 82-84.

Baba, Y. 2006. “Domestic Violence at the Margins: Readings on Race, Class, and Culture,” by Natalie J. Sokoloff and Christina Pratt (Eds.), 2005 New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Criminal Justice Review 31, 257-259.

Baba, Y. 1991. “Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse,” by Kersti Yllo and Michele Bograd (Eds.). Sociological Inquiry 61, 269-272.

Handbook and Encyclopedia Entries Handbook Entry: Kikuch, G. & Baba, Y. 2010. “Japan,” pp. 98-110 in Crime and Punishment around the World, Vol. 3: Asia/ Pacific by Doris Chu (ed.). General editor, Graeme R. Newman. 4 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Encyclopedia Entry Baba, Y., Kikuchi, G., & Watanuki, Y. 2011. “Iva Toguri d’Aquino (aka Tokyo Rose),” pp. 360-370 in Women Criminals: An Encyclopedia of People and Issues by Vickie Jensen (ed.), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Watanuki, Y., Kikuchi, G., & Baba, Y. 2011. “Masumi Hayashi,” pp. 453-457 in Women Criminals: An Encyclopedia of People and Issues by Vickie Jensen (ed.), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Kikuchi, G., Wataniki, Y., & Baba, Y. 2011. “Fusako Shigenobu,” pp. 581-584 in Women Criminals: An Encyclopedia of People and Issues by Vickie Jensen (ed.), Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

PUBLICATIONS Book Chapter/Journal Article (Unrefereed)


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Baba, Y. 2002. “The Future Research Theme for the American Society of Criminology.” Tsumi to Batsu (Crime and Punishment) 39 (3), 13-61. Baba, Y. 2001. “Domestic Violence in America.” Invited chapter in Extra Report and Analysis Special (Number 70, 2001), Understanding Criminology, (pp. 28-31). Tokyo, Japan: AERA Mook.

MANUSCRIPTS Lee, J., Baba, Y., Vera Sanchez, C., Wang, R., and White, C. “Sunday Friends: The Working Alternative to Charity.” Report to Sunday Friends, 2009. Baba, Y. “Study Concerning Perpetrators of Domestic Violence (DV) in Japan.” Report to the Japanese Justice Ministry’s Research and Training Institute, 2004. This original work was conducted during my difference-in-pay leave 2002-2003. Baba, Y., Asquith, D. Galaka, D., & Turk-Bicakci, L. “Variable Associated with Success or Failure in a Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Treatment Program.” Report to the Santa Clara County Department of Adult Probation, California, 2000. This work is on the domestic violence web-site at: (www.growing.com/nonviolent). Baba, Y. & Hebert, C.” Results of a Cultural Awareness Program.” Report to the Santa Clara County Department of Correction, California, 1999. Baba, Y. “Attitudes toward Immigration and Immigrants among College Students” was reported to the College of Social Sciences, San Jose State University, 1999. Baba, Y. A Sabbatical Report, “Juvenile Delinquency: A Closer Look at Vietnamese Gangs, Cliques, and Delinquents,” was presented to the College of Social Sciences, San Jose State University, 1998. Baba, Y. & Miller, E.A. “Needs Assessments in the Public Mental Health Setting: A Methodology,” with Elizabeth A. Miller. Report No: 86-04, 1985. Report to the Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health, Research and Evaluation Section, 1985.

PRESENTATIONS

Wilson, J., Wilson, R.P., Adams, M., & Baba, Y. “Team teaching in virtual abroad courses.” Paper presented at the 38th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition, Hamamatsu, Japan, October 12-15, 2012. Wilson, J., Wilson, R. & Baba, Y. “Virtual Abroad Courses: Helping ELL Students Connect With Other Cultures.” Presented at the Third Conference of the Asia-Pacific Rim Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) and Professional Communication Association: Cross Boundaries: Working and Communicating in the Asia Pacific Region, Los Angeles, California, September 4-5, 2012. Wilson, R., Adams, M., Baba, Y. & Wilson, J. “Commitment, Collaboration, and Serendipity: Lessons Learned on the Road Towards Global Cultural Competency.” At the 4th Annual COIL Conference, “Moving form Me to We; Building Bridges with Globally Networked Learning Partnerships.” SUNY Global Center, New York, NY, June 7-8, 2012.


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Baba, Y. “Language Maintenance and Language Shift Among Japanese-Brazilians: The Case of Maringá, Brazil.” Paper presented at the Latin American Studies Association, San Francisco, California, 2012. Lee, J., Sirovica, J., Baba, Y., Vera Sanchez, C., Fallon, M., White, C., and Wang, R. “Sunday Friends: A Working Alternative to Charity?” Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association, Seattle, Washington, 2011. Baba, Y. “The Challenges and Continuity of the Japanese Language in a Small Brazilian Community: Bastos, Brazil.” Paper presented at the Latin American Studies Association, Toronto, Canada, 2010. Lee, J., Baba, Y., Vera Sanchez, C., Wang, R., and White, C. “Sunday Friends: An Evaluation of a ‘Working Alternative to Charity’” Paper presented at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology, San Antonio, TX, 2009. Baba, Y. “Pattern of Return Migration among Japanese-Brazilians: Who returns to Brazil and Why?” Paper presented at the Latin American Studies Association (in the Section of Crossborder Studies and Migration), Rio de Janeiro, 2009. Baba, Y. “Role of Job-Brokering Agencies in the Lives of Japanese-Brazilian Dekasegi (“Migrant Laborers” in Japanese).” Paper presented at the Canadian Association for Latin-American and Caribbean, Vancouver, Canada, 2008. Baba, Y. “Effectiveness of the 52-week Batterers’ Treatment Program.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California, 2006. Murray, S. and Baba, Y. “Home is Where the Injustice begins: A Pedagogy of Intimate Violence.” Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood, California, 2005. Baba, Y. “Domestic Violence (DV) Batterers in Japanese Society.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 2005. Baba, Y., Boswell, M., & Murray, S.B. “New Questions about Domestic Violence Batterers’ Intervention Program.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon, 2005. Murray, S.B. & Baba, Y. “‘I Think It’s Only Natural to be Amongst the People who Understand Your Jokes. . .’: Immigrant Students: Negotiation, Marginalization & Resistance.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, 2004. Hebert, C. & Baba, Y. “Characteristics of Completes vs. Non-Completes of a Mandatory Domestic Violence Program.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, 2002. Hebert, C., Baba, Y., and Linda Allivato “Attitudinal and Behavioral Change Among Participants in a Legislatively-Mandated Domestic Violence Program.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001.


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Asquith, D., Murray, S.B., Baba, Y. & Mercado, L. “An Exploratory Study of Immigrant Students at SJSU.” SJSU Conference on Celebrating the Scholarship of College Teaching and Learning, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, Friday, April 20, 2001. Murray, S., Baba, Y., Asquith, D. & Mercado, L. “I Haven’t Experienced Any Racism, but . . .”: Immigrant Student Accounts of Higher Education.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, 2001. Baba, Y. “The Question of Mutual Victimization in Marriage Revisited: A case of Vietnamese Couples” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, 2000. Baba, Y., Hebert, C., Koo, D., & Ban, C. “Report in the Effects of Participation in a Cultural Awareness Program on Santa Clara County Jail Inmates.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, 2000. Baba, Y. & Ray, C.A. “Domestic Abusers: racial, regional, and income differences.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Washington, D.C., 2000. Milner, S., Sharberg, M., Strage, A., Walker, E., Williamson, R., Yoder, M., & Baba, Y. “SJSU Students’ Expectations of Coursework and Professors.” Paper presented at the San Jose State University Conference on the Scholarship of College Teaching and Learning, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, Wednesday, April 12, 2000. Baba, Y. “Juvenile Delinquents and Non-delinquents among Vietnamese Youths: cultural, economic, and social determinants of juvenile delinquency.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 1999.

Baba, Y., Galaka, S., Turk-Bicakci, L., & Asquith, D. “An Examination of A Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Program: How do probationers who have completed the program differ from those who have failed?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon, 1999. Baba, Y. “Juvenile Delinquency: A Closer Look at Vietnamese Gangs, Cliques, and Delinquents.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., 1998. Baba, Y. “The court-ordered domestic violence program: who is more likely to complete the program and succeed?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, California, 1997. Baba, Y. “An examination of the domestic violence program: preliminary findings.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997. Baba, Y. “Social, cultural, and structural dimensions of patriarchal theory: an examination of domestic violence in Japan.” Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, 1996. Baba, Y. “Prevalence of wife abuse among Vietnamese families.” Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, 1996.


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Baba, Y. “A comparative study of domestic violence: Japanese and American families.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Seattle, Washington, 1996. Munroe, P.T., Baba, Y., & Converse, L.S. “Maintenance of self-identity: An application of affect control theory to abusive relationships.” Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Seattle, Washington, 1996. Baba, Y. “A global perspective on domestic violence.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Boston , Massachusetts, 1995. Baba, Y. “Women’s Status and Domestic Violence among Japanese Women” Paper presented in the session “Ethnic, class and transitional dimensions of violence against women” at the Fourth World Conference on Women sponsored by the United Nations, Beijing, China, August 29-September 5, 1995. Baba, Y. “Vietnamese youth gangs: An investigation of their origin and activities.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Miami, Florida, 1994. Baba, Y. “Wife Abuse: A comparative analysis of the South and the West.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, California, 1994. Baba, Y. “Vietnamese Youths: Assimilation and Behavioral Adjustment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Phoenix, Arizona, 1993. Baba, Y. & Austin, D.M. “Perception of Fear and Neighborhood Attachment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992. Baba, Y. “The Causal Analysis of Fear of Crime,” with D. Mark Austin. Paper Presented to the Panel of Causal Models on Fear of Crime at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, California, 1991. Austin, D.M., Sayre, C.W., & Baba, Y. “Perceptions and Satisfaction with Safety in Social and Environmental Context.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1991. Baba, Y. “The Impact of Cultural and Structural Factors on Wife Abuse.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Irvine, California, 1991. Baba, Y., Sayre, C.W., & Austin, M. “Evaluation of Neighborhood Attachment in a Small Community.” Paper presented to the Panel on Police, Communities and Street Gangs at the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Berkeley, California, 1991. Sayre, C.W., Austin, D.M., & Baba, Y. “Perception of Neighborhood Safety in a Small Polarized Community.” Paper presented to the Panel on Public Attitudes Towards Crime at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Baltimore, Maryland, 1990. Baba, Y. “Wife Abuse: Its Causes and Consequences.” Paper presented to the Panel on Domestic Violence at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Baltimore, Maryland, 1990.


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Baba, Y. “Crime Patterns: A Theoretical Examination of Social Disorganization and Opportunity Approaches.” Paper presented to the Panel on Deviance and Adaptive Arrangements at the Annual of the Southern Sociological Society, Louisville, Kentucky, 1990. Baba, Y. “Changing Patterns of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Disorganization and Opportunity Theories.” Paper presented to the Panel on Theory and Juvenile Delinquency: An Interaction at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Reno, Nevada, 1989. Baba, Y. “Individual and Agency Effects on the Disposition of Psychiatric Referrals.” Paper presented to the Panel on Medical Sociology at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, 1989. Baba, Y., Austin, D.M., & Holyer, J.S. “Social Context of Neighborhood Safety.” Paper presented to the Panel on Crime Prevention and Fear of Crime at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois, 1988. Baba, Y. & Bradley, K.A. “Spatial Distribution of Rape: The Integration of Social Disorganization and Opportunity Theories.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Houston , Texas, 1988. Baba, Y. & Bradley, K.A. “Spatial Distribution of Rape: Social Disorganization and Opportunity Theories.” Paper presented to the Panel on Crime and Opportunity at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Montreal, Quebec, 1987. Baba, Y. “Agency Effects on the Disposition of Psychiatric Referrals: A Contextual Analysis.” Paper presented to the Panel on Sociology of Health I at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Dallas, Texas, 1987. Bursik, R.J., Jr. & Baba, Y. “Local Community Organization and the Effectiveness of Juvenile Court Sanctions.” Paper presented to the Panel on Individual and Contextual Effects on Crime and Delinquency at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986. Baba, Y. & Austin, D.M. “Determinants of Perceived Neighborhood Safety.” Paper presented to the Panel on Does Community Crime Prevention Work?: Issues of Theory, Assessment, and Implementation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986. Baba, Y. & Miller, E.A. “Needs Assessments in the Public Mental Health Setting: A Methodology.” Paper presented to the Panel on Applied Sociology at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Houston, Texas, 1986. Baba, Y. & Austin, D.M. “Fear of Crime and Neighborhood Interaction: Investigation of a Curvilinear Relationship.” Paper presented to the Panel on Urban Society at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, San Antonio, Texas, 1986. Baba, Y. & Austin, D.M. “A Systemic Model of Community Organization and the Fear of Crime.” Paper presented to the Panel on Citizen Crime Surveys and Public Policy at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, California, 1985.


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Austin, D.M. & Baba, Y. “Social Participation and Perceived Neighborhood Quality as Determinants of Neighborhood Satisfaction.” Paper presented to the Panel on Urban Community at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Houston, Texas, 1985. Baba, Y. “The Structure of Belief in Control Models of Crime.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Houston, Texas, 1985. Monk-Turner, E. & Baba, Y. “A Cross-cultural Analysis of the Two-year College Phenomenon: The United States and Japan.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington D.C., 1985. Bursik, R.J., Jr. & Baba, Y. “Individual Decision Policies and the Deterrence of Crime.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Fort Worth, Texas, 1984.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Editorial Board Member Journal of Mass Communication Delinquency and Criminology – International Journal

November 2013 to Present

Speaker I was the speaker at the Closing Ceremony of the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda

University, Tokyo, Japan July 27, 2013

Panel Discussion

Global Aging: Opportunities and Challenges in a Multicultural Society Sponsored SJSU’s masters of Public Health (MPH) Program

April 18, 2012

Symposium Coordinator Immigration Symposium

Immigration: Policy and Reality April 12-13, 2012

San José State University

Review Committee Member AVP Faculty Affairs

Spring 2011-Fall 2011 San José State University

Attendee

Member of SJSU’s Collaborative Team (with Dr. Ruth Wilson)

SUNY's Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Institute A 3-Day Discipline-Specific Workshop (Human Societies)

The SUNY Global Center in New York City September 30-October 2, 2011

Attendee


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The 3rd Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Conference The SUNY Global Center in New York City

The COIL Instituted was supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities March 31-April 1, 2011

Conference Coordinator Immigration Conference

The Changing Face of America: Immigration and Social Policy October 22-23, 2010


Establishment of the Exchange Program Instrumental in Establishing the Exchange Program

Between SJSU and Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan) December 2009 to July 2010

Session Chair

Section of Crossborder Studies and Migration Latin American Studies Association

June 11-14, 2009 Rio de Janeiro, 2009

Symposium Coordinator Immigration Symposium

Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Law April 30, 2009


Conference Coordinator Immigration Conference

From Strawberries to Software: Immigration to Silicon Valley April 10-11, 2008


Attendee American Sociological Association (ASA) Chairs’ Conference

August 10-14, 2007 New York, NY

Attendee

Faculty Affairs Workshop on Grievances, Mediation, and Difficult Dialogues for the Department Chairs

April 27, 2007 San José State University

Attendee

Campus Conversation: Access to Excellence

February 7, 2007 San José State University


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Coordinator SJSU Silicon Valley Center for Global Innovation and Immigration ((SVCGII) has been changed to

Silicon Valley Center for Global Studies (SVCGS) in Fall 2011) From December 2006 to May 2012

College of Social Sciences

Attendee The Dean’s Symposium on Immigration

October 2006 San José State University

Attendee

The Dean’s Symposium on Immigration October 2005


Attendee Apple Executive Briefing for SJSU faculty and Administrators

August 11, 2005 Cupertino, California

Attendee

Web-Conference for Recruitment Training October 25, 2005


Attendee Academic Program Assessment Training

March 4, 2005 San José State University

Attendee

Engaged Department Service Learning October 22, 2004, 10:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Hyatt Saint Claire San José, California

Attendee

CFA Collective Bargaining Preview October 6, 2004, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Student Union San José State University

Attendee

IPAR Data October 6, 2004, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

HGH 215 San José State University

Attendee

Collective Bargaining Agreement


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September 23, 2004, 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. UCD 332


Attendee Academic Integrity Conference

September 20, 2004, 12:00 to 1:00p.m. San José State University

CMS Training

Financials September 15, 2004, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Modular C San José State University

Attendee

Service Learning Workshop September 8, 2004, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

IRC San José State University

CMS Training

Scheduling September 3, 2004, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.


Conversation with the Department Chair Freshmen Orientation Week

August 24, 2004, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. San José State University

Attendee

Freshmen Convocation August 24, 2004, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.


Attendee American Sociological Association (ASA) Chairs’ Conference

August 13-16, 2004 San Francisco, CA

CMS Training

Students’ Records July 9, 2004, 9:00 to 12:00 p.m.


Attendee International Faculty Partnership Seminar

June 27-July 2, 2004 Waseda University

Tokyo, Japan


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CMS Training

Financials June 14, 2004, 9:00 to 12:00 p.m.

Modular C San José State University

Attendee

Chair’s Training May 27, 2004, 8:30 to 3:30 p.m.


Attendee The Study of Domestic Violence in Japan

The House of Councilors, Japan March 12, 2003

April 9, 2003 April 11, 2003 April 17, 2003

Organizer

“Research on Domestic Violence” A panel of Japanese Scholars who are experts on domestic violence research was invited.

(Professors Kaino, Hosoi, Noda, Goto, Yamamoto, & Iwai) Japanese Justice Ministry’s Research and Training Institute

March 28, 2003

Organizer “Batterers’ Intervention Program in Japan”

Professor Kusayanagi, a therapist for domestic violence offenders, was as a guest speaker. Japanese Justice Ministry’s Research and Training Institute

February 28, 2002

Presenter “An Examination of the Domestic Violence Batterers’ Program in Santa Clara County’

Shukutoku University, Chiba, Japan November 30, 2002

Attendee

Japanese Sociological Association November 16-17, 2002

Attendee

Japanese Criminological Association October 26-27, 2002

Presenter

“The Status of Domestic Violence in Santa Clara County, California” Sangetsukai

July 15, 2002


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Attendee Workshop on Language Development, Academic English, and Generation 1.5

Center for Faculty Development and Support San José State University

October 20, 2001

Attendee Academic Senate Retreat “Teaching Effectiveness” San José State University

October 12, 2001

External Reviewer Tenure/Promotion for Assistant Professor

University of Oklahoma August 13, 2001

Presenter

The Ninth Ending Family Violence Conference. San José, October 12, 2001

Presenter

“Domestic Violence in America” The Research and Training Institute

The Ministry of Justice Japan, August 9, 2001

Presenter

“Delegates from Okayama, Japan: To work with us to end domestic violence” San José, July 27, 2001.

Presenter

“‘Where are You from?’: Immigrant Student Narratives of Higher Education,” with Susan B. Murray and Lita Mercado.

Women’s Studies Brown Bag Lunch Series Feminist Faculty Research San José State University San José, California, 2001

Presider

Panel of Domestic Violence and Culture Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology

San Francisco, California, 2000

Co-Organizer “Creating Coalition for Prevention: Domestic Violence Across Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural

Contexts,” with Susan B. Murray. San José State University, San José, California.

March 11, 2000.

Presenter


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“A court-Ordered Domestic Violence Program: How do probationers who have completed the program differ from those who have failed?”

Domestic Violence Council Santa Clara County Monthly Batterer’s Intervention Committee Meeting

San José, California, September 21, 1999.

Attendee The Fifth Ending Family Violence Conference.

San José, October 30-31, 1997.

Ethics Committee Member. American Society of Criminology. November, 1996-November ,1997.

Attendee

Gathering Strength: Coming Together to End Domestic Violence in Our Asian and Pacific Islander Communities.

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California. June 20-21, 1997.

Presenter

“Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence” California Shelter Symposium

San José State University San José, CA, June 19, 1997.

Presider

Panel on Gangs, Social Movement and the Creation of Violence. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology.

Chicago, Illinois, 1996.

Presider Panel on Women in Cross Cultural Perspective: Criminality and Victimization.

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago, Illinois, 1996.

Attendee

The Fourth Ending Family Violence Conference. Santa Clara, October 25-26, 1996.

Panelist

Forum: Women’s Roles/Generations and Domestic Violence. Sponsored by Sangha Support Committee.

San José Betsuin Office, June 23, 1996.

Attendee Administrative Development Institute for Asian Pacific Americans:

Pathways to Academic Affairs Administration. San José, CA, June 20-23, 1996.

Panelist


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Panel on Domestic Violence. Asian Pacific Islander Women’s Class.

Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA, May 1, 1996.

Presenter

“Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence” California Shelter Symposium

San José State University April 19, 1996.

Presenter

“International Dialogue Continues: Beijing was just the Beginning.” San José State University

April 19, 1996

Panelist Discussion Session on Domestic Violence:

The Impact of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Sponsored Programs Faculty Development

San José State University April 3, 1996.

Presenter

“A global perspective of domestic violence: A report from the Women’s Meeting in China.”

Sociology Department San José State University

October 25, 1995.

Panelist Panel on the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women.

Santa Clara University, October 24, 1995.

Attendee The Third Ending Family Violence Conference.

Santa Clara, October 20-21, 1995.

Panelist Panel on Report back from Beijing:

The 4th United Nations World Conference on Women. San José State University, October 18, 1995.

Visiting Scholar

Kobe University, Japan, June-August, 1995

Attendee Kobe Conference in Socio-Legal Studies.

Kobe, Japan, August, 1995.

Panelist


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Panel on Violence Against Women. Women’s Week Conference on Building Bridges.

San José State University, March 6, 1995.

Attendee The 16th Annual International Asian Organized Crime Conference

Sponsored by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. San Francisco, CA, May 8-13, 1994.

Discussant

Panel on Crime and the Community. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology.

Phoenix, Arizona, 1993.

Presider Panel on Deviance and Adaptive Arrangements.

Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. Louisville, Kentucky, 1990.

Presenter

“Family Violence” presented at the SJSU Women’s Council. San José State University.

San José, CA, 1990.

Participant Writing Workshop Participant.

Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi, May 10-20, 1988.

Roundtable Participant

Roundtable on Medical Sociology. Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association.

Dallas, Texas, 1987.

Presenter Program Development Services, Elderhostel Program “Japanese Society”

University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, 1987.

Presider

Panel on Social Control and Social Categories. Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Sociological Association.

San Antonio, Texas, 1986.

Presenter Program Development Services, Adult Enrichment Course

“Culture of the Orient” University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma, 1986.


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JOURNAL REVIEWER

Criminology, 1988-Present. Urban Affairs Review, 1990-Present.

Social Problems, 1994-Present Policy Studies Journal, 1995-Present.

Violence Against Women, 1996-Present. The American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1997-Present.

Violence and Victims, 1998-Present. The Justice Professional, 1999-Present

The Sociological Quarterly, 2008-Present Crime and Delinquency, 2009-Present

International Social Work, 2013-Present BOOK REVIEWER

Research Methods in the Social Sciences By Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and David Nachmias

New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2011

Violence in America: Causes, Prevention, and Control by James Byrne and Eve Buzawa

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing Company, 2004

Convict Criminology by Jeffery Ross and Stephen Richards.

Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2001.

Book Reviewer Contemporary Criminology

by W.S. DeKeseredy and M.D. Schwartz. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1995.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES January 1980 to February 1980 Recreation Worker, Cerebral Palsy Center, Norman, Oklahoma.

January 1980 to May 1980 Teaching Aide, Norman Day School for the Handicapped children, Norman, Oklahoma. Assisted the handicapped

children in developing self-realization process, motor coordination skills, and language skills.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Resident Director at Waseda University Tokyo, Japan

California State University 2012-2013


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Awardee Member of SJSU’s Collaborative Team

(with Dr. Ruth Wilson, Dr. Yasue Yanai, and Mr. Mark Adams) SJSU was one of the 16 institutions awarded by

SUNY’s Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Institute The SUNY Global Center in New York City

2011-2013

International Faculty Partnership Seminar (CSU Sponsored) June 27-July 2, 2004 Waseda University

Tokyo, Japan

Difference-in-Pay Leave Award San Jose State University

San José, California 2002-2003

Institute for Survey and Policy Research

College of Social Sciences San José State University

Summer, 2001

Interdisciplinary Diversity Project Team Program Grant Center for Faculty Development and Support

San José State University 2001-2002

Faculty Merit Increases Awards for Period III and

Presidential Award as one of seven teacher scholars San José State University San José, California 2000

Faculty Merit Increases Awards for Period I and II

San José State University San José, California 1999

Teacher Scholar Award

Institute of Teaching and Learning San José, State University

1999-2000

Outstanding Faculty Award Disability Resource Center San José State University

1998-1999

Performance-based Salary Step Increases Award San José State University San José, California, 1998


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Sabbatical Leave Award San José, State University

San José, California, Fall 1997

Lambda Chi Alpha Distinguished Professor Award Millsaps College

Jackson, Mississippi, 1989.

The Sociology Department’s Sixth Annual Outstanding Graduate Student Award

University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, 1987.

Second Place. “Determinants of Perceived Neighborhood Safety.”

(with D. Mark Austin) American Society of Criminology Student Paper Competition, 1986

First Place. “Social Participation and Perceived Neighborhood Quality

as Determinants of Neighborhood Satisfaction.” (with D. Mark Austin)

Southwestern Sociological Association Ph.D. Level Student Paper Competition, 1985.

Fourth Place. “The Structure of Belief in Control Models of Crime.”

American Society of Criminology Student Paper Competition, 1985

GRANTS A Multinational Collaborative Study Exploring the Long-term Effects of Parental Interpersonal Violence and Child Maltreatment on Internal and Externalizing Mental Health Problems with Asian College Students: The Role of Social Support Yoko Baba and Meekyung Han (Social Work) College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Research Incentive Grant (not funded) Spring 2012

Coalitional practices in constructing, negotiating, and enacting anti-trafficking as social problems

and social solutions Peter Chua (Sociology), Yoko Baba and Soma Sen (Social Work)

Submitted to National Science Foundation (not funded) January 2012

$750.00 for the Implementation of the Virtually Abroad Program

International and Extended Studies Office San José State University, 2011

$750.00 for Special Travel Grants through the College of Social Sciences

San José State University, 2011


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$1,250.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Grant to study

Does the Japanese language survive in the culturally isolated Amazonian community? In the case of Tomé-Açu in the state of Para, Brazil


$750.00 for Special Travel Grants through the College of Social sciences San José State University, 2010

$1,500.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Grant to study

Language Maintenance and Language Shift Among Japanese-Brazilians: The Case of Maringá, Brazil San José State University, 2010

$750.00 for Special travel Grants through the College of Social sciences


$1,500.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Grant to study The Challenge and Continuity of the Japanese Language in Small Brazilian Communities


$750.00 for Special Travel Grants through the College of Social Sciences San José State University, 2008

$2,000.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation

Grant to study Patterns of Return Migration among Japanese-Brazilians: Who returns to Brazil and Why?


$2,750.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Grant to study The Role of Job-Brokering Agencies: Japanese-Brazilian Dekasegi Job Seekers


$1,350.00 for research support finds through California lottery finds to conduct a project on SJSU International Students


The College of Social Science Grant Writing Award to examine Human Trafficking (“Understandings of Sex Trafficking of Asian Women in California”)

(with Dr. Amy Leisenring and Dr. Peter Chua) San José State University, 2006

$2,750.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Grant to study Incarcerated Japanese-Brazilian Youths through Interviews with Sister Yoshico Mouri in Japan

San José State University, 2005.

$1,500.00 for research funds through the College of Social Science Foundation Research Grant to analyze Social Networks among Japanese-Brazilian Transmigrants in Japan



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$1,250.00 for research support finds through California lottery finds to hire a translator for a project on Social Networks among Japanese-Brazilian Transmigrants in Japan


$1,850.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant to complete a translation of a Japanese DV project into English

and to purchase a Japanese version of SPSS software San José State University, 2003.

$1,125.00 for research support funds through California lottery funds

to complete a translation of a Japanese DV project into English San José State University, 2003.

$1,000 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant


$1,500.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant with Chris Hebert


$1,950.00 for research support funds through California lottery funds with David Asquith and Curtis Rooks


$700.00 for the Conference “Creating Coalition for Prevention: Domestic Violence Across Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Contexts” with Susan Murray,

which was held on March 11, 2000 at San Jose State University. MOSAIC: the San José State University Multicultural Center, 1999.

$2,477.16 for the Conference “Creating Coalition for Prevention: Domestic Violence Across

Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Contexts” with Susan Murray, which was held on March 11, 2000 at San José State University.

San José State University Foundation, 1999.

$5,075.00 for the Conference “Creating Coalition for Prevention: Domestic Violence Across Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Contexts” with Susan Murray, which was held on March 11, 2000 at

San José State University through Diversity Grants. College of Social Sciences, San José State University, 1999.

$1,150.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant

with Sindhu Naik and Ilami Igoni (graduate students) San José State University, 1999.

$49,981.00 for teaching a Cultural Awareness Program from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999.

Santa Clara County Department of Correction, 1998.

$1,500.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant with David Asquith


$1,500.00 for research support funds through California lottery funds


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$1,500.00 for research funds through the College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant with David Asquith


$1,500.00 for research support funds through California lottery funds San José State University, 1996.

$4,000.00 Grant Development Program Award

the San José State university Foundation San José State University, 1995.

One month salary plus $500.00 for research support funds

by the CSU Summer Grant San José State University, 1994.

$1,500.00 for research support funds by University Foundation Research Grant



$1,500.00 for research support funds by University Foundation Research Grant


$1,500.00 for research support funds by the CSU Affirmative Action Faculty Development Program



$1,500.00 for research support funds by the CSU Affirmative Action

Faculty Development Program San José State University, 1992.

$1,500.00 for research support funds by University Foundation Research Grant.


3 WTU’s of release time and $1,500.00 of research support funds The CSU Affirmative Action Faculty Development Program


$1,500.00 plus $500.00 for personal resources and $500.00 for library books. Ford Grant for developing the Chinese Society and Culture Course.

Millsaps College, 1989.

$100.00 for Dissertation Grant. University of Oklahoma. 1986.


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$200 for the Short-term Enrichment Program Grant. The institute of International Education. 1985.

$200.00 for Graduate Student Travel Grant.

University of Oklahoma. 1985.

MEMBERSHIPS (past and present)

Latin American Studies Association American Sociological Association American Society of Criminology

National Association of Social Workers Japanese Sociological Association Japanese Society of Criminology Pacific Sociological Association Western Society of Criminology

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Attendee

“Symposium on Immigrant Families: Addressing Challenges & Affirming Resiliency . . .” Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations

Evergreen Community College December 8, 2006

Attendee

Symposium on Human Trafficking San José Police Department

October 6, 2006

Attendee South Bay Coalition Against Human Trafficking

September 11, 2006 October 9, 2006 January 8, 2007

San José, CA

Presenter “Delegates from Okayama, Japan:

To work with us to end domestic violence” The Santa Clara County Social Services Agency

July 27, 2001

Member of the Immigrant Action Network (IAN) Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations

2001

Panelist “Strengthening Immigrant Families”

Summit on Immigrant Needs


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Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations December 6, 2000

Presenter

“Examination of a Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Program: How do probationers who have completed the program differ from those who have failed?”

Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council’s Batterers’ Intervention Committee

September 21, 1999

Co-Chair Domestic Violence Need Area Community Monthly Meetings

Community Dialogue on Immigrant Needs Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations

September 29, 1999 October 27, 1999 December 1, 1999 January 19, 2000

February 16, 2000 March 15, 2000 April 19, 2000

September 20, 2000 October 18, 2000

Member of the Research Advisory Council Community Dialogue on Immigrant Needs

Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations August,1999-December, 2000

Co-Chair

Domestic Violence Need Area Community Dialogue on Immigrant Needs

Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations May 7, 1999

Board Member

Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) November, 1996-2000.

Member of the Program Planning Committee

Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) May, 1998-2000.

Chair

Program Planning Committee Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)

November, 1997-May, 1998.

Member of the Banquet Committee Twenty Fifth Anniversary Gala


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Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) San José, California, May 16, 1998

Attendee

Town Gown Forum San José, State University

December, 1997

Attendee The Nonprofit leader of the Future: A Seminar in Social Sector Leadership.

Hewlett-Packard Company, Cupertino campus. September 25, 1997

Attendee

Knight Foundation Seminar San José, California, June 16, 1997.

Co-Chair

Twenty Fourth Annual Banquet and 9th Freedom Awards Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)

San José, California, June 13, 1997.

Attendee Town Gown Forum

San José State University May 8, 1997

REFERENCES Dr. Robert J. Bursik, Jr. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Missouri-St. Louis 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4499 (315) 516-7238 Dr. James Lee Department of Justice Studies San José State University San José, California 95192-0050 (408) 924-5337 Dr. D. Mark Austin Department of Sociology University of Louisville


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