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    Kristenne Robison

    Kristenne Robison

    Department of Sociology and Criminology
    Assistant Professor
    Contact Information
    Email:
    krobiso7@kent.edu
    Phone:
    1-330-337-4279

    Biography

    Dr. Robison started volunteering in prison in 2010 when she taught a sociology course in a women’s prison in Pennsylvania. Since then, she has championed the importance of higher education being accessible on the inside of prison walls. More recently she got involved in prison reentry with the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s reentry grant awarded to Kent State University.

    Position

    Dr. Robison is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology on the Salem campus. In addition, she leads the prison education program at Kent State University and serves on the prison reentry team. 

    Experience

    Dr. Robison entered higher education in 1992 and never left. She has held multiple roles in higher education including collegiate head coach, adjunct instructor, and tenured professor. The one thread through all of this is her focus on social justice and belief that education is a great equalizer. 

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    Education

    Ph.D. Sociology, Syracuse University, 2010

    Publications

    • Rhoads, J.C. & Robison, K.M. (2018). Q Methodology and Exploring Popular Culture in a Sociology Classroom. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2—Sociology [online].
    • Pataki, Kathryn and Kristenne M. Robison (2018). “The Concept of Choice”. Pp. 39-43 in Handbook of Sex Trafficking: Feminist Transnational Perspectives, edited by L. Walker, G. Gaviria, & K. Gopal. New York: Springer International Publishing
    • Pataki, Sherri, Kristenne Robison, and Tessa Altman. 2016. “Teaching Psychology of Women to Incarcerated Women.” Psychology of Women Quarterly 40(4): 582-586.
    • Robison, Kristenne M. 2016. “'Volunteers Welcome, that is, Some Volunteers': Experiences Teaching College Courses at a Women’s Prison". Pp. 277-299 in The Voluntary Sector in Prisons: Encouraging Institutional and Personal Change, edited by L.S. Abrams, M
    • Robison, Kristenne. 2014 “Teaching and Researching Incarcerated Women: Undergraduate Students Explore Education as a Human Right.” CUR Quarterly 34 (3): 13-18.
    • Robison, Kristenne M. and James C. Rhoads. 2014. “Using Popular Culture in the Classroom: Views of the Film, Manic, Among Students of Juvenile Delinquency.” Operant Subjectivity: The International Journal of Q Methodology 37(1/2): 31-40.
    • Robison, Kristenne M., Jennifer Cantella, Katrina Falconer, Katelyn Moga, and Joseph Ritchie. 2012. “Report on The Educational Experiences of Incarcerated Women at SCI-Cambridge Springs.” Submitted to Pennsylvania Senator Daylin Leach, Senate Minority Cha
    • Robison, Kristenne M. 2009. “Violence Against Women Fact Sheet.” Sociologists for Women in Society Network News. Kingston, RI: University of Rhode Island.
    • Robison, Kristenne M. 2008. “Sociology of Sport Syllabus.” In Teaching the Sociology of Sport: A Collection of Syllabi, Assignments, and Other Resources, edited by Kyle C. Longest. Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Teaching Resources C
    • Robison, Kristenne M. 2004. “Excerpts from Unpublished Transcript.” In Interrupting Heteronormativity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pedagogy and Responsible Teaching at Syracuse University, edited by Kathleen Farrell, Nisha Gupta, and Mary Quee
    • Robison, Kristenne M. 1999. Finding the Lost Story of the Cowgirls. The Ohio State University. Eugene, OR: Microform Publications.
    • Robison, Kristenne M. 1998. “The Portrayal of the Female Athlete in the Media.” Encyclopedia of Women in Sport in America, edited by Carole Oglesby. Phoenix, AZ: The Oryx Press.
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