DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STUDIES
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Room LWH 4062
Chicago, Illinois 60625-4699
(773) 442-4790
department CHAIR
Dr. Adam Messinger
A-Messinger@neiu.edu
Program Assistant
Mary Serio
Ma-Serio@neiu.edu
OFFICE HOURS
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Ph.D., Sociology, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California, 2010
M.A., Sociology, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California, 2007
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005
BOOKS
Messinger, A. M., & Guadalupe-Diaz, X. (Eds.) (2020). Transgender intimate partner violence: A comprehensive introduction. New York University Press: New York, NY. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2017). LGBTQ intimate partner violence: Lessons for policy, practice, and research. University of California Press: Oakland, CA. [Link]
BOOK CHAPTERS
Guadalupe-Diaz, X. L., & Messinger, A. M. (2020). Working toward transgender inclusion in the movement to address intimate partner violence. In A. M. Messinger & X. L. Guadalupe-Diaz (Eds.), Transgender intimate partner violence: A comprehensive introduction (pp. 362-377). New York University Press. [Link]
Kurdyla, V., Messinger, A. M., & Guadalupe-Diaz, X. L. (2022). Health covariates of intimate partner violence in a national transgender sample. In C. L. Buist & L. Kahle (Eds.), Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Re-Imaging Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond, pp. 129-143. Bristol University Press. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2014). Marking 35 years of same-sex intimate partner violence research: Lessons and future directions. In D. Peterson & V. R. Panfil (Eds.) The handbook of LGBT communities, crime, and justice, 65-85. Springer Science + Business Media Publishing: New York. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2020). Theorizing on the roots of transgender intimate partner violence. In A. M. Messinger & X. L. Guadalupe-Diaz (Eds.), Transgender intimate partner violence: A comprehensive introduction (pp. 110-132). New York University Press. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., & Guadalupe-Diaz, X. L. (2020). The intersection of transphobia, human rights, and transgender intimate partner violence. In A. M. Messinger & X. L. Guadalupe-Diaz (Eds.), Transgender intimate partner violence: A comprehensive introduction (pp. 3-34). New York University Press. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., & Koon-Magnin, S. (2019). Sexual violence in LGBTQ communities. In W. O’Donohue, C. Cummings, & P. A. Schewe (Eds.) Handbook of sexual assault prevention, pp. 661-674. Springer: New York. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., & Kurdyla, V. (Accepted). Intimate partner violence against sexual and gender minority men: Dynamics, theory, and inclusive interventions. In S. S. Chuang, A. Lysova, B. Russell, C. Huang, & B. A. Hine (Eds.) Violence Against Men and Families: Theories, Perspectives, and Application. Springer: New York.
Messinger, A. M., & Roark, J. (2019). Transgender intimate partner violence and aging. In M. Houlberg (Ed.) Transgender health and aging: Culturally competent care for transgender aging patients. Springer: New York. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., & Roark, J. (2019). LGBTQ partner violence. In W. S. DeKeseredy, C. Rennison, & A. Hall-Sanchez (Eds.) The Routledge international handbook of violence studies, pp. 277-285. Routledge: London. [Link]
JOURNAL ARTICLES
DeKeseredy, W. S., Nolan, J., Hall-Sanchez, A., & Messinger, A. M. (2019). Intimate Partner Violence Victimization among Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual College Students: The Role of Pro-Abuse Peer Support. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 28(9), 1057-1068. [Link]
Dyar, C., Messinger, A. M., Newcomb, M. E., Byck, G. R., Dunlap, P., & Whitton, S. W. (2021). Development and initial validation of three culturally-sensitive measures of intimate partner violence for sexual and gender minority populations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(15-16), NP8824–NP8851. [Link]
Fry, D. A., Messinger, A. M., Rickert, V. I., O'Connor, M. K., Palmetto, N., Lessel, H., & Davidson, L. L. (2014). Adolescent relationship violence: Help-seeking and help-giving behaviors among peers. Journal of Urban Health, 91(2), 320-334. [Link]
Kurdyla, V., Messinger, A. M., & Ramirez, M. (2021). Transgender intimate partner violence and help-seeking patterns. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(19-20), NP11046–NP11069. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2018). Bidirectional same-gender and sexual minority intimate partner violence. Violence and Gender, 5(4), 241-249. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2011). Invisible victims: Same-sex intimate partner violence in the National Violence Against Women Survey. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(11), 2228-2243. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2012). Teaching content analysis through Harry Potter. Teaching Sociology, 40(4), 360-367. [Link]
Messinger, A. M. (2015). Teaching interactionist gender theory through speed dating. Teaching Sociology, 43(2), 154-162. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Birmingham, R. S., DeKeseredy, W. S. (2021). Perceptions of same-gender and different-gender intimate partner cyber-monitoring. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8), NP4315–NP4335. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Davidson, L. L., & Rickert, V.I. (2011). IPV among adolescent reproductive health clinic patients: the role of relationship communication. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(9), 1851-1867. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Dyar, C., Birmingham, R. S., Newcomb, M. E., & Whitton, S. W. (2021). Sexual and gender minority intimate partner violence and childhood violence exposure. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(19-20), NP10322–NP10344. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Fry, D. A., Rickert, V. I., Catallozzi, M., & Davidson, L. L. (2014). Extending Johnson’s intimate partner violence typology: Lessons from an adolescent sample. Violence Against Women, 20(8), 948-971. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Guadalupe-Diaz, X. L., & Kurdyla, V. (2022). Transgender polyvictimization in the US Transgender Survey. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(19-20), NP18810–NP18836. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Kurdyla, V., & Guadalupe-Diaz, X. L. (2021). Intimate partner violence help-seeking in the US Transgender Survey. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-25. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Nieri, T., Villar, P., & Luengo, M.A. (2012). Acculturation stress and bullying among immigrant youths in Spain. Journal of School Violence, 9(4), 306-322. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Rickert, V. I., Fry, D., Lessel, H., & Davidson, L.L. (2012). Revisiting the role of communication in adolescent intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 9(4), 306-322. [Link]
Messinger, A. M., Sessarego, S. N., Edwards, K. M., & Banyard, V. L. (2021). Bidirectional IPV among adolescent sexual minorities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(11-12), NP5643–NP5662. [Link]
Risser, H. J., Messinger, A. M., Fry, D. A., Davidson, L. L., & Schewe, P.A. (2013). Do maternal and paternal mental illness and substance abuse predict treatment outcomes for children exposed to violence? Child Care in Practice, 19(3), 221-236. [Link]
Schewe, P. A., Risser, H. J., & Messinger, A.M. (2013). Safe from the start: Evaluating interventions for children exposed to violence. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 22(1), 67-86. [Link]
Whitton, S. W., Newcomb, M. E., Messinger, A. M., Byck, G., & Mustanski, B. (2016). A longitudinal study of IPV victimization among sexual minority youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0886260516646093. [Link]
Zabelski, S., Cascalheira, C., Shaw, T. J., Heilmen, E., Messinger, A. M., Edwards, K., Scheer, J. (In Press). Community-Based Participatory Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Trauma Survivors: Challenges, Solutions, and Recommendations for Future Research. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Messinger, A. M. (2017). The isolation of transgender, undocumented victims of domestic violence. The Huffington Post. [Link]
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Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
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Monday and Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in Room LWH 4064
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Zoom and by appointment
Thursday: Noon-5:00 p.m. in Room LWH 4064
• Ph.D., Sociology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2009
• M.S., Sociology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2001
• B.A., Sociology, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, 1998
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• Ph.D. Human Development & Human Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 2013
• M.S. Family, Youth & Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2007
• B.A. Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2005
International Teaching Experience
(2019) NEIU International Studies Faculty Leader: Human Rights Study Tour to Geneva, Switzerland, Rome, Italy
(2018) NEIU International Studies Faculty Leader: Human Rights Study Tour to Geneva, Switzerland
(2016) NEIU International Studies Faculty Co-Leader: Human Rights Study Tour to Geneva, Switzerland
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Jornaleros work and exploitation
Brown/Chicano masculinity, patriarchy, and feminism
Latina/o/e/x power and social movements
Ph.D. Public Affairs (Foci: Race and Gender), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017
Castrejón, J. A. (2017). Voces de la Esquina: Migrant Workers Counteracting Wage Theft, Wage Deduction, and Underpayment. Justice Policy Journal, 14(2), 1-17.
Castrejón, J. A. (2017). (Un)Sustainable Community Projects: An Urban Ethnography in a Barrio in Las Vegas. Chicana/o-Latina/o Law Review, 35(1), 25-48.
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M.A., Criminology, Law and Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2010
B.A., cum laude, Justice Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, 2009
Johnson, T.P., Holbrook, A.L. & Atterberry, K. (2014). Challenges in conducting surveys of political extremists. In R. Tourangeau, N. Bates, B. Edwards, T.P. Johnson, & K. Wolter (Eds.), Hard to survey populations. Cary, NC: Cambridge University Press.
Keith Atterberry is a graduate research and teaching assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Criminology, Law and Justice at UIC. Keith is a recipient of the prestigious Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Fellowship.
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• J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
• B.A., Criminal Justice, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, 1989
• Sergeant, Chicago Police Department since 1990
• Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1995
• Adjunct professor, John Marshall Law School since 2001
“As a former student and Criminal Justice major at Northeastern, I can identify with students who have to ‘burn the candle at both ends,’ so to speak. I often tell students at the beginning of each semester that the most important part of my resume is the fact that I once sat in the same seat at this university and traveled the same path. I believe that it is important to give students, who are quite often juggling a full-time job with full-time studies, a lively and thought-provoking educational experience that is fun, upbeat, and grounded in experiential reality.”
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• Parental involvement in schools
• Immigration
• M.S.W., Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001
• B.A., American Studies, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1997
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and worked in a number of non-profit organizations prior to coming to NEIU in 2007, where I initially worked in the Adult & Women Student Programs Office and then began teaching. I helped to start the CAST Program at NEIU and have been teaching CAST 301 since 2010. I also teach in the Social Work Program as part of their partnership with DCFS to prepare students to work in child welfare.
Coordinator of the CAST Program
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• M.A., Inner City Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, 2010
• B.A., Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, 2004
Main Campus Office: LWH 4034
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
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• J.D., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
• M.A., Public Administration, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
• B.A., Criminal Justice, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Professor McFarlin is currently an attorney in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. He is a former senior trial attorney and municipal prosecutor for the City of Chicago Law Department.
Room LWH 4079
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Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
• Ph.D., Sociology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1989
• M.A., Sociology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1983
• B.A., Sociology, Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1978
Dr. Terpstra has helped expand and strengthen the JUST curriculum, teaching courses integral to both the JUST major and the Social Justice minor. Students have greatly benefited from her specialized knowledge, experience, and critical perspectives. Her profound kindness, noted by both students and colleagues, underscores her bold commitment to educating JUST majors and minors.
As a public intellectual, Dr. Terpstra has engaged in research and service to the broader community and the world. Her work can be found on her webpage (juneterpstra.org) and academia.edu. Her service has significantly advanced the University's mission, and her teaching and mentorship have positively impacted countless students.
• Ph.D., Sociology/Research Methodology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 2004
• M.A., Sociology/Women’s Studies, Governor’s State University, University Park, Illinois 1981
• B.A., Language and Literature, Governor’s State University, University Park, Illinois, 1979
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
Local and global destitution
Intersections: Africans and African Americans
Conflict scenarios and transformation Colonial / Post-colonial legacies
Dictatorships, democracy, and vapid insatiality
• Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
• L.Th., Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• M.M.R.Sc., Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
• M.A., Religious Studies, Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
• B.Th., Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy
Northeastern Illinois University
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United States
• Ph.D., School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, 1987
• M.A., School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, 1979
• M.A., Criminal Justice, John Jay College, City University of New York, 1976
• B.A., Sociology, Queens College, City University of New York, 1974
A Primer in the Sociology of Law (1988). Albany, New York: Harrow and Heston Publishers.
A Primer in the Sociology of Law (1988). Albany, New York: Harrow and Heston Publishers.
Weberian and Marxian Analysis of Law: Development and Functions of Law in a Capitalist Mode of Production (1989). Aldershot, Hampshire: Gower Publishing Company Ltd.
Weberian and Marxian Analysis of Law: Development and Functions of Law in a Capitalist Mode of Production (1989). Aldershot, Hampshirem, UK: Gower Publishing Ltd.
Postmodern Law and Disorder: Psychoanalytic Semiotics, Chaos, and Juridic Exegeses (1992). Merseyside, UK: Deborah Charles Publications.
Constitutive Criminology: Beyond Postmodernism (1996). Co-authored with Keith Henry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
Critical Criminology at the Edge: Postmodern Perspectives, Integrations, and Applications (2002). New York: Praeger/Greenwood Publishing Group.
Critical Criminology at the Edge: Postmodern Perspectives, Integrations, and Applications (2002). New York: Praeger/Greenwood Publishing Group.
Critical Criminology at the Edge: Postmodern Perspectives, Integrations, and Applications (2002). New York: Praeger/Greenwood Publishing Group.
An Introduction to the Sociology of Law (2003). Monsey, New York: Criminal Justice Press.
Ivory Tower (2008). Chicago: William H. Kelly.
Revolution in Penology (2010). Co-authored with Bruce Arrigo. Plymouth, UK: Rowman and Littlefield.
Quantum Holographic Criminology: Paradigm Shift in Criminology, Law & Transformative Justice (2014). Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.
My philosophical interests are in postmodernism, post-structuralism, the Frankfurt school, chaos theory, complexity theory, catastrophe theory, topology theory, constitutive theory, edgework analysis, and Lacanian psychoanalytic semiotics.
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5500 North St. Louis Avenue
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