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Mark Gregory Harmon Leymon

Curriculum Vitae Updated 3-5-19

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Note: I publish under the name Mark G. Harmon

Portland State University [email protected]

Criminology & Criminal Justice [email protected]

P.O. Box 751 503-725-8070

Portland, OR 97207-0751

Academic Positions:

Portland State University

2018-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

2015-Present, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

2012-2018, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Illinois State University

2010-2012, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences

University of Oregon

2004-2010, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Sociology

Teaching Areas Research Areas Criminal Justice Policy Justice Policy Research Methods & Statistics Quantitative Methods Criminal Profiling Politics and Social Change Cultural Criminology Race and Justice Race, Politics, & Justice Sentencing and Corrections

Education:


Ph.D. 2010, Sociology:

Dissertation: “Fixed” Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over Time.

Committee: Robert M. O’Brien (Chair), James Elliott, Jean Stockard, & Hill Walker

M.S. 2006, Sociology (Specialization in Criminology):

Thesis: Sentencing Guidelines: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over Time.

Advisor: Robert M. O’Brien

Western Washington University; University Honors Graduate

B.A. 2002, Sociology, Concentrations in Criminology and Social Stratification,

Capstone Thesis: “The Effects of Sentencing Guidelines: Prison Populations and Race.”

B.A. 2002, Psychology, Concentrations in Abnormal Psychology and Motivation

Capstone Thesis: “Terror and Our Children: Predicting Who is Vulnerable.”

Capstone Thesis: “Stereotyping in American Airports: Race, Gender, and Age.”

Additional Trainings and Certifications

2014 Structural Equation Modeling with Stata, Inter-University Consortium for Political and

Social Research, University of Michigan, taught by Kristin MacDonald

2013 Analyzing Multilevel and Mixed Models Using Stata, Inter-University Consortium for

Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, taught by Bill Rising



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2011 Spatial Econometrics, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research,

University of North Carolina, taught by Paul Voss and Katherine Curtis.

2011 Introduction to GIS, Institute for Geospatial Analysis and Mapping, Illinois State

University, taught by John C. Kostelnick and Jonathan B. Thayn

2009 Panel Data Analysis using STATA, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social

Research, University of Michigan, taught by David Drukker.

2009 Teaching Sociology Certificate, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon.

2009 Seminar on Event History Analysis, American Sociological Association, taught by

Lawrence L. Wu

2006 Certificate, Diversity Program - Gender Diversity in Academia, Center for the Study

Women in Society, University of Oregon.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

2018 Harmon, Mark G., Shannon Grzybowski, Bryan Thompson, & Stephanie Cross.

“Remaking the Public Law Library into a 21st Century Legal Resource Center.” Law

Library Journal 110 (1): 115-165

2017 Boppré, Breanna Lynne & Harmon, Mark G. “The Unintended Consequences of

Sentencing Reforms: Using Social Chain Theory to Examine Racial Disparities in

Female Imprisonment.” Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (Online First &

Forthcoming in Print).

2017 Harmon, Mark G., Laura J. Hickman, Alexandra Arneson, & Ashley Hansen. “Is

Criminal History at the Time of Employment Predictive of Job Performance? A

Comparison of Disciplinary Actions and Terminations in a Sample of Production

Workers” Chapter in After Prison: Navigating Employment and Reintegration by Rose

Ricciardelli & Adrienne M.F. Peters, Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press

2016 Sundt, Jody, Emily J. Salisbury, & Mark G. Harmon. “Is Downsizing Prisons Dangerous?

The Effect of California’s Realignment Act on Public Safety.” Criminology and Public

Policy 15(2): 315-341

2016 Harmon, Mark G. “Opening the Door for More: Assessing the Impact of Sentencing

Reforms on Commitments to Prison Over Time.” The American Journal of Criminal

Justice 41(2): 296-320

2015 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Women of Color and the War on Crime:

Explaining the Rise in the Racial Disparities in Female Imprisonment.” Journal of

Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (Online First 2015 & Forthcoming in Print).

2013 Harmon, Mark G. “‘Fixed’ Sentencing: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over Time.”

Journal of Quantitative Criminology 29(3): 369-397

2011 Harmon, Mark G. & Robert M. O’Brien. “Gendered Arrests or Gendered Sentencing:

Explaining the Narrowing of the Gender Gap in Imprisonment over Time: 1970-2008.”

Sociological Perspectives 54(4): 641-664

2011 Harmon, Mark G. “The Imprisonment Race: Unintended Consequences of “fixed”

Sentencing Reforms on People of Color Over Time.” Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal

Justice 9(2): 79-109

2003 Harmon, Mark G., Kristi M. Lemm, & Louis G. Lippman. “Public Opinions of Teen,

Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.” Juvenile and Family Court Journal 54(2): 51-58.

Encyclopedia Entries, Book Reviews, and Supplemental Book Material



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2016 Harmon, Mark G. Interactive Course Content in “Lifespan Development: Live in

Context”. Kuther, Tara L. (Author) 2016. Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA.

2014 Harmon, Mark G. Sentencing Guidelines, in The Encyclopedia of Criminology and

Criminal Justice, Jay S. Albanese, (Editor), John Wiley & Sons, Inc: Hoboken, NJ

2013 Interactive Course Content in “Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal

Justice”. Ronet Bachman and Russell K. Schutt (Authors) 2014. Sage: Thousand Oaks,

CA.

2009 Harmon, Mark G. International Criminal Justice Review, Book review of American

Furies: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment, by Sasha

Abramsky, Beacon, 2007.

2009 Harmon, Mark G. Work in Progress, Newsletter of the American Sociological Review’s

Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work, Spring. Book review, United Apart:

Gender and the Rise of Craft Unionism, by Ileen A. DeVault, Cornell University Press,

2005.

Research, Legal Writing, and Technical Reports

2019 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Herstory Oregon Survey: Intimate Partner

Violence and Trauma. Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2018 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Herstory Oregon Survey in CCCCF. Mark G.

Harmon as contributing author.

2018 Barton, Jesse WM. State of Oregon vs. Jason Allen McFerrin Amicus Brief. Mark G.


2018 Barton, Jesse WM. State of Oregon vs. Patrick Allen Sparks Amicus Brief. Mark G.


2018 Philip-Robbins, Roberta, Scissors, Ben, and et. al. Youth and Measure 11 in Oregon:

Impacts of Mandatory Minimums. Oregon Justice Resource Center and Bureau of Labor

and Industry of the State of Oregon. Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 Renauer, Brian C., Christopher Campbell, & Mark G. Harmon. Outcome Evaluation:

Multnomah County Community Healing Initiative - Early Intervention and Diversion

Program (CHI-EI). Juvenile Services Division of the Multnomah County Department of

Community Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, Portland State University. 2016 Renauer, Brian C. & Mark G Harmon. CHI-EI Process Evaluation: Key Issues and

Proposed Solutions. Juvenile Services Division of the Multnomah County Department of

Community Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, Portland State University. 2015 Renauer, Brian C. & Mark G Harmon. Trend Analysis: Youth Referrals to Multnomah

County Juvenile Services Division 2005‐2014. Juvenile Services Division of the

Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Research

Institute, Portland State University. 2015 Harmon, Mark G., Laura J. Hickman, Alexandra Arneson, & Ashley Hansen. Hiring

Individuals with a Criminal History: Assessing performance differences at Dave’s

Killer Bread. Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, Portland State University.

2015 Harmon, Mark G. et al. State of Black Oregon 2015. Urban League of Portland.

Population Research Center, Portland State University

2014 Harmon, Mark G., Shannon Grzybowski, Bryan Thompson, & Stephanie Cross. Building

the 21st Century Legal Resource Center and Law Library: A Report on the Current



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Status of the Multnomah County’s Law Library and Recommendations for Addressing the

Needs of Current Patrons. Center for Public Service, Portland State University.

Newspaper Articles and Public Research

2019 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Student athletes aren’t the only ones

getting concussions — and needing classroom help” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion

Discussion (Jan. 19, 2019) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group

and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial

Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2019 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Getting ahead of brain injuries” Rattled:

Oregon’s Concussion Discussion (Jan. 19, 2019) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the

Pamplin Media Group and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants

from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as

contributing author.

2018 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Colorado’s concussion approach

combines education, medicine, a team approach” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion

Discussion (Dec. 18, 2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group



2018 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Oregon schools fall behind on returning

concussed students to classroom” (Dec. 18, 2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the

Pamplin Media Group and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants

from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as


2018 Egger, Kerry. “A Painful Pendulum” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion Discussion (Dec. 18,

2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group and the Agora

Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial Trust and the

Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2018 Scholtz, Holly & Pamplin Media Group. “Unanswered Questions: Grieving parents

wonder about the impact of their son’s concussion” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion

Discussion (Dec. 18, 2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group



2018 van der Voo, Lee & InvestigateWest. “The Concussion Gap: Head Injuries in Girls

Soccer are an ‘Unpublicized Epidemic’” Concussion (Nov. 14, 2018) – Mark G. Harmon

as contributing author.

2017 van der Voo, Lee & InvestigateWest. “No bus ticket? If you're black, get ready to face

stiffer penalties.” Portland Tribune (April 13, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing

author.

2017 Wrong, Peter. “Former chief justice: End to racial bias 'not there yet’” Portland Tribune

(April 13, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author

2017 van der Voo, Lee & Nick Budnick. “County DA looks at power of the prosecutor to

reduce racial disparities” Portland Tribune (March 2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as




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2017 van der Voo, Lee & Nick Budnick. “The High Costs of Disparities for People of Color in

Multnomah County Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest (February 28, 2017) –

Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 van der Voo, Lee. “Is It a Business to Report on Racial Disparities” Unequal Justice

(Online), InvestigateWest (February 28, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author

2017 Willson, Kate. “Driving while Brown” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest

(February 16, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 Willson, Kate. “The Ripple Effect” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest (February

16, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 InvestigateWest Staff. “No Record on Race” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest

(February 9, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 Willson, Kate & John Schrag. “Stopping the Data” Unequal Justice (Online),

InvestigateWest (February 9, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 Schrag, John. “Justice Disparities by Race in Oregon” Unequal Justice (Online),

InvestigateWest (February 2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 van der Voo, Lee & Nick Budnick. “The high cost of being black in Multnomah County”

Portland Tribune (February 2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

2017 Willson, Kate. “Count in Mexican” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest (February

2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.

Manuscripts Under Review Weisheit, Ralph, Jason Ingram, & Mark G. Harmon. “Geography of Police Killing.”

Harmon, Mark G. “Policy Distraction: Sentencing Reform Adoption as a Diversion from Rising

Social Inequality.”

Manuscripts in Progress Harmon, Mark G. & Laura Hickman. “Benefits of Hiring Individuals with a Criminal History”

Beckwith, Lea and Mark G. Harmon. “The Tipless Tip Line: Examining Implicit Stereotypes in

Police Tip Lines.”

Harmon, Mark G., Breanna Lynne Boppré, and Robert M. O’Brien. “Cleaning the Dirty Pool:

Methodological Considerations in Assessing the Impacts of Policies on State

Imprisonment Over Time.”

Harmon, Mark G. “Using Homicide Case Files to Teach Applied Criminology.”

Funded Research:

Awarded Research Grants Total Award Amount: $615,995

2018 Harmon, Mark G. (PI), Brian Renauer, Christopher Campbell, & Kris Henning.

Examining how much is enough: The effect of prison stay duration on recidivism.

Oregon Reinvestment Program, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, Award #

JUSTICE-#8720116-v4-PSU_(k#_PSU-19-10), $181,164

2017 Renauer, Brian, Mark G. Harmon (Co-PI), & Christopher Campbell. Assessing the

Impact of Pre-Adjudication Assessment Approaches on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in

Oregon. W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Race and Crime, National Institute

of Justice. Award #2017-IJ-CX-0116, $360,620.00



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2017 Harmon, Mark G. & Christopher Campbell. Understanding How Racial Disparities Are

Produced: A System-Wide Assessment of Multnomah County’s Criminal Justice System.

Faculty Development Grant, Portland State University. $4,976

2016 Renauer, Brian, Mark G Harmon (Co-PI), & Christopher Campbell. Analysis of Youth

Referrals to Multnomah County Juvenile Services Division 2005‐2014. Multnomah

Youth Services, Multnomah County, OR. $55,000

2015 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator) Explaining Crime Patterns and Racial

Disparities in Social Control across Urban and Suburban Jurisdictions over Time.

Hatfield Public Service Grant, Portland State University. $5,000

2015 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Women of Color and the War on Drugs: The

Connection between Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests.

Professional Travel Grant, Portland State University. $5,200

2014 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator), Shannon Grzybowski, & Bryan Thompson.

Multnomah County Legal Resource Center Assessment. Multnomah County Court

Services, Multnomah County, OR. $20,000

2013 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Spatial Orientation of Crime and Justice in

Oregon: Explaining Shifts in Crime Across Space from 2000 to 2009. Hatfield Public

Service Grant, Portland State University. $5,000

2012 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Policy Distraction: Sentencing Reform

Adoption as a Diversion from Rising Social Inequality. Professional Travel Grant,

Portland State University. $2,400

2011 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Spatial Orientation of Crime and Justice:

Explaining Shifts in Crime Across the U.S. Over Time. Grant Writing Program,

Research and Sponsored Programs, Illinois State University. $6,000

2011 Harmon, Mark G. (Principle Investigator). The ‘Unintended’ Disparity: Sentencing

Reforms and the Effects on Racial Disparities among Female Imprisonment Over Time. University Research Grant, Illinois State University. $5,500

2011 Harmon, Mark G. CAST Faculty Professional Development Grant, College of Applied

Sciences and Technology; Illinois State University. $2,848.00

2010 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Understanding Criminal Profiling Process

through an Interactive Assignment with Homicide Case Files. Center for Teaching,

Learning, and Technology; Illinois State University. $1,500.00

2009 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). “Fixed” Sentencing: The Effect on

Imprisonment Rates Over Time. National Science Foundation Dissertation

Improvement Grant #0921906. $8,787.00

2007 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). The Effects of Sentencing Reforms on the

Female Imprisonment Rate. Joint Center for the Study of Women in Society and Center

for Diversity and Community Summer Research Grant; University of Oregon.

$1,500.00

Academic Research and Consultant Positions

2019 Researcher and Data Analysis; “Mendoza v. Garrett - DMV Data Analysis Project,

Legal Challenge, and Policy Group.” Oregon Law Center

2017-19 Researcher and Consultant. “Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion Discussion.”

InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group and the Agora Journalism Center, made

possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Center for Cooperative



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Media. The New York-based Solutions Journalism Network provided training in

solutions-based techniques and support to participating journalists.

2016-19 Researcher and Consultant. “HerStory Oregon” Oregon Criminal Justice Resource

Center.

2016-17 Researcher and Consultant. “Justice Reinvestment in Oregon”. Oregon Criminal Justice

Resource Center.

2016-17 Researcher and Consultant. “Understanding Measure 11”. Oregon Criminal Justice

Resource Center.

2016-17 Researcher and Consultant. “Unequal Justice”. Investigate West

2016-17 Consultant. “Prosecutorial Discretion in Oregon” The American Civil Liberty Union of

Oregon.

2016-17 Consultant. “Disrupting Mass Incarceration at the Local Level: A Guide to Mapping

Reform”. Oregon Criminal Justice Resource Center

2016 Data consultant. “Sexual Offense Convictions” Oregon Innocence Project

2016 Research Facilitator and Consultant. “Oregon Capital Jury Project” State University of

New York – Albany and Oregon Criminal Justice Resource Center.

2015-16 Researcher and Consultant. “RED Report Working Group” Metro Public Defenders,

Oregon Criminal Justice Resource Center, Partnership for Safety and Justice, and the

American Civil Liberties Union.

2014-15 Research Consult and Research Assessment. “Benefits of Hiring Individuals with a

Criminal History” Dave’s Killer Bread.

2014 Researcher and Consultant. “The State of Black Oregon”, Urban League of Portland

with the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies at Portland State University.

2011 Statistical Consultant. “Library Learning Styles: Job Responsibilities and Personality

Differences.” University Research Grant, Milner Library, Illinois State University.

2009 Graduate Research Assistant. “Urban-Environmental Restructuring in U.S. Cities.”

National Science Foundation Grant # 0849826 awarded to James R Elliott (P.I.),

University of Oregon and Scott Frickel (P.I.), Washington State University

2008 Graduate Research Assistant. “The Spatial Allocation of Social Provision: Government

Contracting, Material Resources, and the Poor.” National Science Foundation Grant #

0514291 awarded to Aaron Gullickson (P.I.), University of Oregon and Nicole P.

Marwell (P.I.), Columbia University

2001 Undergraduate Research Assistant. “Teen Court: What can jurors tell us about the

process?” Under Deborah K. Forgays (P.I.), Western Washington University

Research Presentations

2019 Harmon, Mark G. & Brian Renauer. “It’s Not Fair: Views of Procedural Justice by

Female Prisoners in Oregon.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, PA, USA (forthcoming)

2019 Harmon, Mark G, Brian Renauer, Christopher Campbell & Kris Henning. “Examining

How Much is Enough: The Effect of Prison Stay Duration on Recidivism Among

Repeat Offenders in Oregon, USA.” Paper presented at the annual congress on of the

International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Rome, Italy. (forthcoming)

2019 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Boppre. “Pathways to Prison: The Impact of Domestic

Abuse on Women Prisoners in Oregon.” Paper presented at the annual congress on of

the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Rome, Italy. (forthcoming)



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2019 Harmon, Mark G, Brian Renauer, Christopher Campbell & Kris Henning. “The

Treatment Effect of Sentencing: Understanding the Effect of Time-Served on

Recidivism Among Multi-Crime Offenders.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA

2018 Harmon, Mark G, Brian Renauer, Kris Henning & Christopher Campbell. “Examining

How Much is Enough: The Effect of Prison Stay Duration on Recidivism in Oregon.”

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society,

Atlanta, GA, USA (forthcoming)

2018 Harmon, Mark G, Renauer, Brian, & Christopher Campbell. “I Can Measure That:

Recommendations for the Measurement of Disparities in the Age of the RRI.” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society, New

Orleans, LA, USA

2018 Renauer, Brian, Mark G Harmon, & Christopher Campbell. “Impact of Pre-

Adjudication Risk Assessment on Court Outcomes and Racial/Ethnic Disparity.” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society, New

Orleans, LA, USA

2017 Renauer, Brian, Mark G Harmon, & Christopher Campbell. “Impact of Pre-

Adjudication Risk Assessment on Court Outcomes and Racial/Ethnic Disparity.” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists,

Philadelphia, PA, USA.

2017 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Cleaning the Dirty Pool: Methodological

Considerations in Assessing the Impacts of Policies on State Imprisonment Over

Time.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of

Criminologists, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

2017 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “The New Imprisonment Race:

Explaining the Rise in Imprisonment of Woman of Color from 1982 to 2015” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR,

USA

2016 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Racialized Sentencing: The

Disproportionate Effects of Sentencing Reforms on People of Color” Paper presented at

the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, New Orleans, LA, USA.

2016 Boppré, Breanna Lynne & Mark G. Harmon. “Examining Racial Disparity Among

Women Offenders: The Effects of Sentencing Reforms on Black, Latina, and White

Female Imprisonment” Paper presented at the Western Association of Criminal Justice

Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

2016 Boppré, Breanna Lynne & Mark G. Harmon. “‘Fixed’ Sentencing and Female

Imprisonment: The Disproportionate Effects of Presumptive and Voluntary Guidelines

on Women of Color. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology Annual

Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

2015 Bonn, Katelyn, Kris R. Henning, Mark G. Harmon, and Aaron C. Skinner. “Putting

Crime on the Map: Impact of Aggregate Crime Counts versus Dot and Density Maps

on Citizen Perceptions” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society

of Criminologists, Washington, DC, USA.

2015 Harmon, Mark G., Laura J. Hickman, Lea M. Beckwith, & Shaunna Clark. “Is Criminal

History at the Time of Employment Predictive of Job Performance? An Empirical Test



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Within a Sample of Production Workers” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the

American Society of Criminologists, Washington, DC, USA.

2015 Harmon, Mark G. “Women of Color and the War on Drugs: The Connections Between

Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests” Paper presented at the annual

congress on of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Vienna, Austria.

2014 Sundt, Jody, Mark G. Harmon, and Emily J. Salisbury. “The Effect of California’s

Prison Realignment Policy” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, CA, USA.

2014 Harmon, Mark G. “Red States and Blue States: Re-Conceptualizing the Measurement

of Partisan Political Power” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, CA, USA.

2014 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Women of Color and the War on Drugs:

The Connection Between Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, San

Francisco, CA, USA.

2014 Harmon, Mark G. “The Geography of Crime and Justice: Explaining Spatial Shifts in

Crime Across Oregon from 1990 to 2010” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the

Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR, USA

2013 Harmon, Mark G. and Michelle Olivier. “The War on Women of Color: The

Connection Between Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests.” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, Atlanta,

GA, USA.

2013 Harmon, Mark G. “Reconceptualizing Measurement of Partisan Political Power within

Legislatures.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological

Association, Reno, NV, USA.

2012 Harmon, Mark G. “Policy Distraction: Sentencing Reform Adoption as a Diversion

from Rising Social Inequality.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Society of Criminologists, Chicago, IL, USA.

2012 Harmon, Mark G. and Meagan Semmelroth. “Using Homicide Case Files to Teach

Applied Criminology.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of

Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, USA.

2012 Harmon, Mark G. “Fixing the Net: The Effects of Sentencing Reforms on New

Commitments and Parole Violators Returned to Imprisonment Over Time.” Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New

York, NY, USA.

2012 Harmon, Mark G. and Meagan Semmelroth. “Using Homicide Case Files to Teach

Applied Criminology.” Paper presented at the CTLT Annual University-Wide

Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University.

2011 Harmon, Mark G. “Punishing Women of Color: Explaining the Rise in Black and

Hispanic Female Imprisonment Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of

the American Society of Criminologists, Washington, DC, USA.

2011 Harmon, Mark G. “Increasing the Reform Risk: Modeling State-Level Characteristics

that Increase the Rate of Reform Adoption.” Paper presented at the annual convention

of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, USA



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2010 Harmon, Mark G. and Robert M. O’Brien. “Gendered Sentencing Reforms: The Effect

on the Odds of Female Imprisonment Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual

meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, CA, USA.

2009 Harmon, Mark G. and Robert M. O’Brien. “Cleaning the Dirty Pool: What to Do and

What Not to Do in Panel Analysis of Criminology Research.” Paper presented at the

annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

2009 Harmon, Mark G. “‘Fixed’ Sentencing: A 50 State Fixed Effects Approach to Changes

Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Sociological

Association, San Francisco, USA

2008 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effects on the Racial Composition of

Imprisonment Rates Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the

American Sociological Association, Boston, MA, USA

2008 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on the Female Imprisonment Rates

Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociological

Association, Portland, OR, USA

2007 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over

Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociological

Association, Oakland, CA, USA

2006 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Guidelines: The Effect on New Commitments and

Parole Violators Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Society of Criminologists, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2005 Harmon, Mark G. “The Effects of Sentencing Guidelines: Prison Populations and

Race.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociological

Association, Portland, OR, USA

2002 Harmon, Mark G., Kristi M. Lemm, and Louis G. Lippman. “Public Opinions of Teen,

Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the

Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Invited Presentations

2019 Yoshimoto, Julia, Mark G. Harmon, & Bobbin Singh. “Justice Involved Women:

Pathways to Justice.” Presentation at Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison

Supervision, Salem, OR

2018 Harmon, Mark G. “Examining how much is enough: The effect of prison stay duration

on recidivism.” Presentation at The Oregon Supreme Court Council on Inclusion and

Fairness (OSCCIF), Salem, OR

2018 Phillip Robbins, Roberta, Mark G. Harmon, Alisha Moreland-Cupuia, Kasia Rutledge,

Noah Schultz, & Bobbin Singh. “Impact of Measure 11 on Youth in Oregon.” Oregon

Senate Committee on Judiciary Information Meeting, Salem, OR

2017 Harmon, Mark G. “Unequal Justice.” Presentation at The Oregon Supreme Court

Council on Inclusion and Fairness (OSCCIF), Salem, OR

2017 Harmon, Mark G. “Structural Racism in the American Justice System.” Presentation at

Jesuit High School, Beaverton, OR







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2015 Harmon, Mark G. Kimberly Kahn, and Randy Blazak. “’Those Options Dash with the

Hurry-Up’: Criminal Justice Policy and Inequality.” Presentation at Everybody Read,

Multnomah County Library, Multnomah County Oregon

2013 Harmon, Mark G. “The War on Drugs and the Criminal Justice System.” Presentation

Given at the 2013 Students for Sensible Drug Policy Film Festival, Portland State

University, Portland, OR.

2012 Harmon, Mark G. “Illinois’ Mandatory Minimums & Determinate Sentencing:

Navigating, Mitigating, and Impacting Illinois’ Sentencing Structure and Policy”

Presentation Given at the 2012 Illinois Bar Association Conference: Evidence Based

Sentencing: - “What Works”, What Every Illinois Lawyer Needs to Know.

2011 Harmon, Mark G. “Race to Imprison: The Effect of “fixed” Sentencing Reforms on

People of Color Over Time.” Presented at Ethnic Studies Luncheon, Ethnic Studies,

Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2009 Harmon, Mark G. “’Fixed’ Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates

Over Time.” Paper presented at the University of Oregon Sociology Colloquium,

Eugene, OR, USA

2008 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effect On the Imprisonment Rates of

Females of Color.” Paper presented CODAC Interdisciplinary Conference, Eugene,

OR, USA

2006 Harmon, Mark G. “The Policies of Time: The Politics of Fear and Sentencing

Guidelines.” Paper presented at the University of Oregon Sociology Colloquium,

Eugene, OR, USA

2002 Harmon, Mark G., Kristi M. Lemm, and Louis G. Lippman. “Public Opinions of Teen,

Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.” Paper presented at Western Washington

University’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Forum, Bellingham, WA, USA.

Teaching Experience:

2012-Present, Assistant Professor, Portland State University

Advanced Regression, CCJ 545

Field Research Methods, CCJ 545

Analysis of Crime and Justice Data, CCJ 520/620 (7 sections)

Research Methods, CCJ 380 (15 sections)

Research Methods Online, CCJO 380 (7 sections)

Crime and Social Justice, CCJ 465U (13 sections)

Race, Politics, and (In)Justice, CCJ 410/510

The Science and Practice of Profiling, CCJO 410 (6 sections)

Modern Profiling, CCJ 410/510 (7 sections)

2010-2012, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Research Methods, CJS 300 (8 sections)

Criminal Behavioral Analysis, CJS 389.21 (2 sections)

Introduction to Criminal Justice, CJS 101

2006-2010, Academic Instructor, University of Oregon

Quantitative Statistical Methods, Soc 312

Introduction to Research Methods, Soc 311 (2 sections)



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Homicide in America, Soc 399

Law and Society, Soc 410

Culture Wars: Aids, Drugs, and Religion, Soc 484

Introduction to Criminology, Soc 380 (2 sections)

Seminar on Deviance, Crime, and Social Control, Soc 480

Independent Study in Criminal Justice Policy, Soc 405

Independent Study in Juvenile Justice, Soc 405

Student Internships, Soc 404 (supervised 3 students, 2 terms)

2004-2010, Teaching Assistant, University of Oregon

Social Inequalities (3 sections)

Intro to Sociology (2 sections)

Research Methods (2 sections)

Quantitative Methods (3 sections)

Advanced Topics in Social Inequalities

Urban Sociology

Social Issues and Movements

Social Demography

1999-2002, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Western Washington University

Advanced Criminal Justice

Forensics/Speech and Debate (3 sections)

Service:

Service to the Community

2019 Research Consultant and Policy Advising; Mendoza v. Garrett - DMV Data Analysis

Project, Legal Challenge, and Policy Group, Oregon Law Center (Currently Engaged

Partnership)

2018-19 Public Policy Advising; Oregon Senate Committee on Judiciary Juvenile Justice

Working Group

2018-19 Consultant; Impacts of Concussions on Youth, InvestigateWest and the Pamplin Media

Group

2017-19 Co-PI & Consultant; Oregon HerStory Project, Oregon Justice Resource Center

(Currently Engaged Partnership)

2017-18 Committee Member; Multnomah County RED Working Group, Multnomah County

Courts

2017-18 Consultant; Impacts of Justice Reinvestment; Oregon Justice Resource Center

2017-18 Researcher, Consultant, & Author; Unequal Justice, InvestigateWest and the Pamplin

Media Group

2016-18 Researchers & Author; Measure 11 in Oregon, American Civil Liberties Union of

Oregon (ACLU) & Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry

2016-17 Consultant; Disrupting Mass Imprisonment Report and Web Initiative, American Civil

Liberties Union of Oregon (ACLU)

2016 Consultant; Oregon Innocence Project



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2015-16 Research Consultant; Multnomah County RED Report Working Group, American Civil

Liberties Union of Oregon (ACLU), Oregon Justice Resource Center, the Metropolitan

Public Defenders Office, and the Partnership for Safety and Justice

2016 Consultant & Presider; Second Chance Conference, Dave’s Killer Bread

2015-16 Researcher & Consultant; Disciplinary Actions among Felon Employees, Dave’s Killer

Bread

2015- Research Consultant; Criminal Justice Reform, Oregon Justice Resource Center

(OJRC) (Presently Serving)

2014 Evaluator; Multnomah Law Library, Multnomah Court Services

2013-14 Researcher & Consultant; State of Black Oregon 2015, Urban League of Portland

2012 Presenter; Law Services Training, Illinois Bar Association

Departmental Service

2019- Departmental Hiring Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,


2018- Promotion and Tenure Committee; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,

Portland State University (Presently Serving)

2015- Graduate Coordinator; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Portland State

University (Presently Serving)

2015- Graduate Committee Chair; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Portland

State University (Presently Serving)

2015-17 Program Review Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,


2014-16 Departmental Hiring Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,


2014-16 Horner Scholarship Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,


2013-15 Faculty Advisor Alpha Phi Sigma; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,


2012-15 Graduate Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Portland State

University

2010-12 Faculty Advisor; Social Justice Project, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,


2011-12 Bylaws Committee (Chair); Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State

University

2011-12 Course Restructuring Committee; Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois

State University

2011 Data and Methods Course Subcommittee; Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,


2008-09 Instructor; New Graduate Student Teaching Conference, Department of Sociology


2008 Panel Member, New Graduate Student Orientation, Department of Sociology


2006-08 Department of Sociology Forum Representative, University of Oregon

2005-06 Department of Sociology Funding Committee, University of Oregon



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University Service

2018- Bargaining Team Member, Portland State Portland State University American

Association of University Professionals, Portland State University (Presently Serving)

2018- Executive Councilor, Portland State Portland State University American Association of

University Professionals, Portland State University (Presently Serving)

2016- Curriculum Committee, Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University

(Presently Serving)

2015- Graduate Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University

(Presently Serving)

2017-18 Public Administration and Policy Ph.D. Steering Committee, Mark O. Hatfield School

of Government, Portland State University

2017-18 Faculty Senate Representative, Portland State Academic Faculty Senate, Portland State

University

2016-18 Unit Representative, AAUP, Portland State University

2016-17 Mark O. Hatfield School of Government Director Search Committee, Hatfield School

of Government, Portland State University

2015-16 Mark O. Hatfield Grant Review Committee, Hatfield School of Government, Portland

State University

2015-16 Graduate Recruitment Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State

University

2013-15 CUPA Scholarship Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State

University

2013-15 Yaden Scholarship Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State

University

2013 Urban Pioneer Scholarship Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland

State University

2013 Committee for Dean’s Achievement Awards, College of Urban and Public Affairs,


2011-12 Affiliated Faculty Member and Instructor; International Studies, Illinois State

University

2011-12 Stata Corp. Grad Plan Campus Representative, Illinois State University

2010-12 Affiliated Faculty; Ethnic Studies, Illinois State University

2011 Session Chair; 2011 Teaching & Learning Symposium (CTLT), Illinois State

University

2009-10 Treasurer; American Federation of Teachers – Oregon, University of Oregon

2005-08 Healthcare Trust Committee, University of Oregon

2007-08 President; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon

2007-08 Bargaining Team Chair; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon

2006-07 Treasurer; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon

2005-06 Secretary-Treasurer; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon

Professional Service

2018 Session Organizer; “Blazing a New Oregon Trail: Understanding the Impact of

Oregon's Justice Reinvestment Initiative”. American Society of Criminology

Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA

2017 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA



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2015- SAGE Video editorial advisory board, SAGE Publishing (Presently Serving)

2012-16 Editorial Board; Sociological Perspectives, Journal of the Pacific Sociological

Association, Sage Publishing.

2015 Textbook Reviewer for Bachman and Schutt. “The Practice of Research in

Criminology and Criminal Justice” Sage Publishing

2015 Textbook Reviewer for Cunningham and Aldrich “Using SPSS: An Interactive Hands-

On Approach” Sage Publishing 2014 Textbook Reviewer for Jordan M. Hyatt, John M. MacDonald, and Geoffrey P. Alpert

“Applied Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice” Sage Publishing

2013 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA

2013 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA

2013 Session Presider; Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Reno, NV, USA

2012 Textbook Reviewer for Mark M. Lanier and Lisa T. Briggs (2013) “Research Methods

in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach” Oxford University

Press

2012 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Chicago, IL, USA

2012 Session Chair; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, USA

2011 Textbook Reviewer for Hagan, Frank E. (2010).“Research Methods in Criminal Justice

and Criminology.” Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ

2010 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA

2008 Session Organizer; Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Portland, OR, USA

2008 Session Presider; Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Portland, OR, USA

2007 Session Presider; Pacific Sociologic Association Conference, Oakland, CA, USA

Student Advising

2019 Sikang Song – Thesis Chair

2019 Ginger Ruddell – Field Project Committee

2019 Shana Russ – Thesis Committee

2019 Tiffany Cummings – Thesis Chair

2019 Kelci Mueller – Honors Thesis Advisor

2019 Cecilia Leyva-Hinsley – Honors Thesis Advisor

2019 Omar Melchor Ayala – Dissertation Committee

2018 Emily Lott – Dissertation Committee

2018 Breanna Lynne Boppré – Dissertation Committee

2018 Tanika Siscoe – Field Project Advisor

2018 Christopher Dollar – Thesis Committee

2018 Karma Rose Macias – Project Committee

2018 Daniel Berryman – Portfolio Committee

2018 McKenzie Aaby – Thesis Committee

2018 Johanna Shreve – Thesis Committee

2017 Kim Ulmer Langston – Dissertation Committee

2017 Drew Beglau – Honors Thesis Advisor

2017 Michelle Lumpford – Portfolio Advisor

2016 Tanika Siscoe – Honors Thesis Advisor

2016 Rachel Benjamin – Portfolio Advisor

2016 Marina J. Kabot-Sturos – Honors Thesis Advisor



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2015 Aaron Skinner – Project Committee

2015 Lea Beckwith – Project Advisor

2015 Stacia Fry – Portfolio Advisor

2014 Breanna Lynne Boppré – Thesis Chair

2014 Amanda Peterson – Thesis Committee

2014 Shelby Villella – Portfolio Advisor

2012 Joelle Smykowski – Project Committee

Journal Reviewer

Criminal Justice & Behavior

Criminology

Social Science Research

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Social Forces

Criminal Justice Review

International Criminal Justice Review

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Sociological Perspectives

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Sociological Quarterly

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Professional Affiliations:

2006- American Society of Criminology (Current Member)

2010- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Current Member)

2018- Western Society of Criminology (Current Member)

2014- International Academy of Law and Mental Health (Current Member)

2002-18 Pacific Sociological Association

2013-16 Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society

2005-11 American Sociological Association

2001-10 Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology International Honor Society

2001-03 Psi Chi, Psychology International Honor Society

Honors and Awards:

2018 2017 Bruce Baer Award for Public Affairs Reporting in Oregon, for the Unequal Justice,

project completed with the Portland Tribune, University of Oregon School of Journalism.

2017 CLAS Recognition for Teaching Excellence, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,


2016 Craig Wollner Memorial Award for Junior Faculty, College of Urban and Public Affairs,


2014 Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2013/2014 in the Department of Criminology and

Criminal Justice, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University

2014 President’s Diversity Award Recipient, Portland State University

2013 CLAS Recognition for Teaching Excellence, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,




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2009 Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Sociology, University

of Oregon

2008 Center on Diversity and Community Outstanding Graduate Research Recognition,


2002 Scholars Week Presentation, Sociology Department, Western

Washington University

2002 Scholars Week Recognition, Psychology Department, Western Washington University

2002 Departmental Scholars Recognition, Sociology Department, Western Washington

University

2001 Scholars Week Recognition, Psychology Department, Western Washington University

2001 President’s List, Western Washington University

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