Faculty
Elizabeth Scheel
What are the main classes that you teach?
Criminology; deviance; women and violence; gender, law and social
policy; democratic citizenship; methods; juvenile delinquency. The two
gender ones are 400/500. I would be willing to do criminology, deviance,
or juvenile delinquency on a independent study basis for graduate credit
as well.
Where did you graduate from?
BA University of California Santa Cruz in Sociology and Psychology
MA & PhD University of California Irvine in Social Ecology (an interdisciplinary
program that emphasizes using knowledge for social change).
What are your areas of interest regarding social change?
My personal passions are: women and violence issues (particularly
sexual violence); children's rights; challenging myths about youth and
women; peace and non-violence actions; reproductive choice and freedom;
with the encouragement of my daughter, I am also called to support environmental
issues and animal rights issues. I also believe that social change can
happen on many levels and encourage students to find the spaces and places
they are comfortable making change while supporting others who fight for
change in other spaces and places.
What are some of you hobbies or activities you like to do on your
leisure time?
What leisure time? Between teaching, research, supporting students,
community work, and my daughter, I have forgotten how to have leisure time.
What is your favorite movie or song?
I'm afraid my favorite movies and songs usually don't follow my politics,
so I will just say that I enjoy movies and songs that allow me to express
a wide range of emotions. Besides, my "favorites" change every
week.
