Rate My Professor Jeri Kirby

Dr. Kirby's academic interests and research specializations encompass neighborhood research, crime control, policing, corrections, cross-national and state punishment policies, juvenile delinquency, criminology, social policy, crime and punishment, and urban development. Key publications include "Facilitating Neighborhood Growth: A Common Sense Public Safety Response from the Relational Paradigm" (2011, co-authored with J. Nolan and R. Althouse, in Sustained Dialogue and Public Deliberation, Columbia University Press) and "Establishing the 'Statistical Accuracy' of Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) in West Virginia" (2006, co-authored with J.J. Nolan, S. Hass, T. Lester, and C. Jira, Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center). She has presented at conferences such as the American Society of Criminology Annual Meetings and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting. Dr. Kirby received the 2011 Volunteer of the Year award from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Hazelton Prison Complex. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Juvenile Delinquency, Punishment and Social Control, Deviant Behavior, and criminal justice policy. At Fairmont State University, she has guided students to national success, including multiple scholarships at the Alpha Phi Sigma conference, and contributes to faculty senate committees and innovative programs like the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.