Hensley, Christopher 1972-

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HENSLEY, Christopher 1972-

PERSONAL:

Born October 7, 1972, in Greenville, TN; son of Virginia S. Norton Payne. Ethnicity: "White." Education: East Tennessee State University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 1993; Mississippi State University, M.S., 1995, Ph.D., 1997. Politics: Democrat.

ADDRESSES:

Home—292 Woodland Lane, Mount Sterling, KY 40353. Office—Institute for Correctional Research and Training, 114 Rader Hall, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY 40351; fax: 606-783-5006. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK, assistant professor of sociology, 1997-99; More-head State University, Morehead, KY, assistant professor of sociology and director of Institute for Correctional Research and Training, 1999—. Guest on media programs.

MEMBER:

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Correctional Association, American Society of Criminology, Southern Criminal Justice Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Grants from Kentucky Department for Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, Administrative Office of the Courts of Kentucky, and Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.

WRITINGS:

(Editor and contributor) Prison Sex: Practice and Policy, Lynne Rienner Publishers (Boulder, CO), 2002.

(Editor, with Richard Tewksbury) Sexual Deviance: A Reader, Lynne Rienner Publishers (Boulder, CO), 2002.

Contributor to professional journals and other periodicals, including USA Today, Justice Professional, American Journal of Criminal Justice, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Journal of Men's Studies, Urban Researcher, and Journal of Correctional Health Care. Member of editorial board, Journal of African American Men, 1999-2001, and Prison Journal, 2000—.

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