By: Ariana Rodriguez, Briana Mendoza, Jacob Collantes, and Vanessa Crook
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Jasmine Phillips Meertins is an assistant professor in the Department of Communications at CSUF, teaching public relations, digital foundations, and event management courses. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Miami, an M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University. She has also taught public relations at Nevada State College and has international experience in higher education administration at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Miami. Dr. Katherine A. Durante is an assistant professor in the Sociology department at the University of Utah, where she teaches introductory criminal justice courses and sociology classes in crime and inequality. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Cincinnati, M.A. in Sociology from Cleveland State University, and B.A. in Sociology and Criminology from Jon Carrol University. Her research studies focus specifically on racial and ethnic inequality in the criminal legal system and the impacts of incarceration on the family.
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