Jennifer Carpenter

Ph.D. Candidate with a proven track record at Georgia State University, excelling in curriculum development and academic coaching. Adept at enhancing student engagement through innovative teaching strategies and effective communication. Skilled in editorial oversight and project management, ensuring timely publication and high-quality scholarly work. Committed to fostering student success and collaboration. Dedicated educator specializing in leading courses with a decisive, focused approach. Clear communication skills with advanced understanding of university-level standards and effective teaching strategies.

• Alpha Phi Sigma, The Criminal Justice Honor Society, 2024
• Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2024
• Southern Criminal Justice Association, 2024
• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2023
• The American Society of Criminology, 2022
• The National Society of Leadership and Success, 2019
• Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology, 2018

• Carpenter, J. M., Breaking down the harm in U.S. public housing assistance in the name of affordable and decent living environments., Oakley, D. A. & Fraser, J. C., The Performative City: An Approach to the Study of Urban Policy, Waveland Press, Long Grove, IL, 2025
• Carpenter, J. M. & Mallick, R. J., Is collective efficacy real? Government-sponsored 'empowerment' and the implications for health in poor urban neighborhoods., Oakley, D. A. & Fraser, J. C., The Performative City: An Approach to the Study of Urban Policy, Waveland Press, Long Grove, IL, 2025

• Mastering Online Teaching Certification, Georgia State, 09/01/22
• Regular Substantive Interaction Training Badge, Georgia State, 09/01/22

• Examining and Comparing the Specific Needs of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals After Criminal Justice Involvement, Graduate Student Lightning Talks, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, GA, 11/01/25
• Minority Stress, Self-Medication, and Attempted Suicide, Southern Criminal Justice Association, Charleston, SC, 09/01/25
• The Effect of Recent Assault on Perceptions of Campus Safety: Examining the Differences Between Gender Nonconforming and Cisgender Students, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO, 03/01/25
• Moral Disengagement in Adjudicated Juveniles: The Role of Self-Control and Social Learning, Graduate Conference for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Georgia State University, 02/01/25
• Examining Housing and Employment Experiences in Formerly Incarcerated Transgender Individuals: The Role of Minority Stress, Southern Criminal Justice Association, Greenville, SC, 09/01/24
• Moral Disengagement in Adjudicated Juveniles: The Role of Self-Control and Social Learning, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL, 03/01/24
• Correlates Between Binge Drinking and Intimate Partner Violence Among Transgender and Gender Non-conforming College Students, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, 11/01/23

• LGBTQIA+ Issues in Incarceration and Reentry
• Victimization of Transgender Individuals
• Criminological Theory

• GSU 1010 (First Year Transition Programs), Fall 2025, 20, in person
• Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200), Fall 2025, 120, in person
• Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200), Spring 2025, 90, in person
• Gender and the Criminal Justice System (CRJU 4010), Fall 2024, 60, online
• Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200), Summer 2025, 50, online
• Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200), Summer 2024, 90, online
• Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200), Fall 2022, 30, in person
• Corrections (CRJU 2310), Spring 2023, 35, online