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Mark Gregory Harmon Leymon
Curriculum Vitae Updated 3-5-19
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Note: I publish under the name Mark G. Harmon
Portland State University [email protected]
Criminology & Criminal Justice [email protected]
P.O. Box 751 503-725-8070
Portland, OR 97207-0751
Academic Positions:
Portland State University
2018-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2015-Present, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2012-2018, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Illinois State University
2010-2012, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences
University of Oregon
2004-2010, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Sociology
Teaching Areas Research Areas Criminal Justice Policy Justice Policy Research Methods & Statistics Quantitative Methods Criminal Profiling Politics and Social Change Cultural Criminology Race and Justice Race, Politics, & Justice Sentencing and Corrections
Education:
University of Oregon
Ph.D. 2010, Sociology:
Dissertation: “Fixed” Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over Time.
Committee: Robert M. O’Brien (Chair), James Elliott, Jean Stockard, & Hill Walker
M.S. 2006, Sociology (Specialization in Criminology):
Thesis: Sentencing Guidelines: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over Time.
Advisor: Robert M. O’Brien
Western Washington University; University Honors Graduate
B.A. 2002, Sociology, Concentrations in Criminology and Social Stratification,
Capstone Thesis: “The Effects of Sentencing Guidelines: Prison Populations and Race.”
B.A. 2002, Psychology, Concentrations in Abnormal Psychology and Motivation
Capstone Thesis: “Terror and Our Children: Predicting Who is Vulnerable.”
Capstone Thesis: “Stereotyping in American Airports: Race, Gender, and Age.”
Additional Trainings and Certifications
2014 Structural Equation Modeling with Stata, Inter-University Consortium for Political and
Social Research, University of Michigan, taught by Kristin MacDonald
2013 Analyzing Multilevel and Mixed Models Using Stata, Inter-University Consortium for
Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, taught by Bill Rising
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2011 Spatial Econometrics, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research,
University of North Carolina, taught by Paul Voss and Katherine Curtis.
2011 Introduction to GIS, Institute for Geospatial Analysis and Mapping, Illinois State
University, taught by John C. Kostelnick and Jonathan B. Thayn
2009 Panel Data Analysis using STATA, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social
Research, University of Michigan, taught by David Drukker.
2009 Teaching Sociology Certificate, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon.
2009 Seminar on Event History Analysis, American Sociological Association, taught by
Lawrence L. Wu
2006 Certificate, Diversity Program - Gender Diversity in Academia, Center for the Study
Women in Society, University of Oregon.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
2018 Harmon, Mark G., Shannon Grzybowski, Bryan Thompson, & Stephanie Cross.
“Remaking the Public Law Library into a 21st Century Legal Resource Center.” Law
Library Journal 110 (1): 115-165
2017 Boppré, Breanna Lynne & Harmon, Mark G. “The Unintended Consequences of
Sentencing Reforms: Using Social Chain Theory to Examine Racial Disparities in
Female Imprisonment.” Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (Online First &
Forthcoming in Print).
2017 Harmon, Mark G., Laura J. Hickman, Alexandra Arneson, & Ashley Hansen. “Is
Criminal History at the Time of Employment Predictive of Job Performance? A
Comparison of Disciplinary Actions and Terminations in a Sample of Production
Workers” Chapter in After Prison: Navigating Employment and Reintegration by Rose
Ricciardelli & Adrienne M.F. Peters, Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press
2016 Sundt, Jody, Emily J. Salisbury, & Mark G. Harmon. “Is Downsizing Prisons Dangerous?
The Effect of California’s Realignment Act on Public Safety.” Criminology and Public
Policy 15(2): 315-341
2016 Harmon, Mark G. “Opening the Door for More: Assessing the Impact of Sentencing
Reforms on Commitments to Prison Over Time.” The American Journal of Criminal
Justice 41(2): 296-320
2015 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Women of Color and the War on Crime:
Explaining the Rise in the Racial Disparities in Female Imprisonment.” Journal of
Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (Online First 2015 & Forthcoming in Print).
2013 Harmon, Mark G. “‘Fixed’ Sentencing: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over Time.”
Journal of Quantitative Criminology 29(3): 369-397
2011 Harmon, Mark G. & Robert M. O’Brien. “Gendered Arrests or Gendered Sentencing:
Explaining the Narrowing of the Gender Gap in Imprisonment over Time: 1970-2008.”
Sociological Perspectives 54(4): 641-664
2011 Harmon, Mark G. “The Imprisonment Race: Unintended Consequences of “fixed”
Sentencing Reforms on People of Color Over Time.” Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal
Justice 9(2): 79-109
2003 Harmon, Mark G., Kristi M. Lemm, & Louis G. Lippman. “Public Opinions of Teen,
Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.” Juvenile and Family Court Journal 54(2): 51-58.
Encyclopedia Entries, Book Reviews, and Supplemental Book Material
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2016 Harmon, Mark G. Interactive Course Content in “Lifespan Development: Live in
Context”. Kuther, Tara L. (Author) 2016. Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA.
2014 Harmon, Mark G. Sentencing Guidelines, in The Encyclopedia of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, Jay S. Albanese, (Editor), John Wiley & Sons, Inc: Hoboken, NJ
2013 Interactive Course Content in “Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal
Justice”. Ronet Bachman and Russell K. Schutt (Authors) 2014. Sage: Thousand Oaks,
CA.
2009 Harmon, Mark G. International Criminal Justice Review, Book review of American
Furies: Crime, Punishment, and Vengeance in the Age of Mass Imprisonment, by Sasha
Abramsky, Beacon, 2007.
2009 Harmon, Mark G. Work in Progress, Newsletter of the American Sociological Review’s
Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work, Spring. Book review, United Apart:
Gender and the Rise of Craft Unionism, by Ileen A. DeVault, Cornell University Press,
2005.
Research, Legal Writing, and Technical Reports
2019 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Herstory Oregon Survey: Intimate Partner
Violence and Trauma. Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2018 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Herstory Oregon Survey in CCCCF. Mark G.
Harmon as contributing author.
2018 Barton, Jesse WM. State of Oregon vs. Jason Allen McFerrin Amicus Brief. Mark G.
Harmon as contributing author.
2018 Barton, Jesse WM. State of Oregon vs. Patrick Allen Sparks Amicus Brief. Mark G.
Harmon as contributing author.
2018 Philip-Robbins, Roberta, Scissors, Ben, and et. al. Youth and Measure 11 in Oregon:
Impacts of Mandatory Minimums. Oregon Justice Resource Center and Bureau of Labor
and Industry of the State of Oregon. Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 Renauer, Brian C., Christopher Campbell, & Mark G. Harmon. Outcome Evaluation:
Multnomah County Community Healing Initiative - Early Intervention and Diversion
Program (CHI-EI). Juvenile Services Division of the Multnomah County Department of
Community Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, Portland State University. 2016 Renauer, Brian C. & Mark G Harmon. CHI-EI Process Evaluation: Key Issues and
Proposed Solutions. Juvenile Services Division of the Multnomah County Department of
Community Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, Portland State University. 2015 Renauer, Brian C. & Mark G Harmon. Trend Analysis: Youth Referrals to Multnomah
County Juvenile Services Division 2005‐2014. Juvenile Services Division of the
Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Research
Institute, Portland State University. 2015 Harmon, Mark G., Laura J. Hickman, Alexandra Arneson, & Ashley Hansen. Hiring
Individuals with a Criminal History: Assessing performance differences at Dave’s
Killer Bread. Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute, Portland State University.
2015 Harmon, Mark G. et al. State of Black Oregon 2015. Urban League of Portland.
Population Research Center, Portland State University
2014 Harmon, Mark G., Shannon Grzybowski, Bryan Thompson, & Stephanie Cross. Building
the 21st Century Legal Resource Center and Law Library: A Report on the Current
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Status of the Multnomah County’s Law Library and Recommendations for Addressing the
Needs of Current Patrons. Center for Public Service, Portland State University.
Newspaper Articles and Public Research
2019 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Student athletes aren’t the only ones
getting concussions — and needing classroom help” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion
Discussion (Jan. 19, 2019) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group
and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial
Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2019 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Getting ahead of brain injuries” Rattled:
Oregon’s Concussion Discussion (Jan. 19, 2019) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the
Pamplin Media Group and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants
from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as
contributing author.
2018 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Colorado’s concussion approach
combines education, medicine, a team approach” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion
Discussion (Dec. 18, 2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group
and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial
Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2018 Moore, Shasta Kerns & Pamplin Media Group. “Oregon schools fall behind on returning
concussed students to classroom” (Dec. 18, 2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the
Pamplin Media Group and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants
from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as
contributing author.
2018 Egger, Kerry. “A Painful Pendulum” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion Discussion (Dec. 18,
2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group and the Agora
Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial Trust and the
Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2018 Scholtz, Holly & Pamplin Media Group. “Unanswered Questions: Grieving parents
wonder about the impact of their son’s concussion” Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion
Discussion (Dec. 18, 2018) a joint project of InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group
and the Agora Journalism Center, made possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial
Trust and the Center for Cooperative Media – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2018 van der Voo, Lee & InvestigateWest. “The Concussion Gap: Head Injuries in Girls
Soccer are an ‘Unpublicized Epidemic’” Concussion (Nov. 14, 2018) – Mark G. Harmon
as contributing author.
2017 van der Voo, Lee & InvestigateWest. “No bus ticket? If you're black, get ready to face
stiffer penalties.” Portland Tribune (April 13, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing
author.
2017 Wrong, Peter. “Former chief justice: End to racial bias 'not there yet’” Portland Tribune
(April 13, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author
2017 van der Voo, Lee & Nick Budnick. “County DA looks at power of the prosecutor to
reduce racial disparities” Portland Tribune (March 2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as
contributing author.
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2017 van der Voo, Lee & Nick Budnick. “The High Costs of Disparities for People of Color in
Multnomah County Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest (February 28, 2017) –
Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 van der Voo, Lee. “Is It a Business to Report on Racial Disparities” Unequal Justice
(Online), InvestigateWest (February 28, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author
2017 Willson, Kate. “Driving while Brown” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest
(February 16, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 Willson, Kate. “The Ripple Effect” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest (February
16, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 InvestigateWest Staff. “No Record on Race” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest
(February 9, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 Willson, Kate & John Schrag. “Stopping the Data” Unequal Justice (Online),
InvestigateWest (February 9, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 Schrag, John. “Justice Disparities by Race in Oregon” Unequal Justice (Online),
InvestigateWest (February 2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 van der Voo, Lee & Nick Budnick. “The high cost of being black in Multnomah County”
Portland Tribune (February 2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
2017 Willson, Kate. “Count in Mexican” Unequal Justice (Online), InvestigateWest (February
2, 2017) – Mark G. Harmon as contributing author.
Manuscripts Under Review Weisheit, Ralph, Jason Ingram, & Mark G. Harmon. “Geography of Police Killing.”
Harmon, Mark G. “Policy Distraction: Sentencing Reform Adoption as a Diversion from Rising
Social Inequality.”
Manuscripts in Progress Harmon, Mark G. & Laura Hickman. “Benefits of Hiring Individuals with a Criminal History”
Beckwith, Lea and Mark G. Harmon. “The Tipless Tip Line: Examining Implicit Stereotypes in
Police Tip Lines.”
Harmon, Mark G., Breanna Lynne Boppré, and Robert M. O’Brien. “Cleaning the Dirty Pool:
Methodological Considerations in Assessing the Impacts of Policies on State
Imprisonment Over Time.”
Harmon, Mark G. “Using Homicide Case Files to Teach Applied Criminology.”
Funded Research:
Awarded Research Grants Total Award Amount: $615,995
2018 Harmon, Mark G. (PI), Brian Renauer, Christopher Campbell, & Kris Henning.
Examining how much is enough: The effect of prison stay duration on recidivism.
Oregon Reinvestment Program, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, Award #
JUSTICE-#8720116-v4-PSU_(k#_PSU-19-10), $181,164
2017 Renauer, Brian, Mark G. Harmon (Co-PI), & Christopher Campbell. Assessing the
Impact of Pre-Adjudication Assessment Approaches on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in
Oregon. W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Race and Crime, National Institute
of Justice. Award #2017-IJ-CX-0116, $360,620.00
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2017 Harmon, Mark G. & Christopher Campbell. Understanding How Racial Disparities Are
Produced: A System-Wide Assessment of Multnomah County’s Criminal Justice System.
Faculty Development Grant, Portland State University. $4,976
2016 Renauer, Brian, Mark G Harmon (Co-PI), & Christopher Campbell. Analysis of Youth
Referrals to Multnomah County Juvenile Services Division 2005‐2014. Multnomah
Youth Services, Multnomah County, OR. $55,000
2015 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator) Explaining Crime Patterns and Racial
Disparities in Social Control across Urban and Suburban Jurisdictions over Time.
Hatfield Public Service Grant, Portland State University. $5,000
2015 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Women of Color and the War on Drugs: The
Connection between Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests.
Professional Travel Grant, Portland State University. $5,200
2014 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator), Shannon Grzybowski, & Bryan Thompson.
Multnomah County Legal Resource Center Assessment. Multnomah County Court
Services, Multnomah County, OR. $20,000
2013 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Spatial Orientation of Crime and Justice in
Oregon: Explaining Shifts in Crime Across Space from 2000 to 2009. Hatfield Public
Service Grant, Portland State University. $5,000
2012 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Policy Distraction: Sentencing Reform
Adoption as a Diversion from Rising Social Inequality. Professional Travel Grant,
Portland State University. $2,400
2011 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Spatial Orientation of Crime and Justice:
Explaining Shifts in Crime Across the U.S. Over Time. Grant Writing Program,
Research and Sponsored Programs, Illinois State University. $6,000
2011 Harmon, Mark G. (Principle Investigator). The ‘Unintended’ Disparity: Sentencing
Reforms and the Effects on Racial Disparities among Female Imprisonment Over Time. University Research Grant, Illinois State University. $5,500
2011 Harmon, Mark G. CAST Faculty Professional Development Grant, College of Applied
Sciences and Technology; Illinois State University. $2,848.00
2010 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). Understanding Criminal Profiling Process
through an Interactive Assignment with Homicide Case Files. Center for Teaching,
Learning, and Technology; Illinois State University. $1,500.00
2009 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). “Fixed” Sentencing: The Effect on
Imprisonment Rates Over Time. National Science Foundation Dissertation
Improvement Grant #0921906. $8,787.00
2007 Harmon, Mark G. (Principal Investigator). The Effects of Sentencing Reforms on the
Female Imprisonment Rate. Joint Center for the Study of Women in Society and Center
for Diversity and Community Summer Research Grant; University of Oregon.
$1,500.00
Academic Research and Consultant Positions
2019 Researcher and Data Analysis; “Mendoza v. Garrett - DMV Data Analysis Project,
Legal Challenge, and Policy Group.” Oregon Law Center
2017-19 Researcher and Consultant. “Rattled: Oregon’s Concussion Discussion.”
InvestigateWest, the Pamplin Media Group and the Agora Journalism Center, made
possible in part by grants from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Center for Cooperative
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Media. The New York-based Solutions Journalism Network provided training in
solutions-based techniques and support to participating journalists.
2016-19 Researcher and Consultant. “HerStory Oregon” Oregon Criminal Justice Resource
Center.
2016-17 Researcher and Consultant. “Justice Reinvestment in Oregon”. Oregon Criminal Justice
Resource Center.
2016-17 Researcher and Consultant. “Understanding Measure 11”. Oregon Criminal Justice
Resource Center.
2016-17 Researcher and Consultant. “Unequal Justice”. Investigate West
2016-17 Consultant. “Prosecutorial Discretion in Oregon” The American Civil Liberty Union of
Oregon.
2016-17 Consultant. “Disrupting Mass Incarceration at the Local Level: A Guide to Mapping
Reform”. Oregon Criminal Justice Resource Center
2016 Data consultant. “Sexual Offense Convictions” Oregon Innocence Project
2016 Research Facilitator and Consultant. “Oregon Capital Jury Project” State University of
New York – Albany and Oregon Criminal Justice Resource Center.
2015-16 Researcher and Consultant. “RED Report Working Group” Metro Public Defenders,
Oregon Criminal Justice Resource Center, Partnership for Safety and Justice, and the
American Civil Liberties Union.
2014-15 Research Consult and Research Assessment. “Benefits of Hiring Individuals with a
Criminal History” Dave’s Killer Bread.
2014 Researcher and Consultant. “The State of Black Oregon”, Urban League of Portland
with the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies at Portland State University.
2011 Statistical Consultant. “Library Learning Styles: Job Responsibilities and Personality
Differences.” University Research Grant, Milner Library, Illinois State University.
2009 Graduate Research Assistant. “Urban-Environmental Restructuring in U.S. Cities.”
National Science Foundation Grant # 0849826 awarded to James R Elliott (P.I.),
University of Oregon and Scott Frickel (P.I.), Washington State University
2008 Graduate Research Assistant. “The Spatial Allocation of Social Provision: Government
Contracting, Material Resources, and the Poor.” National Science Foundation Grant #
0514291 awarded to Aaron Gullickson (P.I.), University of Oregon and Nicole P.
Marwell (P.I.), Columbia University
2001 Undergraduate Research Assistant. “Teen Court: What can jurors tell us about the
process?” Under Deborah K. Forgays (P.I.), Western Washington University
Research Presentations
2019 Harmon, Mark G. & Brian Renauer. “It’s Not Fair: Views of Procedural Justice by
Female Prisoners in Oregon.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, PA, USA (forthcoming)
2019 Harmon, Mark G, Brian Renauer, Christopher Campbell & Kris Henning. “Examining
How Much is Enough: The Effect of Prison Stay Duration on Recidivism Among
Repeat Offenders in Oregon, USA.” Paper presented at the annual congress on of the
International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Rome, Italy. (forthcoming)
2019 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Boppre. “Pathways to Prison: The Impact of Domestic
Abuse on Women Prisoners in Oregon.” Paper presented at the annual congress on of
the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Rome, Italy. (forthcoming)
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2019 Harmon, Mark G, Brian Renauer, Christopher Campbell & Kris Henning. “The
Treatment Effect of Sentencing: Understanding the Effect of Time-Served on
Recidivism Among Multi-Crime Offenders.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA
2018 Harmon, Mark G, Brian Renauer, Kris Henning & Christopher Campbell. “Examining
How Much is Enough: The Effect of Prison Stay Duration on Recidivism in Oregon.”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society,
Atlanta, GA, USA (forthcoming)
2018 Harmon, Mark G, Renauer, Brian, & Christopher Campbell. “I Can Measure That:
Recommendations for the Measurement of Disparities in the Age of the RRI.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society, New
Orleans, LA, USA
2018 Renauer, Brian, Mark G Harmon, & Christopher Campbell. “Impact of Pre-
Adjudication Risk Assessment on Court Outcomes and Racial/Ethnic Disparity.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Society, New
Orleans, LA, USA
2017 Renauer, Brian, Mark G Harmon, & Christopher Campbell. “Impact of Pre-
Adjudication Risk Assessment on Court Outcomes and Racial/Ethnic Disparity.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists,
Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2017 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Cleaning the Dirty Pool: Methodological
Considerations in Assessing the Impacts of Policies on State Imprisonment Over
Time.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminologists, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2017 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “The New Imprisonment Race:
Explaining the Rise in Imprisonment of Woman of Color from 1982 to 2015” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR,
USA
2016 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Racialized Sentencing: The
Disproportionate Effects of Sentencing Reforms on People of Color” Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, New Orleans, LA, USA.
2016 Boppré, Breanna Lynne & Mark G. Harmon. “Examining Racial Disparity Among
Women Offenders: The Effects of Sentencing Reforms on Black, Latina, and White
Female Imprisonment” Paper presented at the Western Association of Criminal Justice
Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
2016 Boppré, Breanna Lynne & Mark G. Harmon. “‘Fixed’ Sentencing and Female
Imprisonment: The Disproportionate Effects of Presumptive and Voluntary Guidelines
on Women of Color. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology Annual
Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2015 Bonn, Katelyn, Kris R. Henning, Mark G. Harmon, and Aaron C. Skinner. “Putting
Crime on the Map: Impact of Aggregate Crime Counts versus Dot and Density Maps
on Citizen Perceptions” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society
of Criminologists, Washington, DC, USA.
2015 Harmon, Mark G., Laura J. Hickman, Lea M. Beckwith, & Shaunna Clark. “Is Criminal
History at the Time of Employment Predictive of Job Performance? An Empirical Test
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Within a Sample of Production Workers” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminologists, Washington, DC, USA.
2015 Harmon, Mark G. “Women of Color and the War on Drugs: The Connections Between
Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests” Paper presented at the annual
congress on of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Vienna, Austria.
2014 Sundt, Jody, Mark G. Harmon, and Emily J. Salisbury. “The Effect of California’s
Prison Realignment Policy” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, CA, USA.
2014 Harmon, Mark G. “Red States and Blue States: Re-Conceptualizing the Measurement
of Partisan Political Power” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, CA, USA.
2014 Harmon, Mark G. & Breanna Lynne Boppré. “Women of Color and the War on Drugs:
The Connection Between Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, San
Francisco, CA, USA.
2014 Harmon, Mark G. “The Geography of Crime and Justice: Explaining Spatial Shifts in
Crime Across Oregon from 1990 to 2010” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR, USA
2013 Harmon, Mark G. and Michelle Olivier. “The War on Women of Color: The
Connection Between Disparities in Female Imprisonment and Drug Arrests.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, Atlanta,
GA, USA.
2013 Harmon, Mark G. “Reconceptualizing Measurement of Partisan Political Power within
Legislatures.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological
Association, Reno, NV, USA.
2012 Harmon, Mark G. “Policy Distraction: Sentencing Reform Adoption as a Diversion
from Rising Social Inequality.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminologists, Chicago, IL, USA.
2012 Harmon, Mark G. and Meagan Semmelroth. “Using Homicide Case Files to Teach
Applied Criminology.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, USA.
2012 Harmon, Mark G. “Fixing the Net: The Effects of Sentencing Reforms on New
Commitments and Parole Violators Returned to Imprisonment Over Time.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New
York, NY, USA.
2012 Harmon, Mark G. and Meagan Semmelroth. “Using Homicide Case Files to Teach
Applied Criminology.” Paper presented at the CTLT Annual University-Wide
Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University.
2011 Harmon, Mark G. “Punishing Women of Color: Explaining the Rise in Black and
Hispanic Female Imprisonment Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Society of Criminologists, Washington, DC, USA.
2011 Harmon, Mark G. “Increasing the Reform Risk: Modeling State-Level Characteristics
that Increase the Rate of Reform Adoption.” Paper presented at the annual convention
of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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2010 Harmon, Mark G. and Robert M. O’Brien. “Gendered Sentencing Reforms: The Effect
on the Odds of Female Imprisonment Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, San Francisco, CA, USA.
2009 Harmon, Mark G. and Robert M. O’Brien. “Cleaning the Dirty Pool: What to Do and
What Not to Do in Panel Analysis of Criminology Research.” Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Society of Criminologists, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2009 Harmon, Mark G. “‘Fixed’ Sentencing: A 50 State Fixed Effects Approach to Changes
Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Sociological
Association, San Francisco, USA
2008 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effects on the Racial Composition of
Imprisonment Rates Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the
American Sociological Association, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on the Female Imprisonment Rates
Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociological
Association, Portland, OR, USA
2007 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates Over
Time.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociological
Association, Oakland, CA, USA
2006 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Guidelines: The Effect on New Commitments and
Parole Violators Over Time.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminologists, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2005 Harmon, Mark G. “The Effects of Sentencing Guidelines: Prison Populations and
Race.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the Pacific Sociological
Association, Portland, OR, USA
2002 Harmon, Mark G., Kristi M. Lemm, and Louis G. Lippman. “Public Opinions of Teen,
Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.” Paper presented at the annual convention of the
Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Invited Presentations
2019 Yoshimoto, Julia, Mark G. Harmon, & Bobbin Singh. “Justice Involved Women:
Pathways to Justice.” Presentation at Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison
Supervision, Salem, OR
2018 Harmon, Mark G. “Examining how much is enough: The effect of prison stay duration
on recidivism.” Presentation at The Oregon Supreme Court Council on Inclusion and
Fairness (OSCCIF), Salem, OR
2018 Phillip Robbins, Roberta, Mark G. Harmon, Alisha Moreland-Cupuia, Kasia Rutledge,
Noah Schultz, & Bobbin Singh. “Impact of Measure 11 on Youth in Oregon.” Oregon
Senate Committee on Judiciary Information Meeting, Salem, OR
2017 Harmon, Mark G. “Unequal Justice.” Presentation at The Oregon Supreme Court
Council on Inclusion and Fairness (OSCCIF), Salem, OR
2017 Harmon, Mark G. “Structural Racism in the American Justice System.” Presentation at
Jesuit High School, Beaverton, OR
2016 Harmon, Mark G. “Structural Racism in the American Justice System.” Presentation at
Jesuit High School, Beaverton, OR
2015 Harmon, Mark G. “Structural Racism in the American Justice System.” Presentation at
Jesuit High School, Beaverton, OR
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2015 Harmon, Mark G. Kimberly Kahn, and Randy Blazak. “’Those Options Dash with the
Hurry-Up’: Criminal Justice Policy and Inequality.” Presentation at Everybody Read,
Multnomah County Library, Multnomah County Oregon
2013 Harmon, Mark G. “The War on Drugs and the Criminal Justice System.” Presentation
Given at the 2013 Students for Sensible Drug Policy Film Festival, Portland State
University, Portland, OR.
2012 Harmon, Mark G. “Illinois’ Mandatory Minimums & Determinate Sentencing:
Navigating, Mitigating, and Impacting Illinois’ Sentencing Structure and Policy”
Presentation Given at the 2012 Illinois Bar Association Conference: Evidence Based
Sentencing: - “What Works”, What Every Illinois Lawyer Needs to Know.
2011 Harmon, Mark G. “Race to Imprison: The Effect of “fixed” Sentencing Reforms on
People of Color Over Time.” Presented at Ethnic Studies Luncheon, Ethnic Studies,
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2009 Harmon, Mark G. “’Fixed’ Sentencing Reforms: The Effect on Imprisonment Rates
Over Time.” Paper presented at the University of Oregon Sociology Colloquium,
Eugene, OR, USA
2008 Harmon, Mark G. “Sentencing Reforms: The Effect On the Imprisonment Rates of
Females of Color.” Paper presented CODAC Interdisciplinary Conference, Eugene,
OR, USA
2006 Harmon, Mark G. “The Policies of Time: The Politics of Fear and Sentencing
Guidelines.” Paper presented at the University of Oregon Sociology Colloquium,
Eugene, OR, USA
2002 Harmon, Mark G., Kristi M. Lemm, and Louis G. Lippman. “Public Opinions of Teen,
Classroom, and Formal Court Styles.” Paper presented at Western Washington
University’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Forum, Bellingham, WA, USA.
Teaching Experience:
2012-Present, Assistant Professor, Portland State University
Advanced Regression, CCJ 545
Field Research Methods, CCJ 545
Analysis of Crime and Justice Data, CCJ 520/620 (7 sections)
Research Methods, CCJ 380 (15 sections)
Research Methods Online, CCJO 380 (7 sections)
Crime and Social Justice, CCJ 465U (13 sections)
Race, Politics, and (In)Justice, CCJ 410/510
The Science and Practice of Profiling, CCJO 410 (6 sections)
Modern Profiling, CCJ 410/510 (7 sections)
2010-2012, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University
Research Methods, CJS 300 (8 sections)
Criminal Behavioral Analysis, CJS 389.21 (2 sections)
Introduction to Criminal Justice, CJS 101
2006-2010, Academic Instructor, University of Oregon
Quantitative Statistical Methods, Soc 312
Introduction to Research Methods, Soc 311 (2 sections)
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Homicide in America, Soc 399
Law and Society, Soc 410
Culture Wars: Aids, Drugs, and Religion, Soc 484
Introduction to Criminology, Soc 380 (2 sections)
Seminar on Deviance, Crime, and Social Control, Soc 480
Independent Study in Criminal Justice Policy, Soc 405
Independent Study in Juvenile Justice, Soc 405
Student Internships, Soc 404 (supervised 3 students, 2 terms)
2004-2010, Teaching Assistant, University of Oregon
Social Inequalities (3 sections)
Intro to Sociology (2 sections)
Research Methods (2 sections)
Quantitative Methods (3 sections)
Advanced Topics in Social Inequalities
Urban Sociology
Social Issues and Movements
Social Demography
1999-2002, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Western Washington University
Advanced Criminal Justice
Forensics/Speech and Debate (3 sections)
Service:
Service to the Community
2019 Research Consultant and Policy Advising; Mendoza v. Garrett - DMV Data Analysis
Project, Legal Challenge, and Policy Group, Oregon Law Center (Currently Engaged
Partnership)
2018-19 Public Policy Advising; Oregon Senate Committee on Judiciary Juvenile Justice
Working Group
2018-19 Consultant; Impacts of Concussions on Youth, InvestigateWest and the Pamplin Media
Group
2017-19 Co-PI & Consultant; Oregon HerStory Project, Oregon Justice Resource Center
(Currently Engaged Partnership)
2017-18 Committee Member; Multnomah County RED Working Group, Multnomah County
Courts
2017-18 Consultant; Impacts of Justice Reinvestment; Oregon Justice Resource Center
2017-18 Researcher, Consultant, & Author; Unequal Justice, InvestigateWest and the Pamplin
Media Group
2016-18 Researchers & Author; Measure 11 in Oregon, American Civil Liberties Union of
Oregon (ACLU) & Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry
2016-17 Consultant; Disrupting Mass Imprisonment Report and Web Initiative, American Civil
Liberties Union of Oregon (ACLU)
2016 Consultant; Oregon Innocence Project
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2015-16 Research Consultant; Multnomah County RED Report Working Group, American Civil
Liberties Union of Oregon (ACLU), Oregon Justice Resource Center, the Metropolitan
Public Defenders Office, and the Partnership for Safety and Justice
2016 Consultant & Presider; Second Chance Conference, Dave’s Killer Bread
2015-16 Researcher & Consultant; Disciplinary Actions among Felon Employees, Dave’s Killer
Bread
2015- Research Consultant; Criminal Justice Reform, Oregon Justice Resource Center
(OJRC) (Presently Serving)
2014 Evaluator; Multnomah Law Library, Multnomah Court Services
2013-14 Researcher & Consultant; State of Black Oregon 2015, Urban League of Portland
2012 Presenter; Law Services Training, Illinois Bar Association
Departmental Service
2019- Departmental Hiring Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Portland State University
2018- Promotion and Tenure Committee; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Portland State University (Presently Serving)
2015- Graduate Coordinator; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Portland State
University (Presently Serving)
2015- Graduate Committee Chair; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Portland
State University (Presently Serving)
2015-17 Program Review Committee, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Portland State University
2014-16 Departmental Hiring Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Portland State University
2014-16 Horner Scholarship Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Portland State University
2013-15 Faculty Advisor Alpha Phi Sigma; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Portland State University
2012-15 Graduate Committee; Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Portland State
University
2010-12 Faculty Advisor; Social Justice Project, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Illinois State University
2011-12 Bylaws Committee (Chair); Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State
University
2011-12 Course Restructuring Committee; Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois
State University
2011 Data and Methods Course Subcommittee; Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Illinois State University
2008-09 Instructor; New Graduate Student Teaching Conference, Department of Sociology
University of Oregon
2008 Panel Member, New Graduate Student Orientation, Department of Sociology
University of Oregon
2006-08 Department of Sociology Forum Representative, University of Oregon
2005-06 Department of Sociology Funding Committee, University of Oregon
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University Service
2018- Bargaining Team Member, Portland State Portland State University American
Association of University Professionals, Portland State University (Presently Serving)
2018- Executive Councilor, Portland State Portland State University American Association of
University Professionals, Portland State University (Presently Serving)
2016- Curriculum Committee, Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University
(Presently Serving)
2015- Graduate Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University
(Presently Serving)
2017-18 Public Administration and Policy Ph.D. Steering Committee, Mark O. Hatfield School
of Government, Portland State University
2017-18 Faculty Senate Representative, Portland State Academic Faculty Senate, Portland State
University
2016-18 Unit Representative, AAUP, Portland State University
2016-17 Mark O. Hatfield School of Government Director Search Committee, Hatfield School
of Government, Portland State University
2015-16 Mark O. Hatfield Grant Review Committee, Hatfield School of Government, Portland
State University
2015-16 Graduate Recruitment Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State
University
2013-15 CUPA Scholarship Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State
University
2013-15 Yaden Scholarship Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State
University
2013 Urban Pioneer Scholarship Committee, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland
State University
2013 Committee for Dean’s Achievement Awards, College of Urban and Public Affairs,
Portland State University
2011-12 Affiliated Faculty Member and Instructor; International Studies, Illinois State
University
2011-12 Stata Corp. Grad Plan Campus Representative, Illinois State University
2010-12 Affiliated Faculty; Ethnic Studies, Illinois State University
2011 Session Chair; 2011 Teaching & Learning Symposium (CTLT), Illinois State
University
2009-10 Treasurer; American Federation of Teachers – Oregon, University of Oregon
2005-08 Healthcare Trust Committee, University of Oregon
2007-08 President; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon
2007-08 Bargaining Team Chair; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon
2006-07 Treasurer; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon
2005-06 Secretary-Treasurer; Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon
Professional Service
2018 Session Organizer; “Blazing a New Oregon Trail: Understanding the Impact of
Oregon's Justice Reinvestment Initiative”. American Society of Criminology
Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA
2017 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2015- SAGE Video editorial advisory board, SAGE Publishing (Presently Serving)
2012-16 Editorial Board; Sociological Perspectives, Journal of the Pacific Sociological
Association, Sage Publishing.
2015 Textbook Reviewer for Bachman and Schutt. “The Practice of Research in
Criminology and Criminal Justice” Sage Publishing
2015 Textbook Reviewer for Cunningham and Aldrich “Using SPSS: An Interactive Hands-
On Approach” Sage Publishing 2014 Textbook Reviewer for Jordan M. Hyatt, John M. MacDonald, and Geoffrey P. Alpert
“Applied Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice” Sage Publishing
2013 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA
2013 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA
2013 Session Presider; Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Reno, NV, USA
2012 Textbook Reviewer for Mark M. Lanier and Lisa T. Briggs (2013) “Research Methods
in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach” Oxford University
Press
2012 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, Chicago, IL, USA
2012 Session Chair; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, USA
2011 Textbook Reviewer for Hagan, Frank E. (2010).“Research Methods in Criminal Justice
and Criminology.” Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ
2010 Session Chair; American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA
2008 Session Organizer; Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Portland, OR, USA
2008 Session Presider; Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Portland, OR, USA
2007 Session Presider; Pacific Sociologic Association Conference, Oakland, CA, USA
Student Advising
2019 Sikang Song – Thesis Chair
2019 Ginger Ruddell – Field Project Committee
2019 Shana Russ – Thesis Committee
2019 Tiffany Cummings – Thesis Chair
2019 Kelci Mueller – Honors Thesis Advisor
2019 Cecilia Leyva-Hinsley – Honors Thesis Advisor
2019 Omar Melchor Ayala – Dissertation Committee
2018 Emily Lott – Dissertation Committee
2018 Breanna Lynne Boppré – Dissertation Committee
2018 Tanika Siscoe – Field Project Advisor
2018 Christopher Dollar – Thesis Committee
2018 Karma Rose Macias – Project Committee
2018 Daniel Berryman – Portfolio Committee
2018 McKenzie Aaby – Thesis Committee
2018 Johanna Shreve – Thesis Committee
2017 Kim Ulmer Langston – Dissertation Committee
2017 Drew Beglau – Honors Thesis Advisor
2017 Michelle Lumpford – Portfolio Advisor
2016 Tanika Siscoe – Honors Thesis Advisor
2016 Rachel Benjamin – Portfolio Advisor
2016 Marina J. Kabot-Sturos – Honors Thesis Advisor
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2015 Aaron Skinner – Project Committee
2015 Lea Beckwith – Project Advisor
2015 Stacia Fry – Portfolio Advisor
2014 Breanna Lynne Boppré – Thesis Chair
2014 Amanda Peterson – Thesis Committee
2014 Shelby Villella – Portfolio Advisor
2012 Joelle Smykowski – Project Committee
Journal Reviewer
Criminal Justice & Behavior
Criminology
Social Science Research
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice
Social Forces
Criminal Justice Review
International Criminal Justice Review
Criminal Justice Policy Review
Sociological Perspectives
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Sociological Quarterly
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Professional Affiliations:
2006- American Society of Criminology (Current Member)
2010- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Current Member)
2018- Western Society of Criminology (Current Member)
2014- International Academy of Law and Mental Health (Current Member)
2002-18 Pacific Sociological Association
2013-16 Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society
2005-11 American Sociological Association
2001-10 Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology International Honor Society
2001-03 Psi Chi, Psychology International Honor Society
Honors and Awards:
2018 2017 Bruce Baer Award for Public Affairs Reporting in Oregon, for the Unequal Justice,
project completed with the Portland Tribune, University of Oregon School of Journalism.
2017 CLAS Recognition for Teaching Excellence, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Portland State University
2016 Craig Wollner Memorial Award for Junior Faculty, College of Urban and Public Affairs,
Portland State University
2014 Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2013/2014 in the Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University
2014 President’s Diversity Award Recipient, Portland State University
2013 CLAS Recognition for Teaching Excellence, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Portland State University
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2009 Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Sociology, University
of Oregon
2008 Center on Diversity and Community Outstanding Graduate Research Recognition,
University of Oregon
2002 Scholars Week Presentation, Sociology Department, Western
Washington University
2002 Scholars Week Recognition, Psychology Department, Western Washington University
2002 Departmental Scholars Recognition, Sociology Department, Western Washington
University
2001 Scholars Week Recognition, Psychology Department, Western Washington University
2001 President’s List, Western Washington University