May 2017
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Walter S. DeKeseredy, Ph.D.
AFFILIATION: Anna Deane Carlson Endowed
Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, U.S.A, 26506-6326
OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: (304) 293-8846
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER: (304) 216-6964
E-MAIL: walter.dekeseredy@mail.wvu.edu
Education
Degree Received Course University Year
Doctor of Sociology York University 1988
Philosophy
Master of Arts Sociology York University 1984
Honours B.A. Sociology York University 1982
(Member of the
Dean's Honour Roll)
Employment
Date Position Department Institution
2014 to present Anna Deane Sociology & Anthropology West Virginia
Carlson Endowed University
Chair of Social
Sciences (tenured)
2004-2014 Professor Social Science & University of Ontario
(tenured) Humanities Institute of Technology
2000-2004 Professor (tenured) Sociology & Anthropology Ohio University
1996-2000 Professor (tenured) Sociology & Anthropology Carleton University
1991-1996 Associate Professor Sociology & Anthropology Carleton University
1989-1991 Assistant Professor Sociology & Anthropology Carleton University
1988-89 Assistant Professor Sociology & Anthropology St. Francis Xavier
University
Affiliations with Other Universities
2012- International Research Associate of the Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies (CGRVS), University of West Sydney
2012 to 2015
Adjunct Professor,
School of Justice, Faculty of Law, Queensland
University of Technology
2008 to present
Academic Research Associate, Centre for Research & Education
on Violence Against Women and Children, University of Western Ontario
2005 to present
Affiliate, Ohio State University’s Criminal Justice Research Center
1999 to present
Adjunct Research Professor,
Sociology, Carleton University
Visiting Positions
Position Department Institution
April 2012
Visiting Professor Sociology University of Kentucky
December 2000
Visiting Professor Social Work University of Fribourg
May 1999
Visiting Professor Social Work University of Fribourg
April 1998 Visiting Professor Social Work University of Fribourg
1995-1996
Visiting Scholar LaMarsh Research York University
Centre on Violence &
Conflict Resolution
Summer 1994-99 Visiting Lecturer Sociology University of
Saskatchewan
1992-1993
Adjunct Associate Sociology Queen's University
Professor
Summer 1986
Lecturer Sociology & Anthropology University of Guelph
Winter 1986
Lecturer Sociology & Anthropology University of Guelph
Professional Honours
Victimology Impact Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ Victimology Section, 2017.
Career Achievement Award, American Society of Criminology's Division on
Victimology, 2015.
Critical Criminal Justice Scholar Award, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences' Critical Criminal Justice Section, 2014.
2012 Violence Against Women Best Journal Article Award co-recipient for Dragiewicz, M., & DeKeseredy, W.S. Claims about women's use of non-fatal force in intimate relationships,
18 (9), 1008-1026, 2013.
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Criminology’s Division
on Critical Criminology, 2008.
Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award, Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, 2008.
Research Excellence Award, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2007.
Distinguished Scholar Award, American Society of Criminology’s Division of Women and Crime, 2004.
Critical Criminologist of the Year Award, American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology, 1995.
Research Achievement Award, Carleton University, 1993.
External Grant Support
2015-2018 U.S. Justice Department. West Virginia Crime Victimization Survey. Principal
Investigator: Stephen Hass, West Virginia Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center. Co-Principal Investigators: Walter S. DeKeseredy, James Nolan, and
Amanda Hall-Sanchez ($448,000).
2013 Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Safe at Work: An International
Collaboration for Understanding the Health and Safety of Anti-Violence Workers
in Canada and Australia. Principal Investigator:
Walter S. DeKeseredy. Co- Investigators: Molly Dragiewicz Jan Breckinridge, and Michael Salter ($21,828).
2011 Canadian Women's Foundation.
Family Law Workshops Evaluation.
Principal Investigator: Carol Barkwell. Co-Investigators: Pamela Cross,
Walter DeKeseredy, and Molly Dragiewicz ($26,750).
2010 City of Toronto Safety Investment Program, Scarborough Access Centre.
Co-Investigators: Molly Dragiewicz and Walter DeKeseredy ($75,000).
2008 Ontario Women’s Directorate.
Domestic Violence Advisory Council Legal Response Working Group Study. Principal Investigator: Carol Barkwell. Co-Investigators:
Walter DeKeseredy, Molly Dragiewicz, and Margot McKinley
($25,000).
2007-2008 Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.
A Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis for Abused Women Unrepresented in the Family Law System. Principal Investigator: Carol Barkwell. Co-Investigators:
Walter DeKeseredy, Molly
Dragiewicz, Pamela Cross, Rita Benson, Deborah Sinclair, and Margot McKinley
($67,450).
2006-2007 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Hate Crime on
Canadian University and College Campuses. Principal Investigator:
Walter
DeKeseredy. Co-Investigator: Barbara Perry ($20,985).
2002-2004 U.S. Department of Justice.
Sexual Assault During and After Separation/Divorce:
An Exploratory Study. Principal Investigator:
Walter DeKeseredy ($104,833).
1997-1998 Trillium Foundation & Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Services.
Poverty and Crime in Canadian Public Housing. Principal Investigator: Shahid
Alvi. Co-Investigators: Walter DeKeseredy, Martin Schwartz, and E. Andreas
Tomaszewski ($12,000).
1993-1994 Health Canada’s Family Violence Prevention Division. Sibling Violence in
Canada: An Exploratory Study. Principal Investigator: Desmond Ellis.
Co-Investigator: Walter DeKeseredy ($19,400).
1992-1993 Health Canada’s Family Violence Prevention Division.
Woman Abuse in Canadian University and College Dating Relationships. Principal Investigator:
Walter DeKeseredy. Co-Investigator: Katharine Kelly ($236,000).