Minorities and Women

We are seeking individuals interested in service to the section. The service can be in the form of service on the award committees, development of new scholarships to sponsorship of papers at the annual meetings, etc. We welcome new members who share our interests, vision and passion for serving the Academy.

Our section website and e-mail listserv serves as a clearinghouse for information and an exchange of ideas among section members. On our website, members will find annual meeting information, members scholarship, the section blog, Equal Justice, the section newsletter, Minorities and Women Section Speaks, and information about the nomination process for our section awards ans student travel awards, and a searchable membership directory based areas of research expertise in an effort to foster research collaboration among our members. In addition, members receive a copy of the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.  

TO JOIN THE SECTION

Only members of ACJS can join a Section. To join ACJS and add a Section, complete the membership application.  If you are an existing member and would like to ADD a Section to your membership, please select the Section (only) on the membership application and complete the payment process.

Section Dues: $35 per year; $10 per year for Student members.

Click to download the Minorities and Women Section Constitution and Bylaws.

Coramae Richey Mann Leadership Award
To be considered for the highest honor of the Section, Coramae Richey Mann Leadership Award, a person must meet the following criteria: an active Member in good standing of the Section for at least 2 consecutive years prior to being recommended. Recipient must be a contributor to the ethnic and racial diversity in criminal justice education. The recipient must endeavor to advance critical thinking concerning women and must have made substantial contributions to the emerging body of knowledge about gender issues in criminology and criminal justice.

Evelyn Gilbert Unsung Hero Award
The recipient must be an active Member in good standing of the Section for at least 2 consecutive years prior to being recommended. Must be committed to ethnic and racial diversity in criminal justice education. The recipient must have made substantial contributions to the emerging body of knowledge about gender issues in criminology and criminal justice.

Becky Tatum Excellence Award
To be considered for the Becky Tatum Excellence Award, a person must be an active member in good standing of the Section. The recipient must be committed to conceptual or empirical contributions to the study of minorities as victims, professionals in criminal justice, or offenders.

Esther Madriz Student Travel Award
The Esther Madriz Student Travel Award is designed to encourage the participation of undergraduate and master’s level racial/ethnic minority and women students to attend and make presentations at the ACJS Annual Meeting.

Rosalyn Muraskin Student Travel Award
The Rosalyn Muraskin Student Travel Award is designed to encourage the participation of undergraduate and master’s level women students to attend and make presentations at the ACJS annual meeting.

DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 15, 2023. Please send nominations and accompanying CV to Dr. Stephanie Lipson Mizrahi at smizrahi@csus.edu as a PDF or Word attachment. For the student awards, please contact Dr. Mizrahi for more information on the materials to be submitted.

Chair: Rochelle McGee-Cobbs, Mississippi Valley State University - recobbs@mvsu.edu

Vice-Chair: Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, Arizona State University - kbh@asu.edu

Secretary: Danielle M. Shields, Rutgers University-Newark - danielle.shields@rutgers.edu

Immediate Past Chair: Nic Cabage, Kennesaw State University - lcabage@kennesaw.edu

Executive Counselor: Lisa Carter, Florida Southern College - lcarter@flsouthern.edu

Executive Counselor: Cassandra L. Reyes, West Chester University - creyes@wcupa.edu

Executive Counselor: Doshie Piper, University of the Incarnate Word - dpiper@uiwtx.edu