Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work & Criminal Justice

Varner Hall Room 518
371 Varner Drive
Rochester , MI 48309-4482
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(248) 370-2420
fax: (248) 370-4608
[email protected]

Social Work
Varner, Room 513
371 Varner Dr.
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(248) 370-2371
[email protected]

Amanda Burgess-Proctor

A headshot of Amanda Burgess-Proctor.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
203 Fitzgerald House
(248) 370-2747
[email protected]
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Research Interests
Crime and drug policy; gender-based violence

Selected Publications

Ranjan, Sheetal and Amanda Burgess-Proctor. (2019). Translating research to policy: Improving justice for women and girls. Translational Criminology, 16, 2-3.

Burgess-Proctor, Amanda. (2018). Doing public criminology in a politicized climate. The Criminologist, 43(6), 1-6.

Comartin, Erin B., Amanda Burgess-Proctor, Sheryl P. Kubiak, Kimberly Bender, and Poco D. Kernsmith. Examining women's and men's sexual offending using a state-wide incarcerated sample: A two-study design. Forthcoming in Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Comartin, Erin B., Amanda Burgess-Proctor, Sheryl P. Kubiak, and Poco D. Kernsmith. Factors related to co-offending and coerced offending among female sex offenders: The role of childhood and adult trauma histories. Violence and Victims, 33(1), 53-74.

Burgess-Proctor, Amanda, Erin B. Comartin, and Sheryl P. Kubiak. (2017). “Comparing female- and male-perpetrated child sexual abuse: A mixed-methods analysis.” Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 26(6), 657-676.

Burgess-Proctor, Amanda, Beth M. Huebner, and Joseph M. Durso. (2016). Comparing the effects of maternal and paternal incarceration on adult daughters’ and sons’ criminal justice system involvement: A gendered pathways analysis. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 43(8), 1034-1055.

Burgess-Proctor, Amanda. (2012). Pathways of victimization and resistance: Toward a feminist theory of battered women's help-seeking. Justice Quarterly, 29(3), 309-346.

Burgess-Proctor, Amanda. (2012). Backfire: Lessons learned when the criminal justice system fails help-seeking battered women. Journal of Crime and Justice, 35(1), 68-92.

Burgess-Proctor, Amanda. (2006). Intersections of race, class, gender, and crime: Future directions for feminist criminology. Feminist Criminology, 1(1), 27-47.

Courses Taught
CRJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ 200 Criminological Theory
CRJ 300 Alcohol, Drugs and Society
CRJ 323 Delinquency & Juvenile Justice
CRJ 330 Women, Crime & Justice
CRJ 360 Criminal Careers & Career Criminals
CRJ 395 Drugs, Culture, & Popular Music
CRJ 490 Criminal Justice Capstone
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology

In The Media

Oct 17, 2018 - News Feature, News at OU
Professor Takes Part in Congressional Briefing on Improving Justice for Women and Girls

Sep 18, 2018 - News Feature, News at OU
Professor Takes Part in Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program

Nov 22, 2017 - Commentary Feature, Washington Post
My daughter got her first catcall, and I didn’t know what to tell her

Sep 27, 2016 - News Feature, Washington Post
Drug, crime experts say posting shocking photos of unconscious drug addicts is wrong

Sep 19, 2013 - News Feature, News at OU
Acclaimed documentary screening examines drug war

Oct 05, 2012 - Guest Editorial, Detroit News
Families with truant children need more help, not less welfare

Oct 04, 2011 - Guest Editorial, Oakland Press
Medical marijuana laws expose inconsistencies of U.S. drug policy

Oct 03, 2011 - News Feature, Oakland Press
Has Michigan's medical mariuana law made pot more socially acceptable?