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Ciara Peebles
Department of Sociology
University of Georgia, Athens
Georgia, Athens 30602
(813) 297-1541
[email protected]
EDUCATION:
In progress Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology. University of Georgia; Athens, GA.
2021 Master’s Degree in Applied Sociology. University of Central Florida; Orlando,
FL.
Thesis: Victim Blame of Missing People Based on Race and Media Framing
Committee: Dr. Jacqueline Woerner (Chair), Dr. Amy Reckdenwald, and Dr.
Bhoomi Thakore
2019 Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Psychology with Honors.
Minor in Statistics.
Certificates in Behavioral Forensics and Victim Advocacy. University of
Central Florida; Orlando, FL.
Honors Undergraduate Thesis: Naughty or Nice: An Exploration of Human
Sexuality and its Associations to Online Dating Behavior and the "Hook-up"
Culture.
Committee: Dr. Grace White (Chair) and Dr. Jennifer Parham
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
2022-present Graduate Research Assistant, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of
Georgia
2021-2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of
Georgia
2020-present Online Tutor, tutor.com, The Princeton Review
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2020- 2021 Graduate Research Assistant, STRIVE Lab at University of Central Florida
Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Woerner
2019-2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Central
Florida
2017-2019 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Personality and Relationship
Development/Dynamics Research Lab at University of Central Florida
Principal Investigator: Grace White
2017 Summer Term Intern, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Tampa, FL
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2021-2022 Osborne Graduate Fellowship- University of Georgia, Athens
2021 Amplify Knight Voices and Broaden Community Connection Grant- University
of Central Florida
2020-2021 Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship- University of Centra Florida
2020 Alpha Kappa Delta- University of Central Florida
2019 Summer Mentorship Fellow- University of Central Florida
2015-2019 Pegasus Silver Scholarship- University of Central Florida
2016 Psi-Chi, International Honor Society of Psychology- University of Central
Florida
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Criminology, Race/Ethnicity and Gender Inequalities, Social Psychology, Quantitative Methods
RESEARCH:
Upcoming Publications
Kayla Toohy, Amy Reckdenwald, Ciara Peebles, and Jason Ford. “Intimate Partner Homicide
and Services: Does Access Impact Perpetration?” Violence Against Women.
Manuscripts in Progress
Ciara Peebles and Jody Clay-Warner. “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Border
Town Violence.”
Ciara Peebles and Jacqueline Woerner. “Victim Blame of Missing People Based on Race and
Media Framing.”
Ciara Peebles and Grace White. “Blame it on the Alcohol”: An exploration of alcohol
consumption and its relationship with deviant behavior and personality traits.
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PRESENTATIONS:
Ciara Peebles and Jacqueline Woerner. “Victim Blame of Missing People Based on Race and
Media Framing.” (2022). Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual
Conference.
Kayla Toohy, Amy Reckdenwald, and Ciara Peebles. “Intimate Partner Homicide and Services:
Does Access Impact Perpetration?” (2020). CrimCon Conference.
Ciara Peebles and Lin Huff-Corzine. “Prevalent Pandemic Pains: The Phenomenon of Anomie
and Suicidal Ideation Amongst High School and College Graduates amidst the
Coronavirus Outbreak” (2020). Mid- South Sociological Association Meeting.
Ciara Peebles and Bhoomi Thakore. “’But were they asking for it?’: An analysis of the public’s
empathy and perception towards differentiating levels of victimization” (2020). Graduate
Research Forum at University of Central Florida. *cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic
Ciara Peebles and Amy Donley. “Transgressions on Twitter: Measuring Social Media
Influence on Crime Cases.” (2019). Mentoring Fellowship Forum at University of
Central Florida.
Ciara Peebles and Grace White. “Blame it On the Alcohol” (2019). Showcase of Undergraduate
Research Excellence at the University of Central Florida.
Ciara Peebles and Grace White. “Relationship Status, It’s Complicated: The effects of
Facebook Use and Personality on Relationship Satisfaction among Dating Individual”
(2017). Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence at the University of Central
Florida.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assisted with Following Courses:
2022 SOCI3810: Criminology (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Tom Mcnulty
2022 Media and Criminal Justice (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Anna Rogers
2021 SOCI1101E: Introductory Sociology (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Anna Rogers
2021 SYP3510: Sociology of Deviant Behavior (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Amy Reckdenwald
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2020-2021 SYP3520: Criminology (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Amy Reckdenwald
2020 SYP3530: Juvenile Delinquency (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Jason Ford
2020 SYD4020: Birth, Death, Population Trend (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Melanie Hinojosa
2020 SYO4323: Community & Diversity (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Bhoomi Thakore
2019-2020 SYG2000: Intro to Sociology (Undergraduate)
Instructors of Record: Dr. Bhoomi Thakore, Dr. Elizabeth Grauerholz
2019-2020 SYO3530: Social Power & Inequality (Undergraduate)
Instructor of Record: Dr. Bhoomi Thakore
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Criminology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Mid-South Sociological Association
References Available Upon Request