Curriculum Vita
Patti Ross Salinas, J.D., Ph.D.
Office
229 Strong Hall
Missouri State University
901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897
Phone: 417 836 5642 Email: PattiSalinas@MissouriState.edu
Education
Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University
College of Criminal Justice
Dissertation: “Texas crime victim compensation: An analysis of
influence of geographic location, race, sex and employment”.
J.D.
Juris Doctorate
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Law
B.S.
General Business
Southwest Missouri State University
(now Missouri State University)
the
University of Missouri-Columbia
Undergraduate coursework
Teaching and Employment
Associate Professor
August 2010 to present
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Missouri State University
Courses Taught:
CRM 360:
CRM 360:
CRM 210:
CRM 415:
Criminal Law and the Courts
Online Criminal Law and the Courts
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Race, Class, Crime and Justice
Department Chair
August 2008 to July 2010
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Texas Brownsville
Assistant Professor
July 2004 to July 2010
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Texas Brownsville
Courses Taught:
Crij 1301:
Crij 1310:
course)
Crij 1313:
Crij 2313:
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Fundamentals of Criminal Law (includes development of online
Juvenile Justice Systems
Corrections Systems and Practice
Crij 3345: Correctional Administration
Crij 3302: Current Literature and Research Methods
Criminal Justice
Crij 3303: Nature of Crime
Crij 3315: Legal Aspects of Evidence for Law
Enforcement (Redeveloped course for TeleCampus Offering)
Crij 3331: Legal Aspects of Corrections
Crij 4312: Principles of Law Enforcement Supervision
Crij 6301: Criminal Justice System (graduate)
Crij 6307: Criminal Justice Research Methods (graduate)
Instructor
in
January 2001 to June 2004
Department of Criminal Justice
Texas State University-San Marcos
Courses:
Administration of Justice (graduate)
Administrative Law (graduate)
Advanced Research Methods (graduate)
Current Issues in Criminal Justice- focusing on
Criminological Theory (graduate)
Current Legal Issues in Law Enforcement (graduate)
Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (undergraduate)
Management Principles in Criminal Justice (graduate)
Personnel Practice (graduate)
History and Philosophy of Justice (graduate)
Statistics (graduate)
Crime Theory and Victimization (Spring 2004)
Grad. Student Recruitment January 2001 to 2004
RRHEC (Round Rock Higher Education Center)
Thesis/Professional Paper
(SWTSU)
Doctoral Teaching Fellow-
Courses:
Adjunct faculty-
Courses:
Chair- Brittney McClure
Reader- Juliana Cameron
Chair- Norma Flores
Reader- Annette Espronceta
Reader- Asha Hegde
Reader- Phyllis Mocygemba
June 1997 to Spring 2000
College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University
Fundamentals of Criminal Law (3 semesters) (includes writing enhanced)
Courts and Criminal Procedure (2 semesters) (includes writing enhanced)
Law and Society (one semester) (one section)
Spring 1983 to Fall 1984
College of Business, Aquinas University,Grand Rapids, MI
Business Law I (two sections)
Business Law II (two sections)
TeacherCourses:
Spring 1982
All Saints Cathedral School, St.Thomas, USVI
Economics, Caribbean History, World History
City Prosecutor and
Assistant City Attorney
1980 to 1982
City of Springfield, Missouri
Law Library Research Assistant
1979 to 1980
University of Missouri- Columbia
Research Assistant
Summer 1979
Dept. of Rural Sociology
University of Missouri-Columbia
Publications
 Refereed
2011, McCoy, T., Salinas, P., Walker, J., and Hignite, L. “An Examination of the Influence
of Strength of Evidence Variables in the Prosecution’s Decision to Dismiss Driving While Intoxicated Cases”.
American Journal of Criminal Justice, online first November 5, 2011.
2009, Buckler, K., Swatt, M., and Salinas, P. “Public views of illegal migration policy and
control strategies: A test of the core hypotheses”. Journal of Criminal Justice, 37, 317.
2009, Buckler, K., G., Wilson, S., & Salinas, P.R. Public Support for punishment and
progressive policy preferences: The role of symbolic racism and negative racial stereotype. American Journal
of Criminal Justice, 34, 238.
2008, Buckler, K.G., Davila, M., & P.R. Salinas, Racial differences in public support for the
death penalty – Can racist sentiment and core values explain the racial divide? American Journal of Criminal
Justice, 33, 151.
2000, McCoy, T.M., Salinas, P.R., & W.W. Johnson, “The Execution of Karla Faye Tucker: An
Examination of the Attitudes and Motivations of Protesters, Supporters and Curiosity Seekers”, The Justice
Professional, 12(2), 209.
1999, Salinas, P.R., & T. M. McCoy, “Management Issues Surrounding Women on Death Row”,
Corrections Management Quarterly, 3,64.
 Other publications
Forthcoming 2012, Salinas, P.R. “Weed and Seed” in Encyclopedia of Street Crime.
2011, Salinas, P.R & McCoy, T. “Victim Impact Statements” in Encyclopedia of Community
Corrections.
2011, Salinas, P.R. & McCoy, T. “Victim Services” in Encyclopedia of Community Corrections.
2011, Salinas, P.R. “Juries” in African Americans &Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia.
2009, Buckler, K.G., & Salinas, P. R. Mass media and crime and justice. In J.M. Miller
(Ed.), 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook. Sage.
2002, Salinas, P.R., “Death Row”, Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Edited by David
Levinson, Berkshire Publications.
2002, Salinas, P.R., “Death Row Inmates, Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Edited by
David Levinson, Berkshire Publications
Paper Presentations
“Statutory Treatment of Sexual Assault: An analysis of state statutes”. American Society of
Criminology, Washington, D.C., November, 2011. Salinas, P.R. & McCoy, T.M.
“She’s an Evil Woman: Seeking Understanding of the Impact of gender on misdemeanor DWI Sentencing.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2, 2011, Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. McCoy, T.M., &
Salinas, P.R.
“Missouri Trackers: Mentorship and More”, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, October 8th, 2010,
Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR., Salinas, P.R. & McClure, B.
“There’s Nothing More Repulsive than a Drunk Women: An Examination of Gender Bias and the Impact of
Blood Alcohol Concentration on the Likelihood of a Jail Sentence for Male and Female Driving While
Intoxicated Defendants”, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, September 2010, Annual Meeting, Chicago,
Il. McCoy, T.M. & Salinas, P.R.
“Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs in Texas” American Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
March 2008, Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. Salinas, P.R.
"Racial Differences in Public Support for Punitiveness - Can Racist Sentiment and Core Values Explain the
Racial Divide?" American Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2008, Annual Meeting, Cincinnati,
Ohio. Buckler, K., Salinas, P.R., and Davila, M.
“Public Views of Illegal Immigration Policy: A Test of the Core Hypotheses”, American Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, March 2008, Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio. Buckler, K., Swatt, M., & Salinas, P.
"Racial Differences in Public Support for Punitiveness - Can Racist Sentiment and Core Values Explain the
Racial Divide?" Southwest Association of Criminal Justice Annual Meeting (Corpus Christi, Texas, October 5,
2007). Buckler, K., Salinas, P.R., and Davila, M.
“Crime Victim Compensation: A Comparison of the 9-11 Compensation and Texas Crime Victims 2001”.
Southwest Association of Criminal Justice Educators, October 6, 2007, Corpus Christi, TX. Salinas, P.R.
“Juvenile Justice: A Snapshot of Texas”, Voices of Vision Seminar on Border Issues, October 3, 2007,
UTB/TSC Set B Auditorium.
“Victims’ Compensation in Texas and Current Victims’ Issues”, April 2007, Victim’s Symposium, UTB/TSC
ITEC Center. Salinas, P.R.
“The Creation of the Worthy, Worthier and Worthiest Victims”, March 2007, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Seattle, WA. Salinas, P.R.
“Final Analysis of Victim Compensation Data from Texas”, March 2005, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Chicago, IL. Salinas, P.R.
“Preliminary Data on Compensation” March 2004, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.
Salinas, P.R.
“Victim Compensation Fund Disbursements- Equal Pay to Victims? March 2003, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Boston, MA. Salinas, P. R. & Merianos, D.
“Jail Suicides in Texas County Jails”, November 2002, American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.,
Salinas, P.R.
“Judges, Lawyers and the Courts as Agents of Social Control in Cuba”, November 18, 2000, American Society
of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Salinas, P.R.
“Correlates of Custodial Suicides in County Jails of Texas” presented March 2000, Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA. Salinas, P.R.
“Death Rows- What difference does gender make? American Society of Criminology, November 1999.
Toronto, Canada. McCoy, T.M., Salinas, P.R. & Johnson, W.W.
“Jail Suicides: A five year analysis”, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Educators, Fort Worth, TX,
October 1999.
“The Media and Karla Faye Tucker” (with W. Wesley Johnson), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Orlando, Florida, March, 1999.
“The Execution of Karla Faye Tucker: An Examination of the Attitudes and Motivations of Protesters,
Supporters, and Curiosity-Seekers”, (with W. Wesley Johnson, and Tana McCoy), American Society
Criminology, Washington, D.C., November, 1998.
“Probation and Parole Revocation: An Update”, (with Rolando V. del Carmen), Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 1998.
“Death Row for Woman- A Comparison and Contrast among States”, (with Tana McCoy), American
Society of Criminology, San Diego, California, November, 1997.
MSU Service
 University
-Invited speaker, Take back the night rally, Spring 2012
-Faculty Senate, Department Representative, Fall 2011 to present
-Student Disciplinary Hearing Board Member, Fall 2011 to present
-Student Paper Reviewer for LOGOS: An undergraduate research journal
-Guest lecturer for English Language Institute Fall 2010
 Department
-Fall 2011-Spring 2012, Scholarship Committee, Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice
-Assessment Committee
-Fall 2010- Spring 2011, Scholarship Committee, Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice
 Discipline
2012 Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Criminal Justice
2012 Text book reviewer, Criminal Law text, Sage
2011 Textbook reviewer, Criminal Law text, Oxford University Press
2011 Textbook reviewer, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Oxford University Press
2010 Textbook reviewer, criminal law text, Flat World Knowledge
 Community
Adopt a Street Clean Up, (portion of Seminole)
Table Sponsor, Victims Center, 2010,2011
MSU Professional Development
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2010 Seven Revolutions Workshop
2010 Master Advisor Workshop, MSU
2010 Practicing Learner-Centered Teaching in Large Classrooms
2010 Using Digital Measures
2010 Using Online Scholarship Program
2010 Pilot Program Workshop for Blackboard 9.1
2010 New Faculty Orientation Workshops
Other Service
 2009 Textbook focus group and textbook reviewer, McGraw Hill
 UTB/TSC: College of Liberal Arts Strategic Planning Committee, 2009- 2010
 UTB/TSC: Faculty sponsor for student research intern, 2009
 UTB/TSC: Advisory Board Member, Criminal Justice Institute, 2009
 UTB/TSC: College of Liberal Arts Assessment committee member 2008
 UTB/TSC: University SAP Appeals Review Committee, Dec. 2007 to present
 UTB/TSC: University Pre Law Academy Committee, Spring 2007 to present
 UTB/TSC: University Pre Law Advisor, Spring 2007 to present
 UTB/TSC: College of Liberal Arts Talent and Incentive Scholarships Committee, Fall 2006 to Fall
2008
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UTB/TSC: University Search Committee for College of Liberal Arts Dean (search held over 2
semesters, Spring and Fall 2007)
UTB/TSC: Keith Ferguson Scholarship Fundraising Committee, 2007
UTB/TSC: Department Scholarship Committee, Chair, 2007 to 2008
UTB/TSC: SSP/ASPIRE faculty recognition nominee
UTB/TSC: University Search Committee (for Academic Vice President), Spring 2006
UTB/TSC: Departmental Search Committee, Chair, 2006
UTB/TSC: Center for Community Engagement Life Skills Training Instructor, certified March 2005.
Panel Chair, Panel 184 “Gender and Criminal Justice” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual
Meeting March 2005, Chicago, Ill.
UTB/TSC: Center for Community Engagement Recognition (Participation in Kids Voting)
TSU: Going Back to College Seminar – Round Rock Higher Education Center
TSU: University Scholarship Committee-, Spring 2000
SHSU: Doctoral Teaching Fellow- 1997 to 2000.
SHSU: President, Graduate Student Organization- 1999-2000 (recognized as best new student
organization 1999)
SHSU: Excel Student Leadership Program Instructor - 1999
SHSU: Alpha Phi Sigma, “The Great Debate” invited participant -1999
SHSU: Outstanding Student Leadership Award- 2000
SHSU: Faculty/Student Mentor, 1997
SHSU: Student Development Committee, 1997
Other Professional Development
2011 Disciplinary Hearing Board Training, MSU
2009 Hearing Officer Training for UTB/TSC
2009 Ken Bain lecture on “What the best college professors do”
2009 Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning (2 week course)
2009 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Licensing preparation course
2008 “What Faculty Members Need to Know about Retention”
2008 “Developing Department Writing Guides”
2008 “Partnerships in Assessment: Succeeding Together” Texas A&M Annual
Assessment
Conference
2008 “Exploring strategies for assigning and assessing student writing”
2008 “Writing Student Learning Outcomes”
2008 “Completing the Unit Assessment Plan”
2008 Summer immersion Spanish and classes in Cuernavaca, Mexico
2007 “Responding to written assignments as a way of reinforcing expectations and
improving
performance”
2007 “101 Great Ideas for Recruiting Graduate Students”
2006 UT TeleCampus Pre-training Video conference
2006 UT TeleCampus Course Development and Management Training
2005 Center for Civic Engagement Life Skills Training Instructor Course
Grants
2011 Assisted in preparation of grant application for study of evening reporting centers with Dr. Bret
Garland and Dr. Mary Stohr. Grant not funded.
2009 Assisted Dr. Paul Kavanaugh (University grant writer) with grant submission to establish Forensic
Investigation Regional Training Site. Specific input included establishing relationships and eliciting support
from law enforcement agencies, review and editing of text and budgets and attending planning meetings. Grant
not funded.
SHSU funded research grant, October 98 through October 99, “Death Rows for Men and Women: the Sixteen
State Comparison. Created survey instrument, analyzed data, and presented findings.
SHSU funded research , May 1998 through August 1998, “Jail Suicides in Texas County Jails: A five-year
analysis”. Data collection from Uniform Custodial Death Reports and Texas State Jail Commission, data
analysis, and presentation of findings.
SHSU funded research , February 1997, “The Execution of Karla Faye Tucker: Attitudes and Motivations of
Protesters, Supporters and Curiosity Seekers”. Creation of survey instrument, coordination of survey
administration, presentation of findings.
Research Internship, October 1997 through October 1998, “National Survey of State Institutions Housing
Death-Sentenced Women”. Created survey instrument, administered survey, data analysis and presentation of
findings.
Prior Community Service
Unpaid consultant to the Brownsville Herald on various topics for publication
Gear Up speaker on topic of Career or Job? 2008
Teen Court Advisor, 2008
Organizer and presenter at Victim’s Conference, 2007
Presenter at Voices of Vision Seminar 2007
National Hispanic Institute, assisting students to participate in mock trial, cross examination, scholarship
fundraising, host of year end picnics 1998-2003
Travis and Williamson County Health fair, assistant at Hispanic Physicians Association Health Screening
booths. 2001, 2002
Williamson County Medical Auxiliary 2003-2004 , Programs Co-Chair 2003
West Williamson County Mental Retardation Association, Board of Directors 1992-1993
West Williamson County Mental Retardation Association, President, 1993-1995
Co-Chair, Bone Marrow Donor Drive 1992
Board of Directors Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board 1986
Academic Honors
SHSU: Outstanding Student Leadership Award- 1997-1999
SHSU: University Faculty/Student Mentor 1998