Curriculum Vitae
Jose Torres
Virginia Tech University
560 McBryde Hall (0137)
225 Stanger Street
Blacksburg, VA 24061
tjose4@vt.edu
Education
Present
Ph.D. Sociology, Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2016
Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
2009
M.A., Criminal Justice
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
2007
B.A., Sociology
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
Research Interests
Policing, Urban Social Control, Race & Social Policy, Crime & Deviance
Publications
2014
Under Review. Torres, Jose. “Predicting banishment in public housing: Policy
exposure and Police Legitimacy.” Criminology & Public Policy.
Presentations
2014 Torres, Jose. Panelist for the session “Write Where it Hurts 2: Negotiating the Emotional
Challenges of Doing Deeply Personal Research” at the annual meetings of the Southern
Sociological Society, April 5, Charlotte, NC.
2014 Torres, Jose. “Public Housing: Preliminary Data on Resident Perceptions of a NoTrespass Policy.” Paper presented at the annual Virginia Tech Department of Sociology
Graduate Research Symposium, March 20, Blacksburg, Virginia.
2014 Torres, Jose. “Public Housing: Preliminary Data on Resident Perceptions of a NoTrespass Policy.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, February 18, Philadelphia, PA.
2013 Torres, Jose. “Public Housing: Examining the Enforcement of a No-Trespass Policy.”
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology,
November 22, Atlanta, Georgia.
Curriculum Vitae
2013 Torres, Jose. “Public Housing: Examining the Enforcement of a No-Trespass Policy.”
Paper presented at the annual Virginia Tech Department of Sociology Graduate Research
Symposium, April 5, Blacksburg, Virginia.
2013 Torres, Jose. “Public Housing: Examining the Enforcement of a No-Trespass Policy.”
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the College of Liberal Arts and Human
Sciences Research Forum on Human Rights, March 1, Blacksburg, Virginia.
2009 Torres, Jose. “An Examination of Racial Differences in Alcohol Use of HBCU Athletes.”
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, April 1,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
2008 Torres, Jose. “Binge Drinking and Alcohol Consumption: An Analysis of Drinking
Behaviors of Norfolk State Athletes.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Southern Sociological Society, April 9, Richmond, Virginia.
Poster Presentations
2014 James Hawdon, Pekka Rasanen, Atte Oksanen, John Ryan and, Jose Torres. “Social
Solidarity and Wellbeing After Critical Incidents: Four Cases of Mass Shootings.” Poster
presented at the annual meetings of the Forum on Global Engagement, March 27,
Blacksburg, VA.
Organizer Professional Meetings
2014 Presided for Paper session on Race/Ethnicity at the annual Virginia Tech Department of
Sociology Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium, March 20, 2014,
Blacksburg, Virginia.
2014 Panel chair of Perceptions of Crime and Police at the annual meetings of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, February 18, Philadelphia, PA.
Teaching Experience
2014
Forthcoming. Deviant Behavior, Summer Session I, Virginia Tech University
2013
Guest Lecturer, Minority Group Relations, Soc 2024, Fall Semester, Virginia
Tech University
2012
Guest Lecturer, Sociological Theory, Soc 446, Spring Semester, Norfolk State
University
Educational Experience
Curriculum Vitae
2013-2014
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention,
Virginia Tech.
2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Intro to African American Studies, Diversity and
Community Engagement, Spring Semester, Virginia Tech.
2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminology, Fall Semester,
Virginia Tech.
2007-2009
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Criminal Justice Department, Norfolk State
University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Professional Experience
2009-2012
Police Officer, Norfolk Police Department, Norfolk, Virginia.
Professional Memberships
2012-2014
American Society of Criminology
2014
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2014
Southern Sociological Society
2014
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society