Denise Mowder

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Denise Mowder

Dr. Denise Mowder

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Office Hours

Monday - [9:00 to 11:30]
Wednesday - [02:00 to 04:30]

Biography

I have both a J.D. and PhD. As an attorney, I specialized in prosecuting domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. My expertise includes trial practice, investigations and victim advocacy.

Research Interests

    My research area focuses on the impact of current immigration law and the undocumented battered Latina woman. In particular, does the fear of deportation outweigh the fear of being battered. Recently my research has focused on fear of crime in the immigrant community.

Teaching Interests

    I love teaching criminal justice courses because when I was a prosecutor there wasn't a day when I didn't interact with the police, judges, defense attorneys, victims, and offenders.I love the fact we have combined cybersecurity with the humanties and have incorporated criminal justice. I'm excited to teach Cyber Law this semester. It is important to understand the theoretical groundwork but I never forget about “doing justice” in the real world. I want everyone to consider both theory and practice in all of their papers. Always start with the theory but be sure to include any real world problems that could come up.

Education

PhD in Criminal Justice

Washington State University

MA in Criminal Justice

Washington State University

JD in Law

Willamette University, College of Law

BA in Political Science

University of Colorado, Denver

Published Works

    Richmond, S. A., Ropp, A., Bradford, L. J., Ignizio, S. G., Hammond, J. J., Mowder, D., Bittman, M. J. (2022). An ecologically valid study of the testing effect across academic disciplines: A focus on higher- vs. lower-level learning. College Teaching, 72(2), 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2022.2090488. Mowder, D., Lutze, F., Namgung, H. (2018). Ayudeme! Where should I go for help? The Help Seeking Behavior of Battered Undocumented Latinas. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 16(3), 205-224. . Bradford, L. J., Mowder, D., Bohte, J. (2016). You Can Lead a Student to Water, but you Can't Make Them Think: An Assessment of Student Engagement and Learning Through Student-Centered Teaching. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(4). . Trammell, W. R., Wulf-Ludden, T., Mowder, D. (2015). Partner Violence in Women’s Prison: The Social Consequences of Girlfriend Fights. Women and Criminal Justice, 25(4), 256-272. . Li, L., Mowder, D. (2013). Jiang Zemin: Technocrats vs. Bureaucratic System. (pp 630). Lexington Books. http://www.worldcat.org/title/evolution-of-power-chinas-struggle-survival-and-success/oclc/864899546