Desiré Anastasia

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Desiré Anastasia

Professor of Sociology

Sociology and Anthropology

Biography

Desiré completed her Ph.D. from Wayne State University in 2008, her B.A. from Michigan State University in 1999, and her M.L.A. from Eastern Michigan University in 2001.

Research Interests

    Desiré's areas of specialization include sociology of the body, body modification, gender inequality, intimate partner violence, the use of yoga for trauma, social control, feminist theory, and feminist research methods.

Teaching Interests

    Desiré has taught Women’s Studies courses at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and at San Diego State University, Sociology courses at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, University of San Diego, University of Denver, University of Colorado-Denver, and Metropolitan State University of Denver, as well as Criminal Justice and Criminology courses at both San Diego State University and Metropolitan State College of Denver.

Education

PhD in Sociology

Wayne State University

Other in Women's Studies

Eastern Michigan University

BA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Law and Society

Michigan State University

Personal Website

http://www.mscd.edu/searchchannel/jsp/directoryprofile/profile.jsp?uName=danastas

Published Works

    Henry, S., Anastasia-Cartwright, J. D. . Essential Criminology, Fifth Edition. , Recker, L. N., Moore, D. M., Anastasia, J. D., . . Good Amenities Gone Bad: Natural Amenities and Crime in Urban U.S. Counties. . Czarnecki, O., Anastasia, J. D., Gleisberg, I. A., Recker, L. N. . Legal Socialization and the Feminist Perspective: The interaction of experience and positionality in institutional legitimacy outcomes. . Henry, S., Vandersip, J., Anastasia, J. D. (2020). Crime, Justice, and Social Control. Cognella Academic Publishing, https://titles.cognella.com/crime-justice-and-social-control-9781793513083 Henry, S., Anastasia-Cartwright, J. D., King, S., Bracy, L. N. (2020). Crime, Law, and Justice. Cognella Academic Publishing, https://titles.cognella.com/crime-law-and-justice-9781516565498 Anastasia, J. D., Henry, S. (2015). A Sociologically Informed Ethics of American Science Literacy: Toward a Transdisciplinary Understanding. Social Crimonol, 3(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.4172/2375-4435.1000123. Lanier, M. M., Henry, S., Anastasia, J. D. (2014). Essential Criminology, Fourth Edition. Westview/Perseus Press, https://westviewpress.com/books/essential-criminology Anastasia, J. D., Lanier, M. M., Klutz, D. (2014). Crime, Law and Justice. Cognella Academic Publishing, https://titles.cognella.com/behavioral-and-social-sciences/criminology-and-criminal-justice/crime-law-and-justice-9781626617544.html Anastasia, J. D. (2010). Living Marked: Tattooed Women and Perceptions of Beauty and Femininity. In M.T. Segal (Ed.), Advances in Gender Research: Interactions and Intersections of Gendered Bodies at Work, at Home and at Play. (Issue 1, pp 11-33). Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Anastasia, J. D. (2009). Tattoos and body piercings. In Milton Berman (Ed.) The Nineties in America. (pp 835). Salem Press.