Jennifer L. Steele
Education
Ph.D., University of Akron
Research & Specializations
- Alcohol & Other Drug Use
- Criminological theory
- Deviance
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Interpersonal Violence
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Courses Taught
- SOC 1000 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 2000 Social Problems
- SOC 2600 Criminal Justice
- SOC 2610 Deviant Behavior
- SOC 3500 Elementary Research Techniques
- SOC 3600 Criminology
- SOC 3675 Drugs, Crime, & Society
- SOC 4710 Gender & Justice
Selected Publications
Steele, Jennifer and Keith Durkin. 2024. Beyond Urban Centers: Investigating General Strain Theory and Opioid Use Among Rural Adolescents, Journal of Criminal Justice, 95.
Steele, Jennifer & Blau, Nicole. 2023. An Analysis of Police Department Crisis Communication via Social Media. Police Quarterly, 26(4) 520-544. 10986111221150505.
Steele, Jennifer L., & Peralta, Robert. 2020. Are polydrug users more physically and verbally aggressive? An assessment of aggression among Mono vs. Polydrug users in an university sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35 (20-21) 4444-4467. DOI:
Steele, Jennifer L. 2019. An Active Learning approach to Teaching Undergraduates about Deviant/Criminal Groups. American Sociological Association Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology (TRAILS).
Steele, Jennifer L. 2016. Race and general strain theory: Examining the impact of racial discrimination and fear on adolescent marijuana and alcohol use. Substance Use and Misuse, 51 (12), 1637-1648.
Peralta, Robert L., Steward, Breanna C., Steele, Jennifer L., & Wagner, Fernando A. 2016. Non-medical use of prescription drugs in emerging adulthood: Differentiating sex from gender. Addiction Research and Theory, 24 (5), 389-397.
Steele, Jennifer L., Peralta, Robert L., & Cheryl Elman. 2011. The co- ingestion of nonmedical prescription drugs and alcohol: A partial test of social learning theory. Journal of Drug Issues, 41(4), 561-585.
Peralta, Robert, Callanan, Valerie J., Steele, Jennifer L., & Lia Chervenak. 2011. The effects of gender identity and heavy episodic drinking on alcohol-related violence. Gender Issues, 28(3), 111-133.
Peralta, Robert L., Steele, Jennifer L., Nofziger, Stacey, & Michael Rickles. 2010. The impact of gender on binge drinking behavior among U.S. college students attending a midwestern university: An analysis of two separate gender measures. Feminist Criminology, 4, 355-379.
Peralta, Robert L., & Jennifer L. Steele. 2010. Non-medical prescription drug use among college students at a Midwest university: A partial test of social learning theory. Substance Use and Misuse, 45 (6), 865-887.
Peralta, Robert L, Lori Tuttle, & Jennifer L. Steele. 2010. At the intersection of masculinity, alcohol use and violent behavior: The experiences of heterosexual male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 16:4, 387- 409.
Peralta, Robert L., & Jennifer L. Steele. 2009. On drinking styles and race: A Consideration of the socio-structural determinants of alcohol use behavior. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 8 (2),146-162.
In the News
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- 2015 Spring Press Coverage of: Robert L. Peralta, Valerie J. Callanan, Jennifer L. Steele, and Lia Chervenak Wiley. 2011. 鈥淭he Effects of Gender Identity and Heavy Episodic Drinking on Alcohol-Related Violence.鈥 Gender Issues 28(3): 111-133 (Lead Article) (Funded by The University of Akron, FRG 1667) on DatingAdvice.com (DatingAdvice.com).