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Samantha Clinkinbeard

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Samantha Clinkinbeard

Samantha Clinkinbeard

  • Assistant Dean
  • Reynolds Professor of Public Affairs and Community Service
  • College of Public Affairs and Community Service

email:
sclinkinbeard@unomaha.edu
office:
CPACS  109
office phone:
402.554.3795
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FbGMBH8AAAAJ&hl
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-2877
personal website:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samantha_Clinkinbeard

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Biography

Sam Clinkinbeard, PhD, is Assistant Dean in the College of Public Affairs & Community Service (CPACS) and a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Currently, her research is focused on women in policing, including the presence of masculinity and issues surrounding recruitment and retention. Much of her previous research has focused on motivation, self-control, and health as related to delinquency and risky behavior. She was awarded honorable mention by ASC’s Division of Women and Crime for the best Article of the Year in Feminist Criminology for 2017. Dr. Clinkinbeard’s work appears in Criminal Justice & Behavior, Feminist Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Youth & Adolescence, Youth & Society, and Justice Quarterly. She has taught various courses though most often teaches research methods (undergraduate, masters, doctoral). She was recognized with the CPACS Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award in 2020.

Teaching Interests

Research Methods and Program Evaluation; Psychology & Criminal Justice

Research Interests

Women in policingMasculinity and Gendered Self-ConceptFuture OrientationMental Health and Policing

Awards and Honors

Alumni Teaching Award 2020, Teaching - 2020

Best Aticle of the Year - Feminist Criminology - Honorable Mention, Scholarship/Research - 2018

Education

Ph D, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, Social Psychology, 2007

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Clinkinbeard, Samantha, Starr, Solomon, Rief, Rachael. 2021. Why Did You Become a Police Officer? Entry-Related Motives and Concerns of Women and Men in Policing, Criminal Justice & Behavior, 48 , 6, 715-733.

Clinkinbeard, Samantha, Solomon, Starr , Rief, Rachael. 2020. Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations, Feminist Criminology, 15, 5, 567-592.

Clinkinbeard, Samantha, Barnum, Timothy, Rhodes, Trisha. 2018. The other side of the coin: Exploring the effects of adolescent delinquency on young adult self-control, Journal of Criminal Justice, 56, 86-97.

Clinkinbeard, Samantha, Simi, Pete. 2019. Sleep and delinquency: An emerging area of research, Routledge.

Clinkinbeard, Samantha. 2014. What Lies Ahead: An Exploration of Future Orientation, Self-control, and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Review, 39, 1, 19-36.

Service

Department, College, and University

University Assessment Committee, Committee Member, In addition to attending regular monthly meetings, I am responsible for providing feedback on departmental end-of-program assessment reports., 08/01/2016 - 08/31/2016

University Honors Committee, Committee Member, 08/01/2017 - 08/31/2017

Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honors Society, Faculty Advisor, 12/01/2015 - 12/31/2015

Professional

ACJS Assessment Committee, Committee Member, Served as the Co-Deputy Chair in 2020, 02/01/2018 - 02/28/2018

ASC Division of Women and Crime Newsletter Committee, Committee Member, 02/01/2018 - 02/28/2018

Community

First Responders Healing Days Initiative, Other, 08/01/2018 - 08/31/2018

Additional Information

Education
Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno
Research Interests

Genered Self-Concepts, Future Orientation and Motivation, Juvenile Delinquency and At-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents

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Additional Information

Education
Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno
Research Interests

Genered Self-Concepts, Future Orientation and Motivation, Juvenile Delinquency and At-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents

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Department, College, and University Professional Community

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