Dr. Janice Joseph to Speak at the C.W. Post Campus

Dr. Janice Joseph, the first African-American president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), will be speaking on issues regarding women and minorities at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University as part of the 2009 Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Joseph’s lecture, titled “Femicide and Black Women," will be held on Wednesday, November 18 at 12:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of Winnick House. This event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Joseph, is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She holds the position of Editor of the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice and serves on the editorial boards of several criminal justice journals. She is also a certification reviewer for ACJS and a peer reviewer for the U.S. Department of Justice. As a prolific writer on a variety of topics, Dr. Joseph has published books and articles on delinquency, gangs, domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment, and minorities and crime. Dr. Joseph has made presentations nationally and internationally.

Joseph’s lecture is a part of the 2009 Provost’s Distinguished Lecture series as well as the 2009 Women’s Series, sponsored by the Long Island Women’s Institute, which is housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.

The Women’s Series, moderated by Rozlyn Muraskin, Ph.D., Director of L.I.W.I., will take place throughout the Fall and Spring semesters.

For a complete listing of Long Island Women’s Institute events, visit www.liu.edu/women. For the complete schedule of speakers for the Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series, visit www.liu.edu/neighbor or call the Office of Community Relations at (516) 299-3500.

Posted: September 17, 2009