Jennifer McMahon
(Curriculum
Vitae) Jennifer McMahon has been a graduate student
at the University of Georgia since 2003. She received
her B.S. in Psychology and her B.A. in Criminal Justice
from the University of Georgia in 2000, and she received
her M.A. in Sociology from the University of Georgia
in 2005. Her area of specialization is Crime,
Law, and Deviance.
Ms. McMahon's current research concentrates on rape law and rape victimization. Her most recent research examines the state-to-state variation in the adoption of rape law reforms. Specifically, she is interested in how the social, political, and gender environments of states affect the adoption of marital rape laws. Also, she is currently working on research that examines the factors that affect rape victim reporting behavior.
Selected Honors, Awards, Grants
2006. Best Thesis Award. Conference of Southern Graduate Schools.
2006. Outstanding TA Award. Department of Sociology, University of Georgia.
2005. Graduate Student Paper Award. ASC Division of Women and Crime.
Selected Publications
McMahon, Jennifer and Jody Clay-Warner. 2007. "Rape: Overview." in Encyclopedia of Women in World History. Oxford University Press: New York.
Clay-Warner, Jody and Jennifer McMahon. 2007. "From the Bassinet to the Bar: The Effect of Motherhood on Women's Advancement in the Legal Profession" in It's a Crime: Women and Justice (4th edition), edited by Roslyn Muraskin. New York: Prentice Hall.
McMahon, Jennifer and Jody Clay-Warner. 2002. "Child abuse and future criminality: The role of social service placement, family disorganization, and gender." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17(9): 1002-1019.
Contact Information
Department of Sociology
420 Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1611
706-542-4057 (office)
706-542-4320 (fax)
jmcmahon@uga.edu
