The Department of Sociology Faculty || Wendy C. Regoeczi

Wendy C. Regoeczi

Wendy C. Regoeczi
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology

E-mail:w.regoeczi@csuohio.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Toronto, Canada, 2001.
M.A. - Sociology, University of Alberta, Canada, 1996.
B.A. (Hons.) - Sociology, Criminology, University of Toronto, Canada, 1995.

TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS

Criminology
Quantitative Analysis
Violence
Homicide
Criminological Theory
Research Methods
Urban Sociology

COURSES CURRENTLY OFFERED (2004-05)

Fall 2004

SOC 494 - Sociology of Interpersonal Violence
SOC 650 - Sociological Research Methods

Spring 2005

SOC 340 - Criminology
SOC 354 - Quantitative Sociological Research

ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

"The Situational Context of Homicide Offending." An examination of the events leading up to lethal violence based on an analysis of Cleveland homicide cases
"Subgroup-Specific Offender Rates Created Using Data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Compared with Rates Based on Urban Arrest Data" with Roland Chilton.
"Solvability Factors in Homicide Clearance" with John Jarvis.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Miethe, Terance D. and W. C. Regoeczi ,Rethinking Homicide: Exploring the Structure and Process Underlying Deadly Situations. Cambridge University Press(forthcoming).

Recent Articles

Regoeczi, W. C.When Context Matters: A Multilevel Analysis of Household and Neighbourhood Crowding on Aggression and Withdrawal. Journal of Environmental Psychology 23(4):457-470.
Regoeczi, W. C. and T. D. Miethe, Taking on the Unknown: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Unknown Relationship Homicides. Homicide Studies 7(3):211-234.
Regoeczi, W. C. and M. Riedel, The Application of Missing Data Estimation Models to the Problem of Unknown Victim/Offender Relationships in Homicide Cases. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 19(2):155-183, 2003.
Regoeczi, W. C. The Impact of Density: The Importance of Non-Linearity and Selection on Flight and Fight Responses. Social Forces 81(2):505-529, 2000.
Regoeczi, W. C. Exploring Racial Variations in the Spousal Sex Ratio of Killing. Violence and Victims 16(6):591-606, 2001.
Regoeczi, W. C., L. W. Kennedy, and R. A. Silverman, Uncleared Homicides: A Canada/United States Comparison. Homicide Studies 4(2):135-161, 2000.
Regoeczi, W. C., Adolescent Violent Victimization and Offending: Assessing the Extent of the Link. Canadian Journal of Criminology 42(4):493-505, 2000.

PROFESSIONAL AND GOVERNMENT REPORTS

Regoeczi, W. C. and T. LaGrange. 2002. "Criminal Homicides in Cleveland: January 1997-April 2002" Final report submitted to the Cleveland Division of Police
Hwang, S., E. Fuller-Thomson, J. D. Hulchanski, T. Bryant, Y. Habib, and W.Regoeczi. 1999. Housing and Population Health: A Review of the Literature. Final report submitted to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

RECENT PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Chilton, R. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2004. "Unemployment and Family Structure as Correlates of Black Murder and Robbery Offender Rates for 1990 and 2000." Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco. August.
Regoeczi, W. C. and R. Chilton. 2004. "A Preliminary Report on Subgroup-Specific Homicide and Robbery Offender Rates for 1980, 1990, and 2000." Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. Ann Arbor. June.
Regoeczi, W. C. 2003. "Studying the Relationship Between Medical Resources and Homicide Rates in an Urban Community." Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. Sacramento. June.
Riedel, M. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2003. "Civilian Justifiable Homicides in California: Testing an Extension of Routine Activities Theory." Annual meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. Sacramento. June.
Regoeczi, W. C. and T. D. Miethe. 2002. "Situational Clustering in Homicide." Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago. November.
Miethe, T. D., C. Mosher, and W. C. Regoeczi. 2002. "The Social and Political context of Sentencing Disparities: An Application of HLM to Federal Sentencing Practices." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago. November.
Chilton, R. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2002. "Family Composition, Unemployment, and Crime Revisited with NIBRS Data for the Year 2000." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago. November.
Regoeczi, W. C. and T. D. Miethe. 2002. "Are Male- and Female-Perpetrated Homicides Qualitatively Distinct? An Examination of their Unique and Common Profiles." Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Chicago. August.
Riedel, M. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2002. "The California Linked Homicide File: A Description and Exploration." Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. St. Louis. June.
Regoeczi,, W. C., T. D. Miethe, and K. A. Drass. 2001. "Missing Data in Supplementary Homicide Reports: An Application of QCA to Explore Patterns of Change and Stability Over Time." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta. November.
Riedel, M. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2001. "Trying to Relate: Victims, Offenders and Their Classification in Homicide Research." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta. November.
Riedel, M. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2001. "Estimating Missing Data in Homicide Victim/ Offender Relationships." Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group. Orlando. June.
Riedel, M. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2000. "Estimating Stranger Homicides in California Jurisdictions." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco. November.
Gillis, A. R. and W. C. Regoeczi. 2000. "Urbanization and Homicide: Unraveling a Non-Linear Relationship Across Time and Space in 19th Century France." Annual Meeting of the merican Society of Criminology. San Francisco. November.
Regoeczi, W. C. and M. Riedel. 1999. "Criminal Homicides and Missing Data." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Toronto. November

SERVICE TO SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Guest Editor, Special Issue of Homicide Studies on Missing Data, 2004.
Secretary, Homicide Research Working Group, 2003-
Program Chair, Annual Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, 2003.
Editorial Board Member, Homicide Studies, 2002-.
Journal Reviewer (Referee) for Criminology, Homicide Studies, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Sociological Quarterly, Social Problems, Violence Against Women.