Education
Ph.D. 2009, University of California – Criminology, Law and Society
M.A. 2002, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey – Criminal Justice
B.A. 1999, Boston University – Sociology

 Courses Taught
•    Law, Society and Justice
•    Alternatives to Incarceration
•    Corrections in America
•    Gender, Crime, and Punishment
•    Introduction to Law
•    Juvenile Justice
•    Legal and Administrative Aspects of Corrections (graduate)
•    Prisons, Punishment, and Corrections
•    Qualitative Research Methods in Criminal Justice (graduate)

Research Interests
•    Correctional Policy, Practice, and Culture
•    Punishment
•    Gender and Sexuality in the Criminal Justice System
•    Research Design

Select Publications
Sexton, L., Jennes, V., & Sumner, J. (2010). Where the margins meet: A demographic assessment of transgender inmates in men’s prisons. Justice Quarterly, 27(6), 835-860.
Jenness, V., Maxson, C., Sumner, J., & Matsuda, K. (2010). Accomplishing the difficult but not impossible: Collecting self-report data on inmate-on-inmate sexual assault in prison. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 21(1), 3-30.