Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Anne M. Nurse (On Leave 2008-2009)
B.A. Berkeley 1990; M.A., Ph.D. UC-Davis 1993, 1999.
An expert in criminology, juvenile delinquency and penology, and qualitative and quantitative research methods, Anne M. Nurse joined The College of Wooster faculty in 1999 and is now an associate professor of sociology.
Nurse’s publications include Fatherhood Arrested: Parenting from within the Juvenile Justice System (Vanderbilt University Press, 2002), which explores issues surrounding incarcerated and paroled juvenile fathers. She has also authored articles on topics ranging from service learning to parenting programs. Other projects include evaluations of both Wayne County’s juvenile diversion program and a fatherhood program offered to low-income men.
Nurse recently finished collecting data from a three-year longitudinal study of 40 juvenile inmates. Publications from this project will focus on prison culture and on social support systems available to inmates. Over the years, she has received grants for her research from the George Gund Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the United States Department of Justice.
Courses Taught:
- Research Methods
- Advanced Statistics
- Deviance and Criminology
- Sociological Perspectives
- First Year Seminar
e-mail: anurse@wooster.edu
