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- Melvina Sumter
- Associate Professor
- Sociology & Criminal Justice
- 6004 Batten Arts and Letters
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3812
- msumter@odu.edu
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Education
- Florida State University,
1999
- Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of South Carolina ,
1990
- Major: Criminal Justice
- Degree: M.A.
- University of South Carolina ,
1985
- Major: Political Science
- Degree: B.A.
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Book Chapters
- Sumter, M. T., and Clear, T. R. “Religion In Corrections”. (pp. 86-119). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Sumter, M. T., and Clear, T. R. (2005). “Religion In Corrections”. (pp. 86-119). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Sumter, M. T. (2003). "Prisoners, Prison, and Religion: Religion and adjustment to prison," reprinted in Religion, The Community, And The Rehabilitation
Of Criminal Offenders.. Binghamton, NY: Hawthorne Press.
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Articles
- Sumter, M. T., Monk-Turner, E., and Turner, C. “Meditation Effects in Corrections”. Journal of Correctional Health Care
- Sumter, M. T. (2008). Correctional workforce challenges in the 21st century. Corrections Today, 3, (pp. 100).
- Sumter, M. T., Monk-Turner, E., and Turner, C. (2007). “Benefits of Meditation in a Correctional Setting”. Corrections Today, 69, (pp. 56-57, 67).
- Sumter, M. T. (2006). Faith-based prison programs. Criminology and Public Policy, 5 (3), (pp. 523-528).
- Sumter, M. T. (2006). “Domestic violence and diversity: A call for multicultural services”. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 29 (1), (pp. 172-190).
- Payne, B., Monk-Turner, E., Smith, D., and Sumter, M. T. (2006). “Improving Group Work: Voices of Students”. Education, 126, (pp. 441-448).
- Payne, B., and Sumter, M. T. (2005). "College students’ perceptions about career fairs". College Student Journal, 39 (2), (pp. 269-276).
- Payne, B., Sumter, M. T., and Monk-Turner, E. (2005). “Conflict resolution and group work: What students learn.”. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 9 (2), (pp. 22-27).
- Payne, B., Sumter, M. T., and Sun, I. (2003). “Bringing the field into the criminal justice classroom: Field trips, ride-alongs, and guest speakers”. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 14 (2), (pp. 327-344).
- Clear, T. R., and Sumter, M. T. (2002). Prisoners, Prison, and Religion: Religion and adjustment to prison. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 35 (3/4), (pp. 127-159).
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Presentations
- Marketing Corrections
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Edwards, C.
Sondervan, W.
Chinapoo, C.
Sumter, M. T.
- Forging Mutually Beneficial Partnerships Between Corrections and the College Campus
- Conference Name:
- Location: Grapevine, TX
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Tewsksbury, R.
Reddington, F.
Sumter, M. T.
- Crime Prevention Though Environmental Design
- Conference Name:
- Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
- The Rehabilitative role of faith-based correctional programming: A Critical Examination
- Conference Name:
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Clear, T.
Sumter, M. T.
- Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency: The Importance of Place
- Conference Name:
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
Waytes, M.
George, E.
Henning, J.
- The Importance of Place
- Conference Name:
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
Wilder, K.
Harris, M.
- Building Bridges To A Brighter Future: Creating Safer Communities
- Conference Name:
- Location: Portsmouth, VA
- Date: 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
Wilder, K.
Harris, M.
Polite, T.
- Benefits of Meditation Practice: Initial Findings
- Conference Name:
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Date: 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
Scott, C.
- What Works With Religion In The Correctional Setting
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
- Social Support and Crime: An Analysis of Juvenile Property and Violent Crime Rates In The State of North Carolina
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
- Religion, Crime and Rehabilitation
- Conference Name:
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
- An Empirical Assessment of Literature Examining the Relationship Between Religiosity and Deviance Since 1985
- Conference Name:
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Clear, T.
Sumter, M. T.
- Religion and Delinquency: Policy Implications
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
- Crime Prevention And Rehabilitation Through Religious Programming
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Date: 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Sumter, M. T.
Harper, W.
- 2002: Community Stewardship , Presented by the Norfolk Re-Development Housing Authority
- 2003: Favorite Professor , Presented by Delta Sigma Lambda
- 2006: National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice Chairman’s Award
- 2007: National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice President’s Award
- 2003: Nominated as Faculty Advisor of the Year , Student Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
- 2007: Old Dominion University President’s Award
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research