Skip to main content Dr. Mark C Stafford
- Professor at School of Criminal Justice & Criminology, College of Applied Arts
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Reviewer / Referee, Social Forces.
2024 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Justice.
2023 - Present.
- Member, BSCJ Steering Committee.
2022 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Violence and Victims.
2008 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Homicide Studies.
2008 - Present.
2024
- Reviewer / Referee, Tenure/Promotion Review Letter: Joshua Cochran at University of Cincinnati.
2024.
2022
- Member, Summative Evaluation Committee: Dean Chahin.
2022.
- Final Assessor of Ph.D. Dissertation: Eslam Hassam, Griffith University, Australia.
2022.
2021
- Member, University Budget Committee.
2020 - 2021.
- Member, Graduate College Subcommittee to Review Paper Option for Dissertations and Theses.
2020 - 2021.
- Member, Faculty Search Committee.
2020 - 2021.
- Faculty Mentor in Sponsored Research Fellowship Program, University of Northern Colorado.
2018 - 2021.
- Member, Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee.
2016 - 2021.
- Regular Doctoral Faculty.
2009 - 2021.
- Reviewer / Referee, Criminology.
2008 - 2021.
- Reviewer / Referee, Justice Quarterly.
2008 - 2021.
- Reviewer, Quantitative Criminology.
2007 - 2021.
- Graduate Council.
2020 - August 2021.
- Chair, Doctoral Executive Council.
January 2017 - August 2021.
- Doctoral Program Coordinator.
January 2017 - August 2021.
2020
- Reviewer / Referee, Social Forces.
2019 - 2020.
2019
- Reviewer / Referee, Tenure/Promotion Review Letter: John Boman of Bowling Green State University.
2019.
- Co-Leader of Study Abroad to Brazil - 2018.
2017 - 2019.
- Editorial Review Board Member, American Journal of Criminal Justice.
2017 - 2019.
2018
- Reviewer / Referee, Tenure/Promotion Review Letter: Scott Akin at Oregon State University.
2018.
- Reviewer / Referee, Tenure/Promotion Review Letter: Adam Lankford at University of Alabama.
2018.
- Chair, Search for Director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences.
2018.
2017
- Reviewer / Referee, Social Science Research.
2017.
- Member, Search Committee (four positions).
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Tenure and promotion evaluation of Jeffrey Ward — Temple University.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Tenure and promotion evaluation of Brett Burkhardt — Oregon State University.
2017.
- Chair, Doctoral Executive Council.
January 2017.
2016
- Member, External Review of the Department of Sociology.
2016.
- Senior Editor, Criminology and Public Policy.
August 2016.
2015
- University Distinguished Professor Selection Committee.
2015.
- Chair, Faculty Search Committee.
2014 - 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, The Sociological Quarterly.
2008 - 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
2008 - 2015.
2014
- Ad hoc reviewer, Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal.
2014.
- Chair, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
2014.
- Chair, University Research Committee.
2013 - 2014.
2013
- Multi-Disciplinary Internal Research Grant (MIRG) Committee.
2013.
- University Distinguished Professor Selection Committee.
2013.
- College of Fine Arts and Communication Review Group.
2013.
- Session Presenter in the Junior Faculty Professional Development Workshop, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meetings.
2013.
- Member of Program Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meetings.
2013.
- Participant, Family Receptions for New Student Orientation.
2012 - 2013.
- Chair, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
2012 - 2013.
- Member, Graduate Studies Committee.
2008 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Criminal Justice.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, American Sociological Review.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Criminology.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Crime and Public Policy.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Crime and Justice.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Justice Quarterly.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Law and Social Inquiry.
2007 - 2013.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Social Forces.
2007 - 2013.
2012
- Focus Group Member, Texas At-Risk Youth Services Project at Texas Legislative Budget Board.
2012.
- Chair, University Research Committee.
2011 - 2012.
- Member, Curriculum Committee.
2008 - 2012.
2011
- Panel Member, Fall Faculty Development Workshop on “The Faculty Role in Guiding Graduate Students through the Thesis/Dissertation Process.
2011.
- Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
2011.
- College of Applied Arts Review Group.
2008 - 2011.
2010
- Panel Member, Fall Faculty Development Workshop on “Building Productive Mentoring Relationships with Graduate Students.
2010.
- Faculty Mentor, Summer Predoctoral Fellow.
2010.
- Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
2010.
- Chair, Faculty Search Committee.
2009 - 2010.
2009
- Faculty Mentor, Summer Predoctoral Fellow.
2009.
2008
- Chair, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
2008.
- Chair, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
2008.
- Faculty Advisor to Alpha Kappa Delta, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
2006 - 2008.
- Evaluator of Fellowship Nominees for Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University.
2004 - 2008.
2007
- Presider, Author Meets Critics Session on David Farrington and Brandon Welsh’s Saving Children from a Life of Crime, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
2007.
- Police Oversight Committee.
2006 - 2007.
- Post-Tenure Review Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
2006 - 2007.
2006
- Panel Member for Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
2005 - 2006.
- Co-Chair for Evidence-Based Subcommittee, Travis County Reentry Roundtable.
2005 - 2006.
- Faculty Mentor, College of Liberal Arts Freshman Orientation Program.
2001 - 2006.
2004
- Invited Reader at the Liberal Arts Council’s Annual Seuss Sayers at Explore UT.
2004.
- Post-Tenure Review Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
2002 - 2004.
2003
- Executive Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
2001 - 2003.
- Member, American Statistical Association Committee on Law and Justice Statistics.
1988 - 2003.
2002
- Review Panel-Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior Integrated Review Group, SRA for RPHB-4 Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institute of Health.
2002.
- Chair of Internal Review Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
2001 - 2002.
2000
- Executive Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
1999 - 2000.
1998
- Executive Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
1996 - 1998.
1997
- Area Chair, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1997.
- Associate Editor, Criminology.
1991 - 1997.
1996
- Faculty Advisor to Alpha Kappa Delta, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
1995 - 1996.
- Honors Adviser, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology.
1995 - 1996.
1995
- Chair, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1995.
1994
- Discussant, Session on Social Learning Theory, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1994.
- Discussant, Session on Criminology, American Sociological Association annual meetings.
1994.
1993
- Organizer/Discussant, Session on Control Theory and Violence, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1993.
1992
- Chair, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1992.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation.
1992.
1990
- Committee on Certification in Law and Social Control, American Sociological Association.
1986 - 1990.
1989
- Consulting editor, American Journal of Sociology.
1987 - 1989.
1986
- Discussant, Session on Criminal Sentencing and Crime Severity Scaling, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1986.
1985
- Co-Chair, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings.
1985.
1983
- Discussant, Session on Drug and Vice Offenses, American Society of Criminology annual meetings.
1983.
1981
- Ad hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation.
1981.
